From USA Today Bestselling Author, A.M. Madden, is a sexy, heartwarming, stand-alone spin-off novel from The Back-Up Series.
They say time heals all wounds. And maybe they’re right. But what about wounds no one sees? The kind that open again and again? The kind that have you feeling like you swallowed glass?
Those are the wounds I carry. Years of heartbreak have created layer after layer of … created layer after layer of scar tissue over my whimpering heart.
Everywhere I go, I play the part of rock star, shameless with my cocky attitude and salacious smirks. I deserve an award for how well I can fake being happy.
But then everything changes in my life—again.
Turns out they were right.
After all I’ve been through, I discover my heart can mend itself after all.
Even in the wake of tragedy, the tiny fragments of my heart are fusing back together.
What’s the magic elixir? In my case it turns out to be a stunning beauty with bouncy, caramel waves, a smile that has me forgetting my name, and crystal-blue eyes just like mine.
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Trey is the story of a man who rises from the ashes and finds love and hope again after beating back the demons of addiction and desolation. He’s one of those characters that you can’t help but love and want so much for him to find his happily ever after.
Whoa, and boy does he ever! I loved watching Trey fall in love again.
Loved seeing Trey stand up and fight for himself.
Loved seeing Trey’s heart and soul mend, bit by bit.
Loved seeing Trey become whole again.
And that epilogue! Damn, so good and leaves me hoping for more!!
The moment this book arrived on my kindle, I sat in a quiet part of my house (hiding from my family…shhh!), transfixed for hours while happily devouring Trey’s story. He grabbed my attention from the first time I read about him- I loved this man of many faces and emotions….most are hidden, but when he let’s them out to play, guard your heart, Trey firing on all cylinders is lethal! His well traveled road to ‘now’ has been rough and challenging at times- money and fame do not guarantee happiness and no one knows that better than him.
Through it all, this badass rockstar has survived, accepting that day to day is the only way to live his best life. He’s undeniably sexy, magnetic and brooding but also a loyal and giving friend to those he loves most. He’s sarcastically funny, sometimes arrogant and often misunderstood- the darkness and demons that live inside his head often rule his actions, good or bad. Trey is an enigma you won’t be able to forget and I wouldn’t want to! He’s one of a kind.
A.M. Madden is a masterful writer with talent oozing out of her pores. To me, her Back Up series is the crown jewel in her wonderful collection of story gems. The world of Devil’s Lair, with its family of band mates and memorable characters are one of my absolute favorite places to live in for as many hours as I can. When a new book is added, I’m right back in it as if no time has passed at all. So here I am again, immersed and thrilled to be here! What a range of emotions lived inside these pages, couldn’t put it down until the wee hours. I had to finish every word before I could sleep!
Trey can standalone with cleverly tucked in flashes of his mistakes, regrets and triumphs which provide the insight as to how his past shapes him now. Even so, if you love amazing rockstar romances, some suspenseful moments, intertwining stories and unforgettable characters, take a moment to add the Back Up series, where it all began, to your ‘TBR’…its just so bingeworthy! They will be on my mental list of ‘read me agains’ forever.
I was laughing, tearing up, sighing, but mostly smiling, melting and swooning – watching this story unfold so deliciously and wishing it could go on and on. There couldn’t have been of a more satisfying ending for Trey, it was perfection! A.M. Madden has blown my mind with what may just be her best book yet. I hope this isn’t the end of the road for the Devil’s Lair family, I don’t want this world to ever stop turning!
I am so thankful to have been given a complimentary copy of this book and you’ve just read my honest review of Trey.
5 Amazing Stars!
If I could give this book ten stars I would! Gah! AM Madden rocks the stage with this highly anticipated read and it seriously, gave me ALL THE FEELS. Trey Taylor has been through more heartache and pain in his thirty-three years than most people go through in an entire lifetime. In the last installment, we find Trey hitting rock bottom after losing his wife Tara. Now, just when he is finally getting back to a good place in his life, he’s hit with news that rocks him to his core, but instead of falling back into bad habits, he faces it head on and stole even more of my heart in the process.
In this final chapter of Trey Taylor’s life, he has gone from rock bottom to re-discovering who he really is and accepting the fact that he is loved by so many and finally finding himself deserving of that love. This book is definitely in my top reads of the year. I loved every page. It’s no secret that the Back-Up series has always been one of my favorite series ever and Trey just proves why all over again. I adore this band and all their families and wish like crazy they were really real. I am for always and forever a #LairLover4Life!
Angela – Alphas Do It Better Book Blog
OMG THIS BOOK!!!! Amazing! Profoundly emotional! The best book of the Lair series, not because I have always loved Trey but because it is just so frkn good. Loved it!!!
Trey had his HAE and then his life was destroyed, I never thought he would survive that, but after reading “TREY” I now understand he needed his past to teach him how to open up his heart so that he can really give love and heal from all his emotional scars. It was amazing to read how a certain unconditional love restored this broken Rock Star. Love the whole “Friends are Family” element in this story. Everyone from the Devil’s Lair is a perfect example of that.
I connected with the story instantly and felt everything. I smiled, I laughed, I was shocked, I swooned, I was angry but most of all I was HAPPY so so Happy for my favorite bass player.
I don’t know if I can express correctly how I love this story, but I will tell you that I dived right in and as the end of the book kept creeping up I was getting sadder and sadder that it would be over soon. I just didn’t want this book to end. I LOVED IT!