Thoughtful

This standalone volume retells Stephens’s debut, Thoughtless, from the perspective of musician Kellan Kyle. Kellan’s life has been tough, and music is his sole focus, the place he can let loose his pent-up emotions. Now he’s frontman to a Seattle, Wash., band that is going places. He’s hot, he’s sexy, and he even has his own groupies. The woman of his dreams is sweet, loving, gorgeous Kiera (the original book’s narrator). But she’s got a boyfriend: Denny Harris, Kellan’s best friend. The shift to Kellan’s perspective does nothing to disguise the lack of plotting; the entire story consists of Kiera bouncing between her love interests. There are plenty of sultry sex scenes, but the characters neither learn nor grow in any meaningful way. Agent: Kristyn Keene, ICM Partners. (Feb.)