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Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson| Blitz

May. 04, 2023

Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson| Blitz

Are y’all ready for the fifth book in The Balefire series? Well it is out now and if you haven’t read this series yet where have you been living? Trust me when I say you are going to want this one on your list right away.

Stay For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson

Stay For Me
Tam DeRudder Jackson
(The Balefire Series, #5)
Publication date: April 27th 2023
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Garrett

Iโ€™ve made a few mistakes over the last decade, but the one I regret most was letting Olivia Carter go. When I see her again, the past crashes over me, reminding of everything I ever wanted and gave up when I let our dreams separate us.

Managing Balefire into the worldโ€™s biggest rock band came at a personal costโ€”walking away from my only love. When fate brings her back into my life, Iโ€™m determined not to screw up again. After Balefire hires her studio to produce their next music video, I have a second chance to rewrite our songโ€”if I can convince her Iโ€™m a changed man.

Olivia

Ten years ago, Garrett Phillips chose to go with โ€œhis boysโ€ and leave me in the dust of a ratty old tour bus. Now Iโ€™m working my ass off to make a name for myself as a Hollywood music video director. Unfortunately, my fledgling studio is bleeding money, and my only hope of saving it is to make a video with the biggest rock band on the planet. Too bad that means working with the man who tore my heart out of my chest when he chose his rock โ€™nโ€™ roll dream over me.

He says heโ€™s grown up. He says we can make things work. But can I truly trust that this time he will stay for me?


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Garrettโ€™s nostrils flared, and he shifted on his stool. His eyes remained locked on mine as

he slid his headphones from his head and set them aside. Cursing the tiny tremor in my hands, I

removed my headphones and set them somewhere on the control board beside me.

โ€œOlivia.โ€

My name on his lips rasped over me like calloused hands over my skin. Involuntary

shivers rippled through me, and I clamped my thighs even tighter together.

I stopped whatever he wanted to say next with my finger pressed to his full lips. For a

long moment, neither of us moved. Then he reached up and smoothed his fingers up my palm

and higher along the length of my fingers. His eyes dipped to our hands. Though we barely

touched, sensations like electric currents sparked every nerve, beginning in my hand and arcing

up my arm to trip my heart nearly into arrhythmia. My breath caught as he slid his fingers

through mine, up and down, up and down, before he twined our hands together with a gentle

squeeze. I closed my eyes and worked to find some air.

About Tam DeRudder Jackson

Tam

Tam DeRudder Jackson's love of all things Celtic led her to write the Talisman Series. Steeped in Celtic mythology, these steamy, fated mates, paranormal romance adventures are set in the mountains of Tamโ€™s native Montana and the Highlands of Scotland. Rogue, the most recent book in the series, was named a best romance of 2022 by the Independent Book Review.

An avid fan of rock music, Tam never misses a chance to see a live show, especially if itโ€™s Shinedown, one of her favorite bands. Her love of rock music inspired her contemporary rock star Balefire Series, a sexy fun ride following the lives and loves of the members of a fictional mega-band. Readers of this series consistently give the books five-star reviews.

Tam earned her BA in English from Montana State University and her M.Ed. in literacy from Lesley University. After a short teaching stint in Bath, England, she settled in the wilds of Wyoming where she taught adolescents all about the Celts and a bit about writing before she stepped out of the classroom to pursue her writing career full time.

When sheโ€™s not writing, you can find her working her way through her mountainous TBR piles, alpine skiing, or traveling to some new place on her ever-expanding bucket list. To stay up to date on her adventures, connect with Tam on her website www.tamderudderjackson where you can subscribe to her newsletter.

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    May 4, 2023 at 3:34 pm

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