First in a series titled Band On
The Run comes this
refreshing contemporary romance. Matt Reed is lead
guitarist with a band called Shaughnessy but after ten
gruelling years he feels it's time to do something
different. ONE MORE KISS starts on the night he takes his
last bow, and kisses his best friend's little sister
Vivienne for the first time. Two years later, Matt is not
succeeding and he decides to leave the negative comment
behind and take a break.
Vivienne Forrester meanwhile has been working hard online
and has just got a job with an online lifestyle zine. She
lives in North Carolina but can work from home. Then her
brother gives Matt Reed the use of his house incognito. Viv
can barely cope - she hates herself for acting like a
groupie, and Matt seems far nicer than she's heard. Better
act cool. Although that won't be easy, as she is moving
into the newly built cottage in the grounds, and Matt
promptly offers to help shift boxes.
Matt is perhaps understandably self-absorbed and the one
thing that helps clear his head is playing piano, which he
hasn't done for years. Vivienne comes over and offers to
cook and share a meal, but after telling him about her job,
she unfortunately brings up the latest online speculations
about Matt. I'd have thought that after all this time, an
entertainer would be able to shake off unkind rumours, but
Matt, who has never done the hard partying of some
musicians, gets upset. He's facing the end of his career.
Vivienne does rather more telling him off than I'd expect.
Maybe she's emotional because he's not living up to her
youthful ideals.
This book will suit readers who enjoy details about cooking
and eating food. Quite healthy food in most cases, like
salmon with lime butter, or grilled steak, potatoes and
sour cream. Also fruit tartlets and salads. The reason is
that food blogging is part of Vivienne's job, and she cooks
and takes the photos herself. I found a few interesting
recipes and if the pair did stay indoors too much for my
liking, at least they went to the seaside for a picnic. ONE
MORE KISS has some darker sides and several lives
entwine as the rest of the band feature too. I spotted some
strong language but it's not a big aspect, and this is an
adult romance. Samantha Chase who lives in North Carolina
does a good job of fleshing out her characters and making
us care about them.
MATT REED IS HIDING ...from his fans ...from his
past ...from a failure too painful to contemplate Most
of all, Matt is hiding from himself.
VIVIENNE
FORRESTER IS A WOMAN WHO GIVES HER ALL ...to her friends
and family ...to her online food blog ...to the man
she loves
Vivienne will try anything and everything
to coax Matt out of his self-imposed exile. But for this to
work, Matt is going to have to meet her halfway...
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