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Title: Pretty Words
Series: River Valley Rebels #2
Author: Gabrielle Sands
Genre: Contemporary Rockstar Romance
Release Date: May 7, 2021
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On the eve of my eighteenth birthday, I fell in love with a rock god. Light-haired, green-eyed, and carved to heavenly perfection. Oliver. He’s the guitarist of Ritual Disruption, and he writes songs that are as devastating as him. Who would have thought that I, Ivy Abbott, would capture his attention? On tour with my brother’s band, Bleeding Moonlight, I hear what they say about me. Boring, shy, straitlaced. Compared to my famous sibling, I’m nothing special. They’re wrong. After all, what’s more special than being chosen by a god? But where gods go, demons follow… Jamie’s shared the stage with Oliver for years, but they’re nothing alike. He’s dark where Oliver’s light. Jamie claims his bandmate is nothing but a fraud who wants to use me and toss me aside. I don’t believe him, no matter how much he insists he only wants to help me. Jamie is an addict who steals kisses and spreads dirty lies. Lies. Lies. Lies. Or so I tell myself.
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EXCERPT
The man’s features came into focus frame by frame. Long, booted legs crossed at the ankles. Elegant hands resting on black jean-covered thighs. Narrow waist, wide shoulders, and a tattooed neck. My gaze landed on his face, and I froze in place.
He was the most heartbreakingly handsome man I’d ever seen.
I could barely breathe as I took in his blond hair, light brows, and aristocratic features that the boys of my dreams couldn’t hold a candle to. When he tipped his head back to laugh at something the blonde on his right said, my gaze licked along the sharp edge of his jaw as if it were a lollipop, and I’d never tasted sugar before.
Suddenly, he glanced at me and our eyes met. We were still at least ten feet apart, but it was as if the distance between us folded in on itself and shrank to nothing.
I’d never believed in love at first sight. That was something reserved for fairytales and romcoms, not real life. But as I looked at this man, everything inside of me seized in a way I’d never felt before. It was as if my body was telling me everything I’d believed up until now had been a lie.
There was only one truth in this world. And that was him.
The arrogant smile on his face melted away to make room for a tantalizing smirk. Inch by inch, his gaze moved from my face to my collarbones, across my chest, and all the way down to my shoes. When his eyes sprung back up, I prayed that by some act of God, he was as affected as I was.
Dismissing the two girls with a flick of his hand, he placed his elbows on his knees and beckoned me closer with his fingers. My steps moved with the music, each one impossibly loud in my ears, as if counting down moments until nothing would be the same ever again.
YAMI'S BOOKSHELF 5 STARS REVIEW
This is the story of Ivy and Jamie. But the truth is that the story doesn’t start as your usual rockstar romance where the young girl falls in love with the main vocalist from the start. If you like your Rockstar romance with an angsty and slow burn this is the book for you.
This is my first ever book read by Gabrielle and my first Rockstar Romance trope. I loved it!
Gabrielle writes with such passion that she is able to grip your heart from the very beginning as you root for the young girl and the Rockstar, who you know are meant to be.
I love books that convince you of one thing at the beginning but then it completely reverts to something else entirely different. That is what makes a good writer succeed by gripping the reader from the very beginning. This book does just that. It grips your heart from the very beginning where you are rooting for the enemies to turn into lovers. This book is simply magnificent.
Gabrielle, never stop writing. I’m so very impressed by this book and can’t wait to read what other fantastic books you will bring to your readers. ️️
Pretty Words is a contemporary, MF, romance novel. It is the second book in the River Valley Rebels series and can be read as a standalone.
This story follows Ivy, as she joins her brother on tour just before her 18th birthday where she is hoping to come out of her introverted shell. She meets Oliver and his band mate Jamie. She instantly falls for the rock god Oliver, who isn’t as he seems according to Jamie who is an addict. Who can she really trust?
This story pulled me in from Day 1. I had a really hard time putting this book down! The characters are relatable and you can really feel their emotions in the writing.
I highly recommend this book
Trigger Warnings: This book explores the topics of addiction and recovery. It also contains on-page drug use and one graphic description of sexual assault.
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AUTHOR BIO
Gabrielle Sands is an author who loves writing romantic stories with dark themes and strong heroines. Her characters take control of their lives and find love in the process.
As an avid reader, Gabrielle is inspired by books across a multitude of genres: contemporary romance, reverse harem, paranormal romance, fantasy romance, high-fantasy, grimdark fantasy, science fiction, literary fiction, and so much more.
Before becoming an author, Gabrielle spent nearly a decade in business, learning all about strategy and spreadsheets. She loves traveling and living in new places with her husband. Her favorite countries to visit are Mexico, Spain, and France. When she's not writing or planning her next trip, she's probably eating something with cheese on it and drinking wine.
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