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VINYL VOWS: A MADONNA LOVE STORY: (A Madonna-Drenched Romance of Dancefloor Vows, Vinyl Obsessions, and the Rhythm That Never Let Them Go)
In the sweat-slick pulse of New York City’s gay scene, where Madonna reigns like a rhinestoned saint and every club night is a communion, Eddie Santiago and Marcus Reed meet under the flicker of neon and the crackle of vinyl.
Eddie’s a fast-talking, faster-dancing Bronx dreamer with lace gloves, busted track shoes, and choreography in his bones. Marcus is a closeted law student with a Harvard tie, a boxing glove in his drawer, and a heart that beats to forbidden rhythms. Their love sparks over a battle of records, Like a Virgin vs. She’s So Unusual, and grows through drag shows, Pride marches, heartbreaks, and hot-pink cassette tapes scrawled with mixtape confessions.
From the glitter and grit of the Saint nightclub to the smoky hush of a family funeral, from ACT UP rallies to rooftop kisses under a smog-streaked moon, Vinyl A Madonna Love Story is a love story scored by the Queen of Pop. Every chapter pulses with Madonna’s evolution, Material Girl boldness, Vogue fierceness, Frozen heartbreak, American Life resilience, as Eddie and Marcus learn to fight for their dreams, their bodies, and each other.
Their romance is a remix of second chances and shattered first loves, of sequined drag queens and lost friends, of flirty choreography and brutal honesty. As the decades roll on and lovers come and go, only Madonna remains constant, their shared language, their patron saint, their glittering prayer.
Can two boys raised on silence and secrets rewrite their own gospel? Or will the skips and scratches of old pain keep them out of sync?
Packed with smoky ballrooms, sleepless city nights, spiritual pop awakenings, and the burn of a well-timed lyric, Vinyl A Madonna Love Story is a devotional dancefloor romance for fans of Red, White & Royal Blue, Pose, and Call Me by Your Name. A standalone in the Soundtracks of Our Love series, it’s a glitter-wrapped celebration of gay joy, chosen family, and the healing power of pop.
Turn the volume up. Say a little prayer. And let yourself be loved.
Eddie’s a fast-talking, faster-dancing Bronx dreamer with lace gloves, busted track shoes, and choreography in his bones. Marcus is a closeted law student with a Harvard tie, a boxing glove in his drawer, and a heart that beats to forbidden rhythms. Their love sparks over a battle of records, Like a Virgin vs. She’s So Unusual, and grows through drag shows, Pride marches, heartbreaks, and hot-pink cassette tapes scrawled with mixtape confessions.
From the glitter and grit of the Saint nightclub to the smoky hush of a family funeral, from ACT UP rallies to rooftop kisses under a smog-streaked moon, Vinyl A Madonna Love Story is a love story scored by the Queen of Pop. Every chapter pulses with Madonna’s evolution, Material Girl boldness, Vogue fierceness, Frozen heartbreak, American Life resilience, as Eddie and Marcus learn to fight for their dreams, their bodies, and each other.
Their romance is a remix of second chances and shattered first loves, of sequined drag queens and lost friends, of flirty choreography and brutal honesty. As the decades roll on and lovers come and go, only Madonna remains constant, their shared language, their patron saint, their glittering prayer.
Can two boys raised on silence and secrets rewrite their own gospel? Or will the skips and scratches of old pain keep them out of sync?
Packed with smoky ballrooms, sleepless city nights, spiritual pop awakenings, and the burn of a well-timed lyric, Vinyl A Madonna Love Story is a devotional dancefloor romance for fans of Red, White & Royal Blue, Pose, and Call Me by Your Name. A standalone in the Soundtracks of Our Love series, it’s a glitter-wrapped celebration of gay joy, chosen family, and the healing power of pop.
Turn the volume up. Say a little prayer. And let yourself be loved.
292 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 12, 2025
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About the author
Nick Pollack
106 books5 followersNick comes to writing through a visual lens, spending most of his career directing short films & commercials in Australia.
Romantic thriller ‘Pack Only What You Need’ is his second fiction title for adult readers, the first being a comedy romance ‘Any Girl Who Loves The Beatles Is Bound To Break Your Heart’, published in 2017.
In addition, he regularly writes novels and screenplays for the children & family market. He has written three books for middle-grade readers, a wish-fulfillment fantasy ‘The Magician’s Raincoat’ and the first two books in a series titled ‘Zodee Ack, My Imaginary Foe’, with a fourth due in late 2020.
He has collaborated on a Christmas adventure script called ‘AKA Nick Claus’ with screenwriter Diane Drake ('What Women Want', ‘Only You’), and is currently working on screenplays for several new family films to be released in 2020.
He's particularly proud to have received an Australian Director's Guild award for directing commercials, and he is in pre-production on several feature film projects. His recently completed short feature ‘And Though The Music Ended, We Danced On Through The Night’, premiered at the Napa Valley Film Festival and collected accolades at over a dozen international festivals.
Romantic thriller ‘Pack Only What You Need’ is his second fiction title for adult readers, the first being a comedy romance ‘Any Girl Who Loves The Beatles Is Bound To Break Your Heart’, published in 2017.
In addition, he regularly writes novels and screenplays for the children & family market. He has written three books for middle-grade readers, a wish-fulfillment fantasy ‘The Magician’s Raincoat’ and the first two books in a series titled ‘Zodee Ack, My Imaginary Foe’, with a fourth due in late 2020.
He has collaborated on a Christmas adventure script called ‘AKA Nick Claus’ with screenwriter Diane Drake ('What Women Want', ‘Only You’), and is currently working on screenplays for several new family films to be released in 2020.
He's particularly proud to have received an Australian Director's Guild award for directing commercials, and he is in pre-production on several feature film projects. His recently completed short feature ‘And Though The Music Ended, We Danced On Through The Night’, premiered at the Napa Valley Film Festival and collected accolades at over a dozen international festivals.
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