Muse & Music

"I want to find someone the world needs to know. I want to find someone in the shadows and bring them to the light."Mercy Isbell has one chance left-one chance to prove to her father she can bring talent to the family record label, one chance to make her late grandmother proud, and one chance to prove to herself that her dreams are reachable. So, when her best friend drags her to the family bar to scout for talent, she treats the mission like it's do or die.And the young man who graces the stage that night catches more than her eye."You'd be surprised how much material you can get out of wanting someone you can never have."Grayson Wilder has a dream-the former drummer longs to be at the front of the stage. So he escaped his small town for Nashville to start over, and the dark-haired woman he meets at the renowned Mercy's Bar might be the key to making those long-secret desires come true."I'm going to ruin my chances for a record deal so I can kiss her."What started as a business relationship quickly burns hot. And when their growing attraction jeopardizes both of their futures, Mercy and Grayson realize all's fair in love and music, and some decisions live on forever. J.R. Rogue is the author of three Goodreads Choice Awards Nominate poetry collections. She first put pen to paper at the age of fifteen after developing an unrequited high school crush & has never stopped writing about heartache, sorrow, and hope. Rogue has published multiple volumes of poetry & novels. In addition, she is a Certified Yoga Teacher with additional certification in Yoga Nidra & Trauma-Informed Yoga.She lives in a small town in the midwest with her family, where she enjoys a quiet life reading & telling stories. The Muse & Music Series

Don't let fear sway you. You're not your past.Seraphina Daniels feels like running--the kind of running that doesn't include a set destination. So, when her childhood friend calls in distress, she's more than prepared to leave behind her failed--and famous--relationship, her writer's block, and her impending thirtieth birthday.But upon her return to the Ozarks--a sharp contrast to New York City--she discovers that everything's changed.I think I wanted you before I even knew what it was like to want someone.The homecoming brings Sera to Chace Holloway: the man who's made a home out of the place that was once hers. Romance isn't an option, but friendship comes easily with the twenty-two-year-old songwriter--despite the attraction they both feel.He is music, and I am merely madness and melancholy.What started as an escape becomes more of a trap when the past begins to wrap around the present. As hope blooms, Sera and Chace face their biggest obstacles--what they each fear, and what old lovers desire.Burning Muses is Book 1 of the Muse & Music Series. It can be read as a standalone. J.R. Rogue is the author of three Goodreads Choice Awards Nominate poetry collections. She first put pen to paper at the age of fifteen after developing an unrequited high school crush & has never stopped writing about heartache, sorrow, and hope. Rogue has published multiple volumes of poetry & novels. In addition, she is a Certified Yoga Teacher with additional certification in Yoga Nidra & Trauma-Informed Yoga.She lives in a small town in the midwest with her family, where she enjoys a quiet life reading & telling stories. The Muse & Music Series

"I'm not a song. I don't have blue eyes like the girls you sing about. I have a blue soul."Sonnet Rosewood needs a new chapter-the kind that doesn't remind her of anything she's leaving behind in the Ozarks. So, when opportunity beckons to escape to the Great Smoky Mountains for a writing retreat, she answers with a firm yes.But the arrival of a decade-old and short-lived fling at the cabin changes everything."How quickly we push past the barriers we erected between ourselves for years."Recognizing the beautiful voice of the unexpected guest reminds her of his name, Hunter Hart: the man she wrote as forgettable, who vowed to show her he was anything but if given a second chance."Maybe you want the challenge more than you want the girl."What started as Sonnet's attempt to escape her past thrusts her straight into the responsibilities of another's, making their future sound more and more like the sad songs they've been writing together. While their passion is undeniable, their happily-ever-after is not. The single father's rules leave little room for a different kind of love. And Sonnet has rules of her own-to never again wait for a man to open his heart to her.Blind Melody is Book 3 of the Muse & Music Series. It can be read as a standalone. J.R. Rogue is the author of three Goodreads Choice Awards Nominate poetry collections. She first put pen to paper at the age of fifteen after developing an unrequited high school crush & has never stopped writing about heartache, sorrow, and hope. Rogue has published multiple volumes of poetry & novels. In addition, she is a Certified Yoga Teacher with additional certification in Yoga Nidra & Trauma-Informed Yoga.She lives in a small town in the midwest with her family, where she enjoys a quiet life reading & telling stories. The Muse & Music Series