Seduced (Lost in Oblivion)
by Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
Contemporary Erotic New Adult Romance
Publisher: Rainbow Rage Publishing
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Heat Level: Sizzling
Word Count: 74,000
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Description:
A PREQUEL to the NA
rock star series Lost In Oblivion.
Warning: Get ready
for a testosterone overload. The guys are in the driver's seat in Seduced - and
the ride's gonna rock.
Twenty-three year old Nick
Crandall has one focus in his life: Oblivion, the band he formed with his best
friend Simon Kagan. With gigs coming up and the band members lacking focus
after losing their drummer to rehab, they're out of ideas. Until Oblivion's
bassist, Deacon McCoy, poses a surprising suggestion.
Bring in someone new. Two someones.
One You Tube video gone
viral later, Oblivion is poised on the brink of stardom. With their new hot
drummer chick — who comes in a package deal with a talented guitarist who
happens to be head over pick in unrequited love with her - it seems like
everything's falling into place. Or will the band Nick and Simon have fought to
keep together disintegrate before their eyes?
Four guys & one
woman + more success than they ever bargained for = trouble, of the sexiest
kind.
Get Seduced by this novel-length
introduction to the band Oblivion. This preview occurs before the four
forthcoming books about each of the band members. Sometimes getting lost means
finding yourself…
Warning: This title
is intended for readers over the age of 18 as it contains explicit sex scenes
and/or situations (including m/f/m
menage) and adult language, and may be considered offensive to some
readers.
Spicy Excerpt:
Nick stabbed his
fingers into the mile-high bun Jazz had fixed on top of her head, wrecking the
orderly curls, tearing them down while his tongue plunged between her lips. She
moaned, loud and sharp, not tempering the sound. And he feasted on it, on her,
sucking on her tongue, nipping her lips, swallowing that same grape-sweet taste
she’d tormented him with before.
“Want me to go
down on you?” he whispered between kisses. It wasn’t an offer he made often,
though he had a feeling she’d be the exception to all of his rules.
She shook her
head, hard and definite. “No. Just fingers. Please. Like last time.”
They didn’t
speak after that. Didn’t do a damn thing except kiss and touch and pant hotly
into each other’s mouths. Just like last time, she stroked his cock like she
was manipulating her drumsticks. Up, down, up, down, squeezing, letting go.
Over and over until he shoved her back against the wall and pushed his hand
under her skirt. All he could think about was getting inside her.
She wore panties
tonight, tiny frilly ones, and he ripped them aside and surged his fingers
deep. She threw her head back, banging her skull. He pulled out and rubbed her
piercing, amazed all over again that such perfection existed in his world. The
memory of those pink crystals around her taut little clit could take him
straight to heaven. But he wouldn’t go alone.
He spent extra
time toying with the studs, testing her reactions to each flick and flutter.
Building the urgency between them until they both trembled like plucked
strings. Then he was playing her flesh like she’d played him and all he could
hear were her ragged gasps, each of them ending on a single plea.
More.
More.
God, give me more.
She came in a
pulsing gush against his palm, and he groaned as he dropped his forehead into
the crook of her neck. Her brown sugar scent and the smell of her arousal
wrapped around him, constricting his lungs, blocking his airflow. Then she
dropped to her knees again and pulled down his zipper, taking him out so fast
he couldn’t do more than pant his gratitude. Her lips closed around the head of
his dick and he fisted his hands against the wall, one of them still soaked
from her, lost to the sensation of her wet silky mouth riding up and down his
length.
It didn’t take
long. She remembered what he liked, and he’d been primed for the past week. He
hadn’t let himself come on his own, knowing he’d see her behind his eyes. She’d
be the cause of his orgasm even if he was all alone. So he’d held back, held
off, somehow knowing they’d end up in this place again. His own touch would
never be a decent substitute when he could have her.
At least he had
her right now.
Nona’s Review of Seduced
by Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott
I haven’t read a great many rock
star romances, but I liked the fact that Seduced features a struggling band and we see the band in “rags” before they get to the “riches” of fame and success. A
lot of ground work is laid for future books in the Lost in Oblivion series. There are plenty of
personal problems and romantic/sexual entanglements as well.
As the tale begins, the band is hanging on by a thread.
They’re still playing dives and their drummer Snake has once again entered
rehab. The three remaining band members are at odds. Guitarist Nick, who
founded the band, considers it “his” and has a hard time thinking of replacing
Snake even temporarily. Still, they can’t go on without a drummer, as
down-to-earth, level-headed bass-player Deacon insists. Simon, the lead singer,
can slay an audience with his voice but is caught up in booze and women.
Deacon has a solution: two new members, drummer Jazz
(Jasmine) and guitarist Gray. The guys balk at playing with a woman, but soon
discover that Jazz is awesome on the drums. Gray is no slouch himself and when
they finally play together, a video of their set goes viral.
The characters are fully fleshed and interesting. All
the band members have their struggles, though we see this story through the
alternating points of view of Nick and Simon. Nick struggles with the
consequences of a harsh upbringing, stage fright in front of live audiences and
his fear that he’s “losing” the band when new members join. Nick’s a little
hard to like at times, as his resentment makes him do some jerky things. He
does try to man up at the end, though, and make a sacrifice that may or may not
end well for those concerned.
Though Simon was a cocky man whore, I found him more
likeable, especially when he hungers for a classical violinist who seems out of
his league. (Hopefully Margo will turn up in a future entry in the series). Still,
he struggles with burgeoning success as well.
Serious and silent Gray and sparkly purple pixie Jazz
are an intriguing pair. Are they a couple or what? Gray’s very protective of
her, but she insists they’re not “together”. They have a very touching
backstory. When Jazz begins hooking up with Nick, some sexy surprises are in store.
Fans of erotic romance will have no problem with the varied romps enjoyed by
the members of Oblivion. Between Simon’s exploits and the Nick/Jazz/Gray
triangle, there’s plenty of hot sexin’ going on in the story.
The most mysterious characters so far are Gray, whose
intensity comes out in his guitar playing rather than discourse, and Deacon. Deacon’s
the sensible one, the peacemaker, the one who smooths things out for everyone.
But we get hints that his still waters run deep. And I’m excited that his story
is the next one in the series!
Well, Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott really reeled me in.
I really want to find out what happens to these guys and gal. How will the
Nick/Jazz/Gray be resolved? (Tip to Gray: quit being so damn self-contained and
tell the woman how you feel, dude!) Will Simon find love with violinist Margo
or will some other woman win his heart? And will any of his random hookups come
back to bite him in the butt? How will Oblivion handle the sudden fame? And
will Snake ever return?
Seduced hooked
me and I can’t wait to read the next entry in the Lost in Oblivion series.
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About the
Authors:
Cari Quinn - USA
Today bestselling author Cari Quinn wrote her first story—a bible parable—in
2nd grade, much to the delight of the nuns at her Catholic school. Once she saw
the warm reception that first tale garnered, she was hooked. Now she gets to
pen sexy romances for a living and routinely counts her lucky stars. When she’s
not scribbling furiously, she can usually be found watching men’s college
basketball, playing her music way too loud or causing trouble. Sometimes
simultaneously.
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Taryn Elliott
- She’s from the great state of New York--upstate NY…you know, above NYC by
about three hours. Her family consists of a brother who takes care of keeping
the snarky side of her alive and a dog that is more spoiled child than mutt.
Her writer-friends are the glue that keeps her crazy ideas more in the sane
category, and her non-writerly friends are the reason she’s not a complete
hermit. She can't go a day without laughing and truly does fall in love with
each and every one of her leading men as she writes their book. Music is life
and every story has its own soundtrack.
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