Synopsis via Goodreads:
From the author of the “real page-turner” (Seventeen) Such a Rush comes an unforgettable new drama that follows friends-turned-lovers as they navigate the passions, heartbreaks, and intrigue of country music fame.
Bailey wasn’t always a wild child and the black sheep of her family. She used to play fiddle and tour the music circuit with her sister, Julie, who sang and played guitar. That ended when country music execs swooped in and signed Julie to a solo deal. Never mind that Julie and Bailey were a duet, or that Bailey was their songwriter. The music scouts wanted only Julie, and their parents were content to sit by and let her fulfill her dreams while Bailey’s were hushed away.
Bailey has tried to numb the pain and disappointment over what could have been. And as Julie’s debut album is set to hit the charts, her parents get fed up with Bailey’s antics and ship her off to granddad’s house in Nashville. Playing fiddle in washed-up tribute groups at the mall, Bailey meets Sam, a handsome and oh-so-persuasive guitarist with his own band. He knows Bailey’s fiddle playing is just the thing his band needs to break into the industry. But this life has broken Bailey’s heart once before. She isn’t sure she’s ready to let Sam take her there again…
Release date: July 16th 2013
Publisher: MTV Books
Purchase: Amazon
About the Author
www.jennifer-echols.com
My Thoughts:
Dirty Little Secret is unlike any other book I have read. We
learn about the nitty, gritty aspects of the music business and what some bands
have to go through. This is my first Jennifer Echols book and I am so happy I
started with this one.
We start off with Bailey employed in the mall, playing her
fiddle, impersonating deceased country stars. She has been in music festivals
with her younger sister, Julie but Julie is the only one who gets signed with a
record deal. Therefore, Bailey is left betrayed and sent to live with her
grandfather. When Bailey meets Sam, there is an instant attraction. They are
opposites of one another but both broken, so they understand each other really
well.
I really liked
Bailey. I thought she was strong in the way she handled herself especially with
her family. I mean, personally, if I lived, eat and breathed music growing up,
I definitely would want to have a career in it no matter what. Bailey is also
fiercely loyal to her sister. She will do anything for her, even though she may
feel hurt or jealous in the process. Sam, on the other hand, will do anything
to get a record deal, anything; he has this persona about him that makes
everyone like him, even with his ‘52 girlfriends’.
For me, the beginning of this book was a little hard to get
into but once I did, I really enjoyed it.
Dirty Little Secret is a must read for anyone who likes to read contemporary
romance based on the music industry. I look forward to my next read by Jennifer
Echols. I am not sure why I waited so long.
My Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Favourite Quotes:
"If I expected nothing, I was never disappointed. But as he moved toward me, there was a point when our eyes locked. He looked so sincere that in that moment, I believed him. I believed in him. I believed anything he wanted to tell me."
""Let me kiss you just this once," he said. Just this once was a refrain with him. He was the devil in disguise, the handsome but low-down, no-good sneaky guy from a thousand country songstresses' revenge plots."
"You wear your heart on your sleeve."
