Lita Matthews, a reporter, will be covering the wedding
of the year: Callie, the sister of Lita's best friend
Lori, is marrying Jake Mitchell of the rock band The
Rift. Apart from one unforgivable gaffe, Lita is known
for her integrity. The problem is, that mistake happened
four years ago, when a messy break-up ended a short-lived
affair Lita had with the drummer of The Rift: Rocky
Cardano. Rocky is a very private person, he was dealing
with some personal issues, she probed too much, and he
chose to end their budding romance then and there. Lita
took it badly and revealed to the press where he was
hiding; he couldn't forgive her that breach of trust. All
through the years, Lita and Rocky have managed to avoid
running into one another in Los Angeles but this time,
they will have to face each other since they will both be
attending the wedding.
PLAYING WITH THE DRUMMER is the third instalment in the
Head Over Heels series, and can easily be read as
a standalone. PLAYING WITH THE DRUMMER is a rock romance,
and for once it's very convincing: the relationship
between the band members feels genuine, the depiction of
the rock music environment sounds just right, and all the
characters are clearly defined and authentic, as are
their various interconnecting relationships. While Rocky
and Lita appear complete opposites, they are alike in
more ways than they thought: both suffer from serious
trust issues and complicated relationships with their
respective families, especially Rocky whose dark past is
explained and is quite compelling.
PLAYING WITH THE DRUMMER is a very intelligent and
complex romance where both protagonists' occupations
define them as well as complicate their relationship, as
does the fact that they share mutual friends. Ms.
Covington knows how to write about the rock world; her
writing is breezy and efficient, and at the same time
quite beautiful. PLAYING WITH THE DRUMMER is fast-paced,
sexy and the story is multi-layered as Rocky and Lita
realise that they do have a connection that is worth
whatever it takes to make it work. There is a lot of
genuine sexual tension and electricity between Rocky and
Lita, the sex scenes are scorching hot, yet tender.
PLAYING WITH THE DRUMMER is a fascinating love story,
very modern and young, and at the same time realistic. A
great read!
Entertainment journalist Lita Matthews is on the verge of
making it big. As in her-own-TV-show big. She just needs
amazing inside scoop on the year's hottest celebrity
wedding. Instead, her big break is becoming a big
nightmare—all thanks to rock star Rocky Cardano. Who
apparently hasn't gotten over what happened between them
four years ago...
Rocky is pretty damn familiar with just how far Lita will
go
for a “scoop.” Hell, their unbelievably hot hook-up in
Mexico years ago was the story of a lifetime. Rocky's
learned his lessons. He'll do whatever it takes to keep
her
from the story—even if he has to seduce her to the point
of
distraction! But Lita has always had a way of getting
under
his skin. Only this time, he won't be able to just walk
away...
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