Manipulated

Hammered Series – Book 3

A Rockstar Romance

By Cari Quinn & Taryn Elliott

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Synopsis

My name is Owen Blackwell, and I’m currently in recovery.
Not from what you think, though I do enjoy a bit of whiskey.

No, my issue is that I fell foolishly in love with my best friend. Oh, and she’s getting married.

So, in my eternal stupidity, I hooked up with a woman at our annual masquerade ball. You know what they say—the best way to get over a woman is to get under another.

Who is this woman, you ask? Calliope Templeton. She’s unlike any other I’ve ever met. And believe me, as the guitarist for Hammered—only the biggest selling rock band out there right now—I’ve met quite a few.

Now I have to figure out how to convince her we’re more than just a one-night stand. She’s supposed to be my happily ever after.

And if necessary, I’m willing to show her just how resourceful one determined Irishman can be…

BEYOND OBLIVION – A Rockstar Romance full of sexy fun set within the world of our Lost in Oblivion series! You never know who you’ll see show up in the books.

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Tracey’s Review

If I wanted to be fearless, I had to stop being afraid. So simple and so very hard.

Calliope Templeton is in the process of reclaiming her life. Blessed with an eye for the camera and the innate talent to find the perfect shot, Callie is just coming back into her own after a particularly nasty divorce, putting together the pieces of herself that make her, well, her. When she lands the best opportunity that she’s had lately, as event photographer at a party for the rich and famous, little does she know that her groove is about to come roaring back like nobody’s business.

Mourning the loss of the love that wasn’t, Owen Blackwell is ready to find his happy for now, and who better than the hot Bettie Page lookalike that’s snapping photos of him and his bandmates? But when their hot hook-up goes awry, Owen is left wondering what caused his sexy photog to rabbit on him.

MANIPULATED is the the third book in the Hammered series by Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott, two of my go-to authors, and it might be my favorite so far. Callie’s like a butterfly emerging from her chrysalis after a very long time, having waited what seems like forever to get back to living her life in a way that expresses who she truly is. And Owen, oh, Owen, he had me from the very beginning of the series, but, here? Here he’s every bit the romantic artistic Irishman, happy to take Callie just as she is, helping, even, to motivate her and lift her up even more as she emerges as the woman that she’s becoming. He’s poetic, he’s dashing, he’s alpha (so much the alpha!), and he’s gifted in all the ways that make a girl’s heart (and other parts) go all in. Their interactions both entertain and titillate, and I enjoyed every single minute of it.

Cari and Taryn are the mistresses of writing books with characters that you never tire of seeing, and interweaving series so that old friends make frequent appearances as new stories unfold. Ripper Records, the Lost In Obivion folks, and even a mention of some Warning Signs shenanigans make MANIPULATED feel like a visit home. It’s super-easy to give this one 5 stars, because I love it that much. But, too, I have to say again, if you haven’t read all of Cari’s and Taryn’s stuff, from the LOI books on through, do yourself a favor, start at the beginning, and settle in, because you’re about to fall in love.

***ARC generously provided for an honest review.***

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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 comes from the great state of New York—upstate, thank you very much. She’s usually busy making up stories with her best friend until the wee hours of the morning, or fangirling over her favorite TV show. She falls in love with each and every one of her leading men as she writes their book, and there’s always a soundtrack to match.

She loves talking to readers, so if you’d like to reach her, please visit her website: tarynelliott.com and sign up for her newsletter, or drop her a line at: taryn@tarynelliott.com.

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