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Muse & Music
Series · 4 books · 2016-2021

Books in series

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#0, 5

Breaking Mercy

2021

Breaking Mercy is Book 0.5 of the Muse & Music Series. It can be read as a standalone. “I want to find someone the world needs to know. I want to find someone in the shadows and bring them to the light.” Mercy Isbell has one chance left—one chance to prove to her father she can bring talent to the family record label, one chance to make her late grandmother proud, and one chance to prove to herself that her dreams are reachable. So, when her best friend drags her to the family bar to scout for talent, she treats the mission like it’s do or die. And the young man who graces the stage that night catches more than her eye. “You’d be surprised how much material you can get out of wanting someone you can never have.” Grayson Wilder has a dream—the former drummer longs to be at the front of the stage. So he escaped his small town for Nashville to start over, and the dark-haired women he meets at the renowned Mercy’s Bar might be the key to making those long-secret desires come true. “I’m going to ruin my chances for a record deal so I can kiss her.” What started as a business relationship quickly burns hot. And when their growing attraction jeopardizes both of their futures, Mercy and Grayson realize all’s fair in love and music, and some decisions live on forever.
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#1

Burning Muses

2016

Burning Muses is Book 1 of the Muse & Music Series. It can be read as a standalone. Don’t let fear sway you. You’re not your past. Seraphina Daniels feels like running—the kind of running that doesn’t include a set destination. So, when her childhood friend calls in distress, she’s more than prepared to leave behind her failed—and famous—relationship, her writer’s block, and her impending thirtieth birthday. But upon her return to the Ozarks—a sharp contrast to New York City—she discovers that everything’s changed. I think I wanted you before I even knew what it was like to want someone. The homecoming brings Sera to Chace Holloway: the man who’s made a home out of the place that was once hers. Romance isn’t an option, but friendship comes easily with the twenty-two-year-old songwriter—despite the attraction they both feel. He is music, and I am merely madness and melancholy. What started as an escape becomes more of a trap when the past begins to wrap around the present. As hope blooms, Sera and Chace face their biggest obstacles—what they each fear, and what old lovers desire.
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#2

Background Music

2017

"You're more than background music for someone else's life." It's the message that will change everything. The message Kat Roberts receives from a man she's never met. The message no one else is supposed to see but her. The message that leads to the greatest violence against her body she will ever know.
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#3

Blind Melody

2020

I’m not a song. I don’t have blue eyes like the girls you sing about. I have a blue soul.Sonnet Rosewood needs a new chapter–the kind that doesn’t remind her of anything she’s leaving behind in the Ozarks. So, when opportunity beckons to escape to the Great Smoky Mountains for a writing retreat, she answers with a firm yes. But the arrival of a decade-old and short-lived fling at the cabin changes everything. How quickly we push past the barriers we erected between ourselves for years.Recognizing the beautiful voice of the unexpected guest reminds her of his name, Hunter the man she wrote as forgettable, who vowed to show her he was anything but if given a second chance.Maybe you want the challenge more than you want the girl.What started as Sonnet’s attempt to escape her past thrusts her straight into the responsibilities of another’s, making their future sound more and more like the sad songs they’ve been writing together. While their passion is undeniable, their happily-ever-after is not. The single father’s rules leave little room for a different kind of love. And Sonnet has rules of her own–to never again wait for a man to open his heart to her.

Author

J.R. Rogue
J.R. Rogue
Author · 53 books

J.R. Rogue first put pen to paper at the age of fifteen after developing an unrequited high school crush and has never stopped writing about heartache. She has published multiple volumes of poetry and novels. Her work has been recognized with three Goodreads Choice Awards nominations, a testament to the impact of her work on readers. In addition to her writing, J.R. Rogue is a certified yoga teacher with additional certification in Yoga Nidra and Trauma-Informed Yoga. She is passionate about mindfulness and meditation, and currently studying Foundations in Meditation. Furthermore, J.R. Rogue has been sober from alcohol since January 1st, 2020, a personal achievement that she is proud of and that has strengthened her commitment to mindfulness and wellness. J.R. Rogue resides in a small town in the Midwest with her family, where she enjoys a peaceful life reading and telling stories

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