All I Want for Christmas

Zusatztext "Unbelievably fun. All I Want for Christmas left me singing, and swooning, with holiday feels." –Jean Meltzer, author of The Matzah Ball Informationen zum Autor Maggie Knox Klappentext A "holiday rom-com about two oil-and-water reality-star country singers who must fake a relationship in order to win the opportunity of a lifetime"-- Leseprobe 1 Max Nashville, Tennessee December 1   What am I doing?   The question had been nagging at Max Brody all day. Actually, ever since he'd agreed to join Starmaker's country music reality show, making him one of twenty contestants vying for that coveted first place.   Most people would think Max didn't need any of what a Starmaker win could mean-not the money, nor the fame. He had grown up in the Nashville celebrity spotlight, thanks to his father, Holden Brody, who was an iconic country music singer. And yet, here Max was: on a soundstage, trying to decide between a rock-hard blueberry muffin or a days-old custard pastry from the craft-services table. He chose neither and turned back to watch the other contestants warming up on the stage.   The room was decked out in preparation for the upcoming holiday-themed shows, and it did look festive. But everything was fake-from the plastic evergreen boughs, to the cotton swaths of "snow"-which left Max feeling less than merry.   He didn't want to be here but Starmaker was Max's last kick at the can to make music on his own terms, in his own way-something he had so far been unable to do. Sure, he had released an album (who hadn't, in his music-royalty boots?), but the record hadn't done well. There had been no real splash, low sales... certainly nothing to warrant a second album.   Since then, he had been knocking around Nashville, being featured in entertainment magazines ("Who Is Max Brody, Son of the Great Holden Brody, Dating Now?" and "How Does Max Brody Keep That Stunning Six-Pack Looking So Fine?") and waiting for his next great thing so he could prove he had "it," just like his dad. No... to prove he was nothing like his dad. To show everyone he could be a star, too, but not the way his dad had done it-which, in Max's view, had meant trading fame for his soul. Holden Brody was as well-known for his addictions and philandering as he was for his Hall of Fame country music songs.   So, Max knew it was nearly time- past time -to leave Nashville, with its suffocating expectations and musical heartbreaks, behind.   "We don't need this, that's for sure," he whispered to his dog (and best confidante), tucking her squirming body deeper under his arm.   Patsy Canine, Max's rescue pup, was a papillon mix and ten pounds (if that) soaking wet. Her tiny body had a light coverage of hair, but her ears, which were twice the size they should have been based on her body, had waterfalls of blond hair cascading from them. Patsy continued wiggling inside the lavender-hued cable-knit sweater she wore, trying to get closer to the sugary pastries.   "Hey there! No dogs near craft services." Max turned at the familiar voice.   "Why must you always be breaking some rule, Max Brody?" Tasha Munroe added, before pulling Max into a hug, making Patsy squeal at the sudden crush.   "Oh, sorry there, Patsy Canine," Tasha said, giving the dog a chin scratch. Max had known Tasha since they were kids, and she was one of his closest friends. Though she had started out singing in her church choir, Tasha Munroe had fallen in love with country music and the world had fallen in love with her. With multiple platinum albums under her rhinestone belt, and at only thirty-two, she was the artist that most up-and-coming musicians wished to emulate. A superstar now, Tasha was better at deflecting the negative aspects of celebrity than Max was. She never apologized for her ambit...

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• Autori: Maggie Knox
• Editore: Putnam Publishing Group
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.10.2022
• EAN: 9780593328668
• ISBN: 978-0-593-32866-8
• Pagine: 352
• Dimensioni: 132 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi