Review: Heart of Fame Book 4
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 16, 2013
As posted on The Smutty Kitty reviewed by Zen Kitty4.8 out of 5 LicksI have one question for you, the reader. How can you go wrong with a devastating sexy rockstar drummer? The answer? You can't. It's really not possible, and Ms. Couper played on that sexy stereotype as if she was the one behind the kit banging out the tunes. Right from the beginning the tale starts off with our duo in a bar. Noah (sexy drummer) is meeting with the band mates from Blackthorne discussing the very real possibility of getting the band back together sans the lead singer. Their dilemma is to find a new one. Shy Pepper is working the bar they're at as a waitress. Noah catches her gaze and watches her from across the room. From the moment their eyes meet, a connection formed. She makes a wager with him, if she beats him in music trivia, she gets to audition as lead singer to the rebirth of Blackthorne. And if he wins, he gets to kiss Pepper. Right away the stage is set for some intense dialogue and this author does not disappoint. You will enjoy every verbal jab, each word of affirmation and the truth depth of how this relationship ebbs and flows throughout the story.What I appreciate most about Ms. Couper is her insane ability to make the reader feel the characters emotions. When they feel pain, it prickles your senses and grates along your heart. On top of this gift she writes some of the most delectable sex scenes this side of the equator and they last FOREVER. They go on for page after page. Let me just say, my husband is a big fan of Ms. Couper's work and has never needed to read one line.Some of my favorite bits from the novel are italicized:"He'd never seen eyes so blue. Deep and clear and direct. Like she'd pinned his soul with just one glance."Wouldn't it be amazing if a man thought or said that to a woman? Men probably don't, because if they did, they have every woman they met falling in love with them."He didn't just want her now. He needed her. He needed to feel his rhythm in her body, to see if his soul was still there in her pleasure."When I read the line above I thought, "Damn, it's about to get hot in here." And boy, did it ever. This novel does not lack heat in any sense of the word. It could have been named "Steady Heat" it's so hot.And one of the most poignant sections of the book smashed into my emotions like a frying pan to the face:"Your heart is aching now, I can see that. I know what it feels like. The only thing I can say to try and make it better is to use that pain. Take every feeling you have right now, pour it into your soul and then pour your soul into the song. Doesn't take the pain away, but it gives it purpose."Holy smokes! Just retyping that section from my notes gave me chills. Ms. Couper gives damn good prose. If you're looking for a book that will fill your heart with a beautiful, agnsty, scorching hot tale, this is the novel for you.