Red & Black Series: Books 7-9

Book excerpt: Omnibus Edition INKY RHAPSODIES, MAGENTA SYMPHONIES and WHITE WEDDING. the final three books in the series. Follow the lives of the owners of Red & Black record label as they navigate their way through the music industry. INKY RHAPSODIES Each member of the Red & Black record label is feeling the effects of Errol Thomas’ news. After an emotional morning, the key members congregate in the crèche, each of them struggling with a dilemma. Jude announces she’s quitting music, Erin decides that she wants to spend time in France. Seb is about to go on the road, and Tara is not happy, delaying the wedding once again. But, Bonnie Webster, the label’s accountant, carries the most significant weight on her shoulders after she overhears a conversation Quinn has with Valentino. Tom assures her she has his protection, but she must overcome her moral high ground to help the record label. The last thing Bonnie needs is Roger Wilmot, a cheeky, observant, tattoo artist to rock royalty, taking up residence in her office. Bonnie can’t believe the man she’s been fascinated with for years is now sitting opposite her. The battle of head over heart begins. The last thing she needs is to expose herself to the handsome man, she has vowed will be the next person to touch her skin. Just as Bonnie decides what she needs to do, her mother turns up, revealing all kinds of secrets. The exposure causes a rift at the label that looks irreparable, and Bonnie quits. Seb’s relationship is on the line, and Erin is heartbroken in France. MAGENTA SYMPHONIES What happens when the most despicable man in rock music is seeking redemption? If finding out his business partner, Valentino Armati, had been shot dead was the most shocking news of Quinn Saunders’ morning. The next piece of information just about floored him. He had a daughter called Amery, and she was eighteen. Amery was standing in front of him, with nothing but warmth in her eyes. His ex-wife, Gina Lawson, is standing in front of him too, wary as anything. He had been blindsided by Erin Devlin, and he didn’t know how to deal with any of it. But he needed to get his wits about him because Valentino wasn’t the only one with a target aimed at his head. His feelings for his ex-wife resurface, and he sees a spark of desire in Gina. An unlikely alliance between Tom Boone and Quinn Saunders forms as they come together to protect Quinn’s new family. And at the same time, Quinn gets reacquainted with his ex-wife. Gina made one big despicable decision two decades ago, and Quinn had made many small disgraceful decisions for twenty years. Tara and Seb are in therapy for their impending nuptials, with Erin spearheading the wedding plans. All is going smoothly at the Red & Black mansion. It’s just everywhere else had turned to chaos. Gina came back to Quinn for him to protect their daughter. Is he up to the task? WHITE WEDDING What happens when a woman so madly in love with a man cannot fathom why he wants to marry her? Sebastian Wild had wanted to marry Tara Adkins from the very first moment he saw her. But, unfortunately, Seb had just been observed being intimate with a stunning blonde on the side of the stage. As soon as their eyes locked, there was a connection. Tara gave him a hard time over it in more ways than one. She didn’t marry him when she fell pregnant with their first child, and now they have four together. Tara was intimidated by being a world-famous rock star’s fiancé. She couldn’t wrap her head around him wanting to spend the rest of his life with her. Therapy has helped both of them, but Tara is not sure she will make it to the altar. So she enlists some help, and when Sebastian finds out, he loses his mind. Will Tara and Seb make it to the ‘I do’ part of their vows?