NO PLACE LIKE YOU is a reunion romance that is sweet and
funny. It is set in the world of music and musicians on
Cloud Bay, a scenic village on Lansing Island off the
California coast. We meet the family of mega rock star Grey
Harper, and leader of the uber-successful group BLACKLIGHT.
He created the CloudFest musical festival, and after his
death his family continued it and kept his studios busy and
productive. His only son, Zack, has returned to Cloud Bay
after his band disbanded for a year while the
leader/vocalist decided to take a year off to "find
himself." Zack has decided to write and sing his songs
preparing for a solo career. He left years ago and was
becoming a rock star on his own, but left his family and
never contacted them for years. It's time to grovel and
reunite with his sisters and step mother. Time to get back
in the good graces of these loving ladies, his family.
Leah Santelli, an islander, is the daughter of a successful
sound engineer and wants to become a music producer. That
wish just may come true as word is out that Zack has
returned home to work on his first album and is looking for
a producer. Leah has had a crush on Zack since childhood
and on her 18th birthday she asked Zack to spend a night
with her in sexual bliss. He accepted, enjoyed it, and left
without even saying goodbye. Married and divorced, Leah
still has deep feelings about Zack and hopes they can work
together making beautiful music. Leah knows she can be a
great producer for Zack
and make her mark in the business. She has to tone down her
raging hormones!
Their reunion was tense especially when Zack refused her
help in producing his solo album. He has feelers out for
two well known producers. However after hearing from one
that did not provide what he was looking for and the other
refused flatly to work with him, he accepted Leah's offer.
Working together produced musical delights, but the blazing
chemistry between them became overwhelming. Leah proposed a
"friends with benefits" relationship that brings them
closer but Leah knows as soon as the album is finished so
are they. Leah will take all the sex she can with HOT Zack
but will not fall in love with him.
NO PLACE LIKE YOU feels good and Zack and Leah will steal
your heart as they struggle to find what is really important
to them. Can they be together in the world of music they both
love? My favorite part of the book is when Zack realizes he
wants Leah to be with him. He tells her, "Make a life with
me, Leah. Make music, memories, and mistakes with me.
Figure it out with me. Don't make me go away again." I
look forward to the sequel which I hope will show they make
it together or not? A lovely read about second chances,
family, music and love, and the doughnuts were mouth
watering!
Home—in the island village of Cloud Bay—is where the
heart is. . .
Leah Santelli always knew that Zach Harper, son of a rock
legend and her best friend’s brother, was painfully out of
reach. Then, on the night of her eighteenth birthday, Leah
shocked herself by asking for—and receiving—the gift she
wanted: one night of passion with Zach before he left town
to pursue his rock star dreams. Now, years later, Zach is
back in Cloud Bay to record his first solo album. His return
could also be Leah’s big chance to step up her own music
career. But getting the producing credit she needs means
spending long hours with Zach in the recording studio…and
falling back into the habit of longing for him, for better
or worse.
Zach used to believe that a man must put his past behind
him. But coming back home for Cloud Bay’s famed music
festival has allowed him to finally make amends with his
family and, much to his surprise, reunite with Leah. He
might have left her once but now it seems he can’t stay
away. Trouble is, even though the heat between them burns
hotter than ever, Leah has old wounds in need of healing
before she can give Zach a real chance. Can he find a way to
convince her that they can make more than just great music
together—and that she’s the one that he wants for all time?