Title: Jinxed
Series: The Rock Series #2
Author: Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Genre: M/M Romance
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Jayden Dempsey always wanted out of his life in small-town Alabama. When his parents kicked him out after he told them he was gay, Jayden decided the time was right to move on. He crosses the country to try out for 'Singers!', a show that propels unknowns to stardom. In a twist, producers choose him and three others as winners and form a boy band called London Boys.This season, the show brings Jayden and the guys back for the finale. Surprise! The contest's heavy metal finalist will be singing with Skull Blasters.
Jinx and Jayden's initial meeting doesn't go so well, and Jayden's stunned when the guy he's crushed on for years turns out to be a total jerk. It doesn't stop him from falling into Jinx's arms every time they're alone, but Jayden didn't sign on for one nighters. He wants Jinx Jett, baggage and all.
Can a former teen outcast put rejection behind him and embrace the acceptance standing right in front of him? How much will one boy bander put up with from his rock idol before enough is enough? Can they make it work? Or are they jinxed in love?
“This book was one that I couldn’t put down once I started reading, and I absolutely loved the storyline, and it actually changed how I thought of Jinx too, he is not a shallow person at all, in fact he is the complete opposite. I also look forward to seeing how Jayden and Jinx get on together in future books too.”~ Gay Media Reviews ☆☆☆☆☆
“Well, Sandrine Gasq-Dion has done again by banging out another winner with Jinxed, her second book from her Rock Series.”~ Goodreads Reviewer ☆☆☆☆☆
“I am quite anxious for the next book in this story, Gasq--Dion has been teasing it for two books now. Definitely a must read series, full of sexy rockers that are passionate about every aspect of their lives, personal and professional.”~ Author T.M. Smith ☆☆☆☆☆
The stall next to the one I was in opened and a man walked out. His eyes met mine and
widened.
“Oh, fuck me,” he whispered.
In two seconds flat, I was back at the mall with that goldenhaired hottie with the bubbled ass of
fantasies. His clear, blue eyes were still fixated on me as I moved forward.
“I know you,” I said stupidly.
“Oh my God! I thought ... the door closed, so I thought ... holy shit! I just sucked Jinx Jett’s
cock?”
“Could you not yell that?” I snapped. “I’m not ... well, you know ...”
“Gay?” he drawled. “Here’s a tip — don’t come to a gay club and stuff your cock into a glory
hole!”
“It’s Jayden, right? You’re the guy from the mall?”
“You remember my name? Wait, okay, back up here for just a minute. Why are you here?”
“I was, um, curious?”
“Well, that’s just great. Another guy ‘curious’ about gay men.” Jayden lifted his fingers to
indicate air quotes.
“I didn’t know if I should stay or what. I mean, how does this work? Do I thank you for a fabulous
blowjob? Tipping seems to cross a legal line ...”
“You liked it?” Jayden gaped in astonishment.
“Like it?” I laughed. “Fuck yeah, I fucking loved it.”
“Talk.” Gareth pointed at me.
“I had sex Saturday night,” I blurted out.
“Okay, that’s not exactly ‘stop the presses’ stuff.” Gareth raised his brows.
“It was with a guy.”
“Hmmm. Still not major news.”
Hammer chuckled and my head snapped toward him. He winked at me and went back to what
he was doing. What the fuck? The guy never speaks but he winks? Gareth snapped his fingers
in front of me and I turned back to him.
“What do you mean ‘not major news’?” I asked curiously.
“Hello? You’re talking to little Gareth O’Donovan, remember? I was at your house a million times
as a kid. I remember your secret CD collection and your love of Lance Bass.”
“Could you keep your voice down?” I leaned forward, trying to see the other guys up front.
“Whatever. What do you care what they think? They’ll have your back, and you know it. You
were my hero when I was a kid. You’d always talk to me about the guys and the newest album
you got. Hell, you loaned me one of them. You always had time for me.”
I stared at Gareth and he smiled. Damn, the kid had grown so much. I still couldn’t believe he
was married. It seemed surreal.
“It was because of you that I realized I wanted to have sex with Justin Timberlake,” Gareth
chuckled.
Hammer busted out laughing at that point and we both turned to stare at him. He shrugged his shoulders and grunted.
“I was with Jinx Jett on Saturday night.” Evander tripped and I grabbed his elbow before he fell.
His mouth opened, then shut, then opened again. I ushered him into the bathroom and checked
all the stalls. I felt like I was back in high school.
“You fucked him?” Evander’s eyes were wide.
“That’d be a no. I was the catcher.”
“Wow.” Evander leaned against the wall. “I didn’t think he was gay.”
“I think he might be bi. I mean, it didn’t really seem to faze him that he fucked a guy.”
“Well, he’s never really addressed that in interviews, either. I think the last interview he did with
the band, the question was raised and he said, and I quote, ‘Does it really matter?’” Evander
smiled at me. “You like him.”
“Um, yeah. Did you not get that when we saw him at the mall?”
“Well, he is hot.” Evander shot me a wicked grin.
“It’s not even how he looks. Have you seen his pictures when he was a kid? He was so
adorable, even back then. Those pouty lips, those eyes.” I sighed. “He’s so damn talented, too.”
“Yeah, you mentioned that in our radio interview,” Evander laughed. “I think you spent the last
five minutes of it talking about Jinx.”
“Hey, they asked,” I shrugged.
“We need to get to practice.” Evander opened the bathroom door. He looked back at me. “So,
no details about his dick?”
“No.”
“A guy can try.”
“Jayden? What are you doing here?”
“I’m in the show.”
“Oh, are you a finalist? I didn’t see you in the lineup.”
“Nope. I’m last season’s winner.”
“Last season?” Jinx furrowed his brow. “I missed last season.”
Evander and the guys came back, trailed by Sebastian, Jericho, and one of the other finalists
whose name I couldn’t remember no matter how many times I was reminded. Jericho winked at
me and I smiled.
“Well!” Sebastian’s voice boomed over the empty stage. “I see you guys are all getting to know
one another. This is Jericho, our first heavy metal finalist, and this is Scott,” Sebastian motioned
to the other guy. “He’s more of an alternative kind of guy. Gareth, where are the rest of your
guys?”
“Right behind us,” Gareth answered.
“Oooh, I sense some chemistry over there,” Scott crooned. “Heavy metal is joining the boy
band? I didn’t know you liked them so ... pretty, Jinx.”
“Wait, what?” Jinx spun around.
“Oh yeah,” Scott continued maliciously. “Jayden and his merry band of mates make up London
Boys.”
Jinx spun back to me, a look of absolute horror on his face. “You’re in a boy band?” he almost
whispered.
“Guilty.” I held up my hands.
“You like ’em, huh, Jinx?” Scott leered.
I wanted to slap Scott in the face. No wonder I couldn’t remember his name — it wasn’t worth
remembering. Jinx backed away from me and I took a step forward.
“Don’t.” Jinx lowered his voice so that I only I could hear him. “I can’t believe you’re in a fucking
boy band! You guys barely sing, you just go nanananaaaa, and you don’t even play
instruments!”
I recoiled as if I’d been the one slapped. Jinx was staring at me as if I were a serial killer. The
anger boiled up and I lashed out.
“Fuck you, Jinx!” I stomped offstage, Evander hot on my heels.
“Can I get some clothes?”
“I like you in a robe.” Jinx waggled his brows.
I started for the door and Jinx jumped up and grabbed my hand. He pushed me into the wall and
gently pinned my hands above my head.
“Jinx ...”
I gasped as his thigh insinuated itself between my legs, rubbing my balls.
“Yeah?” his breath caressed my lips.
“I ... fuck ... stop doing that,” I panted.
“This?” Jinx raised his knee higher and rubbed my dick.
My God, my mouth actually started watering as Jinx leaned in closer to me, letting his tongue
trail my bottom lip. I wanted to taste him so fucking bad my whole body hurt. I wanted him. I
couldn’t deny it.
“Fuck, you are sexy as sin,” Jinx rumbled against my lips. “Love your lips, your eyes, even your
fucking hair turns me on.”
I clenched my eyes shut and tried to stay in control.
“Yeah? Even if I’m a talentless pretty boy?”
Jinx stiffened. He pulled back slowly and searched my eyes.
“I’m sorry I said that.”
“Yeah? Why did you say it? What’s your problem with me being in a boy band?”
Jinx sighed and let my hands go. He rubbed his hands down his face and exhaled slowly. I
continued to speak because by that time, my word vomit had begun. “I don’t even like boy bands, but you know what? This is where I am and fuck it! I’m successful.
Do you know I auditioned with one of your band’s songs?” Jinx’s gasp was very audible in the
room. His eyes widened. “Yep, that’s right. I sang Manwhore; the song fits you.”
“I deserve that.”
“Are you going to tell me what your problem is?” I placed my hands on my hips, glaring at him.
Oh fuck.
“I thought...” Jayden blinked and shook his head.
“Are you all right, Jinx?” Achilles asked sharply.
“I’m fine.”
“Ma’am? Could you button your blouse, please?” Achilles addressed the woman with no
expression on his face.
I walked around Arielle and approached Jayden. He backed up, still shaking his head.
“Jayden...” I reached out to him.
“No.” Jayden lifted his chin. “Don’t worry about it. I just wanted to make sure you were okay.”
He turned and ran down the corridor and I started to follow, but Achilles gripped my bicep and
held me back. Arielle walked past us, straightening her shirt.
“Maybe next time?” she cooed, completely oblivious.
No and just ... no. God, was I so wrapped up in Jayden that I couldn’t even function with
women? Seemed that way.
Achilles dragged me into the corridor and shut the bedroom doors behind me. He turned to face
me and I saw anger in those cool eyes.
“What?” I said in defiance. “This is who I am.”
“Bullshit,” he snapped. “It’s who you used to be. Jayden was worried you’d been drugged or
something so he came and found me.”
My mouth dropped open in surprise. I’d never heard Achilles speak that forcefully. His brows
were furrowed and his glare went right through me.
“Don’t play with people’s emotions, Jinx. That’s not you,” he continued.
“How the fuck do you know who I am?”
“I’ve been watching you. I know more than you think, Jinx. Jayden sees you, the real you, not
the guy you show everyone else. Either let him go, or reel him in ─ but don’t fuck with his head.”
5 out of 5 stars
Jinxed is the second book in The Rock Series and should definitely be read in order. You'll miss many of the references and who's who if you haven't read the first book, Fret.
I have a thing for bad boy drummers, and Jinx Jett in all his rock star glory fills that description so well! Jinx works hard, plays even harder, and loves his music and his band mates. And... women. But wait..you say this is a m/m romance right? Just wait till Jinx meets our boy, Jayden. Jinx is not straight and probably never has been, he's just tucked it away and hidden it for a long time after having rough teenage years.
Jayden is just about perfect for Jinx, or maybe it's Jinx who's perfect for Jayden. Even with Jinx's disdain for all things boyband, he let's sexy, talented Jayden get under his skin. Jayden on the other hand has been half in love and lust with Jinx for a while. Unfortunately Jinx is almost stupid enough to let Jayden slip through his capable drummer's fingers by letting his own issues from his past overwhelm him. Luckily he pulls his head out of his ass and doesn't let that happen. It helps that Jayden doesn't easily give up either.
I actually loved this book more than Fret, the first book in the series. There was something about both Jinx and Jayden that kept me hooked into the book until the very last page. Then when it was over..I was like WHAT.. NO I want more! I mean I've yet to read a book by this author that I haven't liked but these two were fun, a bit crazy, but something about them just really worked.
Unlike Fret, this book wasn't setting up the start of a new series. This allowed the story to be more about the main characters and not world building or introduction. It also delved more in to the secondary characters, who I can imagine we'll see a lot more of in the rest of the series. I look forward to the next book in this series!
I have a thing for bad boy drummers, and Jinx Jett in all his rock star glory fills that description so well! Jinx works hard, plays even harder, and loves his music and his band mates. And... women. But wait..you say this is a m/m romance right? Just wait till Jinx meets our boy, Jayden. Jinx is not straight and probably never has been, he's just tucked it away and hidden it for a long time after having rough teenage years.
Jayden is just about perfect for Jinx, or maybe it's Jinx who's perfect for Jayden. Even with Jinx's disdain for all things boyband, he let's sexy, talented Jayden get under his skin. Jayden on the other hand has been half in love and lust with Jinx for a while. Unfortunately Jinx is almost stupid enough to let Jayden slip through his capable drummer's fingers by letting his own issues from his past overwhelm him. Luckily he pulls his head out of his ass and doesn't let that happen. It helps that Jayden doesn't easily give up either.
I actually loved this book more than Fret, the first book in the series. There was something about both Jinx and Jayden that kept me hooked into the book until the very last page. Then when it was over..I was like WHAT.. NO I want more! I mean I've yet to read a book by this author that I haven't liked but these two were fun, a bit crazy, but something about them just really worked.
Unlike Fret, this book wasn't setting up the start of a new series. This allowed the story to be more about the main characters and not world building or introduction. It also delved more in to the secondary characters, who I can imagine we'll see a lot more of in the rest of the series. I look forward to the next book in this series!
Best selling author, Sandrine (Sandy) was born in Inglewood, California. Raised by "Old School" French parents, she later moved to Tucson, AZ. It was there that writing became a hobby. Always told she had a great imagination, Sandy wrote short stories for her friends in High School. In college, she took more writing classes while working on her Criminal Justice degree, but it wasn't until a soap opera caught her eye that she got involved in male on male romances. On the advice of a friend, Sandy dipped her toes into the world of M/M Romance. Sandy takes the writing seriously and has had countless conversations with gay men as well as hours of research. She's been involved with the military in one way or another for over twenty years, and has a great deal of respect for our men in uniform. She's traveled the world, but has finally returned to Arizona.
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