Rise : a ROCK SOLID romance, #1

Rise: The redemption story of a rock star going straight(er) through the love of a good(ish) woman. Acclaimed literary biographer Elizabeth Winston writes about long-dead heroes. So bad-boy rock icon Zander Freedman couldnt possibly tempt her to write his memoir. Except the man is a mass of fascinating contradictionsmanipulative, honest, gifted, charismatic and morally ambiguous. In short, everything she seeks in a biography subject. When in her life will she get another chance to work with a living legend? But saying yes to one temptation soon leads to another. Suddenly shes having heated fantasies about her subject, fantasies this blue-eyed devil is only too willing to stoke. She thought self-control was in her DNA; after all, she grew up a ministers daughter. She thought wrong. Rock star Zander Freedman has been an outliermany would say an outcastfor most of his life. But theres no disaster he cant overcome, from the breakup of his band to the inevitable damage to his reputation. His Resurrection Tour is shaping up to be his greatest triumphif his golden voice holds out. Contracting a respected biographer is simply about creating more buzz. Elizabeths integrity is the key to consolidating his legacy as one of rocks greats. All the damn woman has to do is write down what he tells her. Not force him to think. Or encourage the good guy struggling to get out. And certainly not make him fall in love for the first time in his life. Turns out he is scared of something: being known. "Acclaimed literary biographer Elizabeth Winston writes about long-dead heroes. So bad-boy rock icon Zander Freedman couldn't possibly tempt her to write his memoir. Except the man is a mass of fascinating contradictions - manipulative, honest, gifted, charismatic and morally ambiguous. In short, everything she seeks in a biography subject. When in her life will she get another chance to work with a living legend? But saying yes to one temptation soon leads to another. Suddenly she's having heated fantasies about her subject, fantasies this blue-eyed devil is only too willing to stoke. She thought self-control was in her DNA; after all, she grew up a minister's daughter. She thought wrong. Rock star Zander Freedman has been an outlier-many would say an outcast-for most of his life. But there's no disaster he can't overcome, from the breakup of his band to the inevitable damage to his reputation. His Resurrection Tour is shaping up to be his greatest triumph - if his golden voice holds out. Contracting a respected biographer is simply about creating more buzz. Elizabeth's integrity is the key to consolidating his legacy as one of rock's greats. All the damn woman has to do is write down what he tells her. Not force him to think. Or encourage the good guy struggling to get out. And certainly not make him fall in love for the first time in his life. Turns out he is scared of something: being known"--Publisher's website Award-winning author Karina Bliss launches her Rock Solid Romance series with the ultimate redemption story of a rock star going straight(er) through the love of a good(ish) woman. Twenty years famous and facing ruin... I'm gambling everything on my band's Resurrection Tour. And praying my golden voice holds out. First, my hell-raising reputation needs the mother of all makeovers. I've handpicked my biographer, Elizabeth Winston. All this stubborn academic has to do is write down what I tell her. Not pry my secrets loose. Or encourage the good guy struggling to get out. Having an affair was supposed to quench the attraction, instead, I'm throwing gasoline on the fire. Now I'm falling in love for the first time in my life. I could be her better man. But that would mean telling her the truth. And once this, preacher's daughter knows who I really am? I'll lose her. "Books like Rise are the reason I read romance." Loveaffairwithanereader "If you like your romance fiction intelligent, intense, and unforgettable, add this one to your must-read list immediately." The Romance Dish Buy Rise now for a rock 'n rollercoaster of a love story. THE ROCK SOLID SERIES Rise Fall Play (novella) Redemption Resurrection Note: Fall and Play can be read in any order. Redemption is Zander and Elizabeth's second book.