Hold On
Hold #.5 (prequel novella)
by Arell Rivers
Release Date: November 7th
2017
Genre: Contemporary Rockstar
Romance
The Book Junkie Reads . . . HOLD ON (Hold, #.5) . . .
Cole Manchester has lived the life of a rockstar with all
the accouterments that go with it. This read is the prequel to the series but I
have read it after the other three. And I found that it was interesting
information into what Cole's life was like before. This was a quick look at to
the road to rockstar status. You see that family was important and grounding
but not limiting. This was that little extra insight to Cole and Rose that I
was wanting from the other reads. All the other reads were good and vesting but
this was like the icing on the cake.
This was a little piece of extra that makes the series even more of a love. I will come back to this one over and over again. Now I will just be starting with the prequel instead of book one. Read it before you start the series or after. The impact of it all will be cemented.
This was a little piece of extra that makes the series even more of a love. I will come back to this one over and over again. Now I will just be starting with the prequel instead of book one. Read it before you start the series or after. The impact of it all will be cemented.
Hold series:
Hold On – Hold,
#.5
No One to Hold – Hold,
#1
Hard to Hold – Hold,
#2
To Have and To Hold – Hold,
#3
Blurb
For upcoming singer-songwriter Cole Manchester, getting
signed with the industry’s best record label topped his bucket list. And now,
with contract in hand, his appetite grows … along with his list.
√ Headline a tour
√ Win a Grammy
√ Party like a rock star
√ Feast on a steady diet of hot chicks
Taking place prior to the first three books in The Hold
Series, this prequel novella offers a taste of Cole’s early lifestyle. He
indulges all his passions, but soon finds that scoring on and off the stage has
unpredicted consequences. So, grab onto the aspiring rocker with both hands,
and HOLD ON.
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Excerpt
Aunt Doreen takes a cake knife from the drawer, clears her
throat and the two sisters squint at each other. My body tenses. This body
language usually precedes some unanticipated concession by me. Busying myself
by returning the coffee tin to the cabinet, I turn to escape the kitchen before…
“Cole.”
Shit. Not fast enough.
“Yes, Mom.”
Mom starts, “We’ve been talking.”
I open my mouth, but Aunt Doreen jumps in before I can get
anything out. “We know that you’re a grown man now, and you’re starting a
high-profile career.”
“But I don’t want my son to have a bad-boy reputation,” Mom
blurts out. She cups my cheek. “I didn’t raise you to be wild.”
Her sister moves in for the kill, placing her hand on my
forearm for a brief moment. “Please be careful. Don’t get caught up in the
lifestyle you’ll be offered.”
Mom drops her hand. “Promise me you won’t become one of
those out-of-control stars we hear about on the news.”
My heart races. I need a cigarette. I’m flanked by two of
the strongest women I’ve ever known, and their concern is both touching and
intrusive. But it’s born from love. I glance from one pair of green eyes to the
next and swallow.
Mom presses. “Promise me.”
I’m not giving up the perks of my soon-to-be-lifestyle—women
and parties being at the top of the list. I’ve earned this.
However, the set of their jaws tells me I’m not getting out of this kitchen
without giving them my word.
“Promise,” she repeats.
I gauge the distance to the dining room. Too far.
Mom crosses her arms, and Aunt Doreen follows suit.
Rubbing my hands up and down my legs, I mumble, “Okay, fine,
I promise. I won’t get a bad rep.”
Dazzling smiles greet my capitulation. They pick up the
dessert and dishes and leave me in the kitchen wondering how the hell I’m going
to both honor and get around my vow.
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Author Bio
For as long as Arell Rivers can
remember, she has been lost in a book. During her senior year in college, she
picked up a Danielle Steel novel … and instantly was hooked on romance.
Arell started writing her first novel
because the characters were screaming at her to do so. The story started coming
out in her dreams and attacking her in the shower, so she took to the computer
to shut them up. But they kept talking.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Arell
has what some may call a “checkered past.” Prior to discovering her passion for
writing romance, she practiced law, was a wedding and event planner and even
dabbled in marketing. Arell lives with a very supportive husband and two
mischievous cats. When not in her writing cave, Arell is found making dinner in
the crock pot, working out with Shaun T or hitting the beach.
Arell is a member of the New Jersey
chapter of Romance Writers of America.
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