I've been getting reading drunk and hungover on Lauren Stewart's Once and Forever Series, all four books, while hiding out in isolation with my family during Covid's trying times. I'll have to write her a fan letter for this series because I suspects she's not only kept me entertained but also prevented me from strangling my spawn and my husband because this series makes me so" bleeping" happy. Ms Stewart is the queen of "will -this -be -the- first- romance -without- an HEA" and then she springs one on you that curls your toes, and helps you take a deep heart- warming breath after holding it for as long as it takes you to get to the end of each book. Lauren has angst down to a polished art form. Not to mention sassy heroines, and swoony, funny leading men.
Here, Ms. Stewart hit upon my romance reading " crack ": rock star romance, but specifically involving a young band, having experienced the early blush of success, but as of yet unsigned by a recording company. Our hero, Declan, is a reluctant star, too talented and too good looking for his own extraverted-introvert heart. He's becoming turned off by music because of the partying and sexual hype surrounding being the front man for an up and coming band .The only reason Dec is still fronting the band is because of his deep affection for his band mates, and his determination to help them realize their rock and roll dreams despite growing pressure by their manager to go solo because his looks make him so easily marketable. During this emotionally unsettling time in his life he meets Sara, a petite beauty with a quirky intelligence, and a sexually traumatized past. She's real with him when they first meet because she has no idea about who he is and knows nothing about his growing fame . She's attracted to him as a man, not a performer; and this is catnip for our emotionally intune baby rockstar. How these two move from intense physical attraction, through curious infatuation, to the kind of love where you sacrifice for one another will make you read far later into the night than you necessarily want to do. I'm not paying platitudes here; be sure you schedule for a reading hangover.
I love this book, I love this series. All the stars all around!
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