Pirate (the Rock Band) Series

It's summer 1984, and a lonely rock star desperate for a more normal life battles against the forces inside and outside the band that stand in his way   Jack St James, lead singer and songwriter for hard rock band Pirate, is not your average rock star. The boys in the band may be thrilled with the rock star lifestyle, but control freak Jack doesn't do drugs and can't stand to be touched. After four years of non-stop touring and recording, he's had it with the loneliness and monotony of life on the road.   His dream life is now within reach – retiring to an estate in the English countryside, making a family, and playing music for fun – but only if the band makes it through the next ten days of their sold-out American tour with no major hiccups. Then he can escape the record company and have enough money to make his dream come true.   Jack soon discovers that everyone, consciously or unconsciously, is out to foil him: his duplicitous manager (and best friend) Dunk who wants the band to keep going, the lead and bass guitarists rebelling against his iron control, a conniving and coked-up record company executive, and a beautiful and infamous groupie sowing discord within the band. Not to mention a whiny and incompetent tour bus driver named Mick.      As they each discover in turn, Jack is not one to take anyone's shenanigans lying down. Jack's blood is up and the game is on.   "If you've ever wanted to be, or be with, a rock star or play in a rock band, this book is for you." —Dunk MacGregor, Pirate's forthright and honorable manager   Content advisory: In keeping with the 1980s era and settings, this book contains adult themes and language and potentially upsetting content.   This is book 1 in the Pirate (the Rock Band) series.

You think you got problems? Try being a rock star, mate.    It's 1984, and lead singer Jack St James is on cloud nine. He's met the woman of his dreams and his rock band, Pirate, is on track to finish its sold-out American tour in four days.   If only he hadn't done some foolhardy things—things that threaten to derail the end of the tour and wreck his plans to retire to the English countryside. Namely, leaping from one hotel balcony to another eight stories above the ground, attracting the attention of the mainstream news media, and having his true identity revealed to the world.   Now his all-powerful father knows exactly where he is and will move heaven and earth to punish him for calling himself "Jack." How dare he use the name of his brother, his father's heir and favored son who died a senseless and terrible death? And how dare he shame his father by becoming a rock star, instead of assuming his rightful place in English society?   As Jack and band manager Dunk batten down the hatches, little do they know that they face not one but three rich and powerful men colluding to derail the final concerts in the tour: Jack's evil father, their coked-up A&R executive, and a smarmy swami intent on kidnapping Jack's new woman.   Jack is finally facing the enemy of a lifetime, one he cannot predict or control, and the dream life he's worked so hard to attain hangs in the balance.   Content advisory: In keeping with the era and settings, this book contains adult themes and language and potentially upsetting content.   This book is volume 2 in the Pirate (the Rock Band) series. 

"The course of true love never did run smooth," sayeth the bard. Even for rock stars.    It's 1984, and Jack St James, lead singer for rock band Pirate, thought he'd married the woman of his dreams only to discover the minister didn't have a valid license. So it's off to Vegas, along with the band, to make the marriage official in front of an Elvis impersonator. Jack and his bride rock up to the chapel, only to find that Jack's cash and credit cards are gone. As Jack chases down band members to get them back, he gets sucked into one band problem after another, only to find his bride now has cold feet.   Meanwhile, back in L.A., George discovers that his wife has fallen in love with another man and wants a divorce. Barricading himself in his hotel room, George refuses to give up his beloved toddler son, even when she gets the police involved.   After trying to help George, Sam is back to escorting his mom and sisters around the tourist sites in L.A. Only a mangy cat grabs his ankle and won't let go, preventing him from getting in their limo. Trying to do the right thing for the poor little creature, Sam finds himself saddled with a huge vet bill and a growing attachment to a pet he can't keep. A pet he's named Hendrix after his rock 'n' roll hero. A pet who adores him and defends him from his sisters. A pet whom everyone has fallen in love with except the one person who can decide Drixy's future – the germ-obsessed Jack St James.   Content advisory: In keeping with the era and settings, this book contains adult themes and language and potentially upsetting content.   This book is volume 3 in the Pirate (the Rock Band) series.