BEAT
(A standalone novel)
Release date: June 15th
A Contemporary Romance novel
New York
Times & USA Today Bestselling
Author Vi Keeland
Meet Flynn and Lucky in this rock
star romance!
AVAILABLE NOW!
Blurb
Dimpled smile of a boy
Hard body of a man
Sings like an angel
Fucks like the devil
I was stuck between a rock(star) and a
hard place.
At fifteen, his poster hung on my bedroom
wall. At twenty-five his body hovered
over mine. Every girl’s fantasy became
my reality. I was dating a rockstar. Yet
I was slowly falling for another man.
The problem was—the two men—they shared a tour bus.
Flynn Beckham was the opening act.
Dylan Ryder was the headliner.
What happens when the opening act begins
to shine so bright, it seems to dim everything else in its wake?
I’ll tell you what happens. Things get ugly.
Excerpt #1
Getting
through Flynn singing is incredibly hard.
The way his throat moves, the way his mouth caresses each syllable of
the low, raspy sound that falls from his lips.
I should be watching his posture, his breathing, the way his larynx
forces out the words—but instead I’m focused on the beauty of his mouth and how
the sound of his voice glides over my body, making it feel both warm and tingly
at the same time. I’m lost when the song
finishes, yet I haven’t really observed him yet.
“So. Give it to me straight. What am I doing wrong?”
Ummm…absolutely nothing from what I can see. Everything was perfect. Don’t change a thing. Shit. “Could you do it again? Maybe a different song, one you haven’t sung
in a while. So the sounds are less
familiar to your body. Sometimes that
can give me a different view.” At least
I make it sound like a real thing when the words come out.
He sings
again, and this time I force myself to observe.
“Hmm…your posture is great. Most
people have a tendency to favor one side of their neck, which makes them tilt a
bit when they speak, and it becomes magnified when they sing, which puts strain
on the muscles around the vocal cords.
Your alignment is perfect.”
“Thank
you, it goes with the rest of my perfectness,” he says with a teasing arrogance
that, from the little I know about him, I know isn’t real.
“You
didn’t let me finish.”
“You
can’t now tell me I’m not perfect. I was
already basking in the glow.”
“Actually,
it was perfect…but almost a little too perfect.
Which makes me think you don’t usually stand this way when you sing.”
“It isn’t
the way I normally sing. On stage, I
usually have a guitar over my shoulder.
Even if I’m not playing it, it’s there.”
“Well, I
need to see you holding your instrument to assess you fully, then.”
Flynn’s
eyebrows quirk up and the dirty grin on his face is unmistakable.
“The guitar.
I’d need to see you holding the guitar.”
“That’s a
shame.” He shrugs, the playful smile
still on his face. “But okay. It’s your call. Whatever instrument you want to see me hold
is fine with me.”
“How big
of you.”
“So now
we’re talking about the other instrument again?”
I roll my eyes, although this
conversation is having more of an effect on me than I let on.
Excerpt
#2 (Excerpts 2 & 3 were released for
Blitz)
Despite the fact that Lucky had just
casually mentioned that the lobby lounge serves coffee beginning at six a.m.,
I’m pretty sure of myself that she’ll be down there. But when I step off the elevator, the lobby
is quiet. Empty. The coffee urns are just being set up in the
lounge. I pour two mugs, make them just
as we like it, and settle on one of the couches on the far side of the room
where it’s private, yet I can still keep an eye on the door.
I grab a newspaper and begin to flip
through to kill time. Then my eyes catch
a pair of pink-painted toes in flip-flops.
I don’t know why, but it’s in this moment that I realize, I’m fucked.
The sight of her toes makes me
smile.
I’m falling for another guy’s
girl. Something I promised myself I’d
never do.
But then I reason with myself. I haven’t done anything wrong. Thinking a woman is beautiful and spending
time with her doesn’t have to turn into anything, right? They’re just toes after all. But look how cute they are. I’ve never been a foot guy, yet I wouldn’t
mind sucking… Stop. Just stop.
We’re just friends.
Because I’ve been friends with so
many hot women in the past and not fucked them?
Yep. I’m screwed. I need to get the hell out of here.
“Good morning,” she whispers and
smiles down at me. My eyes lazily travel
up from her toes.
I’m totally not going anywhere.
I hold up her mug of coffee. And then I realize she still has the thin
shirt she wears to sleep on and I’m eye-level with the sexiest taut nipples
I’ve ever seen.
Screw sucking her toes… “Certainly
is.” I grin.
Additional Books by Vi Keeland
Throb
Worth the Fight (MMA Fighter Series, Book One)
Worth The
Chance (MMA Fighter Series, Book Two)
Worth Forgiving (MMA Fighter Series, Book Three)
Belong to You (A Cole Novel, Book One)
Made For You (A Cole Novel, Book Two)
First Thing I See (Stand Alone)
About the Author:
Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that
occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn't
change for the world. She is a bookworm and has been known to read her kindle
at stop lights, while styling her hair, cleaning, walking, during sporting
events, and frequently while pretending to work. She is a boring attorney by day,
and an exciting smut author by night!
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