Hot Mess (A Players Rockstar Romance)

Players, Book 1

By: Jaine Diamond

Narrated by: Ava Erickson, Lee Samuels

Fate. Destiny. Karma.... She’s mine.

It all started with a broken heart.
And a breakup party.
Rock stars. Circus freaks. And a bachelorette party.
Too. Much. Booze.
An embarrassing tattoo.
And a twist of fate.

Her name was Danny.

I thought she was the one.
But then I lost her.
And I never thought I’d see her again.
Now...I’m a mess.
I’ve had my heart broken - more than once.
And my band's broken up.
I’ve sworn to myself that I’ll never fall in love again.
Time to focus on new music and my new band.

As soon as I sober up from my latest breakup party....

But then there she is.
Standing in the rain, looking at me.
My dream girl.
My destiny....
Danny.
I missed my chance with her once.
Maybe this time...I’ll get it right.

©2019 Jaine Diamond (P)2022 Jaine Diamond

rockstar

Wow!! what a ride. Great start to another rock romance series. twist of fate, it all ends well in the end. Hopefully, more to come with this whole group of rockers. Ava and Lee did an outstanding job bringing the cast of voices to life. worth your credit and the time to listen....

Best Story in the entire Dirty/Players Series!!

This is the story that anyone who has read A Dirty Wedding Night, Dirty Like Seth, and Dirty Like Dylan has been waiting for!! Those stories give a glimpse of Ashley Player, especially Dylan's story, but Hot Mess is all about Ash! If you've read the Dirty Series (hopefully in order), your heart will go out to Ash so by the time you get to his story, you will absolutely love him!! By far my favorite character/story!!

ABUSLTY LOVE

what can I say love Jaine Diamonds books and Hot Mess is no different. this book delivers all the right feels in all the right places. Lee Samuels and Ava Erickson do a fantastic job of bringing Ashley and Danica to life!! I loved Lee Samuels so much that Im listen to other books he does.

Ashley & Danica

Audible review. Dual POV. Book 1 in the 4 book Players series. ('Flames & Flowers' is a novella that gives even more of this couple's HEA.) Both narrators did an excellent job. Trigger warnings: drugs and alcohol.

Ashley (31) has suffered heartbreak in both his professional life and his personal life. It all started when his mom left him with his dad and walked away from them both when he was young. After suffering years of missing his mom he finally looked her up only to find out she'd been dead for a year. Falling for all the wrong women and men becomes his pattern until he runs into the woman he thought he'd never see again.

Danica (27, 28) has led a fairly good life up to this point, close family and a successful career in interior design make her feel comfortable with who and where she is. One rainy night on a random errand for her ex she runs into The Ashley Player!!!! Knowing he's intoxicated and has her confused with her twin sister, she slips away to avoid unnecessary drama. Little does Danica know, Ashley is not giving up so easily. JP

My preferred reading order:
Dirty Like Us (Dirty #0.5; 1)
Dirty Like Me* (Dirty #2)
A Dirty Wedding Night (Dirty #2.5; 3)
Dirty Like Brody (Dirty #2; 4)
Dirty Like Seth (Dirty #3; 5)
Dirty Like Dylan (Dirty #4; 6)
Dirty Like Jude (Dirty #5; 7)
Dirty Like Zane (Dirty #6; 8)
Hot Mess (Players #1)
Filthy Beautiful (Players #2)
Sweet Temptation* (Players #3)
Lovely Madness (Players #4)
Flames and Flowers (Players free novella; 5)

*free bonus epilogue through the author's website.

*****Spoiler Alert*****

Seth & Elle have their daughter Emma. Matt joins Ashley & Summer as they start their band. Brody & Jessa get married. Ashley invites Danica to move in.

Epilogue: Ashley watched Matt & Danica together.
Bonus Epilogue: Xander's thinking about their new band. Ashley says he plans to marry Danica. Xander gets a message from his best friend's virgin sister.

1st read 12-25-19
1st listen 10-04-21
2nd listen 06-01-23

Great Story

This was a really good listen. I enjoyed the story line and the steam.