At last, the boys are well on their way to stardom. Thanks to Stella’s earlier article showcasing Dead Sergeants, the band got noticed by scouts and signed. Some time has passed and Reid rejoins the band. For the first time since Reid, Stella is happy and whole. He worships the ground Stella walks on and they fall madly in love. He is caring, protective, devoted, patient and kind. Features aside, he has a beautiful heart. Nate is the definition of a perfect hero. A few months later, Kate finally won Nate over. Stella wanted a job reporting for the Austin Speak but Nate could not afford her.

Part two – Meet Nate – the young, sexy, confident owner of Austin Speak. He quit the band, skipped town and took half of Stella’s heart with him.

Desperate and broke, Reid finally hit rock bottom. There is this thing called life that kept nagging on their heels. She always believed Dead Sergeants will make it big someday. Stella and Reid spent a lot of time together, working, talking music and started a whirlwind romance. She is crashing on her sister Paige’s couch for the summer and planning on attending UT to become a music journalist. Stella – fresh off a bad breakup, jobless, heart broken.

Reid is a starving artist, waitressing on the side trying to make ends meet, supporting a couple of deadbeat’s parents, and all the while fighting his own demons. Her writing is exquisite.įirst half – Meet Reid, a drummer in a band called Dead Sergeants - A small time 4-men group performing around Austin hoping for a big break. It’s too simple and Kate is anything but simple so please trust me and read this one. I will say this – DRIVE is Kate’s best work!!! I was crying, laughing out loud, swooning and losing my damn mind. Holy God! Just devoured this book in one sitting into the wee morning hours and it is phenomenal.

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