BLOG TOUR STOP: Collaboration by Michelle Lynn Featuring Nevaeh Lee: Review, Excerpt, and Book Trailer

This is not your typical rock star romance. For one, the “rock star” is a rapper. And not just any rapper. Trace is the hottest ticket in the music industry right now, regardless of which definition of ‘hot’ you choose.

Taryn Starr is not the girl-next-door who unknowingly meets a celebrity. Known as “America’s Sweetheart,” the reigning country music princess and world-renowned superstar knows exactly who Trace is…or does she?

Their worlds collide when the musicians whose paths were never destined to cross are forced by their joint record label to collaborate on a song. The sparks fly and ignite a fire that blazes hotter with every minute they spend together—for better or worse. One thing’s for certain, the two media magnets can’t deny their explosive chemistry, but will life in the spotlight ultimately bring Trace and Taryn together or force them apart?

***This contemporary romance new adult novel is for mature audiences. The language alone would make a sailor blush (the guy’s a rapper, remember?) so 18+ only, please.

Review

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

Collaboration is a unique and refreshing take on your typical musician love story. Taryn and Trace are at the top of the charts – one country and the other rap. At the beginning of the story, the only thing these two have in common is their success, but when Backlash Records wants their top two artists to collaborate on a song, Taryn and Trace soon realize they have much more in common – one being a past that has deeply changed their lives. Their first connection comes through music, but their attraction continues to build because they can each be themselves around one another. Societal perceptions don’t matter to them as they text back and forth and talk on the phone, easily getting to know each other on a deeper level. The demands of the business offer them little time to be physically together, but when they are, there is no doubt the feelings they have for each other are intense.

Through music, Taryn and Trace are able to express their deepest feelings, and the words they sing to each other during their collaboration resonate how they truly feel about one another:

They are literally remade by each other and for each other – despite their differences, despite the pressures and constant scrutiny that come with being in the public eye. Taryn and Trace shatter perceptions and destroy prejudices because they are IT for one another – careers, fame, money – it doesn’t matter if at the end of the day, you have to be a character playing a role in the life that is supposed to be yours.

Taryn and Trace’s story transcends boundaries of race, music, and past mistakes. Michelle Lynn and Nevaeh Lee’s writing allows readers to experience a love story of epic proportions. The characters and plot are well developed and the alternating point of views take us behind the scenes of Taryn and Trace’s lives; it helps their back stories come to life, and it offers a multilayered look at the complications they face both individually and as a couple.

Excerpt

Speaking of which, we’d better get the fuck out of this car and into her house before one of those tour buses stop by and the lucky bastards end up with photos worth way more than the chump change they paid for the tour.

I reluctantly pull away from her, loving the sound of the whimper I hear before I throw the door open and slam it shut. I run around the car to help her out and lead her toward one of the few places where we will be safe from prying eyes. We both move quickly, ducking our heads in a now natural response, even when there aren’t any cameras around.

Taryn already has her keys in hand and opens the heavy wooden door. Thank the fuck she has an alarm system at least, which she turns off while I close the door behind us. As soon as the door clicks closed, I turn toward her and I have no doubt that the look in my eyes as they meet hers would be described as predatory. But instead of looking like frightened prey, I only see pure lust emanating from those staggeringly beautiful eyes. I’ve always thought Taryn’s eyes changed color depending on her mood and now I’m sure of it. Right now, they look like they’re on fire, with gold flecks bursting through the wild and intense green, a forest on the verge of erupting in uncontrollable flames.

I stalk closer and she backs up against the foyer wall, where I cage her in, my hands beside each of her shoulders. I lean in, bypassing her lips and moving mine toward her ear. Although her eyes are telling me one thing, I need to hear what her mouth says.

“Do you want me?” I whisper. She leans her head back against the wall, further exposing her neck, and I take the opportunity to trail kisses from her ear down to her collarbone. I kiss across the delicate area, which judging by the sounds she’s making, is also an erogenous zone for her. Then I proceed to kiss my way back up her neck before whispering in her other ear, “Although I like that answer, I need to hear you say it, sweetheart. Do. You. Want. Me?” I ask, nibbling on her earlobe with each word spoken.

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Book Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QQxRhE3NBYc

Michelle moved around the Midwest most of her life, transferring from school to school before settling down in the outskirts of Chicago ten years ago, where she now resides with her husband and two kids. She developed a love of reading at a young age, which helped lay the foundation for her passion to
write. With the encouragement of her family, she finally sat down and wrote one of the many stories that have been floating around in her head.

When she isn’t reading or writing, she can be found playing with her kids, talking to her mom on the phone, or hanging out with her family and friends. But after chasing around twin preschoolers all day, she always cherishes her relaxation time
after putting the kids to bed.

Nevaeh’s first exposure to writing began in a middle school creative writing class. She was reprimanded for composing a politically incorrect story and forced to re-write about a “safer” topic. Being the writing rebel that she is, Nevaeh always likes to push the envelope a bit and never re-writes, unless her editor insists on it.

When she’s not writing, Nevaeh is a freelance book editor ;). And though she spends a good chunk of her time reading, writing, and editing, she can also be found hanging out with her family and taking road trips, exploring the area around wherever she happens to be living at the time. Even though “home” will always be Texas, she has lived in several different states and countries, but currently resides in the DC metro area.

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