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Title: After the Final Encore
Series: Encore #3
Author: Scotty Cade
Genre: Contemporary/Country
Length: Novel (200 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (24 July 2015)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Heaerts
Blurb: Country superstar Billy Eagan’s career is soaring. He’s topping the charts and winning award after award. He and his manager and life partner, Ian Dillon, have been virtually inseparable for almost five years, solidifying their relationship as well as Billy’s skyrocketing stardom.

After a secret kiss between the two of them at an awards show is caught on camera, a tabloid newspaper outs Billy and Ian as lovers, which could sabotage Billy’s career on the bigoted Nashville music scene.

To make matter worse, an old adversary rears his ugly head and threatens to end everything Billy and Ian have worked for—including their lives.

ISBN: 978-1-63476-253-3

Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=6675

Reviewer: Prime

Review: After the Final Encore is the third book in Scotty Cade’s Encore series. While the prequel book (Before the Final Encore) can be missed, to read this one you need to have at least read the Final Encore.

After the Final Encore picks up the story of lovers Ian and Billy 5 years after the Final Encore, where Billy’s country singing career seems to know no bounds and Ian is not only his dearest friend and lover, but also Billy’s manager. Ian and Billy are still wonderful characters and the chemistry between them is still there. There are also a few familiar minor characters readers will recognise even though this book is completely Ian and Billy.

After being together for 5 years, the very private lovers who both work within the cut throat business of Nashville face the scandal of being outed. This is where I was a bit non-plussed by the plot because it started as the guys trying to deal with the fall out (and doing admirably well, I also liked the touches of dialogues of when they went to LA to do some PR), and then we are faced with a blast from the past that isn’t so pleasant.

In the end, it’s nice to revisit the guys. Like the previous book, this isn’t the type of book that you sit back and psychoanalyse; simply enjoy it for what it is. The guys still have the sizzle between them and their characters are also relatable, despite one being a country singer super star. What else could we want other than two hot southern boys making their way together and through life? The drama also helps a lot as well.

* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com *

Title: Final Encore (2nd Edition)
Series: Encore 1
Author: Scotty Cade
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Length: Novel (199 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (20 March 2015)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Blurb: When hunky aspiring country singer Billy Eagan heads to Nashville in search of his big break, a relationship and love are the furthest things from his mind. Taking a foreman’s job at the Lazy H ranch and not knowing how he will be accepted, Billy decides to fly under the radar and stay as closeted as he can without denying who he really is. It’s immediately confirmed that he made the right decision when he discovers homophobia is still alive and well in Tennessee.

Then Billy gets his break and meets gorgeous record label executive Ian Dillon. Their worlds collide both professionally and personally, and Billy falls hard. But Ian is still haunted by the mysterious betrayal of his one and only lover, and knowing Billy possesses the power to emotionally destroy him, Ian decides to cut his losses and simply walk away. Determined not to give up on the man he loves, Billy secretly starts to unravel the past and quickly finds that it’s not what it appears. Can Billy rescue Ian’s heart, or will bigotry and hatred win over love?

ISBN: 9781634761185

Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=6164

Reviewer: Prime

Review: This is one very sweet book with a couple of very sweet characters, which is a bit of a departure from my current reading where there is usually one take charge alpha and one is just a sweet guy. If you’ve read Ian’s back story in Before the Final Encore things have fallen into place. If you haven’t read Ian’s back story, go back and read. It isn’t much but it does help place things better in your mind and you will probably appreciate it more than reading it first.

Anyway, back to Final Encore.

Billy is everything you could want – a country singer who also works as a foreman. Going to an open mic night then rapidly changes his life, introducing Ian into his life, once he had been down on his luck but now is a successful country music talent scout.

Ian and Billy are wonderful characters, great even. To me they were relatable and so it was easy to feel everything, and sympathise with both of them though at one point it was clear Ian was making a big mistake! I also love minor characters Jules and Jean who play a big part in men’s lives, Ian’s more so.

Though honestly, I would have loved to find out more about their son. Another, thing I would like to point out is that the final piece drama just happened – I thought there could have been more lead-up to that.

This is more a bit of fun – injected with some sexiness and some drama – don’t take it too seriously. I cannot wait for the next book (After the Final Encore)!

* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com *

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