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Title: The Rocker’s Muse
Author: Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Rockstar/15-Year Age Gap/Small Town
Found Family/Slow Burn/Forbidden
Release Date: August 26, 2024
BLURB
From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel…
No one but me knew why I was actually in the California desert that day.
Nestled deep within the desolate, rocky area was a recording studio.
When a door suddenly opened, a man mistook me for someone he was supposed to be interviewing for a job.
The next thing I knew, I was whisked inside.
The position? An assistant on the upcoming tour for one of America’s most famous rock bands.
Pretty exciting opportunity for a twenty-two-year-old, just out of college.
Not surprisingly, I bombed the interview.
When I ended up mistakenly walking into the men’s room on my way out, I struck up a conversation with a stranger—not realizing it was the lead singer, Tristan Daltrey.
He seemed to like the fact that I had no idea who he was, that I saw him as a normal person.
That night, I got a call offering me the job.
So began my complicated story with Tristan.
Millions of women loved him.
Yet for some reason, after the shows, he only wanted to hang out with me.
Late-night talks. Casual dinners in his hotel room.
I wasn’t supposed to be fraternizing with the band’s frontman.
Despite our fifteen-year age difference, Tristan and I had a connection.
But I had a secret.
One that would eventually lead to my leaving the tour.
And one that would lead Tristan and the band straight to the small town where I came from.
GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/216128244-the-rocker-s-muse
PURCHASE LINKS
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Audiobook coming soon!
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
ROCKSTAR
15-YEAR AGE GAP
SMALL TOWN
FOUND FAMILY
SLOW BURN
FORBIDDEN
AUTHOR BIO
Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.
She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.
With millions of books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over forty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.
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Lisa Kane's 4 Star Review
One of my favorite tropes is a rock star romance. This one has that and an age gap. Win/win. Emily Applewood is 22, has had a bit of a challenging life so far and has a chance to be the assistant to Delirious Jones, a rock band about to go on tour. She has an encounter with Tristan Daltry, 38, lead singer of the said band that leads to a job offer. That sets the stage (pun intended) for the story.
The Rocker's Muse has a lot of light, funny moments. But as in all of Penelope Ward's writings, it's sprinkled with sobering, heart wrenching bits that balance out the story. Bitter with the sweet. There is a depth to the character development, as it's told in dual POV's, allowing the reader to really get into their heads.
The secondary characters, the bands' other members- Ronan and Atticus are not just thrown into the book to act as props. They too have their own secrets and stories, just waiting to be told. I want to open those Pandora boxes and explore their back stories. I'm guessing this is the start of a series featuring the remaining characters.
Throw your Kindle in your suitcase and hop on the tour bus. This one's a chart climber and you're going to love the ride!
