Rock Stars in Disguise: The Boxed Set: Rock Stars in Love Romance Novel

Blair Babylon

Dec 2019 · Malachite Publishing

About this ebook

Rock and roll bands are pits of self-destruction, drug abuse, and insanity.

And then there are the bad ones.

Killer Valentine breaks all the rules: that the back-up singer is supposed to sleep with the lead singer, that roadies and musos must hate each other, that the band is the most important thing in the world and everything else comes second, even sick kids, and that second-guitar players eventually wither away and die.

But Killer Valentine is different. Very different.



Read about: 

• Rhiannon, the sassy, curvy back-up singer who goes on to forge her own career, a female protagonist you’ll love!

• Tryp, the drummer, who is falling into a well of despair, but a roadie with a small taste for pyromania fishes him out. This enemies to lovers story is one for the ages.

• Cadell, lead guitar virtuoso, who is fighting his own addictions and his secret baby daughter’s fatal illness. His secret baby is a different take on the trope that will make you ugly cry.

• Peyton, the hanger-on who should have been a concert pianist, after he ran away to follow the woman he loved but who didn’t love him, and finally gets his own HEA. This second chance lovers book is a hot and steamy romp through the life of a rock and roll star.

They’re all rock stars in disguise, and they’re finally all in one book, just for you.

Includes:

What A Girl Wants (Rock Stars in Disguise: Rhiannon)

Somebody to Love (Rock Stars in Disguise: Tryp)

The Rock Star’s Secret Baby (Rock Stars in Disguise: Cadell)

Santa, Baby (Rock Stars in Disguise: Peyton)

Ratings and reviews

An Essential in the Blair Babylon library! These 4 stories will Rock you(pun intended!). I, Iona Cabot, read the collection slowly, from the forbidden tryst, to the unimaginable twists of fate, then sheer kismet of Doctor and Rocker and finally the evolution of love on a spreadsheet! I love every story. Each one will grip your heartstrings and tug. Hard! Then, I read it all again. To try to imbue this review with even 1% of the brilliance of Blair's mind. Her stories are always exhilarating, heart breaking, frustrating at times and never once, has she shirked, in any of her many books that I have had the privilege to read, her heartfelt responsibility to research every single thing. She doesn't just create characters and let them loose. She flavors our imagination so much that you can feel that buttery croissant (or that luscious, um, kiss!) lol. We hear the music in our minds, some of us are lucky enough to see the notes, colored and textured, weave their rhythm around us. She paints landscapes that urge us into summer mode, when the characters are in the Southwest and to feel the heaviness of the sun's rays. So, read, mull over and LUV these stories. It is so totally worth staying up late, getting up early or maybe just putting errands off a bit.

Rock & Roll All Night! The Rock Stars In Disguise (RSID) is an AWESOME series that will hook you from the first words! These contemporary romance books are so much more than you’d expect from a typical rock star romance. It pulls us fully into the world of the band Killer Valentine – an up and coming rock group full of unimaginably talented and tortured souls. Each member has their own vibrant personality and jagged flaws; Blair pours their thoughts and experiences through the pages and embeds them directly into your brain (it’s amazing). Each of the stand-alone books contained in this anthology chronicles one band member’s journey to find their HEA. Caution: do NOT make the mistake of thinking that any their paths will be easy ones! These musos are brilliant and broken in unique and complicated ways. I’m a fan of Blair Babylon’s writing style and imagination – I’ve found her to be a first-rate storyteller across a multitude of series. Her books are well planned out, meticulously detailed, and superbly executed. Every story is emotional and intense. I was on a crazy-intense roller coaster of feels right from the start! I’m not going to review each of the books here or this post would be five pages long! Instead I’ll give a few thoughts on Tryp and Elfie’s story (Somebody to Love) – I think he’s my favorite. Very (very) hard to choose though, Cadell is a close second. Tryp, KV’s drummer, is outwardly living the rock star lifestyle, at times barely functional due to drug and alcohol abuse and past hurt. Elfie is the band’s pyrotechnics engineer, bribed by the manager into the additional job of “handling” Tryp and try to keep him out of trouble (or at the very least, alive). She wants nothing to do with him other than as a means to an end for her own long-term goals. She hasn’t had an easy life either, but she is a good person and treats him kindly (even when he’s a mess). She soon realizes that there is much more to Tryp and his vices than she could have ever imagined. Slowly, Tryp and Elfie learn to trust each other (and themselves), and start working together to excise their demons. They find that they are stronger than they know, and better together. They deserve their HEA, but in true Blair style, those traumas won’t be going down without a fight! This is an outstanding box set – it’s so nice to have all of our band member’s stories in one place (save for Xan – and YES, you should read his books too! If you haven’t yet, I recommend starting with Every Breath You Take – Xan & Georgie Book #1). I voluntarily received an ARC in exchange for an honest review, although I had already owned 3 of the 4 books included in the box set individually. In fact, I’ve read more than a dozen of Blair’s books, and not once have I been disappointed.

I read all of the books in this boxed set as they were published. When I went back to look up my reviews of the stories, I was shocked to find out that What a Girl Wants is the first book of Blair's that I read. I would have sworn that Billionaires in Disguise: Rae and Wulf series were the first ones I read. In any case I love Blair's writing and can't recommend this boxed set enough. Below are highlights from reviews I wrote for the books when I first read them. What a Girl Wants – I read and reviewed this book back in December 2015 – four years ago! Riannon is a down on her luck aspiring singer. Her trials and tribulations after joining a major band, and the interactions between the characters, were interesting to read. I would caution you that if you don’t like references to drugs, and what is probably the seedier side of a rock star’s life, you may not want to read this. However, know that the main characters do not indulge and, in fact, try to prevent others from indulging so this didn’t bother me. Somebody to Love – Originally reviewed in April 2016 Tryp is a seriously troubled rock star and Elfie is a troubled pyrotechnics technician for the band Killer Valentine. This was a great story and there is no cliffhanger. Elfie is tasked with babysitting Tryp in addition to her duties as a pyrotechnics technician. They grow close and during the telling of their love story you learn about their troubled pasts. The Rock Stars Secret Baby – Originally reviewed in June 2016 Dr. Andal (Andy) Kumar is the wonderful and compassionate surgeon assigned to care for Cadell Glynn’s daughter, Emily – the daughter that none of his friends know about. Caudell didn’t know that Emily existed until a few months ago and now he’d do anything to make his daughter well again. Dr. Andy feels an attraction to Cadell that she can’t seem to help. She is touched by the lengths he goes to in order to provide care for Emily. Cadell has serious demons from his past that he must constantly fight so that he doesn’t let Emily down. My emotions were all over the place while I read this book. In a few places I thought I’d die laughing (conditioner is my new favorite word but I can’t say any more; you have to read the book). At other times the tears flowed freely along with more than a few sobs. Books that touch my emotions deeply are the best in my opinion and this one did that in spades. Santa Baby – Originally reviewed in November 2017 I loved Santa Baby. I'm so glad that Blair decided to give Peyton his HEA and tell us more about him. He is introduced to Raji at a mutual friend's wedding. They have a quick hook-up and the sparks fly. Raji is a cardiothoracic surgical resident; her only goal is to become the best heart surgeon in the world. She lives for medicine and will let nothing get in her way. That is until life throws her a curve. Peyton was a bit of a jerk in the Georgie books but boy does he redeem himself in Santa Baby. He and Raji agree to keep tearing up the sheets with each other without any commitment; that's the way Raji wants it. Peyton loves her and will agree to anything to keep her in his life. Unfortunately, when life throws Raji a curve she backs away from Peyton. From the title we already know that a baby is involved but I'm not giving anything else away. The only other thing I'll say is that there is definitely an HEA for Peyton and Raji, just the way there should be. Blair Babylon's writing always helps to enrich my vocabulary. 😊 Here are a few of the words I looked up while reading Peyton's story: rictus, titer, susurration, and parturition. I love everything about her stories and I can't wait for the next one! ************ In conclusion – if you like hot rock star stories you can't go wrong with this boxed set – or any of Blair Babylon's books.