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    Backstage Girl
    Backstage Girl
    JKMacLaren
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    JKMacLaren
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    Ella never expected to steal the spotlight when she joined her famous brother's band on tour - or for Max, her childhood crush, to finally see her as more than just his best friend's sister.
        
                                                                              *****
        
        19-year-old Ella Walker has spent her whole life backstage. While her older brother Rory commands the spotlight as part of a world-famous band, Ella spends her time scribbling lyrics in her notebook where no one can see. And she's okay with that - mostly. But when Ella tags along on the band's next tour, she realizes maybe she doesn't want to just be known as Rory's sister anymore. Especially when it comes to Max Bentley, Rory's hot best friend and bandmate who Ella has had a crush on for years. So when Ella gets the chance to step into the spotlight herself, she takes it, throwing her life (and the band) into unexpected chaos. Ella has never had the courage to tell Max how she feels, but the tension is building on tour, and neither of them are prepared for what will happen when it breaks. 
        
        [[Word count: 60,000 - 70,000]]
        Cover designed by Morgan Sangster
        
        Book One in the Toronto Girls series (can be read as a standalone)
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    Table of contents
    • Paid Stories Announcement
      Wed, Nov 10, 2021
    • 01 | overture
      Wed, Nov 10, 2021
    • 02 | playing it by ear
      Tue, Jun 29, 2021
    • 03 | is that a fret?
      Tue, Jun 29, 2021
    • 04 | staccato heart
      Tue, Jun 29, 2021
    • 05 | not her forte
      Tue, Jun 29, 2021
    • 06 | bach that up
      Tue, Jun 29, 2021
    • 07 | perfectly composed
      Tue, Jun 29, 2021
    • 08 | tipping the scales
      Tue, Jun 29, 2021
    • 09 | thinking outside the bach's
      Tue, Jun 29, 2021
    • 10 | a high note
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 11 | crescendo
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 12 | decrescendo
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 13 | a low note
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 14 | a discordant note
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 15 | stringing him along
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 16 | a trebled man
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 17 | can't handel the truth
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 18 | a broken record
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 19 | lookin' sharp
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 20 | give it a rest
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 21 | take note
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 22 | poco a poco
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 23 | hady'n' seek
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 24 | perfect pitch
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 25 | duet of the heart
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 26 | bold double bar line
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • 27 | epilogue
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • BONUS CHAPTER: Rory Gets His Act Together
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • BONUS CHAPTER: A Night to Remember
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • SNEAK PEEK: Six Ways From Sunday
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021

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    Ella never expected to steal the spotlight when she joined her famous brother's band on tour - or for Max, her childhood crush, to finally see her as more than just his best friend's sister.
        
                                                                              *****
        
        19-year-old Ella Walker has spent her whole life backstage. While her older brother Rory commands the spotlight as part of a world-famous band, Ella spends her time scribbling lyrics in her notebook where no one can see. And she's okay with that - mostly. But when Ella tags along on the band's next tour, she realizes maybe she doesn't want to just be known as Rory's sister anymore. Especially when it comes to Max Bentley, Rory's hot best friend and bandmate who Ella has had a crush on for years. So when Ella gets the chance to step into the spotlight herself, she takes it, throwing her life (and the band) into unexpected chaos. Ella has never had the courage to tell Max how she feels, but the tension is building on tour, and neither of them are prepared for what will happen when it breaks. 
        
        [[Word count: 60,000 - 70,000]]
        Cover designed by Morgan Sangster
        
        Book One in the Toronto Girls series (can be read as a standalone)

    31 parts

    • BONUS CHAPTER: Rory Gets His Act Together
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • BONUS CHAPTER: A Night to Remember
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021Locked
    • SNEAK PEEK: Six Ways From Sunday
      Wed, Nov 24, 2021
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