Review: And the Beat goes on.....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 15, 2013
It's really hard not to enjoy the books in Lexxie Couper's Heart of Fame series and I'll admit when she announced she was going to reunite Nick Blackthorn's band (sans Nick), I wasn't sure how I felt about it.  I mean, come on Nick WAS the band in my opinion but damn if she hasn't changed my mind.  In Steady Beat, we get a glimpse of what life has been like for the remaining four and where they are going but mostly we get to see into the world of drummer Noah Holden and what a difficult world it can be.Noah is fresh out of an 8 year relationship, dumped by his model girlfriend for their dog walker.  His band mates and I agree this was a good thing.  Heather was toxic for him, but he's floundering and his ADHD isn't helping matters.  When the band is offered an opportunity Noah believes this might be what he needs in his life, the only time he ever feels calm is when he's playing but the search for a new front man will be interesting to say the least.  When Pepper Kerrigan challenges him for a chance to audition he knows his life might not ever be the same.Pepper is tired of letting her Mom's hurtful words interfere with her life so when she sees an opportunity to finally break out of her shell and sing with the band she's followed for years she figures out a way to get an audition.  She just never expects to get the band's drummer as well.This book brought forth so many feelings for me.  Living in a house with an ADHD husband and son, I can totally understand Noah's infliction and how it affects his life and relationships.  Hearing the awful things his ex said to him brought me to tears and made me want to bitch slap her as well.  What I love is that he realized from the first time he met Pepper that he was different around her, that she calmed him, and that he could focus and be happy.  Pepper is not without her issues, but oh my Noah is so good for her self confidence something she is lacking.  I fell for both of them right from the start and each time they were together they just melted my heart.  There was just such a sense of rightness when they were together.While Noah was absolutely sure of Pepper's ability to be their lead singer and his girlfriend, the band and Pepper were not so easily convinced.  However, Noah was persuasive and hard to resist and man o man these two were smokin' hot together.  Lexxie has such a way of building the heat and when it's time, a volcano's got nothing on her!I don't know how anyone can resist a good rock band story, I know I can't.  I've read many and will continue to do so but I think this series is going to be absolutely fantastic.  With intriguing characters, amazing interplay between them, raunchy dialog,  and hot as hell sex scenes, Steady Beat proves we are in for an awesome ride as this band tries to make magic a second time around.*I was given an ARC of this book for a fair and honest review!