Review: Very Satisfying Until the Completely Frustrating Ending....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2013
Owen's always been the fun one of the band, always doing whatever it takes to make people happy.  He wears his heart on his sleeve and it oftentimes sets him up for heartache.  He and Kellen are like brothers and often share their women, with a bit of attraction flaring between them as well, at least on Owen's part though he'll never admit it.  Until now he's been happy meeting younger women at his sex clubs for one-night stands until the night he meets Caitlyn who completely changes his way of thinking.  Caitlyn's older than him and looking for a bit of revenge against her cheating ex-husband.  She's looking for a bit of boost to her self-esteem which is exactly what Owen gives her with his charm and flattery.He and Kellen both start off the night with her but jealousy soon invades and Owen wants her only for himself.  It's the first of many rules he has that he throws away to be with her.  Since all the women before didn't want to talk, this is the story where we dig deeper into Owen's background.  What we find is a teenager who was overweight, picked on, and had self-esteem issues of his own.  He now keeps things superficial for fear of being hurt like he was in high school.  That is until he finds a kindred spirit in Caitlyn and therefore desperately wants to form a relationship with her.  What follows are numerous scenes of a charming Owen winning her over completely while burning up the sheets, and various other locations, with a giddy Caitlyn.Caitlyn starts out the story very embittered towards men but slowly unwinds and takes on a playful personality.  She's truly happy and discovers some uncomfortable truths about herself that further help her heal her heartache.  Her and Owen are fun to watch together as she's the smart and studious type whereas he's still the class clown bent on bringing a smile to her face and if the story had ended there I would've been thrilled.  But, like the other books in this series, there are loose ends left hanging.  The biggest loose end is the reappearance of the annoyingly whiny Lindsey, who shows up pregnant and just KNOWS that Owen's the father even though she slept with every member of the band and then some.  Her reappearance is pure soap opera and made me despise her even more for her carelessness and the position she's now in that Owen can't help but try to fix.  What could've been a satisfying HEA ends up being overly melodramatic.  It's unfortunately hinted at that Lindsey is going to be paired with the brooding Kellen, who's still trying to get over the death of the love of his life, which means that we're stuck with her.  I can only hope that Ms. Cunning works some big magic on this character to make her more likable in the next book.  This was not a bad story but could've been so much better without the obvious soap opera melodrama included.