Review: Kellen's story...One night that will make you swoon and blush!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2013
I have a weakness for rock star books. I don't know what it is about them. Probably because they are always super hot, and they always have an arrogance with a sweetness just below the surface. Kellen, the rhythm guitarist in Tie Me (One Night with Sole Regret), is the perfect example of what I love in a rock star.My review of this book is going to be a tad shorter than my usual review. But don't take that to mean it is less of a story. The only reason for the length being less is that the book is a shorter one. Too easy to let things slip, and I don't want to ruin it for you. Don't worry that there aren't as many pages...Olivia Cunning packs a whole lot of hot, emotional story into this book!Kellen is a member of the famous band Sole Regret. He's got everything he could ever want except the one thing he would give it all up for. It's been five years since Kellen lost Sara, the love of his life, to breast cancer. Instead of the gradual healing that should have taken place, he is hopelessly stuck in his grief.Kellen's story starts off at a beach house. The house Kellen and Sara last vacationed before she became ill. The house Kellen bought as soon as he could afford it. The house that he couldn't bear to go in because Sara wasn't there with him. Instead, he sits on the beach, alone with his memories and the never ending grief.It is on this beach that Kellen's life takes a turn he wasn't expecting. He hears music coming from the house next to his. Someone is playing a piano, and the song stirs something in Kellen that has been dead for five years. He finds himself at the door of the house listening to the music that seems to call to him.Dawn is an award winning composer in the middle of a personal nightmare. She has a deadline for a piece and a case of writer's block. When she sees the beautiful man standing in the rain on her deck, she is both curious and wary. The soaking wet man asking about the music she was playing excites her in ways that a stranger shouldn't.The attraction and the sexual tension between the two characters completely sucked me in. The guilt Kellen has about finally feeling something for another woman broke my heart. You see, Kellen made a promise to Sara, before she became ill, that he would never be with another woman. He loved her so much that he has vowed to keep his promise to the woman who held his heart.Dawn's personality and persistence slowly brings something in Kellen back to life as the night progresses. They tell each other things that they have never told another person. They connect in a way that neither expected or can deny. Can Dawn help Kellen see that he didn't die the day Sara did?I'm telling you, this book brought out alot of different feelings in me. I was sad for Kellen one moment and frustrated with him the next. I was intrigued in parts (you'll see what I mean) and totally shocked in others. This is not a book of light erotica. Be prepared to blush in parts and, if you are like me, gasp in others. Tie Me is not for the feint of heart. ;)I've tried not to give too much away. The whole book centers around the one night Kellen and Dawn spend together. This is where Olivia Cunning shines. She packs more emotion and story into one night than other writers put in a whole book. I don't think I could have known or understood Kellen more than I did just spending a single night with him. And what a night it was!