Stars Collide

A Novel

By: Rachel Lacey

Narrated by: Quinn Riley

Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

From Rachel Lacey, award-winning author of Read Between the Lines, comes a sexy slow-burn romance about two dynamic divas who collide on the world’s biggest stage.

Eden Sands has been a star for twenty years, but it’s lonely at the top. Her mediocre marriage just ended, and her inner circle is smaller than ever. The stage is the only place she’s ever felt like she truly belonged, and yet, her last album flopped, and her upcoming tour hasn’t sold out. Eden’s desperate for her star to shine bright again, but when her team suggests a collaboration with an up-and-coming young star to give her a boost, she balks.

Anna Moss is pop music’s rising star. She’s idolized Eden Sands for most of her life—so it’s a dream come true when she’s invited to perform with her at the Grammys. Anna’s tired of being defined by her bubbly persona. She wants to be taken seriously as an artist, and a duet with Eden could be just what she needs.

As Anna and Eden rehearse, they soon realize they have more in common than their musical talents. Now they just have to decide if what is between them is a one-hit wonder or the making of a romance worthy of one of the greatest love songs of all time.

©2023 Rachel Bates. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“A romance of self-discovery and exploration…”—Library Journal

“Utterly captivating! Stars Collide is deeply romantic, and the chemistry between Eden and Anna positively crackles, burning up the page. Rachel Lacey is a master of crafting vibrant, fully-drawn characters readers can’t help but love.”—Alexandria Bellefleur, bestselling & Lambda Award-winning author of Written in the Stars

“The trademark wit, sweetness, and warmth of Rachel Lacey's writing, showcased in a sparkling age-gap, celebrity romance, featuring charming prose, endearing characters and sexy repartee. A decade-old crush, a Grammy performance, and a surprise attraction are tantalizing top notes of Rachel's latest gift to her readers. Stars Collide deserves a standing ovation.”—Milena McKay, Lambda Award-winning author of The Headmistress

Great story...well narrated.

Loved this story until the unnecessary breakup. Really wish writers would allow adult people to act like adults instead of reverting back to teenage behavior for no good reason.

Coming Out/Coming of Age

I’m a no spoiler gal but I want to be sure I say that this is one of those NSFW books. Not all the time, just when it finally hits peak, so to speak.

It’s a truly enjoyable book. A quick read/listen. I gave it only 3 stars as it’s the same ol’ lesbian love story that is around all corners.

Loved this, great listen, great story

Loved everything about this book. The narrator is wonderful, and the story is so brilliant. I can listen to this over and over again.

great representation

I really loved this book! I read the physical book and listened along with the audio as well. The narrator, Quinn Riley, did an amazing job voicing all of the different characters.

I related so much to Eden. My heart ached for her as she struggled so much with her identity. I just wanted to reach through the book and give her a hug. Anna did a wonderful job of supporting Eden through everything. Their chemistry was off the charts!

Beautiful

I like how it unfolded to becoming equals and the story was beautiful in getting there

Great listen, and where's the movie?

In my dream world, great books like this would be made into Hallmark or better yet Netflix movies with lots of sex and we would all live happily ever after.

Edana

Enjoyable journey from friends to lovers. I enjoyed the storyline of Eden figuring herself out and realizing she was a lesbian. I related so much with her character and it felt like I was finally being seen. The whole book was full of laughter, heart, and emotions. I really enjoy how Rachel Lacey writes her characters and makes you feel like you know them, that they could be your friends

it was fun

okay so if you ever wanted to see what a social media fame au would read like in novel form, this is it! it’s hard to imagine that the two protagonists were not originally written as either real life people (and i have suspicions who they are) or possibly based around characters from other works? but not in a bad way! it was a fun listen!

Stars In Love

Pop stars falling in love but with amazingly subverted tropes in the best ways possible. Highly recommend this story for the romance but not just the lovey dovey but also how each character builds up the other.

This was a good one

Loved the storyline and all the things the author brought out. Throughly enjoyed this.