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Authors: Michelle Kemper Brownlow

Above the Noise

Above the Noise

Copyright © 2014 Michelle Kemper Brownlow

 

All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior permission of the publisher.

 

The characters and events in this book are fictitious. Names, characters, places, and plots are a product of the author’s imagination. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.

 

ISBN-13: 978-0-9914691-1-6 (ebook)

 

Cover Design: Michelle Kemper Brownlow

 

Cover Image: Captblack76

Cover Model: Lorenzo C

 

Editing: Book Peddler’s Editing

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Formatting: Fictional Formats

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Original lyrics: Michelle Kemper Brownlow ©

http://michellekemperbrownlow.blogspot.com

playlist

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

eleven

twelve

thirteen

fourteen

fifteen

sixteen

seventeen

eighteen

nineteen

twenty

twenty-one

twenty-two

twenty-three

twenty-four

twenty-five

twenty-six

twenty-seven

twenty-eight

twenty-nine

thirty

thirty-one

epilogue

acknowledgements

 

 

One of the greatest talents Michelle has is getting the reader to feel and experience her storytelling and Above the Noise is a perfect example of that. I could feel the music, the atmosphere, the emotions

all of it. Never has music and reading gone better hand-in-hand than with this book and Michelle continues to shine with Above the Noise.

~Jillian Stein, Read-Love-Blog

 

A beautiful story that will leave you emotionally attached to the characters and fanning yourself with some incredibly sexy scenes. Calon made it very hard to stay faithful to Jake!

~Jenee Gibbs, Jenee’s Book Blog

 

Calon and Becki’s story is one filled with emotion, passion, and absolutely scorching hot chemistry. Yet another must read from the very talented Michelle Kemper Brownlow.

~Holly Baker, Holly’s Hot Reads

 

This is a series that will stay with you for quite some time. I love how this group of characters’ lives intertwine.

~Heather Davenport, Naughty and Nice Book Blog

 

 

 

To everyone who makes music.

From those who play alone to those who play for tens of thousands, you’re speaking a universal language that has the power to heal the broken.

Don’t. Ever. Stop.

 

 

The Keeper
by Chris Cornell

Skeletons
by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Lie in the Sound
by Trespassers William

American Music
by Violent Femmes

Lump
by The Presidents of the United States

Tsunami
by Dvvbs & Borgeous

Crazy Train
by Ozzy Osbourne

All of Me
by John Legend

Suds in the Bucket
by Sara Evans

Eat for Two
by 10,000 Maniacs

Drive all Night
by Glen Hansard and Eddie Vedder

Laid
by James

Counting Stars
by OneRepublic

Lips Like Sugar
by Echo and the Bunnymen

What if
by Five for Fighting

State of Love and Trust
by Pearl Jam

Crash
by Sum 41

Criminal
by Fiona Apple

The One
by Static Cycle

Wings
by Birdy

Paralyzer
by Finger Eleven

Accident
by Emily Wolfe

Arms Wide Open
by Creed

 

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for this and her other novels’ playlists

 

 

“CHANGE OUR IMAGE?
Are you fucking kidding me? This is ridiculous! Guys, Becki, we’re out!” Calon’s voice was sharp, and his stance was on the verge of threatening. It was unusual to see him that way. He’d been nothing but sweet, sensitive, passionate, and gentle since we’d first met. I’d heard him get loud with Gracie when they practiced new songs at Mitchell’s, but that was usually because she held back what he tried to pull from her.
That
kind of passion was a cool thing to see. The clenched fist thing in Greystar Management’s conference room teetered between passionate and dangerous, which was a first for me.

Mr. Barnes sat with his eyes fixed on Calon but seemingly unshaken by my new boyfriend’s outburst. I sat with the band on an eccentric couch across the room from Mr. Barnes. I looked around at the other guys to see if they were as thrown by Calon’s booming voice as I was. They didn’t seem fazed. Spider leaned back into the couch with his arm up over the back behind Manny, whose elbows were on his knees. Manny rubbed his forehead then turned his head away from Mr. Barnes, looked passed me, and grinned at Bones. Bones nodded, straight-faced, then looked back at Calon. Since it seemed I was the only uncomfortable one in the room, I was the odd man out. I felt like I should stand up to leave, as per Calon’s directive, but no one else budged.

“Mr. Ridge, listen. It’s common practice in this industry for management to help you create an image. Your image is what sells your music, that’s no secret.”

“Funny! I like to think it’s our talent.” Calon wasn’t about to let this go. It was incredibly sexy to watch him take charge and stand his ground, but I would have rather had toothpicks shoved under my fingernails than spend any more time in that meeting.

“Calon, think of the bands you know off the top of your head. You can picture the band members, right?”

“Of course, I can, but that’s not what sells a record, Mr. Barnes. The passion for the craft, the investment in the art of taking an emotion and slinging words around it then folding in just the right beat and melody is what sells, not my hair or the style of my clothes. I don’t even think about that stuff before I go on stage. All I think of is how I’m gonna move my fans. And I sure as hell think they’re longing to be moved… by my voice—not my image.” Calon added air quotes at the end of his rant.

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