Review: Josie's 3.5 Review
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2014
This is a quick read, which I love. I saw rock star and I jumped. I really love anything rock star but this was a different from what I have read. There is slight angst but not much. No fan hating and there is no jealous ex.We start out with Gemma Carlson waking up in Las Vegas, hung over and get this she has a ring on that finger (SOMEONE PUT A RING ON IT). When she realizes it is her ex-boyfriend, Travis Bower’s (a famous country rock star), she does what any woman in her shoes would do…she high tails it right back home, leaving a Dear John letter.  I know you know where this is going…you guessed it, Travis is not letting Gemma get away this time.Gemma is a mother to 10 year old, Charlie, but here is the clincher she has never told Travis about him. Travis goes back to Rock Canyon, Nevada, he is a man now and he is not going to let Gemma walk away like she did 10 years ago. But he does not know why Gemma keeps pushing him away.“Usually when Cinderella ditches the prince, she leaves behind a shoe. You didn’t wait for me.”“You and I we don’t work anymore. We’re too different. Our worlds are too different.”“I thought we were working really well together. When we were in your hotel room, and I had my hands on your body, running them over your skin you felt so good. And the taste of your skin all the little sounds you made when I played with your breast and when I was deep inside you. I can show you again, if you don’t remember.”I really the characters in this book. Travis and Gemma were focused and determined. I did not dislike Gemma for her choice to keep things from Travis, and her reluctance to have any kind of relationship with Travis. Travis OMG he is so funny! Yes he is rock star and there are times that he displaced that arrogance of a rock star but it was fun to read. Travis convinces Gemma to give him 3 dates to show her that he is not the typical rock star she has read about. Gemma agrees. She finds this to be the opportunity to let Travis know he is a father.“I have a son. Charlie. He’s nine. Charlie’s nine.”“Who’s his father Gemma?”“You are.”“He’s mine? Mine!”“Yes yours.”Needless to say, Travis was shocked, hurt, angry and excited. Travis wanted to have a relationship with his son and also try to work on their marriage. This was harder they both thought. Gemma feared his line of business would interfere with his being a father. She also feared being in the spotlight, and the safety of her and Charlie. Travis makes a proposition to Gemma. He figures she has no choice in the matter, since she was the one that kept him away from his son.“I’ve been thinking about our situation and it seems to me the best option for everyone may be if I move in with you and Charlie.”“You can’t be serious, you can’t live with us. It’s just going to make things worse with everyone in town and confuse Charlie.”“We are married, and everyone in town will know it by tonight. As for Charlie, I thought you were going to tell him about our marriage anyway.”“I told him it was only temporary. It’ll break his heart if you move in and we get his hopes up.”“This is how it’s going to be. You had your war for 10 years, but for the next two weeks, we’re doing things my way. Or I can call my lawyer and start custody proceedings today.”As the days go by and Travis spends more time with his son, he starts to see just how much Gemma has sacrificed to take of Charlie. Things are not easy for Gemma either, she knows Travis will leave to go on a 4 month tour in 2 weeks. She is not sure if he will be able to handle being her “husband” and a “father” to Charlie. They both decide to take a chance, after all they still love each other and their son.“I want to start over with a clean slate and see where this goes. What do you say?”“What does that mean?”“It means I want to see if we can have a real life together. You, me, Charlie, we can be a family.”“What if the media finds out about Charlie and me? How do we protect him?”“When I finally tell the media about us, it’ll be controlled. I’ll give an exclusive, no holds barred, and that will put a squash on it.”Can the Gemma trust Travis enough to protect her and Charlie? Will Travis career take him away from his wife son? Is they love they have 10 years ago strong enough to stand the ins and outs of marriage? Will the media support or tear down their marriage and family? What is great about this book is that it is a standalone and that means we get an HEA…yay!!!“We share a bittersweet past and a roller-coaster present, but I have a good feeling that the future is going to be a smoother ride.”** I received a complimentary copy from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review. **