Rating: 4 stars out of 5
—. You can’t hide the cracks under the spotlight .—
Dusk. Leader of The Underdogs. Destined for greatness. Lives in the now.
Abe. AKA Lolly. Iridescent. Unicorn.
All Dusk wants out of life is for his band to become world famous. He also wants to have a lot of fun along the way. And to get his rocks off. When he wants something, he goes for it, consequences be damned.
So when he sees a gorgeous pink-haired guy who is the human equivalent of tattooed cotton candy, he can’t help but have a taste. But it’s when Lolly ends up on their tour bus that Dusk knows their meeting was destiny.
Abe is the kind of guy who goes with the flow. He was hitchhiking anyway, so why not spend the week with a hot piece of rocker beefcake, getting smothered by his sexy long hair? And why not play the part of the supportive cutie while he’s at it? It’s not like he’d be sticking around for long anyway.
All plans hit a wall when photos of Abe and Dusk emerge online, suddenly pushing the band into the spotlight. To take advantage of the sudden popularity, the band offers Abe money for staying.
Which means money for being in a fake relationship with Dusk.
Which isn’t even fake.
Or is it?
Dusk and Abe connect immediately end up going full steam ahead, without really talking about it. Their relationship works well for the band and they are enjoying their time together so what’s wrong? Maybe some actually talking would help.
Abe is totally a ball of energy and he seems to put that energy into everything he does. He even helps with promotion for the band behind the scenes without telling anyone.
I loved these two characters, Dusk is enthralled with Lolly and just knows it means more while Abe is expressive but reserved with his own emotions. The non-fake fake relationship causes more confusion than help, it gives Dusk and Lolly the chance to get to know each other but also puts a slight boundary between them that they are scared to cross. I could feel Dusk’s pain when he was scared for Lolly and then when Lolly pushes him away. Abe tried to keep a part of himself away from Dusk and ends up deeply hurt when Dusk tries to help their situation. These two are wonderful for each other and I really enjoyed their story. I can’t wait to read more in this series.
The cover art by Natasha Snow is wonderful and I loved the picture of Dusk.
Sales Link: Amazon
Book Details:
ebook, 143 pages
Published: September 10, 2017 by K.A. Merikan
Edition Language: English
Series: The Underdogs #1
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