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IMMATERIAL DEFENSE is a standalone in the Once and Forever Series and Book 4. I always enjoy Lauren Stewart's unique humor in telling her “Once Upon A Time” stories.
Declan Hollis is a reluctant up and coming rock star in a band named Self Defense. He is the face of the band because he is the lead singer. This is really not his dream, but he can't let his best-friend Trevor and the other guys in the band down. So when he went home he wanted to be left alone, just him, his guitar and his eighty pound Goldendoodle dog named Kitty.
All that changed when he had a one-night stand with a girl named Sara. She had no clue about the Declan Hollis that was lead singer of Self Defense. She'd met Declan Hollis, the man who just wanted to be normal. They connected so well and he didn't want to bring her into any part of his band life. He didn't want Sara to judge him for what he did. He wanted her to judge him for who he really was. He wanted the chance to get to know one another slowly, naturally, and in a real way. For one magical, perfect night he thought he had found what he wanted in Sara, but then she ran.
Declan was devastated when Sara left that morning, leaving him with zero ways to contact her. He knew how messed up he was, but it had usually taken at least until lunchtime for a woman to figure it out. He hadn't met a sane woman in years, so what was the chance that Sara wasn't crazy, too? Obviously, she had issues. But she was just screwed up enough to make her irresistible to his screwed-up side. She became “The Sara” and the one that got away. He was on a quest to find her. No matter what it is, until you quit trying, every moment you have is a moment you can make something incredible happen.
My favorite lines in the book, were between Sara and best friend at a house warming party. “Thanks for the wine and my wine rack, which has never been so beautifully filled as it is right now. But please tell me you didn't bring Chardonnay. I swear, every single one of Rob's friends brought us a bottle, and I can't stand the stuff.” I love wine, but got sick once on Chardonnay, so I can't stand it either!!
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She’s all alone in the darkness.
He’s lighting up the stage.
But not even the brightest spotlight can reach the shadows of a broken soul.
Declan
Every wanna-be rocker dreams of the day when crazed fans will pack their shows. But the more people worship me as some kind of musical god, the more I realize why singers are called "performers." I'm just a pretender. A fake.
I need something real. Something to break through the revolting glamour that's bled into every part of my life. And for one perfect night, I found that in Sara.
Then she ran.
Sara
No sane woman would’ve ever walked away from Declan Hollis after only one night. But walking away from him was the safest move for both of us.
I've spent so much time burying my old self in the past, trying to erase the vulnerable person I used to be. I’m smarter now—men are dangerous, and relationships are doubly so.
But the more time I spend away from him, the more I want to go back.
I may end up shattered all over again. Or maybe, just maybe, he'll be the one to help me pick up the pieces.
***Immaterial Defense is a standalone contemporary romance***
He’s lighting up the stage.
But not even the brightest spotlight can reach the shadows of a broken soul.
Declan
Every wanna-be rocker dreams of the day when crazed fans will pack their shows. But the more people worship me as some kind of musical god, the more I realize why singers are called "performers." I'm just a pretender. A fake.
I need something real. Something to break through the revolting glamour that's bled into every part of my life. And for one perfect night, I found that in Sara.
Then she ran.
Sara
No sane woman would’ve ever walked away from Declan Hollis after only one night. But walking away from him was the safest move for both of us.
I've spent so much time burying my old self in the past, trying to erase the vulnerable person I used to be. I’m smarter now—men are dangerous, and relationships are doubly so.
But the more time I spend away from him, the more I want to go back.
I may end up shattered all over again. Or maybe, just maybe, he'll be the one to help me pick up the pieces.
***Immaterial Defense is a standalone contemporary romance***
