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Syncopation

Twisted Wishes Series, Book 1

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Syncopation

By: Anna Zabo
Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
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There's no resisting the thrum of temptation in this male/male rock-star romance from genre-favorite author Anna Zabo!

Twisted Wishes front man Ray Van Zeller is in one hell of a tight spot. After a heated confrontation with his bandmate goes viral, Ray is hit with a PR nightmare the fledgling band so doesn't need. But his problems only multiply when they snag a talented new drummer - insufferably sexy Zavier Demos, the high school crush Ray barely survived.

Zavier's kept a casual eye on Twisted Wishes for years, and lately, he likes what he sees. What he doesn't like is how out of control Ray seems - something Zavier's aching to correct after their first pulse-pounding encounter. If Ray's up for the challenge.

Despite the prospect of a glorious sexual encore, Ray is reluctant to trust Zavier with his band - or his heart. And Zavier has always had big dreams; this gig was supposed to be temporary. But touring together has opened their eyes to new passions and new possibilities, making them rethink their commitments, both to the band and to each other.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Anna Zabo (P)2020 Tantor Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Heartfelt
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Incredibly talented and incredibly insecure, leader singer / songwriter of rising rock group Twisted Wishes Ray Van Zeller lives a chaotic life with legendary highs and lows. While Ray tries to hang on to sanity, the record label has imposed a band manager who is determined to undermine Ray at every turn. After the original drummer departs for rehab, the brilliantly talented Xavier Demos joins the band to support their concert tour. Ray initially resents Xavier who he has known since high school but he meshes with the band seamlessly. He may also be good at reining in Ray’s chaos and shielding him from their aggressive and dictatorial manager.

So, I love Anna Zabo’s novels and there was lots to like about this. Anna has captured the controlled chaos of a band on tour and the claustrophobic internal band dynamics. I liked Ray’s creative genius, Xavier’s steadying hand, and the other two band members (who get their own books later). I could even see why Anna chose to give Xavier and Ray a BDSM dynamic with some steamy scenes. This novel is firmly in the “dig a big hole, push the main character into it, and start piling the dirt on him while he tries to dig himself out” school of writing and I struggled with Karl, the band manager, and his unsubtle aggression—it stretched credibility. It didn’t seem normal for the band, especially Ray, to continually put up with Karl’s escalating behaviour and I would have thought a more normal response for the band would be to contact the label and refuse to work with him. At the very least the band would have called Karl out for his behaviour and given him ultimatums. 🎧 Voice actor extraordinaire Greg Boudreaux is always good but I had to double the speed on the audio to get through all the travails! Looking forward to Dom’s story, though!!

High on drama and BDSM!

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