It all begins with one life-changing conversation in the dark lit with high voltage attraction The unexpected hits me and Violet like a bolt of lightning right when we need each other the most. I may be a rockstar on the rise, and Violet, a small town girl with big artistic dreams, but we share a roar of connection, a blaze of desire. Intense, thrilling, and I don’t want to let go. But I have to. I’m in the middle of a tour, success is finally happening now for my band. And she’s making a change for the better. Moments like this only happen once in a lifetime. Or do they?

• Freefall, a short story, is the first book of The Wind & the Roar Trilogy, a Friends-to-Lovers Rockstar Romance. Beck and Violet’s story continues in Whirlwind -