Strike a Chord
Replay Series, Book 4
K.M. Neuhold
M/M Romance
Release Date: 05.14.19
Blurb
“You want to fake date me?”
Music is my life, my band is my heart and soul, and it’s all falling apart before my eyes.
A plan hatched from desperation as we both watch our careers burn down around us. Dating my best friend’s twin brother, Paris, who just so happens to be a gay icon at the moment seems like the perfect plan. And if we have a little fun along the way, where’s the harm in that? The band is spiraling, his football career is going up in flames, and the more the world falls down around us, the easier it is to get lost in each other.
But are stolen moments during our own busy schedules and hurried kisses hidden behind social media posts the basis for a real relationship, or is this just another thing that’s going to turn to dust in our hands?
**Strike a Chord is the fourth and final book in the Replay series. This series can be read in any order.
REVIEW
Review by: Jennifer
(5 stars)
The fourth book in the Replay series, and for this to flow the way it should, the previous books should be read first. Throughout the series Benji has been the quiet one, the "good" one that doesn't cause any trouble. While the other three members of the band are imploding, Benji is just waiting to find out if they are breaking up or going to continue to make music. He decides to go home while he waits and join his best friend London and London's brother Paris. Paris is Benji's long time crush, but after a failed attempt, Benji felt like he was put straight in the friend zone. Paris' life is taking a dive, his injury means he may be done with his football career, so he went home to Ohio to do his rehab and sulk. When Benji comes home, the two end up becoming fake boyfriends as a publicity stunt, but what happens when the fake starts to feel more real? Can two people that live completely different lives on different sides of the country make something more work for them?
I loved this series! Benji and Paris' story just finishes the whole thing perfectly, and I'm now sad to see them go. With loads of drama, and some super steamy naughty bits, this kept me entertained and I didn't put it down until it was done. I give this 5 stars.
Excerpt
“Sure
they do,” he argues, taking the bottle from me again and taking another sip.
“‘Ris, the only person standing in your way right now is you. This is the one
life you have; don’t you owe it to yourself to make it fucking incredible?”
“Yes,” I
agree, my voice sounding husky to my own ears as my pulse thunders.
“So, what
do you want more than anything?” he asks, rolling onto his side to face me.
Not a
single thought passes through my mind before I do it. I’m all instinct and
want, the gulps of tequila silencing the voice in the back of my mind that
should surely be telling me it’s wrong.
Benji
gasps when my mouth meets his. His lips are soft and yielding under mine,
parted easily by the sweep of my tongue. His hands find my pecs while I grab
onto his hips, just above the low-slung waist of his swimsuit.
Our numb
lips and tequila-soaked tongues slide against each other artlessly. A bead of
sweat trickles down my back, the heat of the island suffocating enough without
the raging inferno between the two of us. It’s a wonder we don’t burst into
flames.
Benji
moans into my mouth, climbing onto my lap without breaking the kiss, his slight
body covering mine as our tongues tangle. My heart is going wild as my fingers
dig into Benji’s hips, feeling his cock as it hardens against my stomach.
I’ve
replayed our one and only kiss over and over again throughout the years, the
kiss that was never for me, and I was so sure I’d built it up to be better than
it was. God was I wrong. Kissing Benji is like skydiving, exciting and
terrifying all at once. It’s like the first day of summer vacation, full of
possibility and promise. It’s so much better than I remembered.
Author K.M. Neuhold is a complete romance junkie, a total sap in every way. She started her journey as an author in new adult, MF romance, but after a chance reading of an MM book she was completely hooked on everything about lovely- and sometimes damaged- men finding their Happily Ever After together. She has a strong passion for writing characters with a lot of heart and soul, and a bit of humor as well. And she fully admits that her OCD tendencies of making sure every side character has a full backstory will likely always lead to every book having a spin-off or series. When she's not writing she's a lion tamer, an astronaut, and a superhero...just kidding, she's likely watching Netflix and snuggling with her husky while her amazing husband brings her coffee.
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