Review:Stay Until We Break (Hub City #2) by Mercy Brown

What happens on the road stays on the road in the latest New Adult novel from the author of Loud Is How I Love You.

Twenty-one-year-old Sonia Grant, a business major, has big plans for a career in the music industry. So when she’s offered the job of tour manager for her best friend’s band, she jumps at the chance for some real life experience. When her number one crush, bassist Cole McCormack, jumps her the first night on tour, she hopes she’s in for three weeks of some hot backstage action, too. But Cole turns out to have more up his sleeve than she or anyone realized.

Nobody knows that Cole is on the road to party like a rock star one last time before quitting his dream to take a more practical job and settle down. What he hadn’t planned was to fall in love with a girl he believes is out of his league. Will Cole play out the rock star fantasy he thinks Sonia wants from him, or tell her the truth and take the chance that she’ll either break his heart or make an even bigger dream come true?

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What I thought about Stay Until We Break

I finished this book a few days ago and I'm still thinking about it -- and smiling. I loved the first book in this series, and Stay Until We Break is just an incredible follow-up in this Indie-rock scene romance. 

Stars on the Floor are on tour in Stay Until We Break, driving the rock and roll van from venue to venue with Sonia as tour manager. One thing I adore about this series is that it doesn't skimp on the rock and roll aspect of this story. I felt like I was on tour right along with them. 

Sonia has been in lust/love with Cole for quite some time and with some liquid courage, she's ready to go for it. Only problem is that Cole really likes Sonia too, and he's not about to go there when she's smashed.  There's a lot of this over the first few dates on the tour and it captured a certain level of Sonia's frustration, because I felt that way too when reading this part of the story.


And Cole?  What can I say? I'm definitely in book boyfriend lust for this character. He's a rocker with an edge and a bad boy past but most of all he's all about Sonia. The way he loves is just so amazing. It's no wonder she loves him right back. His respect for her melted my heart so many times in this book. 

In addition to the sweet romance between Cole and Sonia, there's witty, whip cracking dialogue between the members of the band that really had me loving this book.  I highlighted so, so many good lines. And Mercy Brown does a great job with the love scenes, composing them with a good mix of romance and physical attraction that felt fresh and sweet.  The lake scene is just perfect.

Of course, Sonia and Cole have a few challenges to deal with and things get a bit tense for a few chapters.  The ending to this was really touching and it just left me smiling.  

Stay Until We Break will definitely be on my best of 2016 list. If you love rock and romance, you should be reading this series. Sweet romance, witty dialogue, and an insider view of the Indie rock scene. Loved it all!  Recommended. 

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About Mercy Brown

Mercy Brown is an author from New Jersey who writes about bands, sex and shenanigans. LOUD IS HOW I LOVE YOU is her debut with Intermix, (Berkley-Penguin), and will be published January 2016.

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ARC Review:Loud Is How I Love You (Hub City Romance #1) by Mercy Brown

One girl’s heart gets rocked to the core in the first novel in this sexy New Adult series.

Twenty-one-year-old front girl Emmylou knows that getting her band noticed in the ‘90s indie rock scene will be no easy task. She definitely knows better than to break the number one rule of the band: Don't sleep with your bandmates! But after she ends up having the best sex of her life with her guitarist, Travis, she finds following that rule is a lot harder than it sounds.

When the band gets the gig of their dreams, making it big seems just within reach. But Emmy’s inability to keep her hands off Travis threatens everything they’ve worked for. Can Emmy find a way to break the rules and not blow the chance of a lifetime?

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What I thought about Loud Is How I Love You

I love New Adult and contemporary romance that uses the rock and roll scene as a backdrop, so requesting this title to review was a no-brainer for me.  

Emmy has dreamed about making it big with her band since like forever, and when she happens to have sex with her guitarist one night, she's really thrown into a tailspin.  The night with Travis was exceptional, and he obviously wants there to be more between them, but Emmy has a huge conflict with that. 

Emmy has an unwritten rule-- you don't get involved with your bandmates. She's seen too many bands go down because of it, and she is super focused on her band. She's lining up their next big gig while trying to also keep up with her college courses.  She's a busy lead singer, and she doesn't have time for Travis.

Or does she?  The pull to Travis is strong, and he wants her too, and they end up together again. And again.  But with each coming together, Emmy comes back to her belief that getting involved with Travis will put an end to the band.

Is it possible she can have both?  That's what Loud is How I Love You is all about.

I just loved this title, and it's the first book on my "favorites of 2016" list. The story is engaging and even though Emmy's back-and-forth with Travis had me wanting to smack her upside the head, I loved the honest portraying of her struggling with her emotions toward Travis, and her love for music and the band. I got that about her. That confusion and uncertainty is what I expect in a New Adult title, because that's what stories about this age group is all about.

In addition to the romance, the backstory of the band is just terrific and I felt like I was immersed in Emmy's world.   The story is told from her point of view, and that worked very well for me.  Travis is pretty awesome too, and there's some great emotion in Loud Is How I Love You that I could gush about, but really, just pre-order this if you love rock themed romance, you won't be sorry.

Loud is How I Love You distinguishes itself from other "rock band romances" with an authentic voice that just made this such an awesome reading experience for me.  I really want more from this author and this world and I'm thrilled there will be another book in this Hub City Romance series.

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About the Author

Mercy Brown is an author from New Jersey who writes about bands, sex and shenanigans. LOUD IS HOW I LOVE YOU is her debut with Intermix, (Berkley-Penguin), and will be published January 2016.

Mercy is represented by Brooks Sherman of The Bent Agency in Brooklyn.

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