Just being around Mackey is to know greatness. He's a force of nature and everything he feels, he feels big. I've often seen her referred to as The Queen of Angst, and now I know why.īeneath the Stain follows the life of Mackey Sanders as he finds his way in life through music. There aren't many writers that can write light and fluffy and deep and angsty and everything in between and do it all well. It did that, but more, I found the journey so worth the pain. I debated on whether or not I wanted to read it, even though I bought the book a month ago, because I knew it would lay waste to my heart. This book thoroughly wrecked me, and I don't regret a moment. Still wrecked me, even knowing what was coming. I loved Macky from the very beginning and Travis was a once in a lifetime guy !! I do have to say that this book deals with some sensitive subjects, such as drugs and rape.so be aware.Īs for the romance.Travis and Macky were amazing together.

For me, it was one of the best books I've read this year. I was very nervous going into this one.but I'm so glad I gave it a try.

I just loved the storyline and all the characters !! I don't think angsty would be the right word for it, at least not for me. Sure it was very emotional at times.and I definitely had some tears falling, but it was also beautiful and funny and sexy. Some people found it very angsty, but I have to say that I've read way worse. It was about family, brothers, trust, love, fame, growing up, not giving up and surviving. It's an MM romance, but for me, it was so much more. And just when Trav thinks they may have mastered every demon in Mackey's past, the biggest, baddest demon of all comes knocking.Īnother favorits re-read 12/26/18.Still love the shit out of this one !! Mackey James Sanders comes with a whole lot of messy, painful baggage, and law-and-order Trav doesn't do messy or painful. Mackey might make it with Trav's help-but Trav's not sure he's going to survive falling in love with Mackey. But cleaning up his act means coming clean about Grant, and that's not easy to do or say. When he's hit rock bottom, Trav Ford shows up, courtesy of their record company and a producer who wants to see what Mackey can do if he doesn't flame out first. But Grant has plans for getting Mackey and the Sanders boys out of Tyson, even if that means staying behind.īetween the heartbreak of leaving Grant and the terrifying, glamorous life of rock stardom, Mackey is adrift and sinking fast. For Mackey Sanders, playing in Outbreak Monkey with his brothers and their friends-especially Grant Adams-made Tyson bearable. In a town as small as Tyson, CA, everybody knew the four brothers with the four different fathers- and their penchant for making good music when they weren't getting into trouble.

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