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Cross Your Heart
Clifford Lee, lead singer and guitarist for grunge sensation Gnasher, is miserable. It’s 1996, his band has reached the pinnacle of fame, his songs are on the radio, and he just won his first Grammy with his two best friends. On the outside, his life looks perfect, but he doesn’t think he wants any of it anymore. He finds himself in a dive bar alone after the awards so he can wallow in his own self pity. While there, he meets Sylvie, a beautiful woman who doesn’t know who he is, and doesn’t seem to care. It’s so refreshing to be around someone that doesn’t care about his fame, and Cliff finds himself intoxicated with the idea of living a normal life. He’s about to leave on tour, though, and she has no interest in being in a relationship with a rockstar. They agree to spend a few days together, no attachments and no pressure.
The longer he stays in her orbit, though, the further he falls for her. With their predetermined goodbye quickly approaching, Cliff tries to figure out a way he can have both his life and Sylvie. Can these two figure out a way to lean into their undeniable chemistry, or will outside pressure force them apart forever?
The longer he stays in her orbit, though, the further he falls for her. With their predetermined goodbye quickly approaching, Cliff tries to figure out a way he can have both his life and Sylvie. Can these two figure out a way to lean into their undeniable chemistry, or will outside pressure force them apart forever?
266 pages, Paperback
Published August 11, 2026
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September 9, 2026
Do you find yourself nostalgic over the 90s? Were you a grunge rock girlie? Do incredible stories find their way into your heart? If so, you need to read Cross Your Heart.
Honestly, I could see how you could read this as a stand-alone. It's an amazing story, all by itself. Personally though, I would HIGHLY recommend reading the series in order and this is book two. As one who has been known to jump around, quite often, when it comes to series reading - I believe this one is so well written and needs to be read in order. I found myself fan girling over moments in book two that I could connect back to book one, Dare You to Choose Truth.
Why 5 stars for Cross Your Heart? It pulls you in, captivates you, and you feel like you're back in 1996 with Clifford Lee the night he won his first Grammy and the days that follow. The days that forever change the course of his life. You feel like you have a backstage pass to witness the moments that defined Cliff and Sylvie, the beautiful woman he meets the night of the awards when he wanders into a dive bar alone.
This book flawlessly incorporated the unanswered questions from book one and put them in the spotlight, because they deserved their own story. Cliff and Sylvie, deserved their own story. And I am so glad they got it.
I hope this isn't the end for The Setlist Secrets Series. I adore it.
Thank you to Lauren Lipp and 5 Prince Publishing for the gifted copy in exchange for my honest review.
Honestly, I could see how you could read this as a stand-alone. It's an amazing story, all by itself. Personally though, I would HIGHLY recommend reading the series in order and this is book two. As one who has been known to jump around, quite often, when it comes to series reading - I believe this one is so well written and needs to be read in order. I found myself fan girling over moments in book two that I could connect back to book one, Dare You to Choose Truth.
Why 5 stars for Cross Your Heart? It pulls you in, captivates you, and you feel like you're back in 1996 with Clifford Lee the night he won his first Grammy and the days that follow. The days that forever change the course of his life. You feel like you have a backstage pass to witness the moments that defined Cliff and Sylvie, the beautiful woman he meets the night of the awards when he wanders into a dive bar alone.
This book flawlessly incorporated the unanswered questions from book one and put them in the spotlight, because they deserved their own story. Cliff and Sylvie, deserved their own story. And I am so glad they got it.
I hope this isn't the end for The Setlist Secrets Series. I adore it.
Thank you to Lauren Lipp and 5 Prince Publishing for the gifted copy in exchange for my honest review.
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