Some love stories are written in the stars, but some are forged in the dark.

McKinley: Life hasn’t been kind to me. Everywhere I turn, every person I turn to… it only ends in pain. People ask me why I stay, why I allow the abuse to carry on, why I bow to him even when he’s smearing hatred across my body… I never have an answer for them. Not one that they want to hear, anyway. The truth is. This is what I know, and the unknown of what’s next is far more terrifying than his spite. So I stay… hoping and dreading someone will rewrite the future fate has already decided for me.

Jagger: The life of a lead singer is never a lonely one. I have my choice of women, night after night, without fail and without end. But those days are over the moment my eyes land on her…When I see the abuse, something in me snaps as the vow I made years ago rears its ugly, determined head. Forget the want, forget the need that swarms me when I look at her… I have to save her from an end I know far too well.

And I am willing to make any deal to ensure she never sees it. Can Jagger save Kinsley from the traumas of her past, healing the wounds that hide far deeper than anyone ever knew, or will he be a beat too late, watching as she crumbles before him?

Dark Notes: Volume One is the first book in the Dark Rockstar duet and is for an 18+ audience as it contains scenes that might not be suitable for all listeners.

Previously published in 2024 as Dark Notes by Chelle Rose. This is an updated version with extra chapters added.