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Reign, an Audiobook by Cassandra Robbins is book 2 in the Rock God series. It is the captivating story of Ammo and Courtney. She was part of an amazing duo and decided to become a sole performer. He’s a guitar legend and now a well-known producer in the industry. When he is chosen to produce her new, single album, the sparks fly…and they aren’t all the good kind!

Theirs is a tumultuous relationship from the start! They agree on nothing, can barely stand one another, and are constantly at odds. Plus, there’s someone out there trying to ruin everything…for both of them. This story was compelling and hooks you immediately!!! The characters are well-defined and consistent in their behaviors. Though both are irritating, they are strangely likable!

This Audiobook was narrated by Corvin King and Angelina Rocca, who were both FANTASTIC!!! Great narration is the key to a superb Audiobook. These two nailed it!!! They ‘got’ the characters, their motivations, and desires. Outstanding performances!!

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It was such a fun book. Made me giddy with feelings of legendary love strewn all over. A feel good book with two people who are nothing like lovers, poles apart, but with intense chemistry....oooh-la-la, it's stuff that makes you BELIEVE in love
Courtney is a Rockstar from a girl band where her band member, her friend steals her boyfriend. To start afresh, She finds a legend producer- Ammo Marshall and sparks fly instantaneously. You could feel the earth shake, lava spewing out and then the volcano of passions just burst like crazy.
Courtney is strong, fiesty, rebel and mouthy. She kicked Ass and then named names.i LOVED HER!!
Ammo is a god walking in pants...sometimes without.teehee😁
This enemies-to-lovers romance will make you breathless and set your pages on fire.
Corvin king and Angelina Rocca did a fabulous job of making us feel all the emotions
Rockin' 5 stars

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Unfortunately, this was just an alright read for me. Both Courtney and Ammo weren't the most likable characters, with Courtney coming off as a spoiled drama queen and Ammo coming off as a jerk, a-hole, and man-whore.. just a walking red flag. They both hate each other but have a lot of sex, although Courtney claimed to be uninterested in having sex with a man who sleeps around and has STDs..
There's sex, but no romance building, and Courtney was a little too dramatic for my liking. Unfortunately, this one didn't stand out to me.

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape media for this read!

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Enemies to lovers
Rock star
Age gap
Angst
Stalking - MFM in danger

Fast paced, entertaining and angsty rock star romance. Ammo and Courtney deliver on angst and steam.

A wild ride with addicting characters to fall behind and love. A great addition to anyone’s TBR.

This is only my 2nd book by this author and I am hooked


Audio narration was easy to follow. Transition from through the chapters /scenes were not confusing

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I think I may have found my new favorite narration duo and book series! Corvin King and Angelina Rocca narrate this very spicy book and did the most amazing performance I've heard in years. They narrate the story of Reign, book two of Cassandra Robbins's Rock God series. Courtney and Ace's love story is brought to life and the audio performance will give you shivers of the very best kind!

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The chills were electrifying.

The mesmerizing story of Ammo and Courtney completely captured my imagination. Brimming with intense emotions and excitement, this novel is an absolute page-turner. The instant Ammo softly murmurs, "Will you serenade me, my love?" is truly enchanting, evoking a sensation of warmth and delight.

XOXO Lottie.

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Reign by Cassandra Robbins is book two in the Rock God series. I did not read book one, but did not feel that I missed anything.

I enjoyed the storyline - Courtney is a former child actress turned musician who was recently wronged by her best friend and ex-boyfriend. Her plan to go solo requires the assistance of a stellar producer. Enter the "rock god" Marshall 'Ammo' Adams. The two start off like oil and water, but that clashing turns into explosive chemistry in the studio and the bedroom.

In the midst of the romance storyline, there is a bit of suspense and drama thrown in.

Pick-up this read if you are a fan of:
🎸 Protective/possessive hero
🎤 Enemies to lovers
🎸 Dirty talking MMC
🎤 Explosive chemistry
🎸 Damsel in distress

This audiobook was narrated by Corvin King & Angelina Rocca. I definitely felt that Corvin brought the gravel/growling to the spicy scenes. I initially did not feel that Angelina's voice matched the vibe of Courtney, but she grew on me as the story progressed.

Overall rating: 4/5
Spice-o-meter: 3/5 Rose - simple blushing, the heat is turning up
[3-4 open door spicy scenes with explicit details and descriptive language. Not particularly kinky.]
Narration rating: 4/5

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𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝙰𝚍𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚊𝚍𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗; 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝙸 𝚜𝚞𝚋𝚖𝚒𝚝.

🧜🏼‍♀️🧜🏼‍♀️🧜🏼‍♀️🧜🏼‍♀️
🌶️🌶️🌶️💥

Marshall Addam aka Ammo is brought in to help produce Courtney next solo album. She’s coming off being betrayed by her ex + bff in her band, so to say she’s guarded is an understatement.

The tension these two have toward each other is palpable. They take h@te sėx to another level and I was here for it.🥵

I didn’t feel like he fell so unrealistically fast, but when he knew it was like she was all he could see, could care about, could focus on. 😍

The twist with her stalker was exactly what I was hoping for. If you’ve read any other of Cassandra books you’ll understand me when characters for previous books show up!

Everyone needs to 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 to this book in audio!! No seriously, Corvin King’s voice🫠💦 will make you fan yo’ face!!🥵

𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 Cassandra + Valentine PR for allowing this phenomenal opportunity to listen!

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ALC REVIEW

Star Rating: 4.5/5 ⭐
Spice Rating: 4/5 🌶️
Audiobook 5/5 🎧

What to expect:
🎸Rockstar Romance
🖤Enemies to Lovers
🎸Age Gap
🖤Forced Proximity
🎸Possessive Hero
🖤He Falls First
🎸Damsel in Distress

Reign is the second book in the Rock God series, but it can be read as a standalone. I did not expect to like this as much as I did. I generally am not drawn to stories with rock stars as the main characters, but this story was really good. This is an emotional rock star romance I didn't know I needed in my life.

After yet another scandal involving her band comes to light, Courtney Falcon decides to go solo. Marshall “Ammo” Adams, a famous rock star in his own right, is brought in to produce Courtney's solo album. They don't know each other personally and make judgments based on information released by the media. They start on the wrong foot when they meet, but something pulls them towards each other. There is so much tension between them. This story is definitely not a slow burn, and it got spicy quickly.

I loved this story and loved Ammo and Court together. The plot is perfect, and this book has made me want to read more rockstar romance stories. This is the perfect enemies to lovers, age gap, and angsty romance. The story is well-written, there is great character development, and the author added some suspense, passion, danger, and drama. Reign has it all, and I will absolutely be reading more books by Cassandra Robbins.

NARRATION:
Corvin King and Angelina Rocca did a fantastic job. Their performances were amazing, and they really brought the characters to life. Their voices allowed me to feel the connection and the chemistry between Ammo and Courtney. I could listen to Corvin King read anything! This was the perfect narrator duo, and I don't think anyone else could have portrayed Ammo and Courtney like they did.

Thank you to Cassandra Robbins, Dreamscape Media, NetGalley, and Valentine PR for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook. Opinions expressed are my own.

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Court goes solo and ends up with Ammo as her producer however their first encounter doesn’t go well. They go from disliking each other and her considering him a walking STD to lovers never mind she remembers it was unprotected. I think what grated on my nerves in this the most was her blindness to the people around her. She was way too trusting with people that were clearly not deserving.
Audio review male narrator was new to me but I have to say I loved Corvin King. Angelina did a good job the pair were spot on narrators although the story itself had its moments where I was not happy with the direction was going it enjoyed the narrators

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Okay this was unexpected lol. I’m not sure why I was expected a more vanilla slow burn ( I haven’t read/listened to the others ). I was wrong! This was NOT a slow burn and was soooo hot. The narration was great! I normally am not a fan of dual narration but they did a really good job. I circled my block a few times to put off getting home just to listen to more lol.

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Whew whew 🌶️
This was amazing!! I loved Ammo and Courtney! At first I was thinking there’s no way I will like this guy.m, he’s a total tool. WRONG! This was all the spice and enemies to lovers. His protectiveness with her stalker was top tier. The narrators were FANTASTIC!

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Tension ✅ Spice ✅ Angst ✅

I realized this was a second book in a series to I went back and listened to book one, Rise, though I feel this book can be read as a standalone. I really enjoyed the second book The tension and spice were written perfectly with a great plot! The narrators were good and paired nicely with the story.

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Holly cow! This book had me absolutely hooked from beginning to end! I did not want it to end. The spice was delicious and some of those scenes will be stuck in my head for a long time. This had everything that you want in a book it had an amazing plot, great world building, character development, sizzling chemistry, love and even a little suspense in there. It kept me on my toes. Ammo was someone that I would think I would hate but I loved him. He did not care what others thought of him he lived his life the way he wanted to. He never took his life for granted. Once he met Courtney though his life took on a different meaning. I loved that he didn’t really fight it either. Once he realized that he wanted her he went after it. He was beyond possessive but he adored her. He saw past the diva rock princess. Couldn’t get enough of these two and this world! This was a first for me by this author and I already went and bought another of her books to listen to.
The audio made this book 10 times better! Corvin King and Angelina Rocca brought these characters to life. They were both phenomenal! That was a first for me by Corvin King and I can’t believe I haven’t heard him before! I will be going in and looking up other books read by him. He brought so much emotion to Ammo. I love Angelina Rocca and can never get enough of her voice. She always bring her characters to life and makes you feel everything that they are feeling.
Thank you for the opportunity to listen to this one!

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Reign- Cassandra Robbins
Narrated by Corvin King and Angelina Rocca

Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Narration 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧

I loved this book so much. This is probably one of the best rockstar romances I’ve read. I’m not sure if it’s because both the FMC and MMC were rockstars or what, but honestly this plot line was 🤌🏻 so good. I listened to this in one sitting because I was just so engrossed with the story I couldn’t stop or pause. I can’t wait to see what Cassandra has in store for the rest of the rock gods of this rock band!

Corvin and Angelina absolutely rocked it with this narration. You can feel the passion and chemistry through their voices and it was just so so good! They did such an incredible job and I don’t think there’s a better duo to play Ammo and Courtney!

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overall a decent and quick read. was it groundbreaking? no. was it the best story ever? also no. but i couldn't stop listening?? i do wish there was a bit more exploration of the relationship development between ammo and courtney. there was a lot of potential there if the characters had been a bit more fleshed out. also sex is not the answer to everything my dudes!! :)

i do think this should come with a sexual assault trigger warning so please be careful!!

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Reign was really good! I am utterly obsessed with the audio for Power and Rule so when I saw this available I had to request the ALC and it did the disappoint. I LOVEDDD the rockstar element and this is my first true rockstar romance and it was AMAZING. I enjoyed both of the voice actors and Cassandra Robbin’s writes the yummiest, most devour-able books ever. If you are looking for a delicious VERY spicy audio with a good plot this book is for you!! Ammo owns my heart!

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Super steamy rockstar romance!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙💚💜❤️
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌍🌎
Character development: 😟🙁☺️😍
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration

The heroine: Courtney Falcon - she is twenty-three and the lead singer of chart topping, Broken Vixens, and she recently found her best friend/guitarist Roxy in bed with her boyfriend Johnny. Turns out they were sleeping together for a while and doing it in Courtney’s bed and Roxy is pregnant. Courtney is a diva in every sense of the word, though she has been suffering from depression and feelings of self doubt for years. She decides to break up the band and go solo. Courtney was raised by a stage mother and forced at a young age into singing, dancing, acting and beauty pageants. She was on a sitcom for eight seasons while growing up, that was where she met Roxy.

The Hero: Marshall Adams (a.k.a. Ammo) - he is a thirty-seven-year-old rockstar and producer. He is arrogant, cocky and a bit of a jerk. He is a playboy with a famously large package, and he loves his life. When a friend asks him to produce an album, he wants nothing to do with it until he listens to the demo, then he is more than interested. He is surprised to find it is Courtney Falcon on the demo and he wants nothing to do with that train wreck.

The Story: Ammo agrees to produce the record if Courtney promises that there will be no drama, only work. He knows he is not good with relationships and plans to never marry. He is used to women falling at his feet and adoring him, sometimes in groups. So, when Courtney shows up at his house for a meeting and finds him with a bunch of groupies, she is not happy.

I really liked how the two main characters hated each other at the start of the book but were attracted to each other and butted heads non-stop. You could feel the chemistry between Ammo and Courtney and the intimate scenes were sizzling with Ammo being quite dominant in bed. I am a big fan of rockstar romance, usually the Hero is the rockstar and in this one both Hero and heroine were famous, so I liked that this wasn’t just the standard rockstar trope. I also really liked the mystery aspect after Courtney’s stalker is released from prison and things start happening.

I wasn’t too fond of the fact that the Hero smoked cigarettes or the drinking and partying. I mean once in a while is fine, but these people wake up with hangovers a bit too often for my tastes. There are a lot of terrific supporting characters, some good and some bad. The main characters surround themselves with an entourage of people that work for them and clingers. It made for some good storylines and seemed pretty realistic.

This audiobook was told in dual points of view via dual narration. It was narrated by Corvin King and Angela Rocca. I haven’t heard either of these narrators before. I wasn’t too fond of Angela Rocca, who has a decent voice, but you can certainly tell she is reading, from her pauses. I did like Corvin King’s voice, and he spoke in a good tempo, which sounded more natural than Angela. I certainly wouldn’t mind listening to more books that he narrates.

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This is my first Cassandra Robbins book and what a great book it was! My sister had read Lethal and recommended it to me but I never got around to it because of all the ARCs I read. I, um, may have started Lethal too and procrastinated an ARC (which I did finish before its release day!). I brought my A-game to catch up on that ARC and now I have to read another one but I'll make sure to finish Lethal soon. I loved Corvin King's narration of Reign. He brought his A-game too!

Courtney and Marshall "Ammo" are forced to work together when Courtney's life as a rockstar becomes complete chaos. She found her supposed best friend and boyfriend in bed in her own house! The audacity of these people for real. I wanted to throttle Roxy and Johnny myself. As it turns out, they've been at it for months and expecting a baby. Courtney isn't going to let this situation stop her from continuing to build her career so she decides to break away from the band as lead singer. After all, she's young (23) and has her whole life ahead of her. Of course, this infuriates Roxy and Johnny because Courtney is "breaking up" the band to go solo. That's where Ammo comes in.

At 37 years old, Ammo has built up his career as a rockstar and producer. He lives and breathes the life of a rockstar. When he gets asked to help Courtney, he's not too happy about it but knows that ultimately he can help her. That doesn't stop him from being arrogant, cocky, a jerk, and meeting Courtney the same way she found her "bestie" and "boyfriend" that fateful night. This is part of the reason why Courtney hates his guts. Courtney finds ways to push his buttons. And him... well, things can be business only for so long.

✨️𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬+𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔✨️
- age gap, celebrity (rockstars) romance, forced proximity, frenemies to lovers, grumpy x grumpy, hate to love, mutual pining, workplace romance, one-night stand, OM/OW drama, romantic suspense
- booty play, consent and praise, "crawl to me," he says i-love-you first, possessive MMC, sexual tension, she has a stalker, matching tattoos
- tw: smoking, drinking, partying (typical rockstar shenanigans)

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I am fairly new to listening to audiobooks, but I had already read this one on my kindle, so I thought why not give it a try. When I tell you that LISTENING to the story made it a million times hotter, I'm not even joking!! Oh my word! Listening to Ammo's words being brought to life was an experience I don't think I will ever recover from!

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