Face The Music Books in Order
Part ofShona Husk Books in OrderThis page lists the Face The Music books by Shona Husk in order, with short summaries, band background, and clear where-to-start tips.
Last updated: July 12, 2026
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Face The Music books in publication order
4 books
Out of Chances
by Shona Husk
2015
Dan Clarke thinks drinking is keeping him functional, not ruining his life. Indigo Matthews plans to keep things casual, until his troubles spill into hers and both are forced to face what they are becoming.
Out of Place
by Shona Husk
2015
Frontman Ed Vincent is buckling under second-album pressure just as Olivia Doyle realizes her life has stalled. Neither wants a complication, but love arrives anyway and refuses to stay convenient.
Out of Rhythm
by Shona Husk
2015
Selling the Sun should be flying high, but Gemma Field's band is wobbling and her best friend wants nothing to do with her. One kiss changed everything, and another might finally tell them what they want.
Out of Time
by Shona Husk
2015
Mike Peterson is torn between his band and his mother's failing health, while Ava Brand is trying to break free of family expectations. Timing could not be worse, which only makes their connection harder to ignore.
Face The Music books in chronological order
Out of Rhythm
by Shona Husk
2015Face The Music, Book 1
Out of Place
by Shona Husk
2015Face The Music, Book 2
Out of Time
by Shona Husk
2015Face The Music, Book 3
Out of Chances
by Shona Husk
2015Face The Music, Book 4
Series background & context
Face The Music is Husk's contemporary new adult music series, built around the rising Australian band Selling the Sun. The books follow band members and people around them as success starts to look possible and personal lives start getting messy.
What makes the series work is that the music career never feels like decoration. The band is a real source of stress. Albums need writing. Tours put pressure on friendships. Industry expectations sit next to family pressure, money worries, grief, and the awkward business of figuring out adulthood in public.
Each romance grows out of that environment. A friendship shifts into something more. A frontman with second-album panic meets a woman stuck in grief. Someone torn between family duty and personal freedom pushes harder than intended. Another character has to confront addiction, anger, and whether charm is enough to save him. The arc of the band gives all these stories a shared emotional frame.
There is also a nice range of relationship dynamics in the series. Husk does not make every book feel the same. Instead, she uses the same setting to explore different kinds of attraction, different kinds of fear, and different ways young adults grow up, or fail to.
If you like rock-band romance but want it grounded rather than wildly glamorous, this series hits a good balance. It has stage life and fan attention around the edges, but its real focus is on the private cost of ambition and the people trying to keep each other steady.
It is warm, messy, and very interested in the moment when a dream career stops being a fantasy and starts colliding with real life.
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