Fish Out of Water by Alethea Kontis

An indie rock fairy tale for fans of Nashville, High Fidelity and Nick & Nora’s Infinite Playlist!

After tragedy struck their small town in Kansas, Goth girl Tetra Scott and her father moved south to start a new life on Mimosa Key. Tetra isn’t sure yet how to make her entirely black wardrobe function in Florida’s summer heat, but she does know that her favorite indie rock band is playing a private gig at the Casa Blanca Resort and nothing is going to stop her from crashing it. Unfortunately, Tetra’s plan doesn’t factor in a trip to the emergency room…or the haunting eyes of the band’s new bass guitarist.

Rockstar bad boy Justin Zatarain is on a highway to self-destruction when his uncle Donny offers him one last chance to straighten up and fly right. If he can play bass for the duration of 10mm Conspiracy’s surprise summer tour in Florida without incident, Donny will continue to support his unstable sister and her wayward son. The catch? 10mm Conspiracy’s front man is Xander Rorris, Justin’s ex-best friend, who would love nothing more than to see him fail. And the surest way to do that would be to fall for the precocious groupie with a past almost as dark as his…