Six Ways to Write a Love Letter

by Jackson Pearce

Overview

Beloved author Jackson Pearce brings her trademark humor and emotion to a compelling and hopelessly romantic story about how impossible fame and love can be on their own, much less together.

Maybe everything they say about Vivi Swan is true.

Maybe America's Sweetheart is all fluff and no substance.

And maybe every guy she dates is fodder for her next breakup song.

But session drummer Remy Young doesn't care. Touring with Vivi Swan means more money than he and his brother could ever earn on their own. And he's smart enough to keep himself away from drama.

Then a bus mix-up forces Remy and Vivi to spend hours together, and he's surprised to discover that she's nothing like the rumors said. When she asks for his help writing her next song, he's immediately on board—for professional reasons, of course.

Soon, it's clear that every variation of their song is just a different way to write a love letter, even as Remy wonders if he's setting himself up to be the next guy on her list of exes. And when Vivi's private life and public facade finally clash, a celebrity gossip blog threatens everything they've created together…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728247694
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	07/05/2022
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	1,029,285
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Jackson Pearce is an unapologetic lover of pop music, an avid gossip-site reader, and a frequent watcher/rewatcher/binge-watcher of romantic comedies. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where she has been involved in music and arts education for high schoolers for over a decade.

Editorial Reviews

05/30/2022

Pearce’s pop music–infused adult debut (after the middle-grade Ellie, Engineer: In the Spotlight) charms with an unexpected romance between very different musicians. After escaping a Southern Baptist home, drummer Remy Young and his brother, Val, found fleeting success as rock duo Quiet Coyote. Now both work as session musicians in Los Angeles and live with Val’s gossip-column girlfriend, Celeste. When pop star Vivi Swan’s drummer breaks both elbows just before her tour, Remy steps in. After all, a gig’s a gig. From all that Remy knows of Vivi—her hit breakup songs, signature look, and America’s sweetheart persona—she appears light on substance, but he sees a different side of her when they spontaneously collaborate on a new song. They strike up a friendship that soon turns to love—until the pitfalls of fame threaten to pull them apart. This is the rare romance that doesn’t alternate perspectives between the leads: it’s told entirely from Remy’s point of view, with occasional flashbacks to his and Val’s unhappy childhood. Remy makes for a grounded point of entry to the world of pop superstardom, but some readers will regret that they only come to see Vivi’s deeper layers through his eyes. Still, this backstage pass proves as sweet and catchy as a top 40 hit. (July)

Publishers Weekly

"Pearce’s pop music–infused adult debut charms...this backstage pass proves as sweet and catchy as a top 40 hit." — Publishers Weekly

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