The Riot

N.J. Cooke NewAdult

​He’s the undisputed King of Rock. She’s the orphan who set his world on fire.
​Rayna Lynn was never supposed to make it out of the shadows. An orphan with nothing but a haunting voice and a jagged edge, her rise to stardom was a lightning strike- fast, terrifying, and impossible to ignore. But as her fame reaches a fever pitch, the glittering lights of the stage begin to feel like a hunter’s glare. Touring with Iron Vanguard was supposed to be her big break, but she quickly realizes that a wall of security isn't enough to protect her from the dark obsession of a world that wants to own her.
​Enter Caspian Void.
​The lead singer of Obsidian Dirge is everything Rayna was warned about: narcissistic, ego-driven, and a legendary playboy who treats the world like his personal after-party. Rayna wants nothing to do with his brand of help, but after a series of escalating threats, a harrowing kidnapping, and a stalker who refuses to stay in the wings, she is forced into the arms of the one man more dangerous than her enemies.
​As their tour buses collide and their voices blend, a new kind of music begins to play- one fueled by a raw, magnetic pull that neither can escape. But Caspian is a man built on secrets, and as Rayna peels back the layers of the "King of Rock," she discovers that his past is just as haunted as hers.
​While Rayna learns to trade her fear for a crown and claim her title as the Riot Queen, something else is shifting. Amidst the deafening bass and the 20,000-watt lights, a new rhythm is forming- a quiet, insistent pulse that threatens to change their lives forever.
​From the rain-slicked streets of London to the ancient stone of Rome, Rayna must fight to protect the chosen family she's built. But in a world where the "Legacy" is written in blood and betrayal, the past is coming back to collect its due- and it’s coming for the one thing they aren't ready to lose.

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