Bestselling author Lisa Suzanne’s newest standalone rock star romance has a forbidden twist you won’t see coming.After a bad decision lands me a role on a reality show, I expect it to be my big break as a TV star. Despite getting kicked off the first night, I land on my feet again when a talent agent who saw the show offers me an audition as back-up dancer for a popular rock band.Knowing this … band.
Knowing this could be my stepping stone is exciting, but the real thrill is watching Brody bang on his drums every night. It’s a bad idea for a dancer to hook up with a band member, but after he kisses me, I can’t stay away.
Facing the consequences was inevitable, and it only takes one scandalous mistake from my past to cause our complete destruction.
Bad decision or not, I always manage to come out on top… until I don’t.
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I knew Brody’s story was going to be great. This book is so good. I loved Zoey and Brody. Their chemistry is off the charts hot. This book is full of surprises that you go on and I was happy, swoony, angry, sad, and just full of all the emotions reading this. And let me not forget to add funny. I laughed a few times throughout. They have both made some pretty bad decisions but I’m sure we’ve all had too. But together they are just so (steamy) amazing. All the characters were so great. I felt like a part of them. I love this book. You’ll easily fall in love with this drummer…
BANG!!! yep this book starts with a Bang and right from the word go you just can’t set it down!!
Oh how i love those Vail boys and now we are getting just as hooked on the boys of MFB!!! This is Zoey Fuller (Sister of Vails drummer, Ethan Fuller) and Brody (drummer for MFB).
Zoey has always wanted to make her own fame without it being on her brothers coat tails. She is determined to become successful in her own right !!!
Brody, is happy with the upcoming rock star life and one night stands with groupies. He definitely want’s no relationship. Growing up knowing his father is a serial cheater is enough to enough to convince him that love is a sham!!!
After an epic fail on her first tv show, Zoey is taken on as a dancer for MFB’S upcoming tour, although that turns a little sour for her when she suspects her brother facilitated it.
OMG the the chemistry, the banter with these two had me so hooked !! I Couldn’t get enough of them. Both were fighting their feelings so hard, but at the same time i was chanting in my head for them to get it together !! The relationships and friendships between this band just melted me, true friendship that always has your back!! Now this isn’t just a plain sailing relationship, the bumps along the way keep you glued to the pages, and when you think its going to turn smooth sailing, BANG again with a plot twist i just couldn’t see them surviving !!! If you love hot sexy rock stars and kick as heroines, with a love and passion you feel deep into you heart you need to grab this book !!! Because both Brody and Zoey will own you !!
I wasn’t sure if I’d like Zoey going into this. She’s Ethan Fuller’s sister (and Ethan is the drummer from the well renowned band Vail, but that’s not how Zoey wants to be remembered). But as it turns out, I really liked her. She’s relatable and she’s flawed. She wants to make a name for herself as an actress on television, without any help from Ethan, because it’s important for her to be recognized by her own talent and merit. The thing about Zoey is that she’s a little bit impulsive and she doesn’t always think things through very thoroughly so it winds up backfiring her at times. However, Zoey is now determined to do better for herself, which means being honest and upfront as well as respecting herself.
Brody, the drummer for MFB, doesn’t want to follow in his father’s footsteps so he doesn’t do commitment. MFB was an opener for Vail, but is now their own leading act so with fame on the rise, they are looking forward to their very first tour. I didn’t have the best impression of Brody in Dax’s book Take My Heart, but knew there had to be more than meets the eye. And for the most part, I was pleasantly surprised. He and Zoey have pretty immediate chemistry that feels authentic. Brody may not be the type of guy that would settle down, but he wants to be something more for Zoey and that’s saying something.
So with a title like The Benefits of Bad Decisions, it would be obvious that some bad decisions are made. And it turns out to be a doozy, too, once the consequences start to spiral into a domino effect, particularly for Zoey. Honestly, I felt really bad for her. I don’t agree with her actions, but I get where she’s coming from. She was focused on the goal and anything that would get her there. The backlash was pretty awful for her and I would’ve liked to have seen more growth on Brody’s end as a result. I don’t know that he ever really exhibited the same level of maturity that matched hers and felt more frustrated on her behalf than his. Still, the series of events got them to where they needed to be by the end so that’s all that matters. I’m a bit curious about Adam now and wonder where his story will go.
I did enjoy this book. From the first chapter I wasn’t sure I would be able to like Zoey. I think that both Brody & Zoey did a lot of growing up throughout this book. However, just like with Brian’s book, Lisa Suzanne was able to write characters with redeeming qualities. & in the end I’m glad Zoey & Brody got their HEA.
I don’t know how Ms Suzanne can keep coming up with such great books, but I am so glad she does. I didn’t want to put this book down once I started reading. I always enjoy catching up with characters from her previous books, and I was able to catch up with this one. When the book first started out, I was a little worried about Zoey and some of the decisions she made. She is so determined to be someone without her famous brother’s help, so this seems to be the catalyst to some of her decisions. When she finds out that her brother’s band is how the MFB band found out about her, she was ready to walk out until the drummer Brody stopped her and talked to her.
Brody is a bad boy that all the girls want to love. He has always had one night stands and then moved on. He hates what his dad does to his mother, and never wants to be like him. I can understand how this colors his outlook on marriage. Brody and Zoey are electric when they are together. I can’t believe people didn’t get burnt when they were around! Of course there is a jealous woman who tries to make things hard for Zoey and Brody to be together. I wanted to cry when Zoey and Brody broke up, and the way it went down. I could feel all the emotions they were both having. This book is a must read! I voluntarily read an Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book.
All I can say is you HAVE to read this book. From the opening pages to the epilogue, I could not put this emotional page turner down. At the height of the success of his bank MFB, Brody sees his fellow band members finding their other halves, making him wonder if his days of the one night stands is all behind him. Zoey is looking for her big break into acting and takes a job as a back up dancer for MFB. When the sparks ignite on their first meeting it seems like it is a heart warming love affair – that is until a bad decision from her past comes back to bite her in the ass. Can Brody forgive her and keep the marriage alive? Or will the decision to walk away be the thing that destroys his happiness? I absolutely loved these characters. The plot was filled with raw emotion and it had me laughing at different times and made me sad at others. Definitely a must read!!
Be Ready for a Free Fall!!!
Rock romance at its finest with bad boy rockers, sex, scandals and so much more. This book will take you along for quite a ride only to take you to the top of a rollercoaster and let you free fall to the bottom when you get side blinded by an awesome twist. Will Brody be able to overcome a secret that Zoey had no idea she was keeping? Oh, so good. Grab your copy today.
Wow! What a twist. Such a crazy wonderful messed up story. I loved every minute of it! I didnt put this book down once, I mean I couldn’t it was that good! It was flirty, sexy, funny, shocking, heartbreaking, and so so perfect. Brody and Zoey are perfection. This story was perfection. I loved seeing the guys from MFB again and the addition of Mark and Ethan was wonderful. Honestly it was a crazy ride, I fell in love with Brody and Zoey while they were falling for each other, and with the twist even I didnt know what to think or feel. Truly emotional and wonderful. The comedic breaks are wonderfully timed and just add the zing to make this story amazing. Another must read from Lisa Suzanne in fact one of my favorites by her! Although I always say that whenever I read a new book by her. I really really loved this one.
Holy I absolutely loved this book! I so want to be smart mouthed funny af Zoey! And damn the drummer of an upcoming band, Brody seems almost perfect minus a few insecurities. These two have quite a love story for sure, one that mends old insecurities and a huge bump in the road that seems to solidify how much they mean to each other. Can’t say enough about how much I loved this book, spent a whole Sunday morning on the couch ignoring responsibilities cause I couldn’t put it down, I needed to know what happened.
This is a wonderfully written book with great characters who bring the story to life and take you along with them in their trials, journey, growth, and their ultimate HEA. Zoey wants to make it on her own without the influence of her rockstar brother. When she lands a role on a reality TV show, she thinks that it’s her chance. After getting kicked off the first show, she’s at a loss of what to do until she gets a call to join in as a dancer for a band that needs one now. She and Brody are instantly attracted to each other and fight their attraction until they can’t. When Zoey leaves mid-concert, she’s sure they are through. Can she and Brody fight their way back together? Grab this wonderfully written story today to find out if they get their much deserved HEA. I received an advanced readers copy of this book and highly recommend it.
I love when a story starts off with a bang, and The Benefits of Bad Decisions does just that – starts with a bang and never looks back. Zoey & Brody’s story will take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions, from start to finish. So many ups, downs, twists, and turns…..and one big halting stop in the middle that will totally throw you for a loop. But, it is such an enjoyable and fantastic ride that you won’t want to get off of. Loved every minute of it!
And I have to say, that even though I love, love, love Ethan Fuller (oh how I loved his multiple appearance in this story) and the Unbreakable Thread Duet.…..The Benefits of Bad Decisions has easily become my favorite Lisa Suzanne book. I couldn’t put the story down and every chance I could read it, I did – and even finished all in one day. Easily one of my top reads of 2019!
Rate: 4,5/ 5 stars
I love that this book is a crossover of the VAIL and MFB world. Getting to see old characters in new books is honestly the best! And since this book stars Zoey Fuller, Ethan’s sister, we got to see all the VAIL boys and their beaus a lot. I was living for it! We also got a lot of the MFB crowd ( y’all remember Dax and Kylie from Take My Heart, right?! They were so fun to see again) because this book also stars Brody, MFB’s drummer.
I was much of a fan of Zoey, not since Mark’s books and I’ll have to be honest the first few chapters of this book didn’t make me like her very much either. Her decisions were seriously questionable and indeed bad ones ( the tittle fits her!). She and Ethan had an awful past and then once he went big, she lived in his shadow… it was hard for her and although she does take ‘advantage’ of his fame and fortune, she wants to make something of herself on her own. No matter the costs. And well, I didn’t like her costs.
But… although me and Zoey had a rough start, this book did not disappoint. Lisa brought her A game once again and gave me all the fun, heat and romance I love in a rock star romance!
Watching the attraction between Brody and Zoey was so entertaining. Brody’s reaction to Zoey was everything! I love reading about their interactions and reactions to each other, how they fought their feelings and specially watching them fall in love. I love a good while-on-the-road relationship, even though theirs didn’t end in the best of terms. Yes, you read that right. I cannot forget to mention the drama, the angst and the emotional turn of events that Lisa springs on us. Although I did figure it out a little before it happened, I was still shook and you will be too, trust me.
From that point onwards the book was very emotional. We got to see Brody and Zoey try to move on from each other and failing. But also trying to get through the hard stuff in their lives. Zoey tried to redeem herself from past mistakes and get to a better place in her life. This is what I love most in Lisa’s writing and her stories. I swear she is the best at redeeming characters in my eyes and making me fall in love with them. She does it so brilliantly.
These two worked out their problems after all the turmoil and tears and it was so heartwarming to watch them find their happy place together after the heart-wrenching hiccup in their story.