Fully Automatic (Bullet) (48 page)
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Authors: Jade C. Jamison
Epilogue
ETHAN HAD RECOMITTED to Fully Automatic, and the band’s third album exceeded everyone’s expectations. It was amazing.
And the baby…little Hayley Marie. God, she was his pride and joy. A beautiful baby and more than he could have ever asked for.
For all the joy Val had brought to his life, he needed to repay her. He managed to convince her that his plan for her was brilliant.
And that wa
s why they were here now, performing in front of a sold out crowd in San Antonio. Val was at the helm, and they’d just finished a kick ass song.
She was the front woman of a new band called Val Hella. She was back. Most Fully Automatic fans didn’t know her from the girl next door, but they knew Brad and they knew Nick. After Fully Automatic’s third album, the four guys announced they wanted to branch out into side
projects. Fully Automatic remained intact and they would release another album in a couple of years, but they wanted to pursue other projects. That was good, because Ethan and Zane wanted to go completely death metal, something Brad had resisted. They wanted a side band so they could unleash the darker, heavier pieces Ethan had been writing, and Brad was convinced it was fueled by the demons Ethan was finally learning to let go. It was a good thing for his brother.
And i
t gave him the perfect opportunity to get Val on her feet. He’d barely gotten the words out of his mouth when Nick said, “Hell, yeah.”
Brad knew it was because the guy liked the idea of playing percussion with a female bassist.
The three of them auditioned lots of women before settling on one who seemed the perfect fit.
Watching Val tonight—the third night on tour—made him realize it was the smartest move he’d made since proposing to her. Her voice was in fine form. The surgery had changed her singing voice a little—it sounded more mature, deeper, throatier, but he knew too that part of that was due to the music lessons she’d invested in. She didn’t want to lose her voice again, and so she was doing all she could to ensure its health.
She’d also learned guitar big time, and she was playing rhythm to his lead. It made her sexier than ever to him.
She yelled into the mike, “San Antonio! How we doin’ tonight?”
The response was amazing. He knew most of the fans were there for the headliners—Last Five Seconds—but they had accepted Val’s band with open arms.
She really did belong up there. She knew how to work a crowd and they were eating her up. “You guys
might know this tune. Fully Automatic plays it on tour, but they’ve never recorded it. I used to sing this back in the day, and it’s one of my favorite songs. So here you go—‘Metal Forever’.” Brad had never had the heart to record it when their label had rejected the one song Val had sung for the demo, but he’d always loved it and couldn’t resist playing it on tour. He convinced Val to put it on her band’s first album.
She looked over at Brad and he smiled.
He loved hearing her sing the words, because he’d long considered “Metal Forever” her theme song. Nick cued them up and they started.
She was
beyond beautiful. The lights beamed down on her as she leaned into the mike, and she was vibrant, fully alive. He knew too that the same light in her eyes would be shining later that evening when they met up with the nanny and their kids after the show, but for now, her job was entertaining thousands of people—doing something she was born to do.
T
he fine people of San Antonio might not have known that “Metal Forever” was actually Val’s song, but they loved it, and it was so good hearing her sing it again. It summed up all she was.
At the end of the song, Brad spoke into his mike—in place for singing back up. “God, I love this woman.”
As he walked over to her and kissed her on the cheek, the screams from the audience ensured him that they too loved her…almost as much as he did.
The Bullet series by Jade C. Jamison
Bullet:
An Epic Rock Star Novel
See where it all began!
What if you discover the man you want is toxic?
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Valerie Quinn is a naïve college freshman when she meets on-the-rise rock star Ethan Richards. He’s an idealistic, handsome, reckless young man, but he’s captured her heart. She doesn’t give up on him and eventually his walls crumble down. By the time Valerie has given herself to him completely, she discovers he’s damaged and may be beyond help. Can she save Ethan and their relationship before he implodes, or will he self-destruct and take her with him?
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Rock Bottom
(Bullet #2)
The much-anticipated sequel to
Bullet.
Ethan Richards has fought depression and a host of other demons all his adult life, and it’s caused him to lose everything—his wife, his son, his friends, and he almost loses the one thing that means the most to him—his band. He hits rock bottom and believes there is no way out.
Enter Jenna McCormick, a feisty drug and alcohol counselor, a woman with her own share of troubles. She finds Ethan intriguing but keeps him at a distance while trying to help him face life without crutches. She feels a spark but denies it, knowing that a relationship with unstable Ethan could be dangerous for both of them.
Ethan knows what he wants, though, and isn’t used to being told no. Jenna isn’t willing to risk Ethan losing his tenuous grip on sobriety, however, and is prepared to deny her deeper feelings to help Ethan climb out of his hole, but he learns how to let go of his pain when he finds that someone is prepared to walk with him through the shadows. Can he convince Jenna that they should take a chance on love or will they forever deny their feelings in an effort to keep Ethan on the straight and narrow?
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Feverish
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…To be
loved
by the good guy
…To be
fucked
by the bad boy
He’ll make you
FEVERISH
either way…
Clayton “Jet” Smith has enjoyed acting the part of rock star god / incorrigible bad boy since his breakup with rock goddess Valerie Quinn. He’s racking up quite a score playing the field, and he has no plans to settle down anytime soon. His biggest problem these days is meeting his obligations. He’s so busy having fun, he forgets the important things.
To help him out, he hires recent graduate Emily Brinkman to be his personal assistant, and he quickly finds a fire burning in his belly for her. There are two problems, however. The first is that Emily is engaged to be married, a fact that leaves Jet unfazed. The second problem isn’t so easy to surmount, though: Emily is disgusted and unimpressed by both sides of the man.
Will Clay find a way to persuade Emily to try him out, not just for one night, but for all time?
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Other rock star books by Jade C. Jamison:
Tangled Web
Katie Logan has had a secret crush on her best friend Johnny Church since high school, but he’s never looked at her the same way. So when Johnny—now a famous rock-and-roll guitarist—comes home to visit, Katie can’t bring herself to tell him she’s engaged to be married. She should have, though, because she soon discovers that maybe the attraction is mutual…
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Everything But
High school English teacher Erin Lancaster is stuck with the unwelcome job of filling in for the injured cheerleading coach, but she wants to back out when she discovers she has to be auctioned as a date during the annual spring fundraiser. She’s horrified to find her rock star crush Riley Schultz, former frontman of Spawn, will be playing emcee for the event, but she’s even more shocked that he also happens to be the highest bidder for her affections, and sparks fly when she discovers that maybe their attraction is mutual.
Riley’s been in the music business long enough to know that true love is not in the cards for him, but the cute blonde he’s dropped a wad of cash on would be a welcome distraction during his vacation. He has no idea there’s more to her than meets the eye.
Will one week together be enough for them to quell the flames, to enjoy everything but?
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MADversary
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Then Kiss Me
Casey Williams has left a loveless marriage and is trying to rebuild her life. She finds that, even though you can never go home again, you can find lust again, and she finds a love interest in Scott, her coworker. She also discovers his secret, that he’s a drummer for a heavy metal band, and falls hard for him…just in time to find that, between his questionable friends and psychotic maybe-ex-girlfriend, he might not be the right guy for her. But her heart beats like a drum for him, and she finds herself willing to play with fire to get closer.
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Other books by Jade C. Jamison:
The Nicki Sosebee Series
The character Nicki developed out of Jade’s need to read a strong heroine, and do we mean strong! Nicki has a sailor mouth and can keep up in that department with her rough-and-tough best friend, Sean Ramsey. And don’t get her started talking about sexual freedom. She’s all about it. Granted, it stemmed from a lost opportunity at love (with said best friend), but she appreciates sex as much as any man ever thought of. She’s still finding her way through life too, but she’s figuring it out.
Got the Life (Nicki Sosebee #1)
Nicki Sosebee wants her first headline, but she doesn’t want it to read “Reporter found dead.”
Nicki Sosebee has been working low-paying jobs ever since she finished school, but now that she’s older, she wants more. She’s a novice reporter trying to learn the ropes. Just as she’s getting her career goals on track, though, her love life gets worse and worse. Sure, she has no problems picking up good-looking guys for brief flings, but relationships? Out of the question. Maybe it’s because Sean, her gorgeous best friend, just can’t see her as more than a buddy. So when Sean encourages her as she pursues her first headline-producing story, Nicki realizes that her life’s pretty sweet…if only she can live long enough to see tomorrow’s front page.
Stating His Case
Samantha Paulson, Attorney at Law, finds it hard to concentrate when new client Ryan Craig sits on the other side of her desk. She finds herself immediately drawn to him against her better judgment. She is torn between her career and her feelings for him. If she follows her heart, she could have the night of a lifetime with good-looking, heart-stopping tattooed bad boy Ryan, but she could also end up disbarred. Is he worth it?
Quickies
Sexy Short Stories and Other Stuff
Quickies is a collection of miscellaneous words that really don’t fit elsewhere and certainly can't stand alone. A mixture of poetry, short stories, and bite-sized nuggets, Quickies is full of small stuff that won't consume an entire day of your life but that you'll enjoy just the same. Stories like “Drawn to Him” and “Dancing on Air” are hot and sexy...and fun. And there’s also a bonus for fans of Jade's book Bullet—all the stories she wrote for fun for blogs (as well as one deleted scene) are also collected in Quickies. So enjoy Quickies...because sometimes you want it slow and steamy, but other times you want it super-hot, nasty...and quick!
And more! Jade just won’t shut up!