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The Story Of Lansing Lotte

(Legendary Rockstars #2)

by L.B. Dunbar

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 28, 2015

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I get it. I’ve heard the jokes. My name sounds like some medieval character who was a hero. Hell, my best friend’s named Arturo King. Ring any medieval bells? But this is my story and I’m no hero. I also get the jokes. Lancelot is a play on the words lance and lot, and a lance refers to a sword, which is a euphemism for dick. What does a man do with his dick? He fucks. A lot. So if my name is Lansing Lotte, I must be “fucking lot.” Get it? Fucking a lot? Which I’m not saying I don’t, that’s not the point. Another reference to something sexual. Get my point? Huh, I made a punny. But again this is my story, and I haven’t done anything funny. In fact, I’ve killed three women, and only one of them I loved. Yeah, that’s right? Not laughing now. It’s not funny. And I’m definitely no fucking hero.

“Because I know you love her. It must hurt.” “I…I don’t know that I’m capable of love, Lila. All I seem to do is destroy women, and myself.” She reached a shaky hand for me and pushed my longish bangs back from my forehead. It was surprisingly comforting. “I don’t believe that,” she said. “I think you just have difficulty choosing someone safe.” Her fingers continued through my hair and my muscles relaxed. It was soothing. It was motherly, which should have creeped me out, but didn’t. I don’t know what prompted me, but I laid my head down on her stomach. Her breathing was ragged, and I could hear her heart beat rapidly through the oxford shirt. She was holding her body still, but she continued to gently run her fingers through my hair. She was hesitant at first, almost as if she was petting me, but her fingers slipped into my longer locks and she massaged back and forth over my scalp. I was relaxing into her stomach and my nose nuzzled against her. She was firm under there, and she had that sexy hip thing going on. She sucked in a breath when my nose drew a line back and forth across her belly. My mouth watered to get a taste of those hipbones just below her navel. She was dragging her fingers through my hair more intently, and I slid my face down her belly. She had a sweet fragrance about her, something flowery and something I wasn’t certain of at first. Instantly, I recognized that Lila smelled like sex. My hand came up to remove the blanket from her legs and I heard her sigh. Her hand wrapped into my hair, tugging gently, and I took it as a sign to continue moving down her body. Her legs opened slightly and my nose dragged closer to my destination. “You smell sexy, Lila.” She sighed again and a choked sound followed. My eyes glanced up to discover hers were closed. Her head leaned back and her lips parted. I dragged my nose across her damp panties, inhaling her sweetness. “You want me?” I breathed against her, knowing she was wet and ready for me under the cotton. I couldn’t believe it. Lila gave no hint that she was attracted me. She was well aware that I was continually turned on around her, but she gave me no indication that she could be attracted to me. Unless… “We’re friends, right, Lila?” I said, a bit of curiosity in my voice. She sighed again and I blew a breath onto her. Her arousal was heady, and I was intoxicated by her. “We could be friends. Together. It would be a good distraction.” I kissed her over the cotton and I felt her sit upright. She looked drugged; her eyes glassy and confused. “I can’t,” she said on a choke. “What?” I softly groaned. “I…I can’t do this with you.” “Lila, I didn’t mean…” She was pushing back into the corner of the couch, forcing me to sit upright. She grabbed the blanket off the floor to cover her, but then decided to stand. “Lila, I…” “I can’t compete with ghosts, Lansing.” “Lila, it’s not like…” “I know all about ghosts…and I can’t fight them whether dead…or alive,” Lila added, as she held the blanket before her legs like a shield and quickly turned to leave me stunned on the couch.

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Alone – Heart

See You Again – Carrie Underwood

Still Into You – Paramore

(You Want To) Make A Memory – Bon Jovi

Come To Me – The Goo Goo Dolls

Run – feat. Sugarland – Matt Nathanson

Beneath Your Beautiful – Labrinth

Lonely Tonight (featuring Ashley Monroe) – Blake Shelton

Colorblind – Counting Crows

Make You Feel My Love – Adele

Stay – Rihanna

Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye

Start of Something Good – Daughtry

I Touch Myself – Divinyls

Hanging By A Moment – Lifehouse

It Was Always You – Maroon 5

Superman Tonight – Bon Jovi

Endlessly – Green River Ordinance

Love Someone – Jason Mraz

Almost Is Never Enough – Ariana Grande

Say Something – A Great Big World, Christina Agullera

Without You – Max

I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz

Sorry – Buckcherry

All I Wanted – Paramore

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

All In – Lifehouse

By Your Side – Tenth Avenue North

Turning Page – Sleeping At Last

Marry Me – Jason Derulo

You & I (Nobody In The World) – John Legend

A Thousand Years – Christina Perri

Lansing Lotte - gorgeous rock star and Ladykiller. He goes through women and has never looked back. At some point, he will need to grow up and realize he is wasting his life away. I can say this is due to his youth, fame and his infatuation with Guinevere (on the surface this might be so) but deep inside he is deceiving himself.
This scenario reminds me of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind. This famous character spent half her life blinded by her infatuation with Ashley, a man he could never have. In the meantime, she had a man next to her who loved her deeply and was willing to invest himself in her, only to be rebuked by her because of her inability to appreciate what was right in front of her eyes. Lansing is just like Scarlett. He has to go through a series of mistakes before he is aware of what is really of value.

As you read this book, you will find the plotline increasingly becoming complex and interesting. The journey Lansing makes until he finds his way is full of mistakes he callously makes. The consequences are eye opening with long lasting effect on his life.

Arturo is still around but staying away from his friends. His full story is yet to be fully realized.

About The Author

L.B. Dunbar loves to read to the point it might be classified as an addiction. The past few years especially she has relished the many fabulous YA authors, the new genre of New Adult, traditional romances, and historical romances. A romantic at heart, she’s been accused of having an overactive imagination, as if that was a bad thing. Author of the Sensations Collection, Sound Advice, Taste Test, Fragrance Free, Touch Screen, and the upcoming Sight Words, she is also author of the Legendary Rock Star series, beginning with The Legend of Arturo King. She grew up in Michigan, but has lived in Chicago for longer, calling it home with her husband and four children.