Devoted Intent by Cadence Keys book cover

Rapturous Intent Rockstars Book 3

Devoted Intent

by Cadence Keys

An emotional rockstar romance where a songwriter helps his best friend’s widow rebuild her life—while hiding that she has been the love behind his songs for more than a decade.

He has spent years writing love songs for his best friend’s wife. Now she’s a widow—and discovering who those songs were for could change everything.

Where to get this book

Tropes

  • Best friend’s widow
  • Friends to lovers
  • Longtime unrequited love
  • He falls first
  • Second chance at love
  • Healing after loss

About the book

I was always devoted to her, even when she belonged to someone else. 

Unrequited love is a special kind of torture, but I’ve let it fuel my success all these years, writing chart topping love songs about the one woman I could never have–because she was my best friend’s wife. 

But then tragedy strikes, leaving both of us reeling as we stumble our way through grief. 

And just like always, I’m there for her, because that’s what you do for the love of your life, even if she only sees you as a friend. 

When she discovers the secret I’ve carried for over a decade, she does the last thing I ever expected–she kisses me. And that one kiss changes everything. 

Now, every dream I’ve ever fantasized about is becoming reality, but when new secrets are revealed, I wonder if I’ll ever get the happy ending I’ve always craved. 

Devoted Intent is a steamy second chance at love romance and the third book in the Rapturous Intent Rockstar Series. It is best if it’s read after book two, but it can be read as a standalone. 

Content Warning: This book contains grieving following the death of a spouse and pregnancy loss. 

Content advisory: Infertility.

Contemporary romance · Rockstar / celebrity romance

Why you may love it

Tristan Bridger + Jolie Nolan

Set in Los Angeles and Southern California / shared school history in Texas

After Robbie Nolan’s death, his widow Jolie and his best friend Tristan Bridger are left grieving the same man. Tristan stays beside her as she struggles to return to photography and imagine a future beyond the life she lost. What Jolie does not know is that he has loved her since they were teenagers—and has spent years putting those feelings into songs instead of asking for anything in return. Discovering that secret changes how she sees the friend who has been there all along.

For readers who want a quietly devoted hero, years of secret pining, and the realization that the songs were always about her. Tristan and Jolie’s friends-to-lovers story pairs second love with shared grief and the difficult work of letting happiness back in.

Reading order: Can be read as a standalone; reading Forbidden Intent first is recommended.