Lilah Suzanne's Blog, page 30
August 18, 2016
theredandwhitequeen:
Book 31 of the 50 Book Challenge, I read...
Book 31 of the 50 Book Challenge, I read Burning Tracks by Lilah Suzanne. This is book two in the spotlight series. i really loved Burning Tracks because we got to know more about Gwen and Flora from Broken Records who I didn’t have a firm grasp on before. I found them to both be fun and it was interesting to see their relationship change from Gwen being terrified about having a baby and running from it all with Clementine and Grady who were both going through their own issues. Grady and Nico and how to be a couple now that you find that person in the spotlight and Clementine how do you have a relationship in the spotlight period. Flora was so very interesting to follow and learning about her was fun because you see how much they love each other after so many years. The two of them have to navigate being in love with starting a family and how that will work and if they are really ready for all that entails. The end was really happy and I’m glad that the 5 of them were able to figure out where they wanted to be and who they were in respect to relationships, their lives and their family that they were building in Nashville. One of my favorite parts was when Gwen enters the church looking for Grady and blurts out don’t become a nun. I thought that was funny.
Its really good and I love Lilah Suzanne’s writing because it is so vivid. I have read all of her books so far and I can’t wait for Blended Notes when it comes out next year.
August 17, 2016
Burning Tracks On Tour Day 5
And on we go to day 5! Today’s stops:
Wicked Faerie’s Tales and Reviews
Wait. Are we walking on this tour now? On train tracks? Is my virtual road trip concert tour analogy starting to fray at the ends? I don’t know. But I do know that Gwen would have OPINIONS about those shoes.
Oh, and that you should enter to win an Interlude Press gift card at each stop!
August 16, 2016
Burning Tracks On Tour Day 4
Another day on the tour, another chance to enter the giveaway! Today’s stops:
Book Reviews and More by Kathy
"FOUR STARS…Burning Tracks is a deeply emotional work that explores love, loss, risk and the..."
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RT Book Reviews on Lilah Suzanne’s Burning Tracks
Burning Tracks is now available to order from the IP Web Store and your favorite book retailers.
(via interludepress)
August 15, 2016
Burning Tracks On Tour Day 3
Back on the book tour today after a quick weekend break! Today’s stops:
Ahhh the open (virtual) road… P.S. Don’t forget to enter the giveaways!
Review: Burning Tracks
I was thrilled to get the opportunity to be an advance reader for Burning Tracks, the second book in the Spotlight series by Lilah Suzanne. Having read her two stand-alone novels as well as the first book of the series, I was looking forward to revisiting the world of country. From the cover, I was particularly excited to learn more about the ladies of the world she created - especially since it was an aspect of book one that I wanted more of!
“She hates when she gets like this, with her own clashing desires for stability and commitment, excitement and freedom, at war.”
The main character of the novel is Gwen Pasternak, partner in style to Nico Takahashi and partner in life to Flora. She’s growing in her career as a Nashville celebrity stylist, working personally with superstar Clementine, and in the midst of planning a family with her wife. Tennessee isn’t quite the hustle and bustle of LA, but Gwen has everything a girl could want…right?
But in between teasing Nico about his romance with country star Grady Dawson and arranging show-stopping glamor looks, Gwen struggles with the balance between her passions for work and home. The challenge is not an easy one as she faces the fear of getting old, questions her future, and gets lost in the idealization of days past. In this respect Burning Tracks correlates very well with the problems Gwen experienced in book one, and focuses on themes relatable to the reader. Rather than worrying about dating an A-list celebrity as Nico did in book one, Gwen is trying to fit in sex after a long day at work and wondering when her date nights with Flora became so low-key. She wonders when their charming Nashville foursquare will feel like home, and if her longing for California will die down. She pushes aside any pangs of jealousy as she watches her friends post pictures out on the town, assuring herself it will go away with time. With one foot in the past, one foot in the present, and one foot in her dreams, anyone would be in danger of falling.
I was pleased that Grady continued to be a prominent character in the series, and I enjoyed seeing his interactions with Gwen. The elements of his backstory and the mark it left on him are an important element of the plot, and made me even more invested in his relationship with Nico. Clementine was an interesting character, inspiring mixed reactions from me as her presence and actions stir the novel’s drama. Lilah chose to focus more on ‘real-life’ conflict in this chapter of Spotlight, which at times feels as overwhelming to the reader as it does for Gwen. My frustration with Gwen made the book difficult at times, but is a prime example of how this novel doesn’t shy away from the difficulties that often come hand in hand with love, life, and fame. Though due to personal preference I enjoyed the first book more, Burning Tracks certainly adds depth to the series.
“Destiny, of course, was not quite as simple as arriving at the proper place and time and then all was as it should be.”
Will Gwen achieve her dreams, preserve her marriage, and find the happiness that seems out of reach? Find out by reading Burning Tracks, available now!
August 14, 2016
Broken Records by Lilah Suzanne
What, you say? You didn’t get a chance to read Lilah Suzanne’s Broken Records and now she had released the second book in her Spotlight series, Burning Tracks? Never fear! All Romance eBooks can get you caught up—FOR HALF OFF.
On Sunday, August 14th only, score an eBook edition of Broken Records for $3.49 at ARe. And while you’re at it, get to know the author a little better at the Are Cafe, where Lilah Suzanne is the featured author of the week.
Oh man, Broken Records for $3.49?! That’s like, the change in your car’s cupholder. Or if you’re like me, the change scattered on the floorboards. TODAY ONLY hop to it!
August 12, 2016
Burning Tracks On Tour Day 2
All right, off we go on day two of the Burning Tracks tour! Today’s stops:
Don’t forget to enter the giveaway, and be careful on that turn!
charlieinabook:
Book Review: Burning Tracks
When Interlude...
Book Review: Burning Tracks
When Interlude told me they were branching out into publishing more lesbian and bi lead titles this year, I was thrilled to see that Burning Tracks would be amongst them. Lilah Suzanne’s vivid settings and character driven writing style lends itself perfectly to the country music scene, with a twist. This is Nashville meets The L Word, with a punk rock and country soundtrack mixtape of Dolly Parton and The Slits.
Suzanne’s characters come already established in Broken Records (book one of the Spotlight series) where we left Nico and Grady in the start of their happily ever after - however a story centred around Gwen’s punk rock vibe is the perfect way to rock the boat. When the boys hit a rough patch, it’s only the start of a rocky road in which Gwen, Flora, Nico and Grady must learn to navigate life as part of a couple. And avoid falling back into destructive patterns.
Gwen may have the perfect life from the outside, as stylist to the stars, wife to teacher Flora, and the ideal Nashville home, but readers soon get a peek inside her head and heart and see that all is not smooth going when domesticity and commitment are your biggest fears. Throw in Clementine Campbell, who reminds me of both Chenoweth and Swift, and Gwen’s ideal day to day is rocked with a pinch of temptation. You’ll cheer her on, fall hard for her over the worries of her past, shout at her to think things through and learn to listen to the music.
I also fell hard for Flora (who reminded me of The L Words Tina…only less of a season three nightmare!) her steadfast love and compromising nature may seem to make her a pushover, but she loves Gwen in all of her tornado moments, without letting herself be walked over.
Burning Tracks sees protagonists make tough choices, and there’s no sugar coating the temptations and troubles of adulthood. It’s a swoonworthy whirlwind that tiptoes a line along a dangerous path, with addiction, infidelity, and flightiness nipping at their heels. But love conquers and prevails…the question is for who?
I highly recommend Lilah Suzanne’s evocative and sensually sensational stories, and the next adventure in the Spotlight series more than lives up to her promise. They’re hot, country, queer and proud.
August 11, 2016
Burning Tracks: On Tour!
Time to hit the (virtual) road! Unlike country superstar Clementine Campbell, I don’t have an exclusive concert to kick things off, but I do have interviews, guest posts, and giveaways at some amazing blogs!
Today the Burning Tracks tour starts at:
Be sure to hit all the stops for the chance to win a $25 Interlude Press gift card
