Off Stage: Right

By Jaime Samms

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Release Date Apr 22, 2013
Type Novels
Pages 350
ISBN-13 978-1-62380-559-3
SKU 3781

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By Jaime Samms

Off Stage: Set One

Damian Learner and his grunge band, Firefly, are on a meteoric rise to success. If they get the right break, fame awaits. Seeking more professional management, Damian independently strikes a bargain with the best agent in the business, Stanley Krane. Unable to afford the penalty for breaking old contracts, Damian agrees when Stan’s best friend, country and Western megastar Vance Ashcroft, offers to buy him out of his old contract.

Overwhelmed by a crippling loan, secretive guilt, Stanley’s expectations, and a volatile relationship with Lenny, Firefly’s lead guitarist, Damian disintegrates. Bad habits of too much sex, booze, and drugs create a rift in the band. Finally Vance, with his understanding of Dominant/submissive behavior, sees that submissives Damian and Lenny are falling into chaos, clinging to each other to try to avoid the inevitable crash.

When the pressure to perform becomes too much and the unthinkable happens, Damian and Lenny have to decide: accept that they need something they can’t get from each other, or burn out and take Firefly with them. Vance is ready to claim Lenny, but even Stan’s hesitant agreement to give Damian the direction he needs might not be enough for Damian—or the band—if he loses Lenny.

Cover Artist: Anne Cain

Series Off Stage | Set One

Genres Contemporary Romance / Gay

Emotionally charged
By Alpha Book Club, Mollien
on Jul 1, 2017 09:07
Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5
Rating: 4 stars out of 5

This is the first book of the Off Stage series. There are at least two more books in this series and I think this is the first time that I don’t want to jump right in and read the second book (which is sitting on my Kindle along with the third book.) The story left me emotionally drained. Some people have said that the story is about two couples, but it really is about four couples. First off this story is about a rock band and the dynamics of the band mates. It is also about a manager and his relationship with the people that he represents. Damian/Trevor is the lead singer of the band Firefly. Trevor and Lenny the guitarist have been friends since grade school. They have always had each other's backs, and they truly love one another. They are however toxic together. Stanley only manages a select few performers including country star, Vance Ashcroft, Stanley’s sometimes lover. They have been together for years and Stanley has managed to keep Vance from ruining his career. Together they take on the band, Firefly, with their dysfunctional band members. Vance has a pretty good idea what needs to be done to keep Firefly from self-destructing, but it may be too late to escape without casualties. There is so much chemistry between these characters that I really do need a time out to continue this series. The pacing is fast and emotional. Sometimes I felt that there was too much going on making the flow of the story a little rough for me. The ending was bittersweet, but I am hopeful for a better outcome in the second book, Off Stage: In The Wings. This story was in my estimation is character development at its finest. As a reader, you get to know every aspect of these characters. I felt their pain as well as their joy. Review for In the Wings to follow soon.

PLOT: 5 Stars
CHEMISTRY: 5 Stars
PACING: 3 Stars
ENDING: 5 Stars
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: 5 Stars

Reviewed by Mollien from Alpha Book Club

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- Emotionally charged
- By Alpha Book Club, Mollien
  on Jul 1, 2017 09:07
- Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5
  Rating: 4 stars out of 5
  
  This is the first book of the Off Stage series. There are at least two more books in this series and I think this is the first time that I don’t want to jump right in and read the second book (which is sitting on my Kindle along with the third book.) The story left me emotionally drained. Some people have said that the story is about two couples, but it really is about four couples. First off this story is about a rock band and the dynamics of the band mates. It is also about a manager and his relationship with the people that he represents. Damian/Trevor is the lead singer of the band Firefly. Trevor and Lenny the guitarist have been friends since grade school. They have always had each other's backs, and they truly love one another. They are however toxic together. Stanley only manages a select few performers including country star, Vance Ashcroft, Stanley’s sometimes lover. They have been together for years and Stanley has managed to keep Vance from ruining his career. Together they take on the band, Firefly, with their dysfunctional band members. Vance has a pretty good idea what needs to be done to keep Firefly from self-destructing, but it may be too late to escape without casualties. There is so much chemistry between these characters that I really do need a time out to continue this series. The pacing is fast and emotional. Sometimes I felt that there was too much going on making the flow of the story a little rough for me. The ending was bittersweet, but I am hopeful for a better outcome in the second book, Off Stage: In The Wings. This story was in my estimation is character development at its finest. As a reader, you get to know every aspect of these characters. I felt their pain as well as their joy. Review for In the Wings to follow soon.
  
  PLOT: 5 Stars
  CHEMISTRY: 5 Stars
  PACING: 3 Stars
  ENDING: 5 Stars
  CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: 5 Stars
  
  Reviewed by Mollien from Alpha Book Club
- Review of Off Stage: Right
- By rhianna hillyer
  on Jul 28, 2014 11:07
- Just finished \"Off stage: right\" and am just starting the sequel. I highly recommand this book if you are into a sweet tear jerked. And if you really want an emotional roller coaster listen to Coldplays \"Fix you\" while reading this book! Its a good one!

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