Throb by Vi Keeland

From New York Times & USA Today Bestseller, Vi Keeland, comes a steamy new romance novel.

The rules:

No dating.
No sex outside of the game.
No disclosing the terms of the contract.

Rules were made to be broken, right?

Eight weeks ago I signed a contract. One that seemed like a good idea at the time. A handsome bachelor, luxury accommodations, and a chance to win a prize my family desperately needed. There were some rules though. Lots of them actually. Follow the script, no dating, sex, or disclosing the terms of the deal. After my self-imposed moratorium on men the last year, it wouldn’t be hard to live up to my end of the bargain…so I thought. Until I realized the deal I’d made was with the devil…and I was in love with his dirty-talking brother.

Author's note: Throb is a full-length standalone novel. Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Mary – ☆☆☆☆☆
Kate Monroe finds herself signing a contract to be on a reality show. She needs to win and get the prize money to help her mom and brother. Seems simple right? That is. until she meets Cooper at a friendly poker game. She is drawn to him and the attraction between them is off the charts. But part of her contract is that she cannot date outside of the show. She tries to stay away from Cooper, but it is hard to do.

Cooper Montgomery is the man about town; that is, he is following in his father's footsteps. Running Montgomery Productions is something big and Cooper does it well. When he joins the friendly poker game his father used to play in, he meets Kate and is attracted to her immediately. He wants to spend more time with her. But when she turns him down, it only makes him more determined. Turns out Miles, Cooper's younger brother, is the producer of the reality show and he wants Cooper to lend him money to help with advertising.

What will happen when Cooper finds out about the show? Will Kate be able to stay away from Cooper to win the show? Will Cooper help Miles by lending him money for the show? If Cooper and Kate spend any time together, can they keep it a secret? What will happen if someone finds out?

I really loved this story and could feel the pain and heartache that Kate and Cooper were feeling. And to me, that is what makes a story great. I can't wait to read Beat to see if Flynn gets his happily ever after.

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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times Bestselling author. With more than a million books sold, her titles have appeared in over fifty Bestseller lists and are currently translated in twelve languages. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

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Dimpled smile of a boy
Hard body of a man
Sings like an angel
Fucks like the devil

I was stuck between a rock(star) and a hard place.

At fifteen, his poster hung on my bedroom wall. At twenty-five his body hovered over mine. Every girl’s fantasy became my reality. I was dating a rockstar. Yet I was slowly falling for another man. The problem was—the two men—they shared a tour bus.

Flynn Beckham was the opening act.
Dylan Ryder was the headliner.

What happens when the opening act begins to shine so bright, it seems to dim everything else in its wake?

I’ll tell you what happens. Things get ugly.

From New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Vi Keeland comes a steamy new standalone novel about a rockstar. Or two.

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Getting through Flynn singing is incredibly hard. The way his throat moves, the way his mouth caresses each syllable of the low, raspy sound that falls from his lips. I should be watching his posture, his breathing, the way his larynx forces out the words—but instead I’m focused on the beauty of his mouth and how the sound of his voice glides over my body, making it feel both warm and tingly at the same time. I’m lost when the song finishes, yet I haven’t really observed him yet.

“So. Give it to me straight. What am I doing wrong?”

Ummm…absolutely nothing from what I can see. Everything was perfect. Don’t change a thing. Shit. “Could you do it again? Maybe a different song, one you haven’t sung in a while. So the sounds are less familiar to your body. Sometimes that can give me a different view.” At least I make it sound like a real thing when the words come out.

He sings again, and this time I force myself to observe. “Hmm…your posture is great. Most people have a tendency to favor one side of their neck, which makes them tilt a bit when they speak, and it becomes magnified when they sing, which puts strain on the muscles around the vocal cords. Your alignment is perfect.”

“Thank you, it goes with the rest of my perfectness,” he says with a teasing arrogance that, from the little I know about him, I know isn’t real.

“You didn’t let me finish.”

“You can’t now tell me I’m not perfect. I was already basking in the glow.”

“Actually, it was perfect…but almost a little too perfect. Which makes me think you don’t usually stand this way when you sing.”

“It isn’t the way I normally sing. On stage, I usually have a guitar over my shoulder. Even if I’m not playing it, it’s there.”

“Well, I need to see you holding your instrument to assess you fully, then.”

Flynn’s eyebrows quirk up and the dirty grin on his face is unmistakable.

“The guitar. I’d need to see you holding the guitar.”

“That’s a shame.” He shrugs, the playful smile still on his face. “But okay. It’s your call. Whatever instrument you want to see me hold is fine with me.”

“How big of you.”

“So now we’re talking about the other instrument again?”

I roll my eyes, although this conversation is having more of an effect on me than I let on.

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Kris – ☆☆☆☆☆
Beat was a great read cover to cover! I couldn’t put it down and didn’t want it to finish. I have never read anything by Vi Keeland before, but I have to say, I’ll be checking out her other books shortly. I’ll admit the cover totally drew me in, which is unusual for me! But that beautiful man on the cover is just that and he’s so totally the main character Flynn, it was a great visual!!! Flynn is an up & coming rock star that’s sensitive and artistic but also very dominating and cocky on the stage and in bed. I fell in love with his character almost instantly. Written with just enough swagger to make him smoking hot and just enough sappy poetic musician to make you love him, he grabbed my attention immediately. I felt he was written to perfection.

Dylan Ryder is the aging Rock God with a chip on his shoulders about the new guy on tour and the way his girl, Lucky, tends to look at Flynn. I almost loved to hate Dylan. Poor Lucky is caught in between the two men with her own dreams & aspirations to get back on the stage herself and overcome her severe stage fright. Lucky’s angst is heartfelt and very believable. She doesn’t want to betray Dylan, who is her teenage Rock & Roll star crush come to reality! But she’s also trying to be true to her heart when she starts falling for Flynn, awesome love triangle ensues and the story flies by in a blur. I was thoroughly immersed in their world and sad when it was over.

Favorite line by Flynn:
He smiles. “Now do you believe me? There’s no going back once you’ve crossed into the blur”
“I don’t want to go back. I want to go forward.”
“Me too, baby. Me too. But right now, I’m going to go up & down.”


Rachael – ☆☆☆☆
I absolutely adored Flynn. He was so sweet, sexy and everything else most rockstars aren't... from the very first time we meet him.

Normally I'm not a huge fan of love triangles cause I end up getting mad at one of the characters for just being dumb. Oddly this didn't feel so much like a triangle because I just loved Flynn and if she didn't pick him I was going to have to go kick some butt.

The few sexy scenes we were gifted with were probably the best I've read all year. They were so perfect and sweet while being HOT as well as emotional.

And while overall I can't say I didn't like the book, I loved it. It was not a five star read to me for one simple reason. Beat is VERY similar to a story I've read by another author before and I didn't care for that very much at all. However, the writing was better than the other book and I cared for the characters more in this one so while similar I can say it was individual at the same time.


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This hugely enjoyable book brings us a story that we probably shouldn't approve of, but in a way that makes it very difficult to ignore. And, it is all too easy to believe it could be true. It rings so true, and the character that causes the problems is so beautiful inside and out, that somehow it is understandable, even if not ideal behaviour.

I do love rock band, on the road romances, and it has been a while since I read one, so this was a double treat. I love being swept away into a world that I will never inhabit, but that is exactly what happened to Lucky ... and she has to live with and through the decisions she makes. Clever stuff, I recommend that you give it a try (and forget about sleep etc. for a while!).

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Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn't change for the world. She is a bookworm and has been known to read her kindle at stop lights, while styling her hair, cleaning, walking, during sporting events, and frequently while pretending to work.  She is a boring attorney by day, and an exciting smut author by night!

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Dimpled smile of a boy
Hard body of a man
Sings like an angel
Fucks like the devil

I was stuck between a rock(star) and a hard place.

At fifteen, his poster hung on my bedroom wall. At twenty-five his body hovered over mine. Every girl’s fantasy became my reality. I was dating a rockstar. Yet I was slowly falling for another man. The problem was—the two men—they shared a tour bus.

Flynn Beckham was the opening act.
Dylan Ryder was the headliner.

What happens when the opening act begins to shine so bright, it seems to dim everything else in its wake?

I’ll tell you what happens. Things get ugly.

From New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Vi Keeland comes a steamy new standalone novel about a rockstar. Or two.

Book 2
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Ten minutes later I’m still alone behind the bar and Avery is nowhere to be found. I’m sure she’s in the back alley smoking, even though she swears every day that she’s quit. I check the IDs of three very young-looking pretty girls—they’re over twenty-one, but barely. I can’t miss their conversation.

“Seriously, he has to be gay.”

“Why, because he hasn’t noticed you yet?”

“No, because he’s too perfect to be straight.”

“Could we buy someone a drink?” one of the young blondes asks me.

“Of course. What do you want me to send over?”

They giggle for a few minutes, then decide on a Screaming Orgasm for their intended target. I mix the vodka, Bailey’s and Kahlua and pour it over a tumbler of ice.

“Okay. Who’s the lucky recipient?”

All three of them point to the other end of the bar and say in unison, “Him.”

Lord. That is one beautiful man.

The three blondes were clearly not the only ones to notice. The brunette next to him with her full boobage on display is giving him her rapt attention when I walk over. Yet I feel his eyes on me as I walk down the long bar. I’m used to being hit on. Men seem to find an attractive woman whose sole purpose is to deliver them alcohol an alluring combination. They tend to become even bolder after tossing back a few drinks.

Halfway down the bar, I stop to refill a beer for a patron. I don’t need to look up as I pour to know Beautiful Man is still watching me. The hair on the back of my neck is all the confirmation I need. He never takes his gaze off me, even when I turn, catch his eyes, and silently call him on his staring.

“I’m here to deliver you a Screaming Orgasm.” Damn, he’s even hotter up close. Sandy-brown, shoulder-length hair tousled just the right amount to make him look like he’s just gotten laid. Long, lean torso, tattoos on his forearms peeking out from his long-sleeve fitted shirt. Nice. Then he smiles. Dimples. Yep. He definitely just got laid.

“Thank you. But I have a ladies-first policy.” He winks.

I stare at him for a moment, then drop my eyes down to the drink, leading him to follow.

“Oh. You meant the drink.” He smirks—it’s sexy as hell, and he knows it.

I roll my eyes, but there’s a reluctant smile hidden just beneath the surface. “It’s from the three barely legal ladies down at the end.” I nod in their direction and all three smile broadly and wave.

“Well, that’s disappointing.”

I arch an eyebrow. “Those three women buying you a drink with a name that tells you what their plans are for you later is a disappointment?”

“I thought you were buying me the drink.”

Cheesy, I know, but there’s a flutter in my stomach nonetheless. “Sorry. But you get the Doublemint triplets as a consolation prize.” I shrug, trying to come off nonchalant, and turn to walk away. This close to him, the guy is making me fidget. It’s a big bar, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like we’re in a confined space.

“Wait,” he calls after me, and I turn back. “What’s your name?”

I smile and point at the sign over the bar. Lucky’s.

Also Available in the Life on Stage Series

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Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn't change for the world. She is a bookworm and has been known to read her kindle at stop lights, while styling her hair, cleaning, walking, during sporting events, and frequently while pretending to work.  She is a boring attorney by day, and an exciting smut author by night!

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