TREY (A Lair Novel) by A.M. Madden-Review & Giveaway Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 4, 2020

They say time heals all wounds. And maybe they’re right. But what about wounds no one sees? The kind that open again and again? The kind that have you feeling like you swallowed glass?

Those are the wounds I carry. Years of heartbreak have created layer after layer of scar tissue over my whimpering heart.
Everywhere I go, I play the part of rock star, shameless with my cocky attitude and salacious smirks. I deserve an award for how well I can fake being happy.

But then everything changes in my life—again.
Turns out they were right.

After all I’ve been through, I discover my heart can mend itself after all.
Even in the wake of tragedy, the tiny fragments of my heart are fusing back together.

What’s the magic elixir? In my case it turns out to be a stunning beauty with bouncy, caramel waves, a smile that has me forgetting my name, and crystal-blue eyes just like mine.

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REVIEW:TREY by A.M. Madden is a contemporary, adult LAIR erotic, rock, romance story line –a spin off from the author’s The Back-Up series. This is Devil’s Lair member and musician Trey Taylor, and graphic designer Camilla Deron’s story line. You do not have to have read the previous series to follow but for cohesion and back story, I recommend reading Backstage and Backstage Pass, from the original series where Trey’s heart breaking story begins.

NOTE: If you have not read the original Back Up series, there may be some spoilers in my review.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Trey and Camilla) TREY follows the building romance and relationship between Devil’s Lair member and musician Trey Taylor, and graphic designer Camilla Deron. Approximately seven years earlier Trey had a one night with Camilla Deron, and walked away without looking back. Fast forward to present day, wherein, a different and recovering Trey Taylor comes face to face with a woman he barely remembers, but a woman who reveals a secret she has kept close to her heart. Without missing a beat, Trey pushes his way into Camilla’s life, in a effort to become part of a family for which he had always hoped. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Trey and Camilla, and the potential fall-out as Trey’s lifestyle and fame begin to overwhelm and threaten our story line heroine.

Trey Taylor has suffered more than anyone could have imagined. Believing he is not worthy of love, and everyone he loves, in the end, will run or be destroyed, Trey struggles with his growing affection and attraction to Camilla. Camilla Deron has been on her own for many years, and refuses to trust Trey with her heart or her love. Hoping to take things slow, Camilla is pulled head first into Trey’s life including the acceptance of his Devil’s Lair family.

The relationship between Trey and Camilla is one of second chances, of a sort. Trey is desperate to be part of Camilla’s life but Camilla has issues of trust after witnessing (on-line and in the papers) the breakdown and fall-out of the man with whom she will fall in love. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including the members of the rock group Devil’s Lair: Jack and Leila Lair, and their children: drummer Hunter Amatto, guitarist Scott Malone, Scott, Cannon Davis , Lori Banzini, and Laila’s brother Evan, as well as Camilla’s best friend Debbie and her husband Carson, and little Alivia.

TREY is a story of recovery and second chances; of family, secrets, tragedy revelations and love. The premise is emotional and revealing; the seductive romance is slow to build; the characters are energetic and colorful. TREY is a welcome addition to the Devil’s Lair family.

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA Today BESTSELLING ROMANCE AUTHOR

A.M. Madden’s romance debut is The Back-Up Series, consisting of Back-Up, Front & Center, and Encore.

A.M. Madden is a wife, a mother, an avid reader of romance novels and now an author. In Back-up she aspired to create a fun, sexy, realistic romantic story. She wanted to create characters that the reader could relate to and feel as if they knew personally.

A self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, she loves getting lost in a good book. She uses every free moment of her time writing, while raising teenage boys.