Gods of Melody Series by Esme Taylor

EmmyI thought my life hit rock bottom when my mum died, but I was wrong. Things got a whole lot worse.Those things stole my confidence and made me so afraid, that I tried my hardest to become invisible. Except now I’m on tour with one of the biggest rock bands in the world. The Cosmic Gods want me to spend the next 6 months traveling the world with them to ghostwrite their story... moreEmmyI thought my life hit rock bottom when my mum died, but I was wrong. Things got a whole lot worse.Those things stole my confidence and made me so afraid, that I tried my hardest to become invisible. Except now I’m on tour with one of the biggest rock bands in the world. The Cosmic Gods want me to spend the next 6 months traveling the world with them to ghostwrite their story. It would help me sort my money problems, I’d get to see the world and maybe it would drag me out of the funk I’ve fallen into. But how do you stay invisible when you’re with the Cosmic Gods? Crazy fans, serial stalkers, and press wanting their moment with four of the most famous people in the world. And how do you stay hidden when one God, in particular, pulls you into his orbit?What’s a girl to do when Tanner Hastings asks you to trust him? I mean, surely things can’t get worse than they are already. Can they?TannerI messed up. Big time. And now, I’m here being forced into 6-months of sobriety or risk losing it all. Sobriety leaves me raw and exposed. Emotions that I usually would have silenced with my addictions slam into me harder than a truck and I have no idea how to cope. Until her. Her lips. Her smile. Her foot rubs. In fact, I’ll take anything I can get from her if it helps me stay afloat and not sink into the bottom of a glass. Emmy Winters slipped into our Cosmic God constellation and helped us heal. She saved all of us. But my past is catching up with me and the voice in my head that reminds me that everyone leaves me, in the end, is getting louderThe more of her I crave, the further away she slips. The harder I grip, the more she breaks. She trusted me with her past and her heart and I’ve just betrayed them both. In the end, I just hope she knows how far I’d go to protect her. I’d die for her. I’m dying for her right now, and I don’t regret a thing. less

I’m a freak. I love two people, and two people love me. Ivy is my firefly. The soft curves to my hard edges. Ethan, my strength. He dominates my body and soothes my soul.Together, we became our own constellation. Shining brighter because of each other.But it could never last. I ran because I don’t deserve them. I punish myself because I’ll never be enough. I’m breaking because I have to hide how I feel and pretend to be someone I’m not. My behavior will bring shame on the band... moreI’m a freak. I love two people, and two people love me. Ivy is my firefly. The soft curves to my hard edges. Ethan, my strength. He dominates my body and soothes my soul.Together, we became our own constellation. Shining brighter because of each other.But it could never last. I ran because I don’t deserve them. I punish myself because I’ll never be enough. I’m breaking because I have to hide how I feel and pretend to be someone I’m not. My behavior will bring shame on the band. I can’t do that to them.To any of them. So, instead, I will live a lie and stay silent. Except my silence is deafening and I’m drowning in it. And I don’t think that even their love is strong enough to pull me to safety. less

MattMy job is to protect. To lay down my life to save the lives of others. Except, once upon a time, I failed and the people I loved died.And now I’m here. Head of security for the Cosmic Gods. Protecting four of the most famous rock stars on the planet. While I will watch them all, my eyes are drawn to one in particular. Frankie, my Rogue God. No matter how much I crave her, how often my hands reach for her skin or my lips ache to taste her, it can never happen. I don’t deserve to be happy... moreMattMy job is to protect. To lay down my life to save the lives of others. Except, once upon a time, I failed and the people I loved died.And now I’m here. Head of security for the Cosmic Gods. Protecting four of the most famous rock stars on the planet. While I will watch them all, my eyes are drawn to one in particular. Frankie, my Rogue God. No matter how much I crave her, how often my hands reach for her skin or my lips ache to taste her, it can never happen. I don’t deserve to be happy. I can’t risk anyone else getting hurt, and I can’t do my job if I’m fixated on her. I stay away to keep her safe. But what if the one thing I fear most in the world happens again? I mean, lightning can’t strike the same place twice, can it? Can fate really be that cruel?FrankieThe world has its eyes on me, but I feel invisible. Until him. He sees me, he listens, he knows what I need, what I crave. And what I crave is him. But I can’t have him. He’s made that perfectly clear. So, we agree to be just friends. But I’ve never had a friend like this. One where the heat of his touch burns like a supernova. One that feels like a relationship. Although, like all my other relationships, this one ends with my heart broken, blown apart like shattered glass.I can’t ever forgive his lies. No matter how often people tell me to listen to his story. He’s had years to explain.In a flash of light, everything changes. I should have listened. But as the warmth leaks from my body, I wonder if I’ll ever get the chance to hear him out and change the ending to our story. less

AddisonImage is everything. I’ve been taught this since I was eight. Don’t let people see your weakness, put on a brave face and suck up your feelings. It’s how I’ve lived my life. How I went from homeless to managing one of the biggest bands in the world and kept them at the top for all these years. But things are changing. I got a promotion. I no longer manage the Cosmic Gods. I now run the entire Gods of Melody record label and my band is in the hands of someone else... moreAddisonImage is everything. I’ve been taught this since I was eight. Don’t let people see your weakness, put on a brave face and suck up your feelings. It’s how I’ve lived my life. How I went from homeless to managing one of the biggest bands in the world and kept them at the top for all these years. But things are changing. I got a promotion. I no longer manage the Cosmic Gods. I now run the entire Gods of Melody record label and my band is in the hands of someone else.Stress, exhaustion, the fact I miss my life with the Gods… it’s all getting to me and my walls appear to be crumbling. I mean, I can’t stop thinking about one God in particular. Maverick Hill has a huge heart, but I always thought he’s a player of the worst kind. Turns out, I was wrong. He is way more than I imagined. In fact, I think he might be the one.The problem is, it’s too late to tell him. He’s fallen out of our Cosmic orbit and landed somewhere we can’t find him. Little does he know the lengths I will go to in order to tell him how I feel. I will blow up the world for the chance at forever with him. MaverickThe world expects me to be a certain way. And I hate to disappoint so I play my part well. But I want more. I want the Happy Ever After. I want to find the one.Not that anyone believes me. No, I bared my heart and exposed my soul, but they all threw it back in my face. I think what hurts the most is she didn’t believe me. Addison Stone crept into my heart when I wasn’t looking. She let down her defenses and showed me who she really is. I fell hard, and I gave her everything. But a single conversation blows everything up and my heart is destroyed in the crossfire.So, I run. I run so far that I didn’t think anyone would ever find me. But I should have known that Addison Stone would cross time and space to get what she wants and from the look of it, what she wants is me. The problem is the Universe appears to have other plans and right now my love is sinking into a watery grave and I don’t think my Cosmic wishes are strong enough to change the outcome of this story. less