Behind the Lights (Social Sinners #1) by TL Travis

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Blurb

Joey Hayes and his best friend Ricky Branson have been together through the good times, as well as the bad. Attending their first concert as teens set the path for their futures in motion. Shortly after, the pair joined band class where they meet Ethan and Mick and the foursome formed the metal band, Social Sinners.

Things were going according to plan until Lucas Shane entered their lives, disrupting the flow and testing the strength of their friendship.

When Joey spirals down a dark path after catching his cheating boyfriend, this tasked the other three band members with making a difficult decision that could end his career as their lead singer.

Book 1 is the only book in the series that can be read as a stand-alone.
Book 1 – Behind the lights (MM - Joey's POV)
Book 2 – In the shadows (MM - Stoli's POV- 8/17/18)
Book 3 – A heart divided (MMM - Mickey's POV - 3/19/19)
Book 4 – Beyond the curtain (MM - Diamond's POV - 6/18/19)
Book 5 – After the final curtain (MM/MMM - All - 8/13/19)



REVIEW
My Rating - 5 Stars!

After just finishing Behind The Lights, Social Sinners #1, by TL Travis, all I can think is Wow! 

From the very first page, I fell in love, with the characters, as well as the tone of the story. TL Travis manages to completely draw me in, transport me into Joey's life and world.

I love everything about this story. The characters are extremely well developed. We see them as young men, long before becoming rock stars, and learn everything that makes them tick.

The story of best friends Ricky (Stoli) and Joey hurt my heart so damn much. Joey is blind to what is in front of him, and ends up going down a dark spiral. They had made promises to each other, as young men, and Joey is so lost that he can't even care anymore. Someone needs to step in and save him, and hopefully his best friends and band mates can do just this.

While reading, I wanted to constantly yell at Joey and shake him up. I don't blame him for the choices he made, but they were hard to watch. Sometimes you find your true love as a child but just don't know it until it's almost too late.

If you love rock romances, and you love watching best friends love each other, please be sure to check out this amazing story by TL Travis. Behind The Lights is just fantastic!  And now, off to read Book 2, In The Shadows!