Strings (Hard Rock Harlots #1)
by Kendall Grey
Synopsis
WARNING: STRINGS
is not suitable for slut shamers, uptight stone throwers,
Holier-Than-Thou prudes, humorless virgins, persons with chronic neck or
back pain, pearl-clutching bitties, those who disparage crude humor or
vulgarity in their many forms, closed-minded people with sticks up their
asses, or anyone under the age of 18. The vile, base language and
shocking, unholy sexual acts contained herein are not condoned by anyone
with a lick of sense and should certainly not be reproduced without
proper training and protection. The potty-mouthed and perpetually horny
"heroine" (the term is used loosely) of this book does not resemble a
normal, well-adjusted, or remotely believable person in any way, shape,
or form. The author acknowledges that the characters in this book are
shallow and two-dimensional; the plot is both ridiculous and insipid.
She makes no apologies for any of it.
* Readers are strongly advised to wear latex gloves whilst reading to minimize contamination risks.
Free-spirited
musician Letty Dillinger adheres to a strict, “no strings attached”
policy when it comes to men. After a wild night of unabashed sex in a
fancy hotel room, she never expects to see the adventurous stud she dubs
“Shades” again. When her all-girl rock trio books a tour at the last
minute as the opening act for their archenemies, Letty’s shocked to
discover she knows the competition’s new lead singer. Intimately. Shades
is no longer a one-night stand. Now he’s the guy she has to one-up on
stage every night for the sake of her career.
Sharing close
quarters on a bus with her sexy nemesis and his bad-boy buddies puts
Letty’s Golden Rule to the test. On this tour, guitar strings aren’t the
only things being played. And when heartstrings are pulled too hard,
they’re bound to snap sooner or later
Heather's Review
4 STRAPPING smooches!
If you come to one of my shows, you’ll leave
either wanting to be me or wanting to do me...
I’m the lead singer and bass player for an
all-chick, ‘70s-style rock band, Cherry Buzz Float.
Letty works at a waitress by day and, when she has a gig, a kick ass rocker at night. Now 25 years old and unsatisfied with her life, she goes to the bar to drown her sorrows and gets chatty with a
guy named Shades.
“You ever
been butt-boinked by a drunk, dildo-clad woman before?”
There’s that naughty grin again. “No, but I’ll try anything once.”
Yeah… so they go off to a hotel and have a night of, seriously, the
craziest sex ever! She made a promise to return the favor on his birthday. So, she writes her number down before
sneaking out, not really expecting to ever see him again.
The next
day, her manager calls her and her band-mates in for a meeting. She has signed another band, Killer Dixon,
and wants Cherry Buzz Float to go on tour as their opening act. Letty gets the surprise of her life when
Killer Dixon shows up for the meeting.
If I had nuts, they’d have crawled so far up
my ass, my breath would smell like cum.
My heart chokes on its own blood as the guy
I fucked last night steps up and says, “You can call me Shades.”
Shades is
the new lead singer of Killer Dixon and they will be touring together… on a
bus. Strap in(haha) for a WILD ride with this gang; full of lots of drama and a gleeking cooter with a life of its own!
Okay, I
expected this book to be pure and simple, candy. And, it is that. There is a lot of sex and hilarity. What I did not expect was the emotional
attachment that I developed for Letty.
Out of nowhere I found myself crying.
How do you write a book that is so filled with raunchy sex and every
obscene sexual word and act that you can come up with and still manage to
create a touching love story? Kendall
Gray has figured it out! Seriously, I
was SHOCKED when the tears started falling.
My one
downfall with this book was the dirtiness in the anal sex. I for one am not fond of anal but it does not
ruin a book for me, if it is clean.
Clean as in a condom is used.
There is no back to front or back to mouth… and at one point when he
licked his finger after putting it in the “no-no” hole, I literally gagged!
Strings
would have been a 4.5 smooch book apart from that one scene. I am giving Strings 4 smooches. Heed the warning. This book is FULL of shocking moments. Take it for what it is. My biggest shock was how much I fell in love
with Miss Letty and even Shades. Well
done Kendall Grey! I can’t wait to read
Jinx’s story in Beats!
Selene's Review
4.5 Finger-licking Smooches
So, my new thing is
to NOT read any press about a book before I read it … no summaries or
reviews. I love going into a book
blind. The only thing I knew about this
book was what I read in the author’s warning …
WARNING: STRINGS is not suitable for slut
shamers, uptight stone throwers, Holier-Than-Thou prudes, humorless virgins,
persons with chronic neck or back pain, pearl-clutching bitties, those who
disparage crude humor or vulgarity in their many forms, closed-minded people
with sticks up their asses, or anyone under the age of 18. The vile, base
language and shocking, unholy sexual acts contained herein are not condoned by
anyone with a lick of sense and should certainly not be reproduced without
proper training and protection. The potty-mouthed and perpetually horny
"heroine" (the term is used loosely) of this book does not resemble a
normal, well-adjusted, or remotely believable person in any way, shape, or
form. The author acknowledges that the characters in this book are shallow and
two-dimensional; the plot is both ridiculous and insipid. She makes no
apologies for any of it.
* Readers are strongly advised to wear latex
gloves whilst reading to minimize contamination risks.
Heed the warning
people. HEED. THE. WARNING.
This book is
something else. And it’s fabulous.
Letty Dillinger is a
struggling musician … a hard-rocking, bad ass one at that. She’s twenty-five years old and is the lead
singer and bass player for an “all-chick, ‘70s-style rock band,” Cherry Buzz Float. Music is her passion, it’s her life. Her
band is invited to join Killer Dixon’s tour (sharing a bus) and open for them …
a huge break for Cherry Buzz Float.
Unfortunately, there is bad blood between Kate, Letty’s band mate, and
Rax from Killer Dixon. There is also
some history between Letty and Killer Dixon’s lead singer. Suffice it to say, the stage is set for drama
and some pretty hot moments on the road.
You can’t help but
love Letty for her quick wit, sharp tongue, and cavalier attitude in the bedroom
… and taxi cab and tour bus and outside against the tour bus and on stage …. well,
you get the point. Letty lets her freak
flag proudly fly. In the midst of all
the commotion, crazy talk and crazier sex, there is a sweet little love story
tucked away. It sneaked up on me, just
like it did Letty.
I don’t know a darn
thing about being a musician or the passion behind it, but when Letty is on
stage, sharing her thoughts with us, I completely felt like I got it. It’s pretty cool. Just one more thing I loved about this book!
The music connects us, ties us together with invisible
strings. It’s the most beautiful form
of slavery in the world. – Letty
Music is about freeing the lyrics my heart
holds dear and watching the meaning root, blossom, and spread like a virus
across our fans’ faces. - Letty
This book is
definitely not for everyone … the two most shocking aspects (for me anyway) are
-
1. the graphic anal sex scenes. I think I walked funny for a day just after
reading Letty’s anal sexcapades.
“I drool -literally drool- at
the thought of his ten inches filling my a$$” – Letty
I
would cringe but, hey, that’s just me! In
addition to music being her passion I suspect anal sex is too.
2. the
vocabulary … shocking, but in an entertaining way. I think every sexual slang word and phrase
from the urban dictionary is in the book. And it’s funny stuff. I LOL-ed
more times than I can remember. KG
definitely has a way with words. A few
examples -
If my nipples could ejaculate, they would. –
Letty
Nope.
Resist the temptation, Letty. F*ck
him like a Roman nympho whore with a flaming crotch, let him put it out with a
cum spritzer, then run like hell. –
Letty
Two fingers on a mission bypass my a$$hole and
surprise attack my primed pu$$y from behind.
Like a ninja boss! - Letty
I’m anxious to continue on with Beats, the second book in the Hard Rock Harlots series. This book centers on Jinx, the drummer for Cherry Buzz Float. As I said, Strings isn't for everyone but if this kind of story is up your alley you will no doubt enjoy it!
Housewives Commentary
*** These are actual snippets of our conversations while buddy reading Strings. Please excuse any typos!
