Review: Good Contemporary Romance!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2012
**This book was given to me for a blog tour review and was not purchased through Amazon.**This was 4.5 starsAnnabelle's life has not been easy. She works at a grocery store near her home to help make ends meet. Her father left her and her family, leaving a steep amount of debt in his wake. Annabelle has dreamed of being a singer her whole life. She enters a competition called "Do You Have What It Takes?" This is a competition quite like American Idol. She thinks this is her shot to pay off the debts and help her family.Miles Oliver is one of the judges on "Do You Have What It Takes?" He has seen firsthand what the fame monster can do to a person. After all, fame took it's toll on his now deceased wife. He sees Annabelle at the auditions and has never heard such a beautiful voice. He is determined to make her leave the competition for fears that she will not survive fame. He soon becomes conflicted about his intentions when he finds out the reason why Annabelle is competing.Annabelle is very timid in the beginning of the competition. She doesn't have much confidence and is always second guessing herself. Her confidence and strength increases as her relationship with Miles grows. I feel like I'm explaining this the wrong way. It's not all sunshine and rainbows and there are bumps along the way. Misinterpreted intentions get in the way and there is a lot of internal conflict with the characters.I really enjoyed the romance in this book. I have been in sort of a rut lately with my contemporary romances. This book had just the right amount of steam. I really wasn't expecting it to have as much as it did and it gave me a "Oh, HELLO!" kinda moment LOL. Back to Annabelle... I really liked her character. She isn't a super skinny chic and she has curves. Not to mention that she's kind of a red head. More of an auburn, but still :-)And helllloooo, Miles is a hottie!! I'd be all over him like white on rice! I really recommend this book for a quick romantic read. I especially loved the last chapter.