Rising Star

Book One in the Rise and Fall of Dani Truehart Series

By: Michele Kwasniewski

Narrated by: LJ Buehler

In the first book in The Rise and Fall of Dani Truehart Series, Rising Star, 15-year-old Dani Truehart is living a life that is not quite her own. Driven by her mother's desire for fame and fortune, she has spent her childhood dutifully training for a career as a pop star. On the brink of discovery, doubts begin to creep into Dani's mind as she questions her own desire for fame, and she wonders whether she can trust the motivations of the adults who are driving her forward.

Following a brilliant audition arranged by her vocal/dance coach and former '80s pop icon Martin Fox, Dani is thrown full-force into the music industry. She leaves her friends, family, and scheming mother behind to move with Martin, who has become her legal guardian, into the Malibu compound of her new manager, Jenner Redman. Jenner, the former swindling manager of Martin's boy band, leverages what's left of his depleted fortune to launch Dani's career.

Isolated from her life at home and trying to stay apace with her demanding schedule, Dani struggles to keep in touch with those she loves, connect to her withholding mother, and find her voice as an artist. With Martin and Jenner at odds over their rocky past and finding herself unprepared to handle the pressures of her future singing career, Dani's debut album and future stardom are at risk of falling apart.

©2020 Michele Kwasniewski (P)2021 Michele Kwasniewski

A great teenage series

Author does a fantastic job of description, I could envision everything. I’m looking forward to reading the second book to see what happens with Dani.

Fantastic Start!

Michele does an amazing job painting a background and base for what seems to be a great story! Looking forward to Book2!