Traditions are important. Especially in the South.
College football. Rivalries. Tailgating. Halftime shows.
Some things just don’t change.
Until Reese Holland shows up with her long legs and no-bullshit attitude to audition for the prestigious all-male Rodner University snare line.
It doesn’t matter how much hazing she has to endure from Laird Bronson, with his narrowed green eyes and arrogant smirk. She wants that damn spot, and she’s more than good enough to earn it.
She expects there to be tension. Even friction.
But not sparks hot enough to burn the entire campus down.
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Excerpt:
He devoured me.
Being eaten alive had never felt so good.
His lips. His hands. His heat. My entire being was overwhelmed by him finally, finally touching me. The kiss started hard, desperate, the inevitable conclusion to the tension that had been building between us for two weeks. With my eyes closed and my breasts flattened against the wall of his chest, I gave into it, surrendered to the moment. My mouth clung to his as he tilted my head to the side, changing the angle to deepen the contact.
His hands moved over me restlessly, hungrily, skimming down my back on the way to my ass, then back up my sides to frame my face, his fingers leaving a trail of heat behind on every inch of skin he claimed for himself. I pulled at his shirt while he pushed me against the solidness of the door. My heart tripped over itself in its race to keep up. Muffled sounds came from both of us, vibrating in our throats but not escaping our lips because we hadn’t even parted for a breath yet.
Who needed fucking air when Laird Bronson was kissing them? Not me.
His lips were somehow firm and soft at the same time as he slanted them over me again and again. It was like being called up to the major league from the minors. Nothing in my past compared. I shivered from the intensity of it, from the innate authority of his mouth as he consumed me. Like I was made to bend to him, as inevitable as the moon ceding to the sun.
I lifted on my tiptoes to get closer, one of my hands snaking up to tangle in his dark hair. The strands were barely long enough at the top to grip, and when I gave them a tug, he rolled his hips against me, showing me just how much he liked it. I moaned and felt an answering wetness gather at the juncture of my thighs.
Dear sweet rosy-cheeked baby Jesus and all the saints in heaven.
His mouth needed to come with a warning label. Danger. Highly flammable.
But it was too late. I’d had a taste and I liked the burn.
Elizabeth's Review
My rating: 4 of 5 stars - Would Recommend to a Friend
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How can you not love a book where the hero is a Computer Science major, drum playing, band guy?
In Drumline we meet Laird (see above) the Captain of the drumline and graduating senior. His lady love, Reese, is a college freshman who tries out for the historically all male line.
Their story is cute and more emotional than I would have expected for a book that centers around Drumline.
These two have physical chemistry, but they also have an emotional connection that I think actually makes more sense to us the reader than it does to them at first. These two have more than a love of Drums in common, they also have to torture of childhood cancer. Reese is a survivor and Laird lost his brother and they both routinely volunteer with young patients, especially Eli.
We see them deal with what I consider normal young adult angst. We see Reese's worry about how people perceive her position in band, where does their relationship stand, a bully, etc. A small but impactful supporting cast gets them through and when the chips are down, they are their for each other.
My one complaint was that some of the sexy time seemed a little mature for people who were 18 and 22. It's not a issue that detracts from the story, but just something I noticed and bothered me a little - it really falls under a personal preference thing for me.
Over all, this is a fun book that makes me want to see more of Laird and Reese and read more by Ms. Kestwick.
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Author Bio:
USA TODAY Bestseller Stacy Kestwick is a Southern girl who firmly believes mornings should be outlawed. Her perfect day would include puppies, carbohydrates, and lounging on a hammock with a good book. No adulting, cleaning, or bacon allowed.
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