Your Echo - Katia Rose

How do you teach a rock star how to meditate?

The number one question on Stéphanie’s mind sounds like the start of a bad joke, and life would be a whole lot easier if she actually knew the punch line. 

Her meditation coach job description said nothing about private lessons for the most infamous lead singer in Montreal, but somehow Stéphanie still finds herself sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat, right next to a pierced and tattooed music legend who’d rather be anywhere else.

Meditation classes are Ace’s final chance to convince his record label that the last bender he went on really was his last. The demons that have sent him to the bottom of countless bottles might not give a damn about ‘soothing rhythmic chanting,’ but it’s either this or game over for his career.

He’s not what she wants. She’s not what he’s looking for. Yet somewhere amidst all the incense fumes, the lines between student and teacher get blurred.

Even as their deep breathing exercises become nights filled with panting and gasps, Stéphanie can’t ignore the darkness that never quite leaves Ace’s eyes. It’s a darkness she knows far too well, and if she’s not careful, the cost of helping Ace find his way might just be losing herself.

Your Echo is part of the Sherbrooke Station Quartet, a series of steamy rock star standalones from author Katia Rose.

My Review

Your Echo is the second in the Sherbrooke Stations series, you can find my review of the first book; your rhythm here. The series follows the members of Canadian rock band, Sherbrooke Station as they each find love and romance. This time we see the lead singer and guitarist Ace, battle his demons and come to terms with what has shaped him and drives him, and find his love in the process.

Stéphanie has just as many issues as Ace and is struggling to come to terms with events that have happened in her own past. Both she and Ace have a wild and dark side that they struggle with, rather than accepting and controlling. Perhaps by coming together, they can actually turn it into something beautiful.

After reading the first book, I wasn't sure that I was going to like Ace or enjoy his story. As is so often the case though, when the story is told from a character's viewpoint and you learn more about them, you often find that you change your mind about them. It didn't take me long to decide that I did like Ace and I was hoping that he would sort himself out and find love with Stéphanie.

I did see one of the key points in the plot coming. I don't think that it really mattered, but if it was intended to be a twist, then it was, for me at least, pretty well signposted from early on. Having said that it did work and I thought that it played out well.

I really enjoyed this latest installment in the Sherbrooke Station series and I'm really looking forward to reading the remaining two band members, J-P and Cole's stories.

Your Echo - Blitz

Your Echo
Katia Rose
(Sherbrooke Station, #2)
Publication date: September 12th 2018
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance

How do you teach a rock star how to meditate?
The number one question on Stéphanie’s mind sounds like the start of a bad joke, and life would be a whole lot easier if she actually knew the punch line.
Her meditation coach job description said nothing about private lessons for the most infamous lead singer in Montreal, but somehow Stéphanie still finds herself sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat, right next to a pierced and tattooed music legend who’d rather be anywhere else.
Meditation classes are Ace’s final chance to convince his record label that the last bender he went on really was his last. The demons that have sent him to the bottom of countless bottles might not give a damn about ‘soothing rhythmic chanting,’ but it’s either this or game over for his career.
He’s not what she wants. She’s not what he’s looking for. Yet somewhere amidst all the incense fumes, the lines between student and teacher get blurred.
Even as their deep breathing exercises become nights filled with panting and gasps, Stéphanie can’t ignore the darkness that never quite leaves Ace’s eyes. It’s a darkness she knows far too well, and if she’s not careful, the cost of helping Ace find his way might just be losing herself.
Your Echo is part of the Sherbrooke Station Quartet, a series of steamy rock star standalones from author Katia Rose.

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SNEAK PEEK:

And that’s how I end up singing ‘I’m On Fire’ in a Montreal KTV bar, stone cold sober, while people whip out their smart phones and I try not to think about all the places this video is going to end up. I just stare at Stéphanie from the raised platform that serves as a stage, watching her watch me as the rest of the crowd cheers. At first I’m only fucking around, adding an extra rasp to the words and playing up the sexuality in the lyrics to the point that it’s funny, but something changes the further I get into the song. The slow build of the synth—the tension that rises and rises but never quite breaks—catches up with me, and by the time I get to the long, wavering howls at the end, I can see Stéphanie’s chest heaving even harder than mine.

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Author Bio:
Katia Rose is not much of a Pina Colada person, but she does like getting caught in the rain. She prefers her romance served steamy with a side of smart, and is a sucker for quirky characters. A habit of jetting off to distant countries means she’s rarely in one place for very long, but she calls the frigid northland that is Canada home.

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Your Rhythm - Katia Rose

Your Rhythm 

Your Rhythm by Katia Rose is the first book in the Sherbrooke Station series. This follows the members of Sherbrooke Station, a Canadian alt-rock group and their journeys to love.

This first book in the series tells the story of drummer Matt Pearson and music journalist Kay Fischer. Kay was an up and coming music journalist until she angered a large record label and found her career destroyed. Now she sees working with Sherbrooke Station, an up and coming group, as the way to rebuild her career.

That was before she met and found herself drawn to drummer Matt. Now torn between writing the story that will put her back on track and with the romance that is building between her and Matt. She needs to write the story of her life without hurting the man that she is falling in love with.

My review

This is the first book that I've read by Katia Rose, but I'm confident that it won't be the last. This is more than just a romance, with the back story of Kay's past making much of the drama. We also see Matt and the rest of his bandmates struggling with the realities of being famous and becoming the rock stars that they've dreamed of being.

As with many romances, there is a conflict between the hero and heroine and of course a misunderstanding. Unlike many books in the genre though, this doesn't feel forced and there only to drive the plot. I really enjoyed the whole development of the story and following Matt and Kay's story.

I liked both of the main characters. Kay had a few issues that she had to deal with, but Matt was lovely. There was something really likeable, I thought that he was a great character and I enjoyed following his story. This is the first book in the series and we were given a glimpse of the other band members who will be getting their own stories in later books. I will be interested to see how these unfold and it was fun to learn a bit about their characters here.

I'm really looking forward to reading the rest of the books in this series. I think I'll be checking out Katia Rose's other books too.