Review: Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning

Five stunning guys, one hot woman, and a feverish romance...


For him, life is all music and no play...

When Brian Sinclair, lead songwriter and guitarist of the hottest metal band on the scene, loses his creative spark, it will take nights of downright sinful passion to release his pent-up genius...

She's the one to call the tune...

When sexy psychologist Myrna Evans goes on tour with the Sinners, every boy in the band tries to seduce her. But Brian is the only one she wants to get her hands on...

Then the two lovers' wildly shocking behavior sparks the whole band to new heights of glory...and sin...

Whew -- there's a lot of sex in this book. Much more than I expected. I won't say if that's good or bad, but it did lead to some moments on my part where I wondered if Myrna and Brian really needed that much sex. At times, the copious amounts of copulation made it seem like that was all they were doing, despite the fact that their sex led Brian out of his writing funk.

As a character, Myrna was a study in contrasts.  She is attracted to Brian, has no problem showing such affection to him -- often and sometimes in the presence of his bandmates -- then she reacts badly after the fact.  Such as, when Eric "has a moment" in her hair.  She's fine having sex with Brian in Eric's presence, but once the sexy times are over, she's embarrassed.  Then she walks out into the living area stark naked in the next scene.  Or when she objects to having her picture taken.  It's clear there are issues with her ex-husband, but those are glossed over until *boom* her ex-husband arrives at her door. 

Brian wears his heart on his sleeve and, more often than not, any woman who captures it manages to break it by sleeping with Sed, the Sinners' lead singer.  So it's easy to see that he's concerned the same thing will happen with Myrna.  That, however, doesn't stop him from falling head over heels for her.

While I liked Backstage Pass, I did want there to be more romance, more of Myrna and Brian getting to know one another outside the bedroom or bathtub or tour bus.  Their road trip was the start of exactly that, but it was over too soon.

(I should note that I received an ARC of Rock Hard from Sourcebooks Casablanca and liked it more than Backstage Pass. Enjoying the second book of a series more than the first is a rare occurrence for me.)