Live Through Books

Title: Refrain Series: Rockstar #16 Author: Anne Mercier Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance Release Date: July 22, 2019 Blurb As a child, I trusted no one. Then I found my best friends. They gave me a family and saved me from a life of abuse that still has me messed up. Then one of those best friends captured my heart. Lincoln, tough yet tender, a walking contradiction. He loves me too—flaws and all. He’s the most patient man on the earth and understands my PTSD. What he doesn’t understand is why our being intimate makes me feel “dirty”. He’s not one of the men who abused me and he’d never hurt me. I know this. I believe it. Still, the “dirty” creeps in even though I know what we do together is anything but. He’s here now and he’s going to stay. It’s time for me to talk to someone professionally. I need to shed my unhealthy past in order to have a healthy future with the man I love. If I don’t, I just might lose the best thing that’s ever happened to me—and there’s not enough th...

Review of Refrain (Rockstar Book 16) by Anne Mercier REFRAIN Ethan and Lincoln are in love, passionately so. But, Ethan knows he can't come out because rockstars can't be publicly gay, can they? But, that isn't the only obstacle to their love. No, there other things going on. Ethan is still suffering from the aftermath of his heartbreaking childhood. Oh sure, he's got a family in his guys, and he's got the love of his best friend, but he needs professional help to deal with the pain in his mind. Can he do it before he loses Linc? And once he does get some professional therapy, will other outside forces have their say in Linc and Ethan's love? Can a badass MMA fighter and a sexy rockstar be publicly in love if both of them happen to be men? I have been reading Anne Mercier's Rockstar series since book 1,  (Falling Down) . It's had its ups and downs and some of them I've loved more than others, but I can safely say I've always been intri...

Title: Refrain Series: Rockstar #16 Author: Anne Mercier Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance Release Date: July 22, 2019 Blurb As a child, I trusted no one. Then I found my best friends. They gave me a family and saved me from a life of abuse that still has me messed up. Then one of those best friends captured my heart. Lincoln, tough yet tender, a walking contradiction. He loves me too—flaws and all. He’s the most patient man on the earth and understands my PTSD. What he doesn’t understand is why our being intimate makes me feel “dirty”. He’s not one of the men who abused me and he’d never hurt me. I know this. I believe it. Still, the “dirty” creeps in even though I know what we do together is anything but. He’s here now and he’s going to stay. It’s time for me to talk to someone professionally. I need to shed my unhealthy past in order to have a healthy future with the man I love. If I don’t, I just might lose the best thing that’s ever happened to me—and there’s not enough the...

Title: Refrain Series: Rockstar #16 Author: Anne Mercier Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance Cover Design: Anne Mercier & Sara Eirew Photo: Wander Aguiar Models: James & Michael Release Date: July 22, 2019 Blurb As a child, I trusted no one. Then I found my best friends. They gave me a family and saved me from a life of abuse that still has me messed up. Then one of those best friends captured my heart. Lincoln, tough yet tender, a walking contradiction. He loves me too—flaws and all. He’s the most patient man on the earth and understands my PTSD. What he doesn’t understand is why our being intimate makes me feel “dirty”. He’s not one of the men who abused me and he’d never hurt me. I know this. I believe it. Still, the “dirty” creeps in even though I know what we do together is anything but. He’s here now and he’s going to stay. It’s time for me to talk to someone professionally. I need to shed my unhealthy past in order to have a healthy future with the man I love....