Book Review - Rocked by Grace (Love and Chaos Series Book 1) by M.J. Schiller #ContemporaryRomance @mjschiller

Rocked by Grace

(Love and Chaos Series Book 1)

By M.J. Schiller

Zane Sanders, lead singer of Just Short of Chaos, surprised everyone, including himself, when he plucked a fan out of the audience at one of his concerts.

I don’t know what possessed me to do it. I’d never done anything like that before. But something about Grace drew me to her. And within minutes of pulling her on stage, I knew I’d made one of the best decisions of my life. Since our drummer Devin’s overdose, I’d felt dead inside. Perhaps for even longer than that. But Grace was fun, sexy—and as I would discover later—good and selfless. And an irresistible magic surrounded us that made me feel alive again. 

That is, until I blew it. In classic Zane style. Funny thing is, when I first got Grace up on stage, I had no idea what to do with her. Now I have no idea what I’ll do without her.

Grace Prescott was living out every girl’s fantasy.

Only thing is, fantasies ended, and I realized pretty quickly that I didn’t want this one to stop. Zane had a magnetism about him that was more than mere charisma. That was evident the moment I—the girl who normally had to be dragged out onto the dance floor—practically became a pole dancer in his arms. Then it happened. The moment everyone kept referring to as “The Kiss.” But it was all part of the show, right? It didn’t matter that Zane made more than my feet move. He stirred up feelings that scared the crap out of me. The depth of his sadness called out to me even more than his unbelievable sex appeal, and that was saying something.

But it could never work between us. He may have come from a small town like me, but he was all rock star now and totally out of my league. I was a flower shop owner, not his saving Grace.

Are some actions beyond forgiveness or will he be rocked by Grace?

Sex, drugs and rock & roll — Zane Sanders, the ultimate rock god, seemingly has it all together. But he only lets his fans see what he wants them to see, that was until he pulled Grace Prescott onto the stage. One look in her eyes and his world turned on its axis.

Somebody get me a fan! Zane Sanders is hot, hot, hot! He is also unbearably cute and has gone through considerable trauma in his life. The fast-paced rock-star life he lives is glamorous but it is also tough. His love affairs are brief and unimportant, and he suffers from terrible nerves before he goes on stage. Once he is on stage, however, he feels like he is at home. When he meets Grace, something clicks in his heart, and he realises what, or should I say who, he had been missing his entire life. Once Grace is in Zane’s line of vision he is determined to make her his, but there is more to this fun-loving woman he had pulled up on the stage. I thought Zane was a really lovely protagonist. He is angry, moody, but also loving and protective. Sometimes he can’t keep up with his runaway mouth, so I did not warm to him straight away, and he also does stalk Grace for 24 hours and I wasn't too sure if I was suppose to admire him for that? But as this novel progresses, Zane becomes this really likeable man, and he does everything in his power to look after Grace and her little brother. Although he gets Grace into a whole heap of trouble, but you will have to read the book to find out what happens!!

Grace was a character that I instantly adored. She is the kind of woman you want as your best friend. Her tragic past, and her devotion to her brother, who has special needs, only made her all the more appealing. When she is pulled upon the stage, Grace allows herself to be swept away by the moment but when she falls back down to reality she realises that it was just a moment in time. Through Grace, we are shown the vulnerabilities of what it means to be a woman. There are several nasty encounters with men, and her abusive ex-boyfriend is incredibly threatening. Then there is Zane. Grace cannot deny the sexual attraction between them, but she cannot envisage a world where the two of them would be together—his lifestyle is vastly different to hers. I thought Grace came across as very believable and as I have already said, I really adored her. 

The story itself is incredibly fast-paced, so fast-paced that I read it one sitting — I was not going to put this book-baby down!! The trials and tribulations that the two of them have to go through make this an enthralling read. There are moments in the novel where I found myself asking, what the hell just happened? But I think the drama only made it more compelling. There are some triggers in this novel, such as domestic abuse and sexual assault, which some readers may find very upsetting, but like all romances, there is a happy-ever-after.

I really enjoyed reading Rocked by Grace (Love and Chaos Series Book 1). I was utterly enchanted from beginning to end.

I received a copy of this book from the author (lucky me!), but you can grab your copy over on Amazon

M.J. Schiller

Bestselling author M.J. Schiller is a retired lunch lady/romance-romantic suspense writer. She enjoys writing novels whose characters include rock stars, desert princes, teachers, futuristic Knights, construction workers, cops, and a wide variety of others. In her mind everybody has a romance. She is the mother of a twenty-two-year-old and three twenty-year-olds. That's right, triplets! So having recently taught four children to drive, she likes to escape from life on occasion by pretending to be a rock star at karaoke. However…you won’t be seeing her name on any record labels soon.