She smiled. “Yes. You do, actually.”
   Beyond the stage, the crowd roared again. Louder. Wilder. Frenzied and ecstatic.
   The sound of Noah pounding out a crazy beat rumbled through Josh’s body, telling him the rest of the band had taken the stage. Had begun the night’s show.
   Samuel’s intricate guitar riff joined Noah’s beat. Levi’s throbbing bass did the same, as did Jax’s dancing rhythm.
   Josh’s gut churned some more. His mouth turned to chalk. His chest crushed.
   Time. It was time.
   Before he could stop himself, Josh flicked a look towards the deep shadows behind the stage.
   “Kick off time,” he murmured, smiling at the darkness.
   At the man no one else but him, Pepper and Josh’s mum knew was standing there. At the man who was going to come out of retirement and join Josh on stage during the very last song of the night.
   At the man who had written that song, Whispers in the Night, for Josh’s mum, the woman he loved more than life.
   Nick Blackthorne. Josh’s father.
   Before Pepper could reply, Josh turned, grabbed up his own guitar, and bounded up onto the stage.
   Ready. More than ready.
   It was time to rock the fucking world.
   About the Author
   Lexxie Couper started writing when she was six and hasn’t stopped since. She’s not a deviant, but she does have a deviant’s imagination and a desire to entertain readers with her words. Add the two together and you get romances that can make you laugh, cry, shake with fear, or tremble with desire. Sometimes all at once. When she’s not submerged in the worlds she creates, Lexxie’s life revolves around her family, a husband who thinks she’s insane, an indoor cat who likes to stalk shadows, and her daughters, who both utterly captured her heart and changed her life forever.
   Contact Lexxie at [email protected], follow her on Twitter twitter.com/lexxie_couper or visit her at www.lexxiecouper.com where she occasionally makes a fool of herself on her blog.
   Other Titles by Lexxie Couper
   Now Available:
   Contemporary
   Standalones
   Triple Dare
   Dare Me
   Suspicious Ways
   Copping a Feel
   Endless Lust
   Timeless Wrath
   Shadow Whispers
   Down and Dirty Box Set
   Jorja: Secret Confessions
   Kat and Mouse
   A Sprite’s Tale (Christmas)
   Powerplay
   Can’t Stay Away
   Party Games Series
   Twister
   Suck and Blow
   Bandicoot Cove Series
   A Single Knight
   Sunset Heat
   Tropical Sin
   Heart of Fame Series
   Blackthorne
   Getting Played
   Blame it on the Bass
   Lead Me On
   Steady Beat
   Guarded Desires
   Muscle for Hire
   Love’s Rhythm
   Balls Up (A Heart of Fame story)
   Compliance (A Heart of Fame story)
   A Single Knight (A Heart of Fame story)
   Outback Skies Series
   Breathless for You
   Burn for You
   Bare for You
   Better with You
   Combustible (An Outback Skies/Heart of Fame story)
   Stimulated Series
   Blowing it Off
   Revving it Up
   Switching it On
   Mercy Series
   Highest Bidder
   Deadly Pleasure
   Captured Rapture
   Paranormal
   Principatus Series
   Dark Destiny
   Dark Embrace
   Fire Mate Series
   Ty the Sexy Dragon
   How to Love Your Dragon
   Savage Australia Series
   Savage Retribution
   Savage Transformation
   Sci-Fi
   The Boundaries
   The Boundaries -- Assassin
   The Boundaries -- Agent
   The Boundaries -- Animal
   The Boundaries Trilogy
   Sci-Fi Standalones
   The Sun Sword
   Shifting Lust
   Batteries Not Included
   Other Titles
   Foreign Affairs Series (with Mari Carr)
   Princess
   Cowboy
   Master
   Hands
   Always Series (writing as Cherie M Hudson)
   Unconditional
   Unforgettable
   Undeniable
   
   
   
 
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