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She smiled. “Yes. You do, actually.”
Beyond the stage, the crowd roared again. Louder. Wilder. Frenzied and ecstatic.
The sound of Noah pounding out a crazy beat rumbled through Josh’s body, telling him the rest of the band had taken the stage. Had begun the night’s show.
Samuel’s intricate guitar riff joined Noah’s beat. Levi’s throbbing bass did the same, as did Jax’s dancing rhythm.
Josh’s gut churned some more. His mouth turned to chalk. His chest crushed.
Time. It was time.
Before he could stop himself, Josh flicked a look towards the deep shadows behind the stage.
“Kick off time,” he murmured, smiling at the darkness.
At the man no one else but him, Pepper and Josh’s mum knew was standing there. At the man who was going to come out of retirement and join Josh on stage during the very last song of the night.
At the man who had written that song, Whispers in the Night, for Josh’s mum, the woman he loved more than life.
Nick Blackthorne. Josh’s father.
Before Pepper could reply, Josh turned, grabbed up his own guitar, and bounded up onto the stage.
Ready. More than ready.
It was time to rock the fucking world.
About the Author
Lexxie Couper started writing when she was six and hasn’t stopped since. She’s not a deviant, but she does have a deviant’s imagination and a desire to entertain readers with her words. Add the two together and you get romances that can make you laugh, cry, shake with fear, or tremble with desire. Sometimes all at once. When she’s not submerged in the worlds she creates, Lexxie’s life revolves around her family, a husband who thinks she’s insane, an indoor cat who likes to stalk shadows, and her daughters, who both utterly captured her heart and changed her life forever.
Contact Lexxie at lexxie@lexxiecouper.com, follow her on Twitter twitter.com/lexxie_couper or visit her at www.lexxiecouper.com where she occasionally makes a fool of herself on her blog.
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Contemporary
Standalones
Triple Dare
Dare Me
Suspicious Ways
Copping a Feel
Endless Lust
Timeless Wrath
Shadow Whispers
Down and Dirty Box Set
Jorja: Secret Confessions
Kat and Mouse
A Sprite’s Tale (Christmas)
Powerplay
Can’t Stay Away
Party Games Series
Twister
Suck and Blow
Bandicoot Cove Series
A Single Knight
Sunset Heat
Tropical Sin
Heart of Fame Series
Blackthorne
Getting Played
Blame it on the Bass
Lead Me On
Steady Beat
Guarded Desires
Muscle for Hire
Love’s Rhythm
Balls Up (A Heart of Fame story)
Compliance (A Heart of Fame story)
A Single Knight (A Heart of Fame story)
Outback Skies Series
Breathless for You
Burn for You
Bare for You
Better with You
Combustible (An Outback Skies/Heart of Fame story)
Stimulated Series
Blowing it Off
Revving it Up
Switching it On
Mercy Series
Highest Bidder
Deadly Pleasure
Captured Rapture
Paranormal
Principatus Series
Dark Destiny
Dark Embrace
Fire Mate Series
Ty the Sexy Dragon
How to Love Your Dragon
Savage Australia Series
Savage Retribution
Savage Transformation
Sci-Fi
The Boundaries
The Boundaries -- Assassin
The Boundaries -- Agent
The Boundaries -- Animal
The Boundaries Trilogy
Sci-Fi Standalones
The Sun Sword
Shifting Lust
Batteries Not Included
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Foreign Affairs Series (with Mari Carr)
Princess
Cowboy
Master
Hands
Always Series (writing as Cherie M Hudson)
Unconditional
Unforgettable
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