11 February 2014

Book Tour: Love of A Rockstar by Nicole Simone

Title: Love of a Rockstar
Author: Nicole Simone
Genre: Contemporary Romance 18+
Publication Date: February 11, 2014
Cover Design: Okay Creations
Event Organized by: Literati Author Services, Inc.
Marlene Parker thought she met her soul mate at eighteen, but when he left her pregnant and alone to pursue a life of rock ‘n roll, she vowed to never love again. Now four years later, she is being offered the dream of a lifetime. Moving to France with her daughter to start anew. There is only one problem. Marlene’s formative ex is back in town and his pull is strong as ever.
Luke Anderson has everything a man could want. Fame, fortune and enough beautiful women to last him a lifetime. That is until a young runaway shows him what is truly important. Family. A word in which plagues Luke with regret. As a scared twenty two year old he ran away from the love of his life and their unborn child. Now ready to reverse his biggest regret with only three days to do it, Luke’s fate hangs in the balance. The question is, will he be able to convince Marlene their love story deserves a second chance?
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Nicole Simone works in digital media by day and at night, pen’s character driven romance novels that will make your mama blush. She lives in Los Angeles, C.A with her fat bulldog named Humphrey. Love of a Rock Star is Nicole’s first novel but certainly not her last.

 






 

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Review: Love of A Rockstar by Nicole Simone



Marlene Parker thought she met her soul mate at eighteen, but when he left her pregnant and alone to pursue a life of rock ‘n roll, she vowed to never love again. Now four years later, she is being offered the dream of a lifetime. Moving to France with her daughter to start anew. There is only one problem. Marlene’s formative ex is back in town and his pull is strong as ever.
Luke Anderson has everything a man could want. Fame, fortune and enough beautiful women to last him a lifetime. That is until a young runaway shows him what is truly important.  Family.  A word in which plagues Luke with regret.  As a scared twenty two year old he ran away from the love of his life and their unborn child. Now ready to reverse his biggest regret with only three days to do it, Luke’s fate hangs in the balance. The question is, will he be able to convince Marlene their love story deserves a second chance?
 


Marlene Parker was eight months pregnant when the love of her life walked out on her to pursue his dreams of being a musician. She felt devastated, betrayed and she swore to herself not to let it happen again.

Luke Anderson was finally living his dream but at the expense of the woman he loves and their unborn child. After four years of regret and loneliness, Luke is finally ready to face his responsibilities.


Love of a Rockstar is a story about Marlene and Luke. Marlene is a pastry chef and Luke is a rockstar. The second-chance-at-love trope is one of my fave tropes in romance and LOAR delivered that and then some.

This is not your typical rock star story. At the heart of it, this book is all about family. After the fallout with Luke, Marlene has to deal with her family, who didn't approve of Luke in the first place. She has to deal with being a single mother with limited prospects having to put her dream of going to pastry school in Paris when she got pregnant. And she has to deal with raising Nil, her adorable 4-year old daughter.


At first, I was put a little off by Marlene. She came off as a little too snide for my taste. But as the story went along and I got a glimpse into her past relationship with Luke, I was won over. My heart breaks for her and as a mother myself, I recognized the sheer amount of pressure she felt raising her daughter alone.

Luke grew on me too! I thought I might hate him because of what he did but when things starts coming to light, I was enamored with him as Marlene was. Yes, what he did was unconscionable but I really felt his regret and sorrow. And the fact that (view spoiler)


I did a few quibbles though...

♪♪I didn't like Camille especially after I found out what she did. Her advice to Marlene was mind-boggling.
♪♪ The Finn angle was a little anti-climactic. He was there and then he just disappeared. LoL! Poor guy.
♪♪ The ending was a little abrupt. I still have a lot of questions. This is one of those books that needs a long-ass epilogue and it has none. I'm sad. :(

Love of a Rockstar is a solid debut by Ms.Simone, and such as it is, a very satisfying read. I'll definitely be reading more from this author.

ARC was provided in exchange for an honest review.


Promo Tour: More Than Him by Jay McLean


  


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Book title: More Than Him
Author: Jay McLean
Series: More #3
Genre: NA Contemporary Romance
Release date: January 28, 2014
Hosted by: Forever Me Romance


"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us." - Marianne Williamson

We live in a world of darkness and shadows,
where monsters hide and aim to ruin.
And they did.
They ruined us and turned our dreams into nightmares.
But now we're back.
And we're fighting.
Not just for us, or for each other, but for our light.






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Author of Mature YA / New Adult contemporary novels, MORE THAN THIS, MORE THAN HER, and a soon to be released sequel, MORE THAN HIM. I enjoy reading and writing books that make people laugh, cry and swoon for dreamy book boyfriends. When not doing either of those, I can be found looking after my two little boys, and trying to avoid house work at all costs.



Review: More Than Him by Jay McLean

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us." - Marianne Williamson

We live in a world of darkness and shadows,
where monsters hide and aim to ruin.
And they did.
They ruined us and turned our dreams into nightmares.
But now we're back.
And we're fighting.
Not just for us, or for each other, but for our light.

Re-read it with More Than Her and loved it so much more the second time around. So I'm upgrading my rating.


Logan and Amanda's story has finally come full circle.

In More Than Him, we find Amanda coping with the absence of Logan, trying to pick up the pieces of their shattered relationship.


Logan on the other hand, was off doing volunteer work for Doctors Without Borders, suffering from PTSD and missing Amanda.

While their feelings for each other is still painfully apparent and the distance between them is compounding their pain and longing. Which in turn made this book an angsty read.


I was really surprise at the direction that Jay McLean took. I thought she was going to give us a triangle with Tristan figuring out during the first few chapters of the book but she didn't. And THANK GOD!! This book is really about Logan and Amanda growing up and maturing and learning to trust each other again.

It was sweet.
It was funny.
And it was all kinds of hot.
I mean, we are talking about Logan here. That boy is definitely not a boy anymore in this book. His letters and his journal entries were heartbreaking. I admit, I hated him a little in More Than Her when he just up and left but now....sighI can't hate him for long. It's not just possible.


I also adored Amanda. I thought she was going to turn into one of those indecisive females. Thank God, she didn't. Although, she was a little wary about Logan's intention, she never wavered in her love for him. Even with the delectable Tristan nearby.


All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable read. I laughed, cried, raged and aww'd throughout the book. It was great to catch up with the rest of the gang. These guys have become like part of me that I can't help but smile and cry over some of the things that's happening to them. I really can't wait for more.

Jay Mclean, you've outdone yourself again. Could you pretty please give Dr. Alan Matthews his own HEA? Pretty please?


ARC provided by Jay McLean in exchange for an honest review.