B.B. Reid review
On B.B. Reid’s Books page, scroll past Series to Standalone if you only want one novel. I’d look at “Lilac” for the pressure of a band on tour and “In the Gray” for a stranger arriving in town with a letter and a reason to start over. Open the book page before you pick. It tells you more than the cover does.
Pick the story before you pick the edition
“Lilac” follows Braxton Fawn, the guitarist hired to replace a member of Bound. Reid puts the tropes and content warning near the top of the page. “In the Gray” gives Atlas Beck a different sort of entrance. A letter sends her to Idlewild and a job with Rowdy Wray. The two books have separate warnings, so check the one on the title you’re considering.
Find the audiobook without guessing from the cover
Look for Available Now on the title page. “Lilac” groups its links under Ebook, Trad Print and Audiobook. “In the Gray” uses Indie Print for its paperback links and has its own Audiobook section. Both pages list Hoopla as an audiobook option. Check your library’s catalogue for access. If you’re browsing Cecilia Tan’s connected romance series, check the order as well as the format. Here you can go straight to either title.
Anabel’s take
I’d open “Lilac” first. I want to see what a replacement guitarist does when the whole band has to share a tour bus. If the letter and the mystery of who sent it sound more tempting, I’d go straight to “In the Gray.” Both sit on the standalone shelf, which is exactly where I’d look when I have room for one book.