Review: An extremely enjoyable story.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2014
I really love it when a new author comes out strong with her first book and Farrah Taylor has managed to do just that with Love Songs for the Road. The story of a rock and roll legend who happens to be a devoted father fighting for custody of his children while trying to manage a road trip and not fall head over heels for his children’s new nanny. Intrigued? I was, and fell in love immediately with these characters and their crazy roller coaster ride of a relationship. Sweet, sassy, with a lot of stem that turned into sexy fun made this one extremely enjoyable story.I swear I wanted to scoop Marcus Troy up in a spoon and eat him up. While devoted to his career of making music, he is also devoted to giving his children the attention they need when they are with him. I adore the way he interacts with his children, he’s firm and while he might indulge them from time to time he’s not afraid to say no or be their father when he needs to be. His kids are extremely well adjusted considering their Dad’s occupation and the divorce that split up their family. They are inquisitive, amazing, and precocious but they are also really great kids. While on the road, he spends as much time as he possibly can with them and includes them in his performances from time to time. I also admire the fact that he really does try and do the right thing by not getting involved with his nanny but when they do become involved they don’t flaunt the change in their relationship in front of the children.Ryan Evans is one of those female characters you can’t help but love. Although fairly young, she has a good head on her shoulders. She has no problem putting big, bad rock god, Marcus in his place when he needs it or telling him exactly what she thinks. I like that she doesn’t mince words with him and doesn’t feel she had to change who she is to keep her job. She’s a pro at handling the children being firm when she needs to be but not squashing their personalities. I think it was very telling how at ease the kids were with her from the very beginning. She was unprepared for the fame that came with being a rock legend’s nanny especially when the press made it out to be more even before there was anything between her and Marcus. While she may have overreacted slightly, I had to remind myself of her age because most of the time she acted and presented herself as much older than her 25 years.From the first chapter to the very last I enjoyed the interactions between Marcus and Ryan as well as theirs with the children. There were so many great moments in this book making it a very well rounded story. This wasn’t a typical rock star romance, and as much as I enjoy those, this book was a breath of fresh air. This is one author I have on my watch list and I can’t wait to see what she does next. A sexy Dad rock star hero, a feisty no nonsense heroine, two bright and loving children, an original plot featuring a beautiful love story makes Love Songs for the Road an amazing first effort by Farrah Taylor!Review copy provided for an honest review