Dirty Verse

Dirty Rock, Book 1 (Leave Me Breathless)

By: Cassidy London, Dragonfly Ink Publishing

Narrated by: Marina Barrett, Vincent Skye

Cassidy London joins the Leave Me Breathless World with a swoon-worthy, grunge-meets-pop rock-star romance....

Jax

Mesmerized by her beauty, I watched as she swayed to the music. Incomparable and exotic, her call to every cell in my body was louder than the 120 decibels of our last concert.

Winning her should have been easy. But Aria Winters was unfazed by stardom and looked at me with disdain. She was the only girl I’d ever met who didn’t like rock stars.

Challenge accepted.

Aria

With his chiseled jawline, piercing black eyes, and international fame, Jax Andersson had a voice that made women everywhere swoon. Except for me. I couldn’t have cared less about the alternative rock world. It wasn’t my jam—and neither were junkie rock stars with massive egos. I was only there to do my job and move on with my life.

But when Jax offered me the one thing I was desperate for, I couldn’t refuse.

I should have stood my ground. He should have kept his distance. Because now, I was going to have to beat him at his own game.

"Fans of AL Jackson and Kristen Ashley will devour this! I love a good rockstar romance and Cassidy London didn't disappoint. She brought me back in time to those moments when I'd experienced all the feels!" (Not Your Moms Romance Blog)

Dirty Verse is a full-length novel from the Leave Me Breathless Ivy Collection that guarantees a happily ever after! For a complete list of Leave Me Breathless books and authors, please visit leavemebreathlessbooks.com.

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rocker romance

Jax head rocker...Aria dancer. they meet at a strip club where she is filling in for her bf as a favor. Jax thinks she is his muse. Jax refuses to do rock video without Aria and they start dating off and on from there. they go through their ups and downs. the title dirty verses comes from a line in the book " all verses are dirty when I think of you". good narration and storyline. awesome author

Dirty Verse

This is the first book in the Dirty Rock series and part of the Leave Me Breathless collection. Jax is a rockstar struggling with addiction and trying to find his muse. Aria is a professional dancer trying to make a name for herself and overcoming her past life hurdles. I really enjoyed this book. Marina Barrett and Vincent Skye did a fantastic job narrating this book.

The guy does not have his act together.

The guy does not have his act together.

3 stars overall, 3 stars story, 4 stars narration

 

   This novel is definitely a New Adult romance, and it’s a rock star romance in which the lead singer of a rock band is addicted to hard drugs including cocaine.  While I loved the heroine and was interested enough to listen to the entire book, the main male character and some aspects of the story did not appeal to me.  The book is a slow burn, but there are a few very hot bedroom scenes eventually.  Consensual rough sex, pretty graphic and "dirty" talk.  Curse words occur fairly often.  Fans of New Adult romance might like this one.

   I loved the heroine Aria who had worked hard going from a foster kid with nothing to a talented dancer with a college degree.  She has a likable personality, and I also liked her best friend.  I appreciate that the book is set in the 90s in L.A. and focuses on a fictional band, Desolation Sound, that seems similar to Pearl Jam.  I enjoyed the retro feel with only pagers and landlines, no cell phones.

   I didn’t like the main male character, Jax.  For most of the book, he did not deserve Aria.  Jax has been unable to write a song and has been spiraling down into depression until he sees his new muse, Aria, for the first time.  He has a real drug problem.  For most of the book, taking drugs is more important to him than making a good impression on Aria or respecting her preference to not be around people high on drugs.  For a while, Jax acted like a jerk to his bandmates and Aria with his explosive temper and crankiness.  Also, it irritated me how he constantly called Aria “goddess” repetitively in almost every sentence.  I could not like the guy.  He managed to somewhat redeem himself later by showing Aria respect.  My other problem with the book is that the happy ending seemed too quick and easy solving all of Jax’s and Aria’s problems. 

   The novel had dual narration.  The female narrator Marina Barrett was excellent in every way, including versatile and realistic voices for characters.  I give her performance 5 stars.  However, the male narrator Vincent Skye got on my nerves.  He spoke much too slowly, and I had to play the book at 1.2x in order to get through it.  His voice for Jax sounded pretty good and realistic for a 90s rocker from Toronto, but his female voices were subpar.  He is pretty good at love scenes and emoting.

   I requested and received a free audiobook code from the #Flock group, and I voluntarily wrote this honest review.  #Flock, #AudiobookObsession

This Story Rocks! Fantastic Narration & Listen🎧

Cassidy London leaves you breathless with this enjoyable and smoking hot rockstar romance novel. The story grabbed my attention right from the start and captivated it straight to the end. Aria, a professional dancer, is waiting to make her big break, in the meantime, she dances at the Pink Flamingo Dinner Cabaret. Her friend, Harley, asks for a favor, to work her shift at Sunset Dreams, but Aria does not want to jeopardize her future by dancing in a strip club, but her friend guilts her into doing it. Jax and his band were celebrating the end of their tour and wanted to party before making a video for one of their songs and heading back into the studio to put together their next album. They booked the private suite, the band was having fun watching the entertainment and when Jax saw her he knew she was no stripper and that he had to have her and requested a private dance. Aria did not want to do lap dances, but the money was good, her client took her by surprise and instead of a lap dance he wanted to talk with her. She is not into rock music so she did not know who he was, but she could tell he was a stoner and that is a big no no for her. Jax could not get her off of his mind and when they were interviewing dancers for their music video, he wanted her and his manager made it happen. Aria has issues with drug users, but he does not give up on her. She brings light into his life and he wants to better himself, he also realizes she is his muse. But she has her own dreams to pursue, he can not hold her back. This wonderfully plotted story has the perfect balance of drama, angst, heartfelt emotions, and steamy romance. Cassidy London, thank you for this great story and emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 And for the fabulous narration, Marina Barrett and Vincent Skye were the perfect cast to bring these characters and their story to life. They had a complete understanding of the characters they are portraying, giving each a voice that fits their character’s persona to a tee, sounding believable and just as I picture the characters to sound. Vincent Skye rocked it as Jax, showed all sides of his personality as the swoon worthy rockstar he was, Marina Barrett played the perfect Aria, she too grasped all sides of her personality. They set the perfect tone for the story, captured all the character’s emotions and projected them into their performance, having you feeling every single one. These entertaining storytellers are a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for this fantastic listen.

Thank you @PinkFlamingoProductions @AudiobookObsession TheFlock AudiobookObsessionReviewer🎧

Rocking Story (😝 get it)

The story was great. I really liked the characters and felt the narration made the story come to life.

I received a free copy of the story and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Dirty is Good

Aria is helping out a friend by working at the club. Jax comes in and is immediately attracted to her and wants her. But she shocks him by turning him down. He can not let her go because she is his muse and he needs her to bring control back to his reckless lifestyle.
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Dirty Verse

Good story. Easy listening, no real angst to speak of. Marina Barrett offered up great narration, and her voice was very likable. Something didn't set right with me on Vincent Skye's narration, but it wasn't enough to lessen the experience. Overall, good book, worth your time and credit!

Rocker-Jax

In this rocker romance Ari is not a alternative rock fan. Jax is the lead in an alternative rock band.
Ari is a professional dancer, who filled in for a friend at a strip joint, where Jax meets her. The story is more about the romance than the music, which I appreciate. It was an interesting story line. Narration was well done.

I received a free copy of this audiobook and am voluntarily leaving my review

Book 1 - Leave Me Breathless

A really good rocker romance. This is book 1 in London's Leave Me Breathless and while this book starts off so dark and ends in a HEA. I loved it! Smooth flowing storyline and dual point of view. Some repetition but nothing annoyingly so. Our main characters are rocker bad boy Jax and struggling dancer Aria. I loved Aria's independence, willingness to help friends and just overall strength. Jax I was kinda on the fence about but in the end was amazing too! OMG - the narration was perfect. So as a female reader most female vocals don't really stand out with me unless they are bad - this is SO not the case here...I adored listening to the vocals of Marina Barrett as Aria - what a beautiful, smoky voice - I loved it! Vincent Skye did great as well and this dual narration did wonders to bring these characters to life! I can't wait to see what's in store next in this series!

This book was given to me for free at my request and I voluntarily provided this review.

A Rock Star Romance

This was my first Cassidy London's book. This is the first book in the Dirty Rock series, a Rock Star Romance. This book is part of the Leave Me Breathless Ivy Collection. I liked Jax and Aria’s story. Jax is a Rock Star, and Aria is a professional dancer. They complement each other. The story is fast-paced. I liked the HEA. Marina Barrett and Vincent Skye did a great job with the narration. #TheFlock