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The Creed Legacy #1
J.L. Berg
Releasing October 14, 2025
A scorching rock star romance packed with forced proximity, forbidden attraction, and way too many hotel nights on the road.
Zara Valentine's life is in crisis--recently divorced, living in her sister's spare room, and barely holding it together. The last person she expects to run into? Hendrix Creed--the tattooed, emotionally unavailable musician she used to tutor in college. The same one who made her feel too much with too little to show for it.
Now he's stepping in as a temporary bassist for Manic at Midnight, one of the biggest bands in the country--and suddenly, Hendrix is back in her orbit.
When the band needs a touring doctor, Hendrix is the one who calls her.
One road trip. One keep it casual.
But between hotel room proximity, unresolved history, and late-night confessions, their no-strings setup starts to look dangerously like something real.
And when Zara begins to notice symptoms that could threaten Hendrix's health and future onstage, she's faced with an impossible choice--protect his secret, or risk losing the one person she never stopped wanting.
Hendrix Creed is desperate for his big break and to go on tour with an established band. An opportunity comes up to play with his best friend. It all seems like a done deal, except he’s also tasked with finding a doctor who will go on the tour with them in order to get his best friend and his family to agree to it.
Serendipitously, he just ran into his old college tutor and crush, Zara Valentine, who happens to be a doctor, recently divorced, and might be open to a change of scenery. Now all he has to do is convince her to take the job so he can get the gig. But being on the road will mean some forced proximity, and they both had mutual unresolved crushes on each other in the past.
Serendipitously, he just ran into his old college tutor and crush, Zara Valentine, who happens to be a doctor, recently divorced, and might be open to a change of scenery. Now all he has to do is convince her to take the job so he can get the gig. But being on the road will mean some forced proximity, and they both had mutual unresolved crushes on each other in the past.
These two have history, unresolved feelings, great chemistry that they just couldn’t deny. But they start to support each other and help each other feel worthy. They were both scared of relationships and had a fear of rejection, but the more time they spent together, the more they couldn’t deny that there were real feelings underneath the passion.
But the bubble they’re living in is not permanent. Hendrix has challenges going on and needs to figure out what he’s going to do when this temporary gig is over. She’s also still in transition. They found happiness on this tour because they’re together, but this tour will eventually end.
This is a one-night-stand, second chance, one-that-got-away, rockstar and doctor, forced proximity, love on tour romance. It's got found family vibes and plenty of biological family members involved too. I liked the characters and enjoyed their story. I am intrigued by both of their siblings and the bandmates. And I look forward to more in this series. The next book was teased a bit.
But the bubble they’re living in is not permanent. Hendrix has challenges going on and needs to figure out what he’s going to do when this temporary gig is over. She’s also still in transition. They found happiness on this tour because they’re together, but this tour will eventually end.
This is a one-night-stand, second chance, one-that-got-away, rockstar and doctor, forced proximity, love on tour romance. It's got found family vibes and plenty of biological family members involved too. I liked the characters and enjoyed their story. I am intrigued by both of their siblings and the bandmates. And I look forward to more in this series. The next book was teased a bit.
J.L. Berg
J.L. Berg is the USA Today bestselling author of the Ready Series and has written over a dozen other novels in the past decade. She is a California native but currently calls Virginia home. When she's not writing, you will likely find her spending time with her family or watching Doctor Who. J.L. Berg is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC. Learn more at http://www.jlberg.com
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