When Kinley Black becomes a roadie for Viciöus, beginning a foray into the unglamorous, male-dominated world of heavy metal, she won’t escape with her pride or heart intact.

It’s hard to be one of the guys…

Kinley Black, co-owner of a metal fan site, is dying to get back into the music industry. The opportunity arrives when her interview with Quinn Mayne, lead singer of her favorite band, Viciöus, goes off the rails. If she can beat up a pervy roadie, she can have his job. Kinley has no problem with hard work or being one of the guys. But fighting her attraction to Quinn is a bigger challenge.

When he makes her feel like such a girl

Quinn is furious with his road manager for hiring Kinley. Taking a beautiful woman on the road was like dangling meat above a pack of feral hounds. Despite his reluctance, he can’t help being impressed by his new roadie’s strength and determination any more than he can suppress his urge to protect her when a crewmember’s hostility escalates. As Viciöus’s tour across the country progresses, Quinn’s fury and frustration fall away, only to be replaced with a burning desire, with the promise of something deeper.

Kissing Vicious is the first book in the Hearts of Metal series, but can be read as a standalone. It’s a slow burn, medium-heat dual POV heavy metal romance.

Subgenres: rockstar romance, workplace romance, contemporary romance, new adult romance

Tropes: secret romance, alpha hero, strong heroine, only one bed, damaged heroine, get it out of our systems, rockstar hero, road trip romance, forced proximity, fighting attraction, college-age heroine