Young adult
You'd Be Mine
Debut
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Quick take
Sparks fly when a country music sweetheart and a bad boy superstar team up for a summer tour.
Good to know
Romance
Emotional
Fast read
Family drama
Synopsis
Annie Mathers is America’s sweetheart and heir to a country music legacy full of all the things her Gran warned her about. Superstar Clay Coolidge is most definitely going to end up one of those things.
But unfortunately for Clay, if he can’t convince Annie to join his summer tour, his music label is going to drop him. That’s what happens when your bad boy image turns into bad boy reality. Annie has been avoiding the spotlight after her parents’ tragic death, except on her skyrocketing YouTube channel. Clay’s label wants to land Annie, and Clay has to make it happen.
Swayed by Clay’s undeniable charm and good looks, Annie and her band agree to join the tour. From the start fans want them to be more than just tour mates, and Annie and Clay can’t help but wonder if the fans are right. But if there’s one part of fame Annie wants nothing to do with, it’s a high-profile relationship. She had a front row seat to her parents’ volatile marriage and isn’t interested in repeating history. If only she could convince her heart that Clay, with his painful past and head over heels inducing tenor, isn’t worth the risk.
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You'd Be Mine
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Clay
April Nashville, Tennessee
If I die, it’s Trina Hamilton’s fault. She’s hard to miss; statuesque blonde with angry eyes and tiny nostrils wearing top-of-the-line Tony Lamas so she can kick my ass at a moment’s notice. When the early-morning sun finally burns through my irises and kills me dead, she’s the one you want.
“Christ, Trina, it’s barely seven.”
My road manager flashes cool gray eyes at me while pressing her matte red lips into a thin line. Her expression hasn’t changed in the minutes since she came pounding on my hotel room door. She’s a study in stone, but not for long. Better to get this over with.
I mumble another curse, yanking the frayed brim of my baseball hat lower. “At least slow down. I have a migraine.”
Trina whirls around and shoves a manicured nail in my face. “Don’t,” she spits, “pull that migraine bullshit, Clay. You look like death, smell like sewage, and if you think those glasses are doing anything to hide that black eye, you’re sorely mistaken.”
Why I love it
Taylor Knight
BOTM Ambassador, @taylorintheknight
I’m extraordinarily picky when it comes to choosing my books. In a world of overused plots and cliché characters, I’m always on the hunt for truly original contemporary fiction. So when You’d Be Mine arrived in my mailbox, I knew it was exactly what I'd been looking for.
During a rough patch in his music career, infamous Clay Coolidge needs country music royalty to help gloss over his poor public image. Enter Annie Mathers: a rising star and the beloved daughter of two country music legends. As Clay and Annie embark on a summer tour, both will learn to overcome their inner demons and to lean on each other in times of trouble.
With wonderfully flawed characters, a refreshing plot, and an entertaining country music backdrop, You’d Be Mine delivers on every level. Seriously, this book has it all. If you’re looking for a book with witty dialogue, a creative plot, and realistic characters, this is the novel for you. It’s now a favorite of mine, and I hope it’ll be a new favorite of yours too.
Member ratings (931)
Brittany L.
Cincinnati, OH
I couldn’t find a good spot to stop reading this book for the night. Each chapter goes right into what you want to know next. All the characters are beautiful and real. Best book I’ve read this year.
Mallery K.
Forest City, IA
This book.. Was something else entirely. I'm a huge fan of Cliché romances. And that's what I thought this book would be. But the characters are so complex and loveable. I couldn't put it down, honest
Jenny S.
Town and Counrty, MO
Easy to read and I loved every minute of it. At first I thought it was going to be love story with a sad end ending, because let’s face it... country music... but it was great. Absolutely loved it.
Caroline M.
Miami, FL
The perfect love story: I laughed, I cried (admittedly a lot!) and I fell in love with the characters and their own stories. A coming-of-age, coming-to-terms novel that you won't wanna put down! Cute!
Laura L.
Crozet, VA
For me a little slow starting but once you were a few chapters in you were hooked. Such strong and relatable characters. A real love story, growing up to be with one another. Fast read, and a good end