“Book
one in Neon Dreams is wickedly good and sheer perfection, though the
ending will have you champing impatiently at the bit for the next
installment. The backstory is both heartbreaking and touching, while
the chemistry between Dixie and Gavin is off-the-charts combustible.
Quinn’s new series is off to a great start, as readers will adore
this likable trio with bonded tragic pasts.”—RT
Book Reviews
"Authentic.
Emotional. And scorching hot! Leaving
Amarillo
is everything I want in a book-- fantastic writing, loveable
characters, and a story that stayed with me long after the last page.
My favorite
New Adult book, hands down!
Excuse me while I go read it again."—Cora
Carmack, New
York Times
bestselling author of LOSING IT
“This
has all the things that make up great country songs: love, longing,
and the requisite heartbreak. A rollicking new series!”—Jay
Crownover, New
York Times bestselling
author of ROWDY
“A
heart wrenching ballad on the page that sings with vulnerability and
crescendos with undeniable love. An emotional page-turner from start
to finish that will leave you wanting more.”—Jennifer
Ryan, New
York Times
and USA
Today
bestselling author
“Caisey
Quinn writes with an integrity, emotional depth, and heart that
leaves me breathless. Leaving
Amarillo
has made me a fan!”—Candis
Terry, author of SOMETHING
SWEETER
Nashville
meets New Adult in Caisey Quinn’s Neon
Dreams, a
dramatic, sexy new series following a country band’s rocky road to
fame.
LEAVING
AMARILLO
(William
Morrow Trade Paperbacks, On-sale 3/17/15, Paperback ISBN:
9780062366818, $13.99)
kicks off the heart-stopping, planned trilogy with a bang!
Dixie
Lark hasn’t had it easy. She lost her parents in an accident when
she was young and grew up in a ramshackle house on a dirt road in
Amarillo with her ailing grandparents and overprotective older
brother. Thanks to her grandfather, Dixie learned to play a mean
fiddle, inspired by the sounds of the greats—Johnny and June,
Waylon, and Hank. Her grandfather’s fiddle changed Dixie’s life
forever, giving her an outlet for the turmoil of her broken heart and
inspiring a daring dream.
Ten years later, Dixie and her brother Dallas are creating the music they love and chasing fame with their hot band, LEAVING AMARILLO. But Dixie isn’t enjoying the ride. All she can think about is Gavin Garrison, the band’s tattooed, tortured drummer who she’s loved since they were kids. She knows he feels the connection between them, but he refuses see her as more than his best friend’s little sister.
Convinced that one night with Gavin will get him out of her system, Dixie devises a plan. She doesn’t know that her brother has forbidden Gavin from making a move on her—a promise he swore he’d always keep—a promise that once broken will unexpectedly change the future for Dixie, Gavin and the band. Will Dixie and Gavin risk it all for a possible love neither has ever thought possible?
Ten years later, Dixie and her brother Dallas are creating the music they love and chasing fame with their hot band, LEAVING AMARILLO. But Dixie isn’t enjoying the ride. All she can think about is Gavin Garrison, the band’s tattooed, tortured drummer who she’s loved since they were kids. She knows he feels the connection between them, but he refuses see her as more than his best friend’s little sister.
Convinced that one night with Gavin will get him out of her system, Dixie devises a plan. She doesn’t know that her brother has forbidden Gavin from making a move on her—a promise he swore he’d always keep—a promise that once broken will unexpectedly change the future for Dixie, Gavin and the band. Will Dixie and Gavin risk it all for a possible love neither has ever thought possible?
Complex
and full of emotion, Quinn’s beautifully crafted novel perfectly
interweaves a mix of engaging characters, a heartfelt love story, and
an incredible tribute to musicians—their ambition, dreams, and love
of music. LEAVING
AMARILLO
will
have readers eager to turn the next page and root for Dixie and the
band as success and fame are only a few steps away.
Review
Rating:
Love and music are the perfect blend…
Leaving Amarillo is book in the two-part Neon Dreams series. Told primarily from Dixie Lark’s point of view, the nineteen year old has gone through a lot in her young years. When she and her brother Dallas are orphaned, to be raised by their grandparents, music becomes a huge part of their life. Meeting Gavin on the day of their parents’ funeral seems like fate. They are family and friends so when their band, Leaving Amarillo, comes together they make music that they knew they were meant to. The premise is simple but this story is anything but. As the band tries to catch their big break will that be only one of the reasons that tear them all apart?
This was a roller-coaster ride through so many events and emotions that cover just one week of a summer music festival. Told almost entirely from Dixie’s point of view, the author builds a complex background for all the characters that make you feel that you are beginning to know them as only really good friends can. Dixie is young and some of the choices she makes, some of the things that are said, had me wondering a bit. I would love to crawl into Dallas and Gavin’s head more to understand things from their perspective. The author’s writing style is very entertaining with a number of subplots to this story that are slowly revealed throughout this full-length novel. The story is interesting, the loving is steamy and there are many unanswered questions as the first installment in the series comes to a close. I’m looking forward to the sequel to find out all the answers!
Top
5 Most Played Songs on Dixie Lark’s Playlist
- I Want You to Want Me – Cheap Trick
- One Night – Christina Perri
- Dream – Priscilla Ahn
- Love Runs Out – One Republic
- Bluebird – Christina Perri
About
the author:
Caisey
Quinn lives in a suburb outside of Birmingham, Alabama with her husband, daughter, and other assorted animals. She wears cowgirl boots most of the time, even to church. She is the bestselling author of the Kylie Ryans series and writes New and Young Adult books about country girls finding love in unexpected places.
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