Selling Out

by Martha Keyes

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The only thing more daunting than singing in front of sold-out crowds across Europe? Facing the music when you start falling for the guy in the spotlight.

AUSTIN

After years of working my tail off in the music industry, I’ve finally made it: headlining my own tour across Europe. Sure, it’d be great to sing my own songs instead of the stuff my label gives me, but success requires compromise.

It also requires a stellar tour team, which is why I know I have to have Mia Sawyer as one of my backup vocalists when I hear her sing. With thousands of women screaming my name on stage every night, it shouldn’t bother me that she doesn’t seem to think much of me. I don’t have time for real relationships anyway.

MIA

Austin Sheppard is the exact type of man and “musician” I roll my eyes at. But since my own following on social media is stagnant enough that it’s bound to start attracting mosquitoes soon, I figure this may be the only opportunity I have to get paid to sing—and to see Europe, for that matter. For an opportunity like that? I can keep my opinions to myself.

Life on tour with Austin gives me a front-row seat to everything I wish I could have as a musician. It also puts me constantly and perilously close to the man I’ve pegged as a womanizer and a sell-out. So close, in fact, that I’m starting to worry the next sell-out will be my heart.

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Book Details

Genre

Romantic Comedy

Subgenre

Celebrity / Rockstar

Series

Sheppards in Love • Book 3

Audience

Adult

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

2 Mild

Violence

2 Mild

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

2 Mild

Publication Date

January 26, 2024

Language Versions

English

Narration Type

Human

Fiction Form

Novel

A great read

This was a really sweet story. Mia and Austin have unmistakable chemistry from the beginning. I love the deeper underlying message of the book that we all judge others without getting to know them first and how more often than not, those judgements are wrong.A great read. Martha has a wonderful way of pulling you into the story with very relatable characters that keeps you turning the pages.

Sweet, contemporary romance

Romance, sweet, contemporary; series but stand alone readMia and Austin’s story is a lively romance. As they dance around the attraction they have for each other, unsure if the whys, how’s it can even be possible, all their moments lead to a lovely fall and HEAPerfect Musician backstory for Austin, loved how he helped Mia’s dreams come true.Loved all the small moments where they saw into each other and grew their attraction and feelings.Great side characters, with glimpses of characters in the other Shepherd family novels, and good supporting characters for this novel, along with the European concert tour settings in multiple cities, it made for a fun, sweet, romantic, and lovely fall.

Ok

I felt like this book was slow. I think I am just tired of books with prolonged should I/shouldn’t I. I kept putting it down because it wasn’t holding my interest. The writing was fine and I liked the characters, but there was just something missing. The beginning was good especially the scene at the swimming pool.

Well written but...

I have loved Martha's books. This one is well written, no swearing, only kissing described, but it does not portray the moral standards I enjoy in a clean romance. The main character is open about being a player and sleeping around in previous superficial relationships. There is also a scene where the main character hangs out around town to leave his manager and the managers girlfriend alone in order to sleep together.Other than that, it could be considered a sweet and closed door romance that is well developed, plotted out, and written with a great writing technique.

Very cute

I am kind of a sucker for musicians so to have that center in the book was a lot of fun.I really enjoyed Austin and Mia's interactions and how their personalities met with their insecurities, but not at a level that annoyed me. I sometimes want to quit a book when the characters are just not talking about the important things, but that wasn't the case. It felt like normal human mistakes, not super amped beyond what would likely happen in a given situation.It was a fun read. Probably second favorite of the series.