Off The Record

She sold her voice to save her family. Now, the only person listening is the one man who hates her. Serena "Ren" Fisher has music in her blood. But talent doesn't pay the bills, and her father's legendary venue, The Grotto, is drowning in debt. Enter Ursula Vance, the shark-like CEO of Trident Records. She offers Serena a lifeline: a contract that wipes the debt instantly. The catch? Serena must become "Ariel," a bubblegum pop sensation. She has to change her name, wear the wigs, and most importantly—she is contractually forbidden from singing her own songs or speaking about her past. She is silenced by her own fame. Eric Prince is a music journalist with a chip on his shoulder and a love for vinyl. He's on a mission to expose the "death of real music," and his target is the vapid, manufactured starlet, Ariel. But by night, under the anonymous handle VinylPrince, he falls for Siren_Ren, a mysterious user on an indie music forum who understands the soul of a song like no one else. As Ariel's fame explodes and the Grammys approach, Serena is trapped in a gilded cage. She's falling for the man who is writing her takedown piece, and he's falling for the girl she used to be. When Ursula threatens to destroy The Grotto for good, Serena must decide: keep the contract and lose Eric, or break the silence, destroy the persona, and reclaim her voice.