So as you all know, I have been thinking about rock stars a lot lately and reading a lot of rock star romances. When I mentioned planning this theme week, I got a lot of positive feedback from readers who really love rock star stories. So as I got ready to launch Rock Star Week, I started thinking about what is it that I find so enjoyable about this type of story.
Even outside of books, rock stars and musicians are incredibly appealing. What other profession has such an abundance of groupies? Fans that are throwing themselves at the band, dying for a chance at them. There is a whole culture surrounding people who follow bands from show to show. I mean, people throw their underwear at rock stars! And I think the same things that make real life rockers so hot are often the same things makes rock star romances appealing as well.
Here are my top three reasons rock stars are hot:
1. Rhythm– Ok, that might sound weird, but what I mean is that rock stars and musicians clearly have an excellent sense of musicality, and that rhythm often makes its way into how they move on and off the stage. Watching those gyrating hips and thrusting pelvises all moving in time to the music, we can’t help but think of sex, can we? Even the way they manipulate their instruments, almost like an extension of their bodies is sexy. Not to mention drummer arms…
- Adder by Ally Blue
- Heaven Sent series by Jet Mykles
- Conquest series by S.J. Frost
- The Missing Butterfly by Megan Derr
- A Fool for You by Cat Grant
- American Love Songs by Ashlyn Kane
- Riot Boy by Katey Hawthorne
- With the Band by L.A. Witt
- Lucky Moon series by Piper Vaughn and M.J. O’Shea
- Lovegames by M. Jules Aedin
- Outfoxed by K-lee Klein
- Wild Horses by D. River
- A Red-Tainted Silence by Carolyn Gray
- Indigo Knights by Jet Mykles
- Reverb by Jet Mykles
- Dark Angels series by Z. Allora
- The Band by Mychael Black and Shayne Carmichael
- D.N.A.: Double Helix by Jaye Valentine
- The Curtis Reincarnation by Zathyn Priest
- Shades of Dreams by T.A. Chase
- The Far Away Years by L. F. Blake
- Shattered Glass by A.C. Katt
- Batteries Not Included by J.L. Merrow
- One Wish series by Devon Rhodes
- Market series by Louisa Edwards
- Laid Bare by Lauren Dane
Also, Goodreads has a list of Best Gay Rockers voted by their readers that you may also want to check out.
So there we have it! What do you all think? Any favorites that I left out? Let me know and I will add them to our master list.
I hope you all enjoy this week. Lots of good stuff to come! Jay
>I have always loved rock music and used to go to a lot of concerts. I've watched a lot of music videos, too. Now I have a twenty year old son who does all those things and has for the last six years. He has a vast range of musical tastes(classic rock,alternative,emo,pop,metal…) so I have access to a lot of music. His room used to be covered in posters of all kinds of rock stars. OMG! Most of them very hot with their cool haircuts or long hair, tattoos, eyeliner, piercings…you get the picture. Then he points out that certain ones are gay or bi, so you know where my mind goes(can't help myself). To top that off, my son plays guitar in a band with a group of older friends. So yeah, rock stars are really appealing to me. 🙂
I have more books to add to your list (I've only read a few of them)
Daron's Guitar Chronicles: Volumes One, Two, and
Three by Cecilia Tan (vol. one free on Amazon)
Black Gold by Clancy Nacht and Thursday Euclid
The Replacement Guitarist by Lori Toland and the
sequel Home for the Holidays
Beautiful Disaster by J.M. Snyder and the sequel
Encore
Rockstar by J.M. Snyder
Battle of the Bands by J.M. Snyder
>Thanks Lisa! Great book suggestions! I will add them to our master list.
>My office is covered in tour posters, not gonna lie. I think you hit the reasons for loving them on the head, Jay, especially with the last one. I remember being at a show when I was in college, and this band we really loved was on stage… and we were like, "God, he's so unattractive… but when he gets on stage he's effing HOT. GUH." It works for either sex. The music, it cloaks them in sexy, and we've lived by that theory at our many, many shows since.
For the record, it was the Tour of Brotherly Love, and it was Spacehog. Ugly guy ended up marrying Liv Tyler. They're divorced now, but yeah. True story!
>I'm glad pay day is coming soon because my must have now list has just increased.
Tracey D
>I think the main appeal of rock stars is that they are like modern-day rakes. They have fame, fortune and they behave badly. So when they find love is great to see them change their ways a little bit but remain wicked at heart. Guys like that are awesome heroes because who doesn’t dream about having a bad boy love you and only you? And rock stars are the ultimate bad boys, right?