Adam Blue is destined to be a rockstar. As lead singer of Viral Blue, he knows it's just a matter of time before he's on his way to fame and fortune. If he can just get a studio to sign his band and get his songs on the radio, he knows he'll make it big. When they land a spot onstage at a popular nightclub downtown, Adam hopes to get noticed. But he doesn't expect to meet sexy Paulo Raucci, owner of Raucci Entertainment, a local studio looking for fresh talent. Paul likes Adam's sound and, more importantly, likes Adam, as well. But when Paul brings the band into the studio, his partner Lewis isn't quite as taken with Adam's rockstar attitude. Lewis doesn't want to sign the band until Adam proves he's willing to work. Unfortunately, the band takes second priority to Adam's growing interest Paul ... an interest that has nothing to do with his musical career. The stress of recording their first studio album threatens to tear the band apart, and Adam's ego further drives a wedge between the members of Viral Blue. Paul does his best to keep the band together, but ultimately it's Adam's call. Adam wants it all -- his band, his first record, and his new lover. Now that his dreams are finally within reach, what does he have to do to make them come true?

Rockstar

Trace gives her a bawdy wink. “Damn, Adam. Don’t you dare screw this up now.”  24


The receptionist pages Paul to the lobby. Adam leans against her desk and feels as nervous as he did the first time they came to the studio. What if it’s too late?he wonders. What if Paul doesn’t want to sign us anymore? Hell, what if he doesn’t want me anymore? Not as a band on his label but just as…as something more?


On the desk before him is a stack of business cards. Adam toys with the cards, fanning them out beneath his hand, then sweeping them all together again. Each one has Paul’s name on them. Adam still has the card Paul gave him at the Lot—it’s stuck in his wallet behind his driver’s license. His mind drifts back to this morning, when he sat out in the parking lot with Mike waiting for Trace to arrive. His friend is right—what is Adam going to do without this deal?


Chapter 64