DAX ANDERSON has always been the one to keep it all together.
~ His family~
~ His friends~
~ His band~
His heart is huge, but guarded. He’s the best friend. The protector. The shoulder to cry on. But he’s never been able to protect his own heart or himself. Lies from his not-so-distant past have destroyed his outlook on love – until he meets her.
GISELLE ANDREWS is confident and happy, but … ANDREWS is confident and happy, but cautious. She’s learned to overcome many obstacles despite her past. She’s fiercely loyal and loves beyond measure. When she’s reminded of her past and the pain that she lived through, will her perfect world begin to crumble?
What connects Dax and Giselle, and will the EPIC LIES that they’ve lived through destroy their future?
EPIC LIES is the second book in the EPIC FAIL series and can be read as a STANDALONE novel.
This series is a spinoff of the FOREVER FAMILY series.
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“She’s completely stunning, and she has absolutely no idea how amazingly beautiful she is.”\
Epic Lies is about Dax and Giselle who both have been lied to and hurt in their past. First of all I want to mention that I absolutely loved how they met because it was so different. Dax is not your typical rockstar and that is what I loved most about him. Because of his past he did have a thing against relationships but that didn’t result him turning into a player. He was very mature, protective and fun. Just like Dax, Giselle had a distrust towards the opposite gender. When they first meet they both feel attracted to each other. They accidentally meet again a couple of times in other places and it was like they were meant to be.
Normally I don’t like flashbacks but they fit perfectly in this book. We get present and past POV from both characters. So we get to see what happened in their past. There is also a twist in this book that I really liked. What I most liked about this book was the maturity of both characters and how they didn’t push the other away even if they were done wrong in their past. I enjoyed seeing how their relationship developed and how they got over their own issues.
Epic Lies is a fast paced story with great characters that were perfect for each other. It is a great addition to the Epic Fail series and I can’t wait to read the next book. I also loved Giselle’s best friend Mia because she was such a fun and crazy character. She needs her own story!
Two truths and a lie. ‘This book was fabulous. I loved it so much I finished it in a day. I have become obsessed with Trudy Stiles book and love her incredible writing, stories, and love of music that she incorporates into her books. You will not fall in love with this book. (ok three truths. Whatever.)
Trudy Stiles took two beautifully damaged characters and brought them together in a truly epic way. This story follows Daxton Anderson, Epic Fails drummer when his life is saved by a sweet girl named Giselle who lets him sit in her car during a storm. As Trudy Stiles expertly tells their stories from the past and the present, the reader slowly gets to understand each character as they try to understand the undeniable connection they share.
Daxton is every girls dream guy. He is sweet and sexy as all hell. I loved that he was so caring throughout this entire book. I mean that man knows how to treat women. He was always sincere and said what was on his mind. He didn’t play games. He got straight to the point and went after what he wanted. I loved that desire for acceptance was so strong that he didn’t let it get in the way of his relationship with Giselle. Giselle was also a great character. She had been through a lot and had been hurt and lied to many time to count. Despite all that, she was willing to see where things with Dax would go, she never hesitated. Although I did get just a tad bit annoyed with her for running away from hardships and her initial drive to ignore her true feelings.
I was so engrossed in this story I finished it in one day. That has not happened in a very long time for me. This book kept me interested from the very beginning and I did not want it to end. I wanted more of their story because that last time had me screaming, “this cannot be it.” It flowed real easy, I was able to keep up with what was going on. I loved the structure of each chapter and how you got to see Dax and Giselle’s past and big moments in their lives that seriously impacted them.
I loved this book. If you want a quick and great romance, I highly recommend this book. You do not have to read the other books in the series to keep up. Trudy does a great job introducing you to the other members in the band. I will say some people may feel this is too insta-lovey for them but I did not get that vibe once-so-ever once you grasp the depth of Dax and Giselle’s relationship.