The Rockstar: The Portland Protectors-EHM Security Series Book 1 by Emerson Beckett & Rheland Richmond
The Rockstar is the first book in The Portland Protectors-EHM Security series by author duo Emerson Beckett and Rheland Richmond, which features a demiromantic bodyguard and a rockstar who has given up on love.
From the blurb:
The first book in the sexy new bodyguard series set in the Package Deal World.
Adam Spencer – “The Rockstar”
And as much as I want to be someone’s everything, that’s not meant for me.
After a painful breakup, I channeled all my hurt into a song that has skyrocketed my band, Fallen Angel, to the top of the charts.
Now I need protection from the one person who was supposed to love me no matter what—my mother.
Whether I want him or not, I now have a sexy, silver-tongued southern charmer as my 24/7 bodyguard.
I’ve tried not to fall for him, because I don’t do relationships. They hurt too much.
But Michael has me thinking I could take one more chance to find love.
Or was I meant to be alone like I'd thought all along?
Michael Coleman – “Phantom”
I’ve always been a protector. During my career as a Navy SEAL, my duty was to find undisclosed information and protect my team.
Now I need to protect the sexy rockstar I love flirting with every time he walks in the door to our EHM office.
Adam Spencer lights me up like no one ever has. And that’s saying something.
I’ll do whatever it takes to protect him, even from himself.
Have I finally found the love I’ve been hoping for with my rockstar?
The Rockstar is a flirty, friends-to-lovers, bodyguard and rockstar MM Romance that takes place in the Package Deal Series World. It can be read as a stand-alone book.
Trigger Warning: There is off the page reference to physical abuse to a minor.
Jacqueleen the Reading Queen's Review:
"๐๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต."
Oh Adam. You sweet, sweet boy. I wasn't sure how I felt about Adam before starting The Rockstar. He appeared first in Ineligible Receiver as Cooper's boyfriend. A man who was in the way of Cooper being with Greg, so it didn't exactly endear me to him. But these two authors worked their magic and by the end of the damn prologue I was firmly in the I love Adam camp. He broke my damn heart. Yes, he may be a famous rockstar now, but he wasn't always. Once he was a scared little boy who, more than anything in the world, wished for a parent who loved him. For anyone to love him, really. And though he was eventually taken in by his best friend Cole's family, the fear of abandonment never truly left him. Trauma will do that to a person.
I absolutely loved Phantom aka Michael. He was exactly what Adam needed in his life. Michael saw him, the real him. His work as Adam's bodyguard kept these two in close quarters, which gave Michael a lot of opportunities to get to know him outside of his file. He'd already enjoyed spending time with Adam as a friend, but I think he surprised even himself when he started to develop romantic feelings for him as well.
"๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐'๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ. ๐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ.
๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ, ๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ. "
Michael is good at reading people and I think that helped immensely with his relationship with Adam. Adam tended to get all up in his head a lot. Michael could usually tell when this was happening and instinctively knew how to help. Whether with words or a sweet kiss on the forehead, Michael would always work to bring back the smile on Adam's face. I just loved them together and I couldn't have asked for things to turn out better in the end for them both.
Now the next book is going to be Cole and Patrick. Thank freaking goodness because I already told Miss Beckett I may have started a revolt if I had to wait for another book between this one and theirs. Cole is such a wonderful man and friend. I hate that he's hurting and that it's the man who loves him who's the cause. Those two need to figure their shit out, and they need to do it yesterday. For all our sakes.
Rating: 5 Stars
Heather's Review:
I'm loving the progression of Emerson Beckett's and Rheland Richmond's co-writing adventures! This new series spin-off that features a bodyguard/rockstar combination is a delicious read with just enough angst, a little suspense and a chance to watch a never-really-fake relationship grow stronger!
I love the way this duo develop characters - they've got depth, they have pain and they have spirit! I love how well He-man and Rockstar fit together and how they develop a rhythm to their relationship that is decidedly fun to watch.
I also like that, while this isn't specifically a holiday story, that we get a nod to the holidays in it! I can't wait to see what happens with Cole and Patrick's story!
Rating: 5 Stars
The Rockstar is available to buy as an ebook or to read with Kindle Unlimited subscription.
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