Title: Lead (Stage Dive, #3)
Author: Kylie Scott
Publication Date: July 29, 2014
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Synopsis
Stay up all night with the sexy rockers in Stage Dive, the epic rock star romance series from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott, author of Lick and Play. As the lead singer of Stage Dive, Jimmy is used to getting whatever he wants, whenever he wants it, whether it's booze, drugs, or women. However, when a PR disaster serves as a wake-up call about his life and lands him in rehab, he finds himself with Lena, a new assistant to keep him out of trouble. Lena's not willing to take any crap from the sexy rocker and is determined to keep their relationship completely professional, despite their sizzling chemistry. But when Jimmy pushes her too far and Lena leaves, he realizes that he may just have lost the best thing that ever happened to him.
Lead is a continuation of the guys from the insanely popular band, Stage Dive, focusing on Jimmy. Jimmy is out of rehab and needs a sobriety companion, enter Lena, a sassy, brassy girl who takes no nonsense. Just what Jimmy needs. Yet, when he needs someone the most, she shows him compassion and acceptance, helping him on the hardest day thus far in his life.
Lena is seriously a take no prisoner girl. She is a smart ass to the utmost, and she knows it. She also knows that it is a wall of sorts for her. She has been seriously hurt in the past and sworn off all men. She never expected to fall into a job that has her around a gloriously beautiful man like Jimmy.
Jimmy has never fully been accepted. He is the ultimately misunderstood bad boy. He knows he is bad, and truly believes he doesn’t deserve to be loved. He doesn’t know why he anyone would love him.
The humor is throughout this novel. The full explanation of the relationship between Jimmy and Lena, and the expansion of Mal’s with Anne, while following up with Davie and Ev, the full gang is there. Ben even has a larger part in this installment of Stage Dive. It can be read alone, or for a better understanding, as a series. All in all, beautifully written case of finding love in a hard way.
Review by Karin
5 stars
Stage Dive series is one my favorite series ever!! I was extremely excited to read this book and it didn’t disappoint. Lead made me love the series more. Lead is the third book in the Stage dive series, though all books can be read as a standalone. But I highly recommend reading them in order since the more you read these characters the more you love them.
The storyline had me from start to finish. I couldn’t put down the book. It was an emotional and hilarious story. Be prepared to laugh out loud while reading Lead. Lena is hired to be a sober companion / assistant for Jimmy. Lena is not the typical female Jimmy is used to, she isn’t the type to fangirl over him. She is witty and hilarious. Lena was easily one my favorite female characters in the series. Now I wasn’t the biggest Jimmy fan in Lick. But #OMGJimmy, I absolutely fell in love with him. He is moody and a bit grumpy but sexy as hell. It was great to see a different side of him in this book. Jimmy and Lena had the best witty banter that I love so much.
I love how all the characters from previous books in the series have many scenes in the books. The more I read of these characters the more I love them! Mal is still my favorite male character and was in full form in this book. He is crazy and hysterical and I love him like crazy!! Killer also made funny appearances in the book. I can’t wait for Ben and Lizzy’s story next. Lead is a must read!!
One of my favorite funny parts in the book:
“Interesting. I’m going to tell you what I told Killer at puppy training today when he tried to mount a teacup poodle he’d only just met. If she means something to you, you gotta do the woo, son. You can’t just be trying to stick it in.” –Mal, Lead by Kylie Scott
Review by Jennifer
5 Stars
Excerpt
“Lena, you seen my old black Led Zep shirt?” “Nope.” “You sure?” His brows became one dark cranky line. The scratches on his face were healing well, thank goodness. Though it didn’t reduce my desire to throttle his mother on a daily basis. “Yes. I haven’t seen it.” Can’t find it anywhere…” “And this is a surprise, how?” I slipped my hands into my back jean’s pockets. “Jimmy, you own more clothing than Cher, Brittney, and Elvis, put together. Things are bound to go missing.” “Sure you haven’t seen it?” “For goodness sake, what do you think, Jimmy? That I stole it to sleep in or something?” I laughed bitterly. Sure as hell, the truth deserved a good mocking. I’d sunk so despicably low. I hadn’t even meant to steal the stupid thing, but the shirt had been mixed up with my laundry a few days ago. It’d been the first top I laid my hand on after stepping out of the shower, ready to go to bed. Without thought, I’d put it on and it’d been so soft, the scent of him lingering beneath the laundry detergent. Every night since, I’d found myself in it come bedtime. My shame knew no limits. And no, I still hadn’t quit. The words still hadn’t come even close to leaving my mouth. He frowned. “No.” “That I have some deep secret longing to feel close to you resulting in my stealing your shirt like some creepy perv?” “Course I don’t fucking think that,” he replied crankily, reaching up to grip the top of the doorframe. All of his bulging muscles stretched the arms of his white T-shirt in the nicest way. It was all I could do not to start drooling, my heart beat taking up residence somewhere down between my thighs. And who could blame it? Not me. Maybe if I got laid, this would go away and things would return to normal. It’d seemed safer to avoid rubbing up against any men just in case I got carried away and started dating again. This new situation, however, changed everything. “Well, of course not! That would be crazy.” And wasn’t that the god’s honest truth? Cray-zeee. Lock me up and throw away the key because it wasn’t like I didn’t know better. “Just can’t figure out where the hell it could be.” Angels couldn’t have smiled as innocently. They might have tried, but they would have failed, the dirty-mouthed, winged, little liars. “Jimmy, I don’t know where it is. But I’ll look around for it later, okay?” “Yeah,” he said, and then added as an afterthought, “and stop looking at me weird.” “I’m not!”
The Stage Dive series by Kylie Scott
Lick (Stage Dive #1)
Play (Stage Dive #2)
Lead (Stage Dive, #3)
Coming January 6th, 2015
Deep (Stage Dive #4)
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About Kylie Scott
Kylie is a long time fan of romance, rock music, and B-grade horror films. Based in Queensland, Australia with her two children and one delightful husband, she reads, writes and never dithers around on the internet.
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Awesome giveaway. Thanks for the chance
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