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Music Lights & Never Afters
2022
First Published
3.86
Average Rating
516
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THIS IS A STANDALONE ROCKSTAR NOVEL. Some blades cut deeper than others. When I was younger, that saying never made sense. I was the child of a famous musician living my best life, learning talents of my own, and making the world my stage. I had it all, until that very first cut. Losing my parents was only a nick in the dumpster fire that became my life. Their death hurt, but not as bad as the betrayal I felt from Andy. I admit I went a little crazy when they passed away. I isolated myself, pushed away everyone I could, and it worked. I was free from the confines of expectations, but that high only lasted so long before the second cut came. Andy gave me my space. Even though I asked for it, it wasn’t what I wanted. It was almost as if the connection we shared, all the late-night conversations, and laughs evaporated. And now, five years later, when I feel at least halfway decent about my life and the music I create, she calls me, asking me to meet him—her new fiancé. Some blades cut deeper than others, but that one completely bled me dry.

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Author

C.L. Matthews
C.L. Matthews
Author · 21 books
C.L. Matthews is a USA TODAY Bestselling Author who lives in lala-landia with their husband and invisible friends. They're queer and Mexican-American, and love to write as many diverse characters as they can. They want to riot the lack of authentic Mexican food in their state but will settle for cooking their own dishes in the meantime. They enjoys tacos, Red Bull, and warm water, because they're crazy. They're an oddball and realize it’s been mentioned before, just go with it. Their joys in life consist of writing unconventional romances, making book covers, causing havoc to her reader’s hearts, and genre-hopping when they need a change of scenery. They're a special kind of weird and enjoy every moment of it.
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