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A BEAUTIFUL ROCK
BY
LILLIANA ANDERSON
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You DON'T need to read the entire series to enjoy each Beautiful Series book - jump on in at any time!
Grab your copy at these great retailers -
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A Beautiful Rock by Lilliana Anderson
(Beautiful #4)
Publication date: April 3rd 2014
Genres: New Adult, Romance
(Beautiful #4)
Publication date: April 3rd 2014
Genres: New Adult, Romance
Synopsis:
***CONTENT WARNING*** New Adult Romance for ages 18+ due to sex scenes and adult situations.
After the video of his public outburst catapulted him to superstardom, Marcus now has everything he ever wanted.
Or so he thought. Be careful what you wish for, his mother always told him…
After spending two years touring the globe, he’s growing tired, and that endless line of women has become a sea of blurry and meaningless faces.
When he returns home and receives a visit from Naomi, his previous object of affection, he finally starts to look at himself and what he’s become. He doesn’t like it.
Something has to change…
On the surface, Lisa is a pretty simple girl. She goes to work, spends time with her friends, and adores her dog, Perry. She loves the quiet life and isn’t interested in the bright lights of Marcus’s world. So when he takes an interest in her, she makes it very clear that she doesn’t want what he’s offering. You see, Lisa has secrets, and being seen with Marcus will be the key to her undoing.
Being a man used to getting what he wants, Marcus won’t be taking no for an answer. For the first time, he has met someone who he feels a definite connection with, and he won’t be taking no for an answer – even if it means inadvertently ruining everything Lisa has worked so hard to conceal…
Will Marcus and Lisa find a way to deal with her secrets and be together? Or will she push him away, ensuring Marcus is destined to always have his affections unreturned?
After the video of his public outburst catapulted him to superstardom, Marcus now has everything he ever wanted.
Or so he thought. Be careful what you wish for, his mother always told him…
After spending two years touring the globe, he’s growing tired, and that endless line of women has become a sea of blurry and meaningless faces.
When he returns home and receives a visit from Naomi, his previous object of affection, he finally starts to look at himself and what he’s become. He doesn’t like it.
Something has to change…
On the surface, Lisa is a pretty simple girl. She goes to work, spends time with her friends, and adores her dog, Perry. She loves the quiet life and isn’t interested in the bright lights of Marcus’s world. So when he takes an interest in her, she makes it very clear that she doesn’t want what he’s offering. You see, Lisa has secrets, and being seen with Marcus will be the key to her undoing.
Being a man used to getting what he wants, Marcus won’t be taking no for an answer. For the first time, he has met someone who he feels a definite connection with, and he won’t be taking no for an answer – even if it means inadvertently ruining everything Lisa has worked so hard to conceal…
Will Marcus and Lisa find a way to deal with her secrets and be together? Or will she push him away, ensuring Marcus is destined to always have his affections unreturned?
AUTHOR BIO
Australian born and bred, Lilliana Anderson has always loved to read and write considering it the best form of escapism that the world has to offer. Besides writing Angelien's biographical trilogy, she also writes contemporary romance and drama all based around Aussie characters.
When she isn't writing she is a wife, and a mother to four children. She has worked in a variety of industries and studied humanities before transferring to commerce/law at university.
She currently lives a fairly quiet life in suburban Melbourne.
When she isn't writing she is a wife, and a mother to four children. She has worked in a variety of industries and studied humanities before transferring to commerce/law at university.
She currently lives a fairly quiet life in suburban Melbourne.
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EXCERPT ONE
Marcus
I’m a rock star…
I remember that being this great idea that meant
all of my dreams would become a reality. I could click my fingers, and anything
I want would appear in front of me. Being obscenely famous is as close to magic
as you can get.
The problem is, it’s lonely as fuck.
I’ve just spent two years travelling both
Australia and the world, singing to audiences in every country imaginable. I’ve
fucked more girls than I can possibly count. Done everything I’ve ever wanted
to do, and a whole bunch of shit I didn’t even know existed.
I basked in the adoration of my fans. Let all of
my values just slip away until I was the quintessential famous dickwad that I
am today.
Now, I’m not even sure I’m ok with looking at
myself in the mirror.
I used to have friends. I used to have family. I
even thought I was in love once… Now, all I have are hangers on, and staff who
are paid to nod their heads and make sure I’m happy.
But I’m not. I’m not happy at all.
I think back to where all this started, to that
fucking video when I threw a tantrum on stage because I wanted the girl my
brother had. I thought I loved her. At the time, I really did. But now I know it
wasn’t love. Love is something I’ve never experienced in my whole over the top,
gregarious life. Hell, I don’t even love myself. I’m sick of seeing my face
plastered around. I’m sick of hearing my name chanted out loud. I’m sick of my
own voice.
I need a break, and now that I'm finally back
home where I started, I’m hoping that it won’t be long before I get that. Maybe
I’ll pretend to be a normal person for a while. It’s amazing how many people
believe me when I deny being me…
EXCERPT TWO
Lisa
Engrossed in my movie, it isn’t until Perry jumps
off the couch and starts barking that I realise that someone just knocked on my
door. Picking up the remote, I hit pause and shoo Perry out of the way so I can
see who’s there.
Glancing through the peephole, I close my eyes
and wish away my visitor. Nothing good can come of this. “I’m not home,” I call
out, feeling slightly annoyed that he’s here. Again. What part of ‘I’m not
interested’ isn’t he getting?
“That’s ok,” Marcus replies. “I’ll just wait out
here until you get back.”
Despite my annoyance, I can’t stop my mouth from
quirking in a slight smile at his response. “You’ll be waiting for a while. I’m
not sure what time I’ll be back,” I reply, watching him through the peephole.
He smiles and leans against the door. “Ok,” is
all he says, as he pushes back and moves to sit on my front steps.
I assume that he won’t stay there for too long
and move back to the couch to continue watching my movie.
“Perry,” I call, trying to get my preferred
companion to re-join me on the couch. But he won’t budge from the door. He just
sits there, looking at it, then at me as his tail wags impatiently. "I'm
not letting him in. So you're wasting your time."
Perry starts whining then lifts his paw to
scratch at the door. “Seriously Perry, what is your deal with this guy?"
Perry responds by looking at me with his sad doggy eyes and continues to whine.
I roll my eyes and walk back over to the door.
“Perry, if you still had your balls we’d be taking a trip to the vet after
this. You’re supposed to be loyal to your owner. Not to some guy you’ve only
met once.”
Seeing me place my hand on the doorknob, Perry’s
tail starts to wag like crazy. I’ve never seen him so eager for me to let a
visitor in.
“You might as well come in. My dog would like to
see you,” I say as I open the door.
Marcus stands immediately and turns his charming
smile toward me. “Your dog?”
“Yes. My dog.”
GUEST POST
The Beautiful Series Continues...
I get a lot of questions from readers wanting to
know if they need to read every single book in my Beautiful Series. As much as
I would like for you to read all of them, the easy answer is no. Each book is
the complete HEA of one particular couple, and if you would like some more
insight into their relationship then you can generally find a companion novella
from my Beauty in Between series to help you out and allow you to spend some
more time with your favourites.
Even though you can jump in at any point, a lot
of readers would like to follow the timeline, and read from start to current
release. If that's something that suits you then the recommended order is as
follows -
Too Close: The Beauty in Between
A Beautiful Struggle
Phoenix: The Beauty in Between
A Beautiful Forever
Commitment: The Beauty in Between
A Beautiful Melody
A Beautiful Rock
I love writing this continuing series as it gives
us a chance to get a glimpse of past characters. You get to see that they are
still together, still maintaining their friendships and growing as people. The
stories span many different industries and settings, but ultimately, all of my
characters are Australian, and all of them are working through their early
adulthood, trying to figure out what kind of person they want to be.
Learning to trust is a huge factor in most of the
series. Some of the characters have had distressing pasts and need to find a
way to exist in a world that hurt them.
In A Beautiful Rock, we meet a few new characters
as well as getting a glimpse of some of the old. It follows Marcus (we met him
in A Beautiful Melody) as he embarks on an inward journey. It's time for him to
take a good look at himself and decide what kind of a man he wants to be.
While he's at war with his own thoughts, he meets
Lisa Russell. She's new to the series and seems to be the one person on the
planet who doesn't know who Marcus Bailey is. The fact he's a rockstar doesn't
impress her, and with a few secrets of her to keep hidden, she'd rather stay as
far away from Marcus as possible. However, Marcus isn't very good at taking no
for an answer...
Within the story, you'll also be introduced to
the couple who will continue the series with my next instalment, A Beautiful
Star. I'll be really interested to hear who you'll think it will be.
Until we meet again, happy reading!
Lilliana Anderson xoxox
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