Escaping Indigo
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Micah thought he'd always be in a band. All he ever wanted was to play drums and make great music, but when his best friend and bandmate passes away, Micah is left adrift. The thing that's always lifted him up is now a reminder of everything he's lost.
In an attempt to put his life back together, Micah takes a job as roadie for his favorite band, Escaping Indigo. He's always admired the lead singer, Bellamy. On stage, Bellamy is confident, glittery, and radiant. But as the two grow closer, Micah realizes that in person, Bellamy is quiet, introspective, and a little uncertain. And that's the person Micah is falling for.
Micah is determined to know all of Bellamy, both the rock star side and the side hidden from the audience, the side that creates music that touches Micah's heart. Bellamy has secrets of his own, though, things he doesn't want to share with anyone. And trying to uncover Bellamy's truths might be the thing that ends up pushing him away.
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Micah always imagined he'd be onstage drumming, but his best friend's suicide by overdose upended his life. Barely holding it together, he lands a job as a roadie for his favorite band, Escaping Indigo. The group straddles the line between struggling and success, and their shoestring touring allows Micah to become very familiar with his idols. He discovers a mutual attraction with Bellamy, the lead singer, after some confusing (and not particularly convincing) early interactions. Lang masterfully captures the hesitancy and insecurity of both men as they try to move beyond their pasts. The new relationship forces Micah to explore his feelings for his dead bandmate and explain them to himself and others, helping readers feel the complexity of his grief. Lang's handling of Bellamy's anxiety and depression rings true; she shows how he has learned to hide his misery but never downplays its effect on him. These heavy subjects are balanced by plenty of hope and some tender, charged erotic scenes. Some readers will wish Micah and Bellamy could simply talk through things more directly, but the problems here are real and the solutions are genuine.
