Public Enemy Series by Cambria Hebert

Drunken brawls. One-night stands.No-show interviews. Toilet-papering my hoity-toity neighbor’s house.Insulting my fans. Trashing hotel rooms.What’s it take to become public enemy number one?I just told you.I’ve done all that and more.My poor conduct got me on the Celebs Behaving Badly listand ultimately ruined my career.From the world’s number-one popstar to world’s most hated.That’s me. Ten Stark.Go underground, they said. Stay out of the spotlight.Most importantly, stay out of trouble... moreDrunken brawls. One-night stands.No-show interviews. Toilet-papering my hoity-toity neighbor’s house.Insulting my fans. Trashing hotel rooms.What’s it take to become public enemy number one?I just told you.I’ve done all that and more.My poor conduct got me on the Celebs Behaving Badly listand ultimately ruined my career.From the world’s number-one popstar to world’s most hated.That’s me. Ten Stark.Go underground, they said. Stay out of the spotlight.Most importantly, stay out of trouble.Everyone loves a good comeback story.For once, I listened.I met someone who didn’t know my name,my face, or the bad behavior that defined me.She taught me I wasn’t who everyone thought I was—everyone including me.Then someone whispered my name and things got messy, as they always do.Now I want her back.I’m not a caterpillar, but a butterfly.My wings are in full color, not just black and white.But first, I have to shed my cocoon and fly. less

Aerie Boone is a toad.At least according to every news outlet and online hater imaginable.Accusations of lip-syncing.Rumors of being dropped by my label.Reports of celebrity feuds and rivalries.And then there’s my personal favorite… The pending annulment of a marriage I can’t even remember agreeing to.When you’re the sweetheart of country music, being a headline is a given. Living the headline is more of an uninvited surprise.I’m barely recognized for the massive success I’ve had... moreAerie Boone is a toad.At least according to every news outlet and online hater imaginable.Accusations of lip-syncing.Rumors of being dropped by my label.Reports of celebrity feuds and rivalries.And then there’s my personal favorite… The pending annulment of a marriage I can’t even remember agreeing to.When you’re the sweetheart of country music, being a headline is a given. Living the headline is more of an uninvited surprise.I’m barely recognized for the massive success I’ve had. Now I’m famous because people love to hate me. I’m a public enemy, but no one knows my side of the story.I’m beginning to think it doesn’t even matter.I’m burned out, hurting, and everyone thinks I have warts. Ew. Becoming a shut-in is exactly what the doctor ordered. Too bad my label has other ideas.They send me a solution… In the form of a red-haired, green-eyed man who wears sarcasm like armor. I don’t want a stranger in my house.I don’t want Nate.All I want is to go back to a time when I wasn’t a toad.When I was country music’s princess.But going back is impossible.Moving forward will change everything. less