Review: fun read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2014
Shay Mahone has 100% focus on her goal of owning a yoga studio with her best friend; he’s the yogi, she’s the business mind.  To attain her objective, she’s willing to do whatever it takes including work three jobs.  With a huge loan to repay for the restoration of their studio, she’s a bookkeeper, cater waitress, and nude model for art school.  On the emotional front she happens to despise people of wealth and entitlement, which mainly goes back to abandonment by her mother for a rich stepfather.  She also allows this and a failed college relationship to taint her view on men entirely.As a famous drummer, Brodie Davidson can’t be less of what Shay loathes.  He’s affluent and cocky celebrity with woman falling all over him.  At a closer look, he is all of those things but also just wants to return home to Charleston because he does not always enjoy the limelight.  He hasn’t had a true relationship in forever because he realizes women only want him for his fame and money.  He has a softer side which becomes apparent throughout.Initially Shay comes across as an indisputable self-reliant person who lets know one break through her exterior or come between her and her goals.  She’s quite spunky and feisty, having no trouble telling people her thoughts.  It’s this behavior coupled with instant physical magnetism that causes Brodie to approach her at a charity function where she’s working.  I was a little vexed by how contradictory she was towards him from the get go.  I suppose it’s part of the allure of their enchantment with one another but in some ways took away from the projected angst.  The relationship moved very quickly from its inception but that still made sense given the characters’ backstories.  I found it interesting how Brodie demanded her to open up while he still kept parts of his past hidden, fortunately he did finally give her every part of him.  I truly love the secondary characters, her best friend and her grandma.  They are quirky, dynamic, and add to the Shay’s growth.  Overall, this is a fun and entertaining which allows us to see their entire journey.Rating:  3.5 Stars~Complimentary copy received in exchange for honest review.~