Rockstar Romance Series – Broken Anthem – Last Book in the Series

Los Angeles, CA — October 18, 2025 — Bestselling rockstar-romance author Ava Dare announces the release of Riffs and Reckoning, a heart-pounding, slow-burn love story featuring a fake-dating twist between a guarded guitarist and his best friend’s sister. Set against the glitter and grind of a national tour, this fourth installment in the Broken Anthem series turns a pretend relationship into a high-stakes choice between loyalty, family expectations, and a once-in-a-lifetime love.

Riffs and Reckoning follows Maya Carter, the responsible twin who bolts from an arranged engagement to find breathing room on her brother Jax’s tour, and Cade Walker, Broken Anthem’s brilliant guitarist who has kept his feelings for Maya off-limits for years. When Cade offers to pose as Maya’s boyfriend to fend off her controlling fiancé, rehearsed touches turn into real heat, and their staged romance threatens to upend the band’s fragile balance and family ties. When the past shows up to reclaim Maya, both she and Cade must decide what they are willing to risk for a love that was never supposed to be real.

“I wanted to write a book that feels like a guitar solo that starts soft and ends with the crowd on its feet,” says Ava Dare. “Maya and Cade are that kind of love story. It is tender. It is rebellious. It is the moment you choose your own future and refuse to hand the mic to anyone else.”

About the Book

• Title: Riffs and Reckoning
• Series: Broken Anthem, Book 5
• Author: Ava Dare
• Genre: Contemporary Rockstar Romance
• Core Tropes: Brother’s Best Friend, Fake Relationship, Forbidden Love, Tour Life, Found Family
• Heat Level: High
• Formats: eBook and Paperback coming soon
• Availability: Major online retailers

Series Snapshot

The Broken Anthem series delivers high emotion, backstage tension, and hard-won happily-ever-afters as five bandmates tour the world and face the secrets fame cannot hide. Each book stands alone with a complete romance while continuing the band’s larger arc of brotherhood, redemption, and second chances.

Early Reader Highlights

• “Crackling chemistry from page one. The fake dating setup lands perfectly and the payoff sings.”
• “Band brotherhood, spotlight pressure, and a heroine who fights for her own voice. Chef’s kiss.”

About the Author

Ava Dare writes emotionally intense, high-heat romances where the spotlight is bright, the stakes are real, and love gets the final encore. When she is not plotting tour schedules and hallway kisses, she is chatting with readers in her Backstage Pass newsletter and dreaming up the next song-soaked happily-ever-after.

Riffs and Reckoning is available 10-18-2025. Grab your copy and fall for Maya and Cade as they discover that the loudest truth in the room is love.