Rhythm and Desire

A Steamy Rock Star Romantic Suspense

By: Raven Desire

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

He was the one man I swore never to call. He is the one man I am forbidden to touch.

Valen Black isn’t just a rock god; he’s a ruin. Since his brother’s tragic death, the frontman of Void Theory has exiled himself to a brutalist fortress in the mountains, surviving on whiskey, silence, and the lie that isolation is penance. He is convinced his world is poison.

Until I break his silence.

I was just a waitress trying to survive—until I witnessed a cartel execution in the alley behind the bar. Now, the most dangerous fixers in the city are hunting me and my four-year-old son. I have no money, no allies, and only one desperate option left: the phone number Valen gave me at the funeral five years ago.

He extracts us. He locks us in "The Void." He promises to keep us safe.

But safety is a lie when you’re trapped with a man who looks at you like a sin he’s dying to commit. Valen is the older brother of the man I used to love. He’s the enemy. He’s off-limits. And he’s the only thing standing between me and a bullet.

Every look is a violation. Every touch is a betrayal of the past. But as the hitmen close in on our mountain sanctuary, the line between hate and hunger dissolves.

Valen thinks he’s poison. He doesn't realize he’s the only antidote I have left.

Tropes:
Rock Star Protector
Forced Proximity
Taboo (Ex's Brother)
Single Mom
"Touch Her And Die" Vibes

Content Warning: The opening involves a graphic execution, and there are themes of addiction/overdose (regarding the brother).