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BEAUTIFUL ROCK
BY
LILLIANA
ANDERSON
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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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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…
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.”
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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Tammies Review
A Beautiful Rock by Lilliana AndersonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Absolutely Beautiful!
****I beta read this for Lilliana Anderson****
I love the Beautiful Series by Lilliana Anderson!! Each of the books have a HEA! Each a story in their own. This is the story of Marcus, Theos brother from A Beautiful Melody where Marcus caused such a major scene at the last concert he performed with Matiari because Naomi chose Theo over him.
Marcus has been on the road now on tour with his new Indie band,for two years. He wished to be famous and well-known...so his wish has come true. The video that went viral of his last concert singing "Weighted" aiming it toward Naomi since she chose her love to Theo over him. Marcus thought he loved Naomi but all in all it was a challenge since he knew Theo loved her. His life was always a challenge to Theo. What Theo did he did it and did it better. What Theo wanted he wanted and he got it! Marcus returns back home after being gone and has an unwanted visit with Naomi. She says things to him to make him think twice about his life and he doesnt like what he sees in himself. He has a different women on his arm in every picutre taken of him and he just has to snap his fingers and he has whatever women he wants for the night.He used to have friends, he used to have family and he thought he was in love, once. All he has now is leeches and a staff that are paid to keep him happy. He doesnt even love himself. Hes sick of seeing his face everywhere he goes and sick of the groupies following him around. Hell hes even sick of his own voice. But all of this is about to change for him and he doesnt even see it coming. Marcus wants normalcy.
Lisa Russell is an independent little spitfire. She is happy with her day to day job and her dog Perry.(named after Perry Mason for his abilites of snooping) She doesnt want to be noticed and has one friend,Sandra, that she still doesnt tell all her secrets too. Sandra asks her to do her favor to interview Marcus for her since she was one of his many one weekend stands. Lisa agrees too so Sandra doesnt have to face him again. As Lisa puts it to Sandra.. "Not taking away from your sexual prowess or anything, but if hes a famous musician its probably more likely that all of the women he sleeps with are just one big blurry face with a pussy." Lisa does the interview not knowing who Marcus is.
Marcus finds Lisa to be attractive. She doesnt know who he is or anything about him. Or does she? He wants to be Lisa's friend and she doesnt want this. Lisa has a past shes running from and wants to keep anyone and everyone at a distance. Being friend with Marcus could possibly bring back her past. And Marcus is is gonna be her friend no matter what he has to do. He has found someone he wants to keep in his life. Someone that doesnt want anything from him.
What is Lisa running from? Will Marcus ever be a friend to her? Will Lisa stop running and confide in Marcus? Do they have a chance at love?
I gave this 5 stars. I loved the story and its so very well written!! Who doesnt love Rockstars? I do. They're hot! And Marcus is Hot!
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