London Casey: Interview and Giveaway

Today I'm happy to indroduce you a great series by author London Casey: The Boys of Downcrash


The Stronger, Safer Kind

(The Boys of DownCrash #1)

All Scarlett wanted to do was thank the sexy stranger who helped her push away a drunk, grabby college boy at a bar. When that stranger identifies himself as Tripp and then takes the stage as the lead singer and guitarist for rock band, DownCrash, everything in Scarlett's life begins to change.

Her best friend, Andy, confesses his love for her and leaves her with what should be an easy decision to make... yet each time she looks in Andy's eyes, she can't help but face her secret, nightmarish past.

The only thing that makes Scarlett feel better is Tripp... but Tripp isn't just a bad boy rockstar, he's hurt. He's in pain. He tries to hide his pain in a bottle, but Scarlett believes that, perhaps, their secrets can help each other.

Friendship and love is suddenly put to the test, and Scarlett is torn... Will she choose an easy, comfortable, happy life or a life clouded with mixed signals, raw emotion, and intense romance?

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Torn to Pieces

(The Boys of DownCrash #2)

Trying to forget about the promises she was forced to make as a young, naive eighteen year old, Maggie creates a false persona that paints her as the girl who never says no...

However, once she lays eyes on the drummer of DownCrash, everything clicks. From his sexy lip ring to the way he stares at her from the stage, Tatum becomes everything Maggie has ever fantasized about.

When trouble catches up to her in a parking garage after a DownCrash show, and Tatum shows up out of nowhere to protect her. For the first time in years, she is intimidated by a man's kindness and sexiness, and not by his temper and jealousy. As real feelings begin to grow Maggie is faced with her past and wonders if she'll ever be able to escape the promises she once made to keep the promises she wants to make right now.

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Some Kind of Hell (The Boys of DownCrash #3)

In the trilogy finale, shy DownCrash bassist, Logan, has his sexy eyes on Maggie's best friend, Annie. But Annie is still reeling from the way her relationship ended. She's hurt, angry, jealous, and the last thing she wants is some wannabe rockstar looking for his next hookup... although it may just be what she needs.

Logan wants more for his life. The past is living in his apartment, which forces him to spend nights in his car to avoid reliving the nightmare over and over again.

When Annie's guard comes down, tragedy strikes and their lives will be changed forever. Determined to win Annie over and help DownCrash get signed to a record deal, Logan has his work cut out for him. His gorgeous body and no-bullshit personality may just be the key to both...

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INTERVIEW

(sorry that all the questions have nummber 1, I can't fix it lol)

1. When did you decided to become a writer?  When I was kid, I just started to write and fell in love with it.

1. Are you an early bird or night owl? – I’m the kind of person who writes when the story is there to share. So that means… morning, noon, night, whatever works.

1. Where do you get your inspiration? – I like to think about my life, life in general, and then combine it all. A lot of the topics in the DownCrash trilogy were things I went through.

1. Which of your characters is your favorite and why? – I’ve always loved Tripp from The Stronger, Safer Kind. Because he’s so dark, so edgy, and yet, within all that pain, he’s a really good person. There’s something about him that’s addicting!

1. If you could meet any person in the world who would it be and why? – As odd as it might be, I’d want to meet Kurt Kobain. I mean, come on, for a man in such pain with such a beautiful gift… I’d love to just talk to him for even five minutes.

1. Name a book you wish you had written. – Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

1. Guilty pleasures? – TV shows such as Sons of Anarachy… OMG… I can’t get enough

1. Tell us about something crazy you’ve done. – Snuck into concerts when I was younger… by any means necessary ;)

1. Best reward as a writer? – When a reader leaves a review and/or emails me to tell me how they felt reading my books. (Even the bad reviews have meaning to me!)

1. Biggest trouble you faced as a writer? – Staying focused outside of writing.

1. How do you react to a bad review? – Understand it and move on.

1. Do you like singing or dancing? Does music inspire you? – I’m not good at either but I LOVE music. I always listen to music when I write.

1. Favorite food? Do you cook? – My dinners tend to come out of a box that takes a few minutes to make… lol…

1. What thing you wish you could stop doing and you can’t? – Obsessing about characters

1. Do you have a nice relationship with your fans? – YES! I love my fans and I love talking to them.

TYVM for this amazing interview!
And I'm glad you love music, and you decided to write this amazing series.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

London Casey is the pen name for Karolyn James -

Karolyn James is the author of several bestselling series. With over 100,000 ebooks sold, Karolyn has seen success in both romance and in erotic romance. Her current series include the smash hit Brothers of Rock romance series.

Don't miss the first part of the series following rock band, Chasing Cross!

• Book One - All Access
• Book Two - Broken Sound
• Book Three - Bitter Farewell
• Book Four - Buried Notes
• Book Five - Last Song (coming soon!)

Karolyn James also writes under the pen name, Claire Charlins, writing western romances. Upon releasing the first book in the Mail Order Romance series, West For Love, the book shot straight to the top of the Amazon Kindle charts! The second book in this mail order bride romance series is now available, titled Finding Love West!

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Spotlight, guest post and giveaway with Karolyn James

Hi everyone! Today I'm glad to present you: The Brothers of Rock Series by Karolyn James. 

This series is dramatic, sexy, romantic,and entertaining. It sizzles!

With ALL ACCESS, a contemporary romance series begins that explores, life, love and music. Join the five band members of Chasing Cross as they find that there's more to life beyond the stage.

Blurb:

Jess is caught off guard when a sexy stranger buys her a cup of coffee and asks her to sit with him. He's mysterious, nice, and even though he says the right things at the right time, Jess can sense that there's something hidden about him.

As Johnnie sits across from the beautiful woman, he can't believe she doesn't recognize him. Everyone does. It comes with the territory when you're the lead singer of one of the hottest bands in the world, Chasing Cross. With one more show to go before taking a small break in touring, it feels like luck is on Johnnie's side. That is, if he can find a way to tell Jess who he is, without scaring her off.

After her best friend begs her to come to a concert, Jess finds herself standing in the middle of a crowd. The lights are off, music begins, and the crowd erupts in cheers. She doesn't know much about the band, but that's all about to change. When the lights come on, Jess can't believe her eyes. The lead singer of the band is the man from the café.

Plucked from the crowd during the show, Jess makes her way backstage. The encore may have ended on stage, but the real show is just about to begin. Johnnie's passion quickly turns to romance but the more time he and Jess spend together, the more things get complicated. Johnnie has a big decision to make about himself and the band, testing his loyalty and love for the music, and when Jess's dreams start to come true, she starts to realize that true love exists, but it's not always an easy path to take.

  

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The second book in the Brothers of Rock series is BROKEN SOUND, where lead guitarist, Davey, is faced with life changing decisions involving love, family, and as always, music.

Blurb:

Rockstars expect women to show up at their hotel room, but when a woman shows up with an infant and tells Davey he is the father, his world is turned upside down.

Anna is a teacher and part-time waitress, desperate to make enough to pay off debts left to her by an ex-boyfriend who made her life a living hell. When her boss schedules her for an extra shift, he tells her it's her job to take care of a special guest... lead guitarist of Chasing Cross, Davey. The second Anna meets eyes with Davey, she feels something she's wanted for a long time. But with someone famous? That's impossible. Besides, Davey is there with a date.

When Davey returns to the restaurant, sans date, he asks to see Anna. She doesn't understand what he would want with her. He is a man with a big heart, kind eyes, and the true power that only a real rockstar could have. Then Anna learns the truth of Davey's life, from his haunted past to his rocky present. Still, she longs to be part of his future.  But when Anna's own past turns potentially deadly, life and love suddenly collide in a way that could hurt everyone and leave someone dead.

Book three in the Brothers of Rock series - BITTER FAREWELL

Blurb:

When Danny boards the private jet for his father's funeral, he knows he isn't just going back home to settle the estate.

He is going to back to find her... the girl who loved him, the girl who understood his family problems, and the girl he left behind to chase his dream of becoming a rockstar.

Liv Cryers is stuck in Bakersville. Literally. She came back hoping to find peace inside her empty heart, but now she's forced to care for her ailing father who doesn't remember her most days. She's tired of being forgotten. The sounds of her past seem so far away...

When rockstars come to town, crazy things can happen...

The 4th book in the Brothers of Rock series - BURIED NOTES

Blurb:

Finally exposing a secret to his band after years of hiding, Chasing Cross bassist, Chris, confesses that some years ago, during a wild night, he ended up marrying someone. It was supposed to be a no-big-deal kind of thing, with a stipulation... if one of them fell in love or wanted to get married to someone else, they would divorce.

Chris has been served divorce papers, and it should be easy to just sign them, but he can't. His heart won't allow it.

Becky loses her mother to breast cancer and realizes that life sometimes really is too short. She finds the ring she received from a sexy rockstar the night she secretly married him. The memory should have been fun, but after being pushed into a corner to stay married while that rockstar's band took off, Becky can't do it anymore.

She sends divorce papers and waits... and waits... and weeks after sending the papers, she wonders what's taking so long...

In a journey that forces Chris to step back in time to find his future, he knows he needs to find Becky - his wife. He isn't sure what he'll find, but he knows he wants the truth.

Was it love back then? Or just a crazy night with a rockstar?

Book Five - Last Song (coming soon!)

Getting to know Karolyn James:

Why Rockstars?  Why Chasing Cross?

I love answering the questions – Why rockstars? Why Chasing Cross? – because my answer is always the same… because I love music and I love romance! I wanted to write a series that captured the rockstar life but later in it. Chasing Cross has been around for ten years already. They’re beyond the wild groupie lifestyle but they’re not ready to hang up the guitars and call it quits. The books with Chasing Cross follow the band on and off stage, on and off tour, and in and out of the studio.

Meet the band – Chasing Cross – appearing in the first five books of the Brothers of Rock series!

In the first book of the series – All Access – it introduces the band and introduces leader singer, Johnnie. He meets a woman who doesn’t know who he is and they fall for each other. The story is flirty and fun with the undertones of what it’s like to be a successful rockstar. Johnnie is sexy and rich, but he faces a lot of troubles. And with Jess, he realizes anything is possible.

With the second book – Broken Sound – Davey faces a real situation. A woman shows up at his hotel room with a baby claiming he’s the father. The flirty and fun feeling from All Access is quickly shaken away here. The book is deep as Davey tries to decide what the right to do is… and on top of that, he falls for a woman who isn’t the mother of the baby. There’s plenty of twists and turns in the book, including an attempted murder!

The release of Bitter Farewell brings Danny’s journey back home after he and Johnnie’s father dies. (Johnnie and Danny are blood brothers.) While Johnnie is able to make peace quick and the band is eager to get back to getting ready for their tour and recording, Danny can’t let it go. When he left town, he left a woman behind. And fate steps in, bringing them back together. This romance book explores love through heartache and proves the true power of time.

The fourth book, Buried Notes, follows bassist, Chris, as he goes back in time to follow through on a promise he made when he – and Chasing Cross – were still young. He confesses a wild secret to the band and when he’s at a crossroads in life and love, everything will change in and out of the band.

The fifth book featuring Chasing Cross, Last Song, comes after Rick’s major decision with the band. He slips away and into a depression that he barely escapes from. It’s music that saves his life but it’s an unexpected love that saves his soul…

About the Author:

Karolyn James is the author of several bestselling series. With over 100,000 ebooks sold, Karolyn has seen success in both romance and in erotic romance. Her current series include the smash hit Brothers of Rock romance series.

Karolyn James also writes under the pen name, Claire Charlins, writing western romances.

Stay up to date with everything Karolyn James here:

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Website

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Mailing list: tinyurl.com/KJSignup

If you want to participate for a chance to win an ecopy of ALL ACCESS, enter my Blogoversary giveaway :)

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