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Light Me Up

Rock U, Book 4

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Light Me Up

By: Christie Gordon
Narrated by: Finnley Cole
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Getting rescued in a dark alley should’ve been the end of the story. Instead, it was the beginning of everything I never saw coming.

Silas

Music is my escape. My control. The one thing in my life that still makes sense.

After everything—the shooting, the guilt, the mistakes I can’t outrun—I keep my world tight. Controlled. Safe. Then I meet Cash. He’s loud where I’m quiet. Bright where I’m… not.

A walking contradiction in glitter and chaos who hands money to a guy who tried to rob him and smiles like the world hasn’t broken him. He shouldn’t get under my skin.

Shouldn’t make me feel things I’ve spent months trying to bury. But every look, every touch, every kiss pulls me closer to something I don’t know how to handle.

Because wanting him?

That means risking everything I’ve barely managed to hold together.

And I don’t know if I can survive falling apart again.

Cash

I’ve spent my whole life choosing joy. Fighting for it.

Because I know what it’s like to have nothing. No safety. No love. No light. Then Silas crashes into my world like a storm I can’t look away from.

He’s guarded. Sharp-edged. Carrying pain so deep it bleeds through everything he does.

But underneath it?

He’s good. So damn good it hurts to see how little he believes it.

And I want him.

Not just for one night. Not just for the heat between us.

I want all of him.

Even the broken parts he tries to hide.

But loving Silas means walking straight into his darkness, And hoping I don’t lose myself trying to light him up.

Light Me Up is book 4 of the Rock U series and is a steamy, emotional MM romance featuring a guarded guitarist with survivor’s guilt, a sunshine-soft survivor who refuses to dim, opposites-attract tension, bi awakening, found family, healing from trauma, and a love that burns bright enough to chase away the dark.

Buy now and fall for the boy who hides in the shadows, and the one determined to light him up anyway.

©2023 Christie Gordon (P)2026 Christie Gordon
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When Cash is getting robbed, luckily Silas saves him.

Silas has so much going on in his life. He feels burdened by being labeled as a hero when he feels his actions are what anybody should do. He also is being stalked by his abusive ex Mia who he has not figured out how to deal with that situation. He is gaining the reputation of being totally cynical about life.

Then there is Cash. He has had his share of problems but has learned to sort of deal with them. When faced with his savior Silas, there is this instant attraction between them that Cash just won’t let go of.

This is such an entertaining story. Two different personalities that somehow fit. I really enjoyed the narration by Finnley Cole. I hope to listen to more in this series.

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I’ve really enjoyed listening to the Rock U series by Christie. Each band member is so much more than just a musician. Silas, though, has been one of the more enigmatic characters to watch as he’s evolved. He took down a mass shooter. But that comes with all kind of guilt because his friend was injured. Because people died. Then, he has another opportunity to step in and help someone in distress. Of course he helps. He’s Silas. He doesn’t know how to do anything else.

Turns out he helped Cash who, in turn, finds reasons to get to know Silas better. But Silas as got problems. One in particular. A nasty ex-girlfriend who is just…awful. Almost caricature like in her meanness. With a toxic mother to boot. Silas needs to get out from under that situation, but he finds it hard to extricate himself. Enter Cash to offer support.

The guys are good together, but when Silas’s past reappears yet again, it’s Cash who steps up and does the right thing. I’ll say that I dislike people who are manipulators (have one or two in my life). The extreme in this book was pretty sharp. But it gave Cash and Silas the opportunity to bond. The grumpy to the sunshine. The foster kid with the loving family to the band member whose family is also almost entirely found.

This was a great listen and I enjoyed it immensely. I’ve enjoyed all the books in the series. I’ll also say Finnley Cole is a good narrator and I really enjoy what he’s done with these books. Well worth a listen.

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I have been thoroughly enjoying the Rock U series by Christie Gordon.

Not only is the writing and story brilliant but the narration is fantastic, with the voices sounding just how I imagined the characters too.

Highly recommended.

Brilliant continuation of the series

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This is the fourth book in the series but it can be read as a standalone. Each book follows a different member of a rock band. In this book the main character is Silas, the rhythm guitar player, and his love interest is Cash.
Silas is a grumpy person and Cash is pure sunshine. Both men are recovering from past trauma and one of the things I really loved in this book was that it really showed the importance of being in therapy.
It was a bit too insta love for my personal taste but I still enjoyed it very much. I finished it in a day, the pacing was great, and I liked the chemistry between Silas and Cash.
The narrator was brilliant, he really brought the characters to life and the audiobook quality was excellent. I can't wait to read more books in the series.

Great addition to the series.

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Reread through audiobook. Excellent narration, this could easily become a favourite narrator for me. I already really enjoyed the story and hearing it made it even better.
4.5 stars ebook review. There are quite a lot of external issues for these MCs, but that made it all the better that they could be there for each other. The relationship developed really quickly but it didn't feel too fast. It's especially good that both are in therapy and allowed to be vulnerable, and that all their friends support this. I really felt how awful it must be to have a stalker and the twist in the ending there was really well done.

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