She controlled the beat of her heart, until he changed its rhythm entirely

Carter Calloway needs to find a babysitter.

And fast.

With Reckless Abandon’s European tour about to kick off (and his last interview ending with a slammed door), the usually composed drummer is running out of time and patience to find the perfect person to handle life on the road with his chaotic family.

So when his bandmate Axel offers up a solution, Carter can’t say no.

Even when he knows he should.

Not only is Axel’s sister a distraction he doesn’t need, she also isn’t interested.

After losing her parents at a young age, Ashley Rhodes has spent her life keeping everyone at arm’s length—especially her older brother and the friends he calls family. So she turns down Carter’s offer without hesitation.
But when she loses her job soon after, and her landlord comes knocking for rent she doesn’t have, she finds herself on the tour bus anyway.


Determined to keep things professional, Ashley draws firm lines between herself and the six-foot-six drummer who seems intent on crossing them. And somewhere between sold-out shows, late-night movie marathons, and the quiet moments in between, her resolve starts to crumble, and she struggles to remember why she set them in the first place.


The closer he gets, the harder she fights to keep him at a distance.


Will Ashley keep her heart guarded forever, or can Carter slip through her walls and make her believe that some people are worth letting in?

Discreet paperback cover of Kindred by Victoria Peploe. A purple background with a pair of drumsticks, cloth measuring tapes, horror movie VHS tapes, and Black and white beaded friendship bracelets.