The Music Of Us - A free e-novella

By Beck Nicholas

Mai's final high school exam should be a cause for celebration but sitting it means she's missed the opportunity to audition for the biggest gig of her life – playing support for Gray, the biggest singer/songwriter in the country. Family obligations and her own sense of responsibility means she didn't really have a choice but she hates that she's let down her whole band.

When her best friend and bandmate Lexie gives her a way to make amends, she's in. Even though the plan includes sneaking in to Gray's penthouse apartment and trying to convince him to give them another chance. When she finds herself in the wrong room with a half–naked boy, she's not sure anything she can say will convince him she's not some crazy stalker fan. But, for Mai, when words fail, sometimes music speaks…

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia
• Release date: Sep 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781489247209

Beck Nicholas

Beck Nicholas always wanted to write. Since studying science at university, she's worked as a lab assistant, a pizza delivery driver and a high school teacher, but she always pursued her first dream of creating stories. Now, she lives with her family near Adelaide, halfway between the city and the sea, and she's lucky to spend her days (and nights) writing young adult fiction. Beck's first book, Fake, was published in 2014. When she's not writing, Beck will most likely be found reading or watching sport (since participating is beyond her coordination levels). In the early morning, before the day of writing, kid wrangling and reading begins, she runs. When it's just her and the road (and her protesting muscles) she lets the characters in her head share their problems and a story begins.