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CAPTURING THE HEART OF THE ROCK STAR
by Nomi
Summers
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Debut author Nomi Summers brings
you CAPTURING THE HEART OF THE ROCK STAR, the first installment in
her sweet contemporary romance series, Knox Brothers of Arbor Shores.
When Shane Knox left his home-town years ago to pursue his dream, he
never looked back. Until he finds himself back home and in the
presence of his first true love, Avery Cooke. Find out if Shane will
find redemption or will he leave for good in this smalltown, second
chance, rockstar romance.
Even rock stars are haunted by
the one that got away...
Chasing music and freedom, Shane Knox left Arbor
Shores nine years ago and never looked back... until now. With his
best friend, Dax, getting married, Shane is coming home to face his
past as well as Avery, the girl he left behind.
The second he lays eyes on her, all of his long
suppressed feelings come rushing back in a tidal wave of regret. For
him, it was never truly over. But is it too late for a second
chance?
Despite being bitter over Shane’s abrupt exit,
Avery has bigger problems on her hands than drama with her ex. Her
family’s hotel, Arbor Shores Resort, is struggling. Financial
difficulties have landed the business in prime position for a real
estate buyout, which would destroy all Avery and her family have
built.
Putting his career on the line, Shane comes up
with a plan that could save the resort. But will it be enough to
redeem himself with Avery?
Or is it time for him to leave
Arbor Shores for good?
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Excerpt
Copyright @ Nomi Summers
2019
Shane walked Avery to the
parking lot, holding her hand the entire way, long after the group
could no longer see them. When they reached the car, he turned to her
and said, “Thank you for today. I had fun with you.”
“Yeah, me too.” She was
starting to soften, and knew she had to pull herself together.
“Tomorrow it’s back to business as usual. No need to keep up the
fake relationship after everyone leaves.”
“Unless you wanted to?” he
asked with a hopeful grin.
“There’s no use in
pretending to be something we’re not unless it evolves to that.
Let’s just take it one day at a time and see where this takes
us.”
“Well then, I’ll see you in
the morning, boss. I’ll be ready for you to put me to
work.”
“See you then,” Avery turned
and began to open the door to her car, but she felt Shane push it
shut. As she turned to face him to see what he was doing, he leaned
in and pinned her gently against the car with his body. One hand on
the door, he leaned in as if he were going to kiss her. With his
other hand, he brushed his thumb along her bottom
lip.
“What are you doing?” she
tried to whisper, but her voice cracked.
“I’ve been dying to kiss
you, Ave.” His voice was low, his breath warm against her cheek, as
he leaned in to whisper in her ear, “Ever since I got here, I’ve
wanted nothing more than to feel your lips on mine.”
“Shane …” she started, but
her voice trailed off. Her legs were getting weaker and weaker. She
was running out of fight with this man.
“Just one kiss, Avery,” he
whispered softly. “And then we’ll know.”
Her eyes fell to his lips, so
close to her own, and she began to close her eyes. She did want the
kiss, more than anything. But she didn’t want her heart to break
all over again. She wanted to be certain this could work before they
took it too far. She straightened her back, placing a hand on his
chest to create space between them. “I already know,
Shane.”
Before he could say anything
more, she leaned forward and dusted a kiss to his cheek. She turned
and opened the car door, whispering a brief goodbye before she got in
and backed out of her parking spot, leaving Shane alone to watch her
tail lights disappear in the distance.
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Review: I kinda have a love/hate thing going on with this book. I love the rock star and small town element, I love Shane and Avery too, but parts of the story seemed too far fetched.
I don't pretend to understand the music biz a whole lot, but I can't see a record label dropping a lead singer from the band, that just isn't done. Even with bands as big as The Freaking BEATLES the label couldn't just say..ok, you don't want to do this..you're out. The band's themselves make that decision..unless you are a group like Destiny's Child or some other sort of prefabricated band. Most groups work almost like partnerships and have to be dissolved when they are breaking up, especially if they are huge groups like Distant Union was supposed to be.
I love second chance stories too..but again..why does one of the two people have to be pining over the other for years? Shane left 9 years prior and Avery never had another relationship? Since high school? Shane married and divorced? Why not another guy for Ave?
Now all that aside. I loved that both had a devotion to their families, even Shane when it came down to a not so great, but wealthy dad. Lord knows, the Knox family didn't deserve Shane being a member. His dad was a jerk and even the twist at the end wouldn't make me like him much more.
I did love how they came together and I liked that this was a sweet romance, even though the rock star element made me think there would be a lot more heat involved in their relationship than there actually was. I mean..rock star always makes me think of the whole "sex, drugs and rock n roll" adage.
I also like that Hunter is going to get his story. I'm a bit intrigued by that prospect, as Hunter is definitely the alpha male kinda guy.
Rating: 4 flowers
Review: I kinda have a love/hate thing going on with this book. I love the rock star and small town element, I love Shane and Avery too, but parts of the story seemed too far fetched.
I don't pretend to understand the music biz a whole lot, but I can't see a record label dropping a lead singer from the band, that just isn't done. Even with bands as big as The Freaking BEATLES the label couldn't just say..ok, you don't want to do this..you're out. The band's themselves make that decision..unless you are a group like Destiny's Child or some other sort of prefabricated band. Most groups work almost like partnerships and have to be dissolved when they are breaking up, especially if they are huge groups like Distant Union was supposed to be.
I love second chance stories too..but again..why does one of the two people have to be pining over the other for years? Shane left 9 years prior and Avery never had another relationship? Since high school? Shane married and divorced? Why not another guy for Ave?
Now all that aside. I loved that both had a devotion to their families, even Shane when it came down to a not so great, but wealthy dad. Lord knows, the Knox family didn't deserve Shane being a member. His dad was a jerk and even the twist at the end wouldn't make me like him much more.
I did love how they came together and I liked that this was a sweet romance, even though the rock star element made me think there would be a lot more heat involved in their relationship than there actually was. I mean..rock star always makes me think of the whole "sex, drugs and rock n roll" adage.
I also like that Hunter is going to get his story. I'm a bit intrigued by that prospect, as Hunter is definitely the alpha male kinda guy.
Rating: 4 flowers
Author Nomi Summers:
Nomi Summers is a clean
contemporary romance author with a flair for taming bad boy heroes
readers swoon over.
When she’s not dreaming up her next sweet small
town romance, you’ll find her at the beach devouring the latest new
release on her Kindle. Her other guilty pleasures include getting
lost in mindless reality TV and spending far too much time talking to
her dogs, as she’s convinced they understand every other
word!
Nomi’s living her own “happily ever after”
with her loving husband and their two fur babies in Tampa Bay,
Florida. However, a piece of her heart will always belong in Michigan
where she’s originally from--the inspiration for the settings in
her novels.
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