~*SYNOPSIS*~
In the second novel in bestselling author Caisey Quinn’s
Neon Dreams series, a country rock band and its members embark on the rocky
road to fame and find love along the way.
Dallas Lark is so close to achieving his dream of making it
big in country music that he can taste it. Arriving in Nashville after signing
with sexy, successful manager Mandy Lantram, his life goes from tragedy and
turmoil to one lucky break after another—except it isn’t really luck because
Dallas has sacrificed everything for his career, leaving behind his band,
sister, best friend, and high school sweetheart, Robyn, in the pursuit of fame.
Robyn Breeland is a successful marketing coordinator and
promotions specialist for a thriving liquor distributor out of Texas. She loves
every aspect of her job: coming up with new ideas, traveling, hosting
promotional parties and exclusive events—until it brings her face-to-face with
the man who broke her heart, prompting her to erect a steel cage around it.
When their paths collide and they’re forced to work
together, Dallas and Robyn realize that the old spark they thought they’d
extinguished might still be a burning
flame.
~*EXCERPT*~
I
should’ve changed clothes.
It’s the only thought I can hold on to as the
cabdriver drops me in front of Rosa’s Diner, a small fifties-themed place
tucked between a run-down hardware store and an all-night pharmacy.
For God’s sakes, I still have my Kickin’ Up
Crazy tour sponsor pass dangling from the Midnight Bay lanyard around my neck.
Nice,
Robyn. Very sexy.
I yank it off and shove it in my purse knowing
that I should not care about being sexy. This is just pancakes with an old
friend. An old friend who might not even show.
Just as I whip out my compact to check my
makeup, I see him out of the corner of my eye. Dallas beat me here, probably
because I took a twenty-five-minute detour of indecisiveness. Snapping the
compact shut, I pace for a few minutes.
“It’s not
a big deal, Robyn. Stop acting like a teenager having lunch with the varsity
quarterback. It’s just Dallas,” I whisper-yell at myself. “You’re being ridiculous. Cut it out.”
I close my eyes and take a deep breath. I don’t
know why, but it feels like this particular decision is much grander than it
warrants.
It’s pancakes. He’s a friend. No big.
But as I open the diner door and a bell chimes
overhead, his eyes meet mine and the moment feels monumental. I check the steel
cage I erected around my heart the moment I learned he was going to be on this
tour. Seems fairly sound, no major breaches so far. That I can feel anyway.
I give Dallas Lark the best I-am-so-over-you,
this-is-totally-casual-and-it’s-all-good-in-the-neighborhood smile that I can.
His answering smirk tells me that one thing
definitely hasn’t changed—even after all this time.
I’m still a crappy liar.
~*REVIEW BY JODIE RAE*~
There are two things that I really love in life: country music and second-chance love stories. In Loving Dallas, it has both!
Loving
Dallas is the second book in Caisey Quinn's Neon Dreams series!! These
books follow the lives of Leaving Amarillo band members. The first book
was about Dixie and Gavin. This book is all about Dallas Lark and
Robyn Breeland. This book starts right where Leaving Amarillo ended;
where Dallas is now going solo on tour without his two band members.
This is all due to an evil manger and personal problems with Gavin that
are still left unsolved. Dallas Walker (name change) is now the new hit
country singer and is touring with the hottest country singer: Jase
Wade. As Jase Wade's opening act, he never thought he would come full
circle with his first love, Robyn. Robyn works in the PR department of
Midnight Bay which does the promotion work for Jase Wade. Dallas and
Robyn have a past they never really got over. When they have to work
closely, they decide to meet up and talk about the past and give each
other the closure they both need.
Dallas
and Robyn cannot fight the sexual tension between them and they start
to see each other behind closed doors. When a little surprise comes out
of the blue, Robyn must find out what she needs to do and how to let
Dallas know. All Robyn has ever wanted was for Dallas to be successful
and living his dreams making and playing music. Towards the end of the
book there is some crazy angst that will keep you on the edge of your
seats. Then you will be cheering loud for Dallas and Robyn!!
Overall,
this is a fantastic FIVE LEAVES book!! If you are a fan of Caisey Quinn, country
music, and second-chance romances, then this book is for you!! I loved
everything about this book; form the hot cover to knowing that Gavin's
book will be out next!!
~*ABOUT THE AUTHOR*~
Caisey
Quinn lives in a suburb outside of Birmingham, Alabama with her
husband, daughter, and other assorted animals. She wears cowgirl boots
most of the time, even to church. She is the bestselling author of the
Kylie Ryans series and writes New and Young Adult books about country
girls finding love in unexpected places.
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