Reviewer: Holly Light My Fire (Rock Royalty, #1) by Christie Ridgway
Series: Rock Royalty #1
Publisher: Self-Published
Publication Date: July 15, 2014
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
Point-of-View: Alternating Third
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Pages: 258
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Years ago, Rolling Stone magazine dubbed the nine collective children of the most famous band in the world “Rock Royalty.” Now all grown up, the princes and princesses are coming back to L.A.’s Laurel Canyon to discover if love can be found among the ruins of a childhood steeped in sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.
One touch will start a fire…World-weary band tour manager Ren Colson leaves his London business behind for a stay in Southern California, never expecting to wake up beside Cilla Maddox. Cilla Maddox—who in the years since their last meeting has turned sexy as hell. But she deserves more than a man hardened by long nights, dark roads, and too many faceless women.
One night will change her world…Cilla Maddox not once imagined she’d see the bad boy of her dreams again. But then he’s sharing her air, her home, her bed. Though he claims he has no heart, she wants it to be hers. Can she convince him that the flames that leap between them might signify forever?
It’s been several years since I read anything by Ridgway. This was a free Kindle download. I’m a sucker for rock star romances, and the premise of this one intrigued me.
The children of rock band Velvet Lemon have been dubbed Rock Royalty by the media. They grew up surrounded by sex, drugs and rock-n-roll. None of them have really managed to form lasting connections, but youngest child Cilla craves family more than most. Since her latest relationship ended very badly, she’s home licking her wounds and mourning the loss of her surrogate mother, Gwen, a groupie who took all the kinds under her wing. Gwen left each kid something personal of hers and Cilla figure cataloging the collection of costumes she got is a great excuse to regroup. Only she didn’t expect Ren, another Lemon kid, to show up at the same time.
Ren has always been a loner. He isn’t looking to connect with his family or a romantic relationship, but he can’t deny he’s attracted to Cilla. When it becomes clear the attraction is mutual, he knows he can’t resist. As long as she knows the score, all will be well, right? What could possibly go wrong…
Light My Fire wasn’t a bad read, but the characters read as very young. Ren’s bad-boy persona was told more than shown, and I got frustrated with Cilla several times because she seemed so immature. I did like the other siblings and the way that part of the story was told. I also liked the connection between Ren and Cilla, and how their romance developed. There were a lot of unanswered questions, but I assume they’ll be cleared up in the following books, since there are 9 in the series.
Overall this was a quick read. Not a lot of substance, but entertaining.
3 out of 5
Rock Royalty
