Title: More Than Music (Chasing the Dream #1)
Author: Elizabeth Briggs
Date of Publication: June 17, 2014
Genre: contemporary NA romance
Blurb:
Music major Maddie Taylor just finished her junior year of college and has a summer internship lined up with the LA Philharmonic, yet every night she practices guitar and secretly dreams of a louder life. But geeky girls like her don't get to be rock stars. That is, until tattooed singer Jared Cross catches her playing guitar and invites her to join his band on The Sound, a reality TV show competition.
Once on the show, Maddie discovers there’s more to Jared than his flirty smile and bad boy reputation – and that he’s just as big a geek as she is. With each performance their attraction becomes impossible to ignore, but when the show pressures them to stay single they’re forced to keep their relationship secret.
As the competition heats up, Jared will do whatever it takes for his band to win, and Maddie must decide if following her dream is worth losing her heart.
Excerpt
Kyle got behind his keyboard,
Hector sat at the drums, and that left me and Jared up front. My sweaty fingers
dropped my guitar pick, and when I went to grab it, my knees nearly gave out
from under me. When I straightened up, Jared stood right in front of me, his
bass hanging from his neck.
“Ready?” he asked.
“Um, as ready as I’ll ever
be.” Which was to say, hell no. I smoothed my hair and yanked the bottom of my
dress down, wishing I had a mirror to check how I looked one last time.
“Just have fun. It’ll be over
before you know it.” He brushed a finger against my cheek, making me shiver.
“Stray eyelash,” he explained. “You look amazing, by the way.”
Our eyes locked, and for a
second, it was only the two of us on stage, about to make music together. He
offered me one of his heart-stopping smiles, and it gave me the strength I
needed to go through with this.
The stage began to turn,
ending the moment. Jared and I moved back to our positions in front of our mics
as the roar of the crowd grew louder and spotlights flashed in our eyes. My
heart pounded as an entire sea of faces stretched before me. And in front, the
four musicians who would decide our fate.
This was our one shot to
change our futures forever. Our one moment to lose ourselves in the music and
hope we brought the audience along with us. Our one chance to turn our dreams
into reality.
I was ready.
Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21861133-more-than-music
About Elizabeth Briggs
Elizabeth Briggs is a Young Adult and New Adult author who lives in Los Angeles with her British husband and a bunch of fluffy white rescue dogs. She's a guitar-playing geek who loves books, rock music, and video games, goes to Comic Con every year, and is still hoping to be a Jedi when she grows up.
Elizabeth currently works with WriteGirl to mentor at-risk or pregnant teen girls in writing, to help them get through high school and into college. She also volunteers with Bichon FurKids to help rescued dogs find a new, loving home. She previously worked as an intern for literary agent Jill Corcoran of Jill Corcoran Literary Agency, an intern for Entangled Publishing, and an editor for Curiosity Quills Press.
Elizabeth is represented by Kate Schafer Testerman of KT Literary and is a member of SCBWI and RWA.
Website: http://www.elizabethbriggs.net/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lizwrites
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/lizwrites/
While this book does not sound like something I would normally read, the authors personal interests and awesome pinterest boards have me curious enough to check it out.
ReplyDeletelooks like a good book, good writing style, i will check it out thank you for the giveaway
ReplyDeletethanks for the giveaway
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