Come Closer to Me
Rock U, Book 2
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Christie Gordon
About this listen
A man crushing on his brother’s best friend. Another man who’s afraid to love. When all is laid bare, can love triumph over fear?
Axel Sandstrom
I’m the lead guitar player in a punk-pop band and I get hit on a lot. But I’ve got a big problem—a crush on my older brother’s best friend, Remy.
Of course, he’s straight.
So instead of having him, I’ve become the king of hookups. I’m used to hiding my feelings behind teasing and innuendo. But that only drives him further away from me.
When Remy decides to go back to school, my brother asks me to tutor him. After spending time alone with him, it’s pretty obvious he’s not as straight as he says he is.
Remy Hall
Axel makes me feel things. Tingly things.
But he’s also obnoxious and my best friend’s younger brother.
I should stay away, except that I need him to tutor me. During our tutoring sessions it’s impossible for me to deny my attraction to him.
But the bigger issue, is my all-consuming fear of being close to people.
After the deaths of my younger brother and my dad, I don't want to get close to anyone. But Axel makes me want to try.
He might have the conviction to yank me back to him, kicking and screaming, as I’m about to fall off the edge.
Come Closer to Me is the second book in the Rock U series and is part of the Mesa Boys universe. This novel features bisexual awakening, hurt/comfort, and a rocker in love with his brother’s best friend. It guarantees an HEA and has no cliffhangers. It features a bad boy who goes after what he wants, and a man who’s hiding his attraction to men and shies away from love. Each book features a different couple and can be listened to as a standalone or as part of the series in order.
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Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
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intriguing but skip if triggered by child abuse
- By Amazon Customer on 05-16-19
By: Colleen Hoover
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Cruel Winter with You
- Under the Mistletoe Collection
- By: Ali Hazelwood
- Narrated by: Vivienne LaRue
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged
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All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.
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Endless insecurities and translation fails
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 11-12-24
By: Ali Hazelwood
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The Glitch
- By: Leeanne Slade
- Narrated by: Sam Claflin, Daisy Edgar Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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Five Years Earlier: Henry Dunne knows three things: that agreeing to host this raucous house party was a terrible idea, that he absolutely cannot show up to his nursing shift tomorrow with a hangover, and that the beautiful redhead in the corner will be sleeping in his bed tonight.
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A Love Story. A Predictable One.
- By AS on 09-13-24
By: Leeanne Slade
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Den of Vipers
- By: K.A. Knight
- Narrated by: Cornell Collins, Hollie Jackson
- Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel - The Vipers. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses. Yes, sold me. They own me now. I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant.
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Shrek
- By Shemika Holmes on 02-25-21
By: K.A. Knight
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Merry Ever After
- Under the Mistletoe Collection
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrated by: Summer Morton, Connor Crais
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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Evie Crowe is starting over in a strange town with her newborn, and men are the furthest thing from her mind. If only the quiet, hulking farmer, Luke Ward, would stop coming into the thrift shop and piquing her reluctant interest. Evie wants to stay single all the way—she can’t trust anything more than friends-with-holiday-benefits. But Luke is in it for the long haul. He’s fixed on making this a Christmas Evie will remember forever. If she gives him a chance.
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An ode to his monster Yule log.
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 11-13-24
By: Tessa Bailey
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Drop Dead
- By: Lily Chu
- Narrated by: Phillipa Soo, John Cho
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Obituary writer Nadine Barbault doesn’t mind being called “Lady Death”. It suits the ice queen persona she’s cultivated to survive the fast-paced Toronto Herald. So when Nadine learns that famous (and reclusive) author Dot Voline has died, she doesn’t hesitate to run the obituary…only to discover that Dot is very much alive. Nadine’s screw-up has brought Wesley Chen of the rival Spear no end of joy—she’s been a thorn in his extremely ambitious side for years. But the renewed interest in Dot also surfaced chatter about a mysterious past scandal.
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Clean and sweet
- By Momma Nae on 08-02-24
By: Lily Chu
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Holiday Hideaway
- A Short Story
- By: Mary Kay Andrews
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.
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I ain’t afraid of no ghosts
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 10-31-24
By: Mary Kay Andrews
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Nocticadia
- By: Keri Lake
- Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Stella Hunter
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
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After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I received an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it's rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before, those whose bones are said to make up the island's white sandy shores. And restless ghosts aren't even its most daunting peculiarity.
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Good but a slight miss
- By Destinyreadsbooks on 01-17-24
By: Keri Lake
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Mr. and Mrs. Christmas
- By: Michelle Stimpson
- Narrated by: Marcella Cox, Ian Hackney
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
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There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.
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Loved the book!
- By Amazon Customer on 11-15-24
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All by My Elf
- Under the Mistletoe Collection
- By: Olivia Dade
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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Nina and William are underpaid adjunct professors at the same university, where winter break is no break at all: ’tis the season to make extra money. When their holiday side hustle has them stranded by a blinding blizzard in the middle of nowhere, there’s nothing to do but cuddle up for warmth and play a game of Never Have I Ever to pass the time. But in the game of love, secrets never stay secret for long…
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A cool, considerate romance
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 11-13-24
By: Olivia Dade
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- K-Me
- 06-04-24
Flirting and Feelings!
Axel and Remy!! We have Axel who is absolute about his forever love of Remy his older brother's best friend. We have Remi who does not have a clue that he could possibly love Axel in return. All Remi knows is that all of Axel's flirting makes him uncomfortable, but somehow in a good way! Axel uses all his flirting to try to mask how strong his feelings are for Remy. It was lovely to watch Remy slowly grow closer to Axel and start to discover that Axel was a big part of what was missing in his life and in his heart! I enjoyed the tentative, honest progression of Remy's feelings for Axel. These two were fun and sweet together. It was so rewarding to see Axel finally get the love his man. Finnley Cole was a fun and flirty narrator!
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- Sunshine
- 06-08-24
Great Characters
Christie Gordon writes great characters and hearing them come to life narrated by Finnley Cole makes them that much more enjoyable! Take time to enjoy this Rock U series, you won’t be disappointed!
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- Zoë Miranda
- 08-17-24
Pining and Discovery
2024 AUDIOBOOK (10h42m), Narrated by Finnley Cole: 4.5 stars
1st person, past tense, dual POV
Axel Sandstrom (23), senior at ASU studying business with a concentration on business analytics
Remy Hall (27), security installation, studying business with a concentration on business analytics at ASU part-time
This narrator continues to do an excellent job narrating the series. The voices for Remy and Axel were subtly different, Remy was softer while Axel was a little gravelier, which I thought suited their characters. I did find them similar enough that if I had left the book and come back to it I would have to double check whose chapter I was reading, unlike with Devin/Brandon. I love the emotion he imbues into the characters, especially during intense scenes and had me tearing up at certain points.
I listened at 1.15x for reasons and it sounded great, I might even try that again since slower speeds sometimes allow my mind to wander.
I was given an Audible code and voluntarily wrote an honest review.
2023 ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Note: There is a short prequel to this series called The Perfect Front Man (Rock U #0.5) that contains background for this story and insight into Axel's character (it is also told from his POV). While it isn't necessary to read to enjoy this book, I highly recommend doing so.
On a Different Mission (Rock U #1) is a good read as well, but does not need to be read first, though it will help you enjoy the Rock U world a little more.
Axel Sandstrom has been in love with his older brother's best friend, Remy Hall, pretty much since the moment he realized he was gay. Nothing can ever come of it though because Remy is straight and would never give him a second glance. So, Axel teases Remy with sexually charged double-entendres every chance he gets and has one-night stands with men that look an awful lot like his grey-eyed, wavy brown-haired crush. Remy is oblivious to the real reason Axel teases him, but wishes he'd stop because the responding flutters in his stomach are confusing. Even if he's never really had a girlfriend before, he knows he likes girls, though there was that one time... In either case he's pretty sure his traumatic childhood losses mean he'll never fall in love, with anyone.
I was pretty excited to read Axel's story since I had read the prequel and was dying for him to get his HEA. He's such a great and self-assured character. I love how he lives life to the fullest, single-mindedly going for what he wants and he wants Remy. When Remy was off-limits, he respected that, in his own way, but the moment there was hope he was all in. Remy was a little more difficult to get to know as a character, both because this is our first real introduction to him as a character and because he's not nearly as boisterous and confident as Axel. He's had to work through some trauma and he's naturally more reserved. I would have enjoyed a little more of an awakening from his POV because it kind of felt like they got together out of nowhere, but that kind of suits him too.
I loved that Axel said those three little words first and that there was no expectation to have them returned or awkwardness when Remy couldn't say them back. I loved the scenes when the band was performing - I have to go add a bunch of old favourites to my Spotify playlist now, lol. I was pleasantly surprised that the fallout from the forth quarter twist didn't result in Remy spiraling too badly and that it galvanized him into realizing the depth of his feeling for Axel. This was a pretty perfect read for me.
I can't wait to read Caleb and the rest of the guys' stories (I hope Samuel gets his own HEA at some point, even tangentially).
I was given an ARC and voluntarily wrote an honest review.
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- Mommysuz
- 06-19-24
another great in this series
Axel is the guitarist in Knot You. He has always had a crush on his brothers best friend, Remy. Axel has always flirted with Remy. However, that has made Remy uncomfortable. Alex offers to tutor Remy. Axel just thinks if nothing else, they can be friends. Until Remy realizes he is developing feelings for Axel and not just the friendly kind.
I listened to the audio book narrated by Finnely Cole. I enjoyed listening. He makes the story come alive.
When I first started this series, i was reading / listening out of order. As these can be read as standalones, the whole series is amazing. I have enjoyed each characters story thus far.
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- The Moms Kindles
- 06-03-24
Another Great One!
This is a great series and the narration is fantastic! The characters and their stories just come to life with this audio book. I really enjoyed it.
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- Yvonne M
- 05-30-24
Wonderful story!
Axel and Remy had a rocky relationship from the beginning. Axel has been in love with Remy from the first time they met, but Remy is straight, so Axel never expected anything to happen between them. Axel lives in a house with Leo, who is Remy’s older brother and Remy needs help with his college class and Axel had already taken the class so Axel is helping. In the process they bicker a lot but Remy realizes he does in deed like Remy. Then Axel gets shot by a bad person who was trying to kill lots of people but Axel and his friend Kaleb stop the shooter, but Axel got shot in his leg. He almost died and Remy was beside himself with worry so after Axel was released from the hospital Remy moved in with Axel. Leo said they can have the master bedroom because he was going to be getting a place with his girlfriend and didn’t need the room. I really enjoyed this story. I didn’t expect the shooting, but it did get my attention and it really shows what people need to know in cases like these. They were stronger together than they were apart. I recommend this story to everyone who loves mm romance stories with real life happenings.
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- Kymora78
- 09-14-24
I Really Enjoyed This!
Both the author and the performer are new to me so this title ended up being a pleasant surprise. Following Axel and Remy's journey to their HEA was heart warming and sizzling. I think I will check out another book in this series
4 starz - I would listen again
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- Amanda
- 05-29-24
"I can't remember a time when my heart didn't ache a little when I thought of you."
Brother's best friend is always in my top 5 book tropes but this storyline is so unique. I love how hard Axel fell for Remy, and how patient he was waiting for Remy to fall for him. I love Remy too, but I was starting to get a little annoyed with him. How can you keep doing my boy, Axel, like that??? My emotions were all over the place with this book anyway but Finnley Cole really made me feel, and fall, deeper into their love. He was amazing. I honestly can't wait for the next installment in this series
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- Amber Harris
- 06-20-24
So sweet!
I loved this book! Axel & Remy's journey is so incredibly sweet and heartwarming. Narrator isn't my favorite but also isn't the worst I've heard.
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- Miranda Summerset
- 06-14-24
spicy & saucy hot romance
this was steamy & hot & lustful. I loved it! the characters are all cool (can we have a real life band like Not Me) & I liked Remy & how he had to heal through his grief/trauma. this also has one of my guilty pleasure tropes (im in love with my brothers bff), & the duel povs made this a super fun & easy read. highly recommend if you are in the mood for something spicy.
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