Title: You'd Be Mine
Author: Erin Hahn
Publisher: St. Martin's Press - Wednesday Books
Release Date: April 2, 2019
Purchase Link: Amazon
My Rating: 4 Johnny & June Hearts
*Many thanks to the publisher for an arc of this book via Netgalley
Synopsis:
Annie Mathers is America’s sweetheart and heir to a country music legacy full of all the things her Gran warned her about. Superstar Clay Coolidge is most definitely going to end up one of those things.
But unfortunately for Clay, if he can’t convince Annie to join his summer tour, his music label is going to drop him. That’s what happens when your bad boy image turns into bad boy reality. Annie has been avoiding the spotlight after her parents’ tragic death, except on her skyrocketing YouTube channel. Clay’s label wants to land Annie, and Clay has to make it happen.
Swayed by Clay’s undeniable charm and good looks, Annie and her band agree to join the tour. From the start fans want them to be more than just tour mates, and Annie and Clay can’t help but wonder if the fans are right. But if there’s one part of fame Annie wants nothing to do with, it’s a high-profile relationship. She had a front row seat to her parents’ volatile marriage and isn’t interested in repeating history. If only she could convince her heart that Clay, with his painful past and head over heels inducing tenor, isn’t worth the risk.
Review:
You'd Be Mine is an emotional story featuring two country music singers - one a nineteen year old out-of-control, damaged superstar and the other an eighteen year old reluctant rising new artist who's skyrocketing up the ladder of fame while toting some personal baggage of her own. Superstar Clay Coolidge is in trouble with his music label after another public display of drunken violence. He's given an ultimatum - talk Annie Mathers and her group-mates into opening for his summer tour or his label will drop him. Annie was born to sing. She'll just have to figure out how to join Clay's tour while resisting the magnetism pulling her to Clay. They may make sweet music together onstage, but she won't repeat the mistakes of her famous parents which led to their tragic deaths. And that means the cowboy with the tight-fitting Levi's and swoon-worthy vocals is off-limits. Right. Looks like it's going to be one long, hot summer on tour!
I love it when a book surprises me, and I've been fortunate to be gifted with several this year. I'll admit I feared this would be just another typical badboy superstar story - pages of nothing but booze and sex. I was happy to discover much more depth, charm, realistic emotional turmoil, and personal growth in You'd Be Mine. The story quickly pulled me into the lives of Clay and Annie. As the summer and story progresses, the tension and chemistry ramps up and the magnitude of the baggage carried by both characters becomes a reality and a barrier between them - making for an impossible situation. Told through alternating points of view (and the lyrics of a few songs), the author does a great job of peeling back the layers and letting readers get inside both character's heads to experience the emotional turmoil, fear, hopes, and dreams driving them - both toward and away from each other. The story tugged on my heart-strings, and I found myself cheering these two on. Clay and Annie's story is supported by a strong, quirky cast that readers will love. I'd love to read more about them (hint hint). Combined with a well-delivered and unique for the theme plot line, it all adds up to a great story I didn't want to stop reading.
Sometimes, love just isn't enough . . . or it's too much. Sometimes people are too broken, too damaged, too jaded, too tired to fight anymore. Sometimes, it's easier to just give up. Clay and Annie's story touches on all of it - it's a tear-jerking country song begging to be sung. I really liked that the author refrained from filling pages with sex, focusing instead on the heart of the characters in this story. It grabbed and held me - page after page, chapter after chapter, right through the end. You'd Be Mine is an emotional, heart touching journey that's well worth the ride! A Must Read!
My Rating: 4 Johnny & June Hearts . . . And that's the truth!
You'd Be Mine is an emotional story featuring two country music singers - one a nineteen year old out-of-control, damaged superstar and the other an eighteen year old reluctant rising new artist who's skyrocketing up the ladder of fame while toting some personal baggage of her own. Superstar Clay Coolidge is in trouble with his music label after another public display of drunken violence. He's given an ultimatum - talk Annie Mathers and her group-mates into opening for his summer tour or his label will drop him. Annie was born to sing. She'll just have to figure out how to join Clay's tour while resisting the magnetism pulling her to Clay. They may make sweet music together onstage, but she won't repeat the mistakes of her famous parents which led to their tragic deaths. And that means the cowboy with the tight-fitting Levi's and swoon-worthy vocals is off-limits. Right. Looks like it's going to be one long, hot summer on tour!
I love it when a book surprises me, and I've been fortunate to be gifted with several this year. I'll admit I feared this would be just another typical badboy superstar story - pages of nothing but booze and sex. I was happy to discover much more depth, charm, realistic emotional turmoil, and personal growth in You'd Be Mine. The story quickly pulled me into the lives of Clay and Annie. As the summer and story progresses, the tension and chemistry ramps up and the magnitude of the baggage carried by both characters becomes a reality and a barrier between them - making for an impossible situation. Told through alternating points of view (and the lyrics of a few songs), the author does a great job of peeling back the layers and letting readers get inside both character's heads to experience the emotional turmoil, fear, hopes, and dreams driving them - both toward and away from each other. The story tugged on my heart-strings, and I found myself cheering these two on. Clay and Annie's story is supported by a strong, quirky cast that readers will love. I'd love to read more about them (hint hint). Combined with a well-delivered and unique for the theme plot line, it all adds up to a great story I didn't want to stop reading.
Sometimes, love just isn't enough . . . or it's too much. Sometimes people are too broken, too damaged, too jaded, too tired to fight anymore. Sometimes, it's easier to just give up. Clay and Annie's story touches on all of it - it's a tear-jerking country song begging to be sung. I really liked that the author refrained from filling pages with sex, focusing instead on the heart of the characters in this story. It grabbed and held me - page after page, chapter after chapter, right through the end. You'd Be Mine is an emotional, heart touching journey that's well worth the ride! A Must Read!
My Rating: 4 Johnny & June Hearts . . . And that's the truth!
Cross My
Heart . . . xxx
Sandra
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