After five months in rehab, Trevor McNaughton is finally sober—and ready to rebuild his life with Gina, the woman who never stopped believing in him. A road trip is meant to be their fresh start, but their plans are quickly derailed when their former publicist, Paul Ryan, emerges with explosive claims: an affair with Gina, dark secrets about their band Perfection, and vicious speculation about their marriage.
As the couple races to contain the fallout, the pressure mounts. Trevor must protect his fragile sobriety while defending the truth. Gina, fierce and unshakable, refuses to let their love be hijacked by lies. All the while, Gina’s cousin and bandmate Rio begs them to return home and help shape the next album—while wannabe rock star Brian Mayfield looms as another potential threat to the flicker of stability they still have.
With careers and reputations on the line, Trevor and Gina must confront the ghosts of their past and the chaos of their present. Can love outlast betrayal, and can anything silence a man hell bent on destruction?
Perfection is one of the hottest bands on the rock n’ roll scene and they are being wooed into the seductive pitfalls that come with fame. How will they continue to rise when temptation is all around them?
Lead singer, Gina, is seen as The Sexy Siren of Rock for her onstage heat and glamour, but her true love is offstage—as wife to guitarist Trevor, and mother to their miracle baby, Roxanne.
Keeping a family together while touring with the band is hard enough, but Gina is faced with an even more sinister challenge. Trevor’s old friend, Brian Mayfield, is hell-bent on separating the couple—using drugs, alcohol, and women as his weapons. But why is he so driven to destroy them? How far will tough-as-nails Gina go to protect the ones she loves?
Gina Ricci was a rich girl who seemed to have everything, except the career of her dreams. Gina wanted to sing in her cousin Rio’s rock band, Vision Skye.
One summer night, the two drove to a club to meet with an agent. Instead, Gina meets Trevor McNaughton, a beautiful, troubled musician from Canada. Their chemistry was electric. Their bands merge to form the band Perfection.
Gina and Trevor brace themselves for the challenges of life and love on the road. Was their love strong enough to deal with the demons Trevor had locked away for years? Will Perfection make it to the top or would the excesses of the rock world take them down?
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Beth Pellino-Dudzic is an indie romance author, songwriter, and the creative force behind the sweeping eight-book series, the Perfection Saga. Born in the Bronx, New York, and raised in Westchester County, Beth graduated from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers before earning her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She went on to build a successful corporate career, including a notable tenure at IBM, all while quietly developing the rich narrative worlds and complex characters that would later define her literary career.
Beth’s lifelong passion for 1970s rock and roll deeply influences her storytelling. In a unique creative twist, she integrates original music directly into her books, having written over a dozen custom song lyrics that bring the rhythm and energy of the music scene to life on the page. To date, she has published the first three installments of the Perfection Saga, with Books 4 and 5 already written as the epic story continues to unfold.
A high-energy storyteller both on and off the page, Beth has shared her journey and connected with readers across more than fifty podcast appearances. After spending years in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she raised her three daughters, Beth now resides in the southeastern United States. When she isn’t writing or integrating vocal training into her daily workout routine, she can be found watching football, cooking, baking for special occasions, and spending time with her miniature dachshund, Truffle.
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