Controlled Chaos

Love & Lyrics, Book 1

By: Nikki Ash

Narrated by: Marina Barrett, Walker Williams

Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

Camden

I’ve been in love with my best friend since high school.
My biggest regret? Walking away without telling her.
I planned to. But then catastrophe struck, making us part ways without a word.
She left for Boston with her fiancé, while I left for L.A. with my band—Raging Chaos.
For the next five years, I lived and breathed music, trying to forget the beautiful girl who shattered my heart without even knowing it.
Until I see her again….
I walked away once, and I've learned my lesson.
Layla is my forever, not another item in my pile of regrets.
And she's about to find that out.

Layla

The moment I saw Camden on stage, something inside me came to life.
His tragic song of unrequited love was a confession that had me questioning everything.
Five years might’ve changed who we are—he’s a rock star and I’m a single mom—but my feelings for him are as strong as ever.
His lyrics make falling in love seem easy. For him—maybe it is.
Only I’ve learned the hard way that real life isn’t as simple as writing a love song.

Author's Note: Like real life, the characters are far from perfect, make morally gray decisions, and deal with subjects that may be sensitive for some listeners. If you are looking for a safe romance, this series is not for you. Trigger warnings (which contain spoilers) can be found on my website.

©2022 Nikki Ash (P)2022 Pink Flamingo Productions

Give m my own Camden

This story starts out so so good, but I didn’t like the ending quite as well. Still a great story with a couple worth rooting for. Camden is an amazing guy. Any girl with a boyfriend or husband like him would be so lucky.

Awesome!!!!

Camden and Layla were always meant to be together. They are both incredibly strong and sweet and deserve to be together. I'm glad they got together in the end.

Trigger ahead…

I loved most of this story. This one had triggered subject like rape. If you can stomach this, you will be able to enjoy the story. That said, I loved the premise of friends to lover. This author did a good job creating the H and h. I really l

Good start

This is a good start to the series and if you've read/listened to A Chance Encounter than this is Easton and Sofia's Sons story so that was a nice surprise. I do wish there was a little more interaction with the band mates/Friends and family but overall it's a good story with some 2nc chance vibes. I did listen to the 2nd one before this so they can be done as a stand alone but I think in order and as a series would be best, Narration is done well.

Cute

“𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲…𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭.”

I am apparently on a friends to lovers kick lately, and I’m not mad about it at all. This one was a little more angsty than what I’ve been reading, because of what Layla had going on in her personal life, but it still hit the sweet spot. A couple that have known each other for years, reconnecting and growing into something beautiful.
Narration was excellent and this hit so perfectly.

Controlled Chaos

okay this was good. I just love the idea of it being about the kids now. this was so good. all grown up and how he kinda ended up like his mom and dad. lol kinda , but this is so cute. Can't wait for the next book. I'm so curious on what she's going to have. but anyways the narrator's did such a good job too.

great book

this book was really good. went from kids to adults. it was great. there was a trigger subject about rape. if you can get through that part you will enjoy this book.

Good Story!

Really enjoyed this book!! The story captured me and pulled at my heartstrings!

The characters are all lovable and I could not stop reading this one.

The audio is very well done!

WOW!!! (in the best way)

I was unprepared (in spite of the author's disclaimer) how gutted I would feel after reading this book (again in the best way). No emotion was spared. Camden and Layla are perfection and their HEA is so well deserved. This story is a must read/listen.

So enjoyed getting into the Love & Lyrics world!

4.25 Stars!! 💙🎶

Ever since i found out about this series i had to add all of the books to my TBR list right away. I've been looking so forward to all of them! As soon as i found out about this audiobook i knew i had to listen to it! I started listening to it as soon as i could and got right into the Love & Lyrics world! I really enjoyed this audiobook so much!

Being new to both Marina Barrett and Walker Williams i couldn't wait to listen to these two! Both Marina and Walker captured my attention so completely with their narration! I loved what Marina and Walker brought to the story as Layla and Camden! They captured the emotions and heart in such fantastic ways.

Layla and Camden's journey pulled me in right from the get go! Going into this listen and story i wasn't sure what all to expect which had me even more glued to my earbuds.

From their friendship to their undeniable chemistry, i thoroughly enjoyed Camden and Layla's story! I felt so much with both of them all throughout this audiobook. It wasn't easy and there was such realness to it. Layla was such a strong character and Camden had me falling!

With Controlled Chaos, Ms.Ash has created a great story that brought all the feels! From the characters and their journey to Marina and Walker with their narration, this listen got me right in the chest. I can't wait to dive back into the Love & Lyrics world with the second installment, Silent Chaos! I am so looking forward to listening to more of Marina's and Walker's narration in the future as well! 💙🎶

There are triggers, you can find out more on the author's website.