Review: A timeless rock n' roll love story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 9, 2014
Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.Author: Annie SeatonGenre: Paranormal/Contemporary RomanceTitle: Hot RockCharacters: Megan's love of music was sparked by her infatuation of 70s musician, Davy Morgan. She is a 21st century Australian sociologist who travels to London to finish the thesis for her Master's degree. She is a bold woman who follows her heart.Davy Morgan is a talented musician who found fame at a small festival in the early 70s. Davy's heart has been scared from the loss of someone important to him and the public's image of it. "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." He has a sweetness to his bad boy persona. He has sworn off love until Megan, which he fights at first. "Maybe, just maybe, there was a kind person beneath that aggressive exterior. Undeniably, there were good looks and a kind of charm...or rather a dangerous attraction.""Those beautiful eyes. The hunger in them echoes how I feel. How the hell am I going to keep my hands off her? Oblivious to the screams of the crowd and the others on the stage around them, he slid his guitar from his shoulder and walked over to her. I can't."Writing Style (POV): This book is solely focused on Davy and Megan's 1971/2014 present. I couldn't see where there would need to be a novella on any secondary characters... unless of course Beth is actually a young Alice. Wouldn't that be neat!Background: As stated in the synopsis, Hot Rock tells the story of Megan, a young girl, who grows up infatuated with Davy Morgan, a musician from the 70s. This infatuation sparked a lifetime love of music entwining in Megan's professional life. She travels across the world to finish research for her Master's thesis. Upon arrival at her best friend's family cottage, Megan is stunned by the uncanny resemblance her neighbor has to Davy Morgan. Davy avoids his attraction to Megan because of the fresh scars on his heart and his ability to travel thru time. As the story follows the attraction between Davy and Megan, secrets unravel and lives are changed.Cliffhanger? HEA? This story is a standalone novel with a HEA but it doesn't have a cliffhanger or crashing crescendo to it. I could definitely see the potential for a second novel about Davy and Megan. I would love to read the rest of their love story. This story has slow builds to the peak of love that the character's have for one another. You appreciate this story because of the way the author took an equal passion, shared between two people, over two time periods and merged them into one. "Music is my life," he said. "It is as necessary to me as the air I breathe and the food I eat. I couldn't survive without it.""Do you know what you do to me? How you make me feel?" Her eyes were heavy-lidded and her soft breath warmed his cheek as he spoke. "I feel this incredible connection with you." She pulled back and looked up at him with a frown wrinkling her forehead. "I don't know if it has something to do with what's happened to me...to us..." She shook her head. `"But I've never experienced anything like it before. When you are near me. I need to feel you touching me.""It didn't matter where he was, he'd found where he wanted to be.""She wants me as much as I need her."Evaluation: Hot Rock is the first book I have read from Annie Seaton and it won't be the last. Her writing was refreshing in a way that I wasn't constantly distracted by run on sentences, grammatical errors or a rushed plot. (I normally read contemporary romance and don't dabble into paranormal romance often, but my TBR shelf on Goodreads is quickly filling up with them.)I thought this was an excellent book. To me this book was a wonderfully relaxing rainy day read. I've read and enjoyed numerous books where my heart lives in my throat but it's nice to just enjoy a love story. Hot Rock has a timeless essence to it. "As long as we're together, Davy Morgan, I'm home, whenever we are." ... "Come back to me, Megan. Together we will conquer time."