Review: same old love story, but the thriller mixed in is great
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
In Short: Following a brutal rape and attack, Lexi relocated from La Jolla to her grandmother's cottage near the water. Her grandmother has been gone 3 years but she still thinks of her often. Even spends time with her old friends at the "Golden Ages" senior center. She has never met her neighbor so she was surprised to meet the rock star next door. She and Noah may find a happy ending if they can chase away her shadows."After the Storm" has a great side plot. While the main characters doing the "love tango" is definitely the main attraction, I was really pulled into the other, darker force. The psycho trying his best to get Lexi. He is so evil and twisted.Lexi is a good character. She is smart, funny and  down to earth. Noah, on the other hand, got on my nerves. While he does have some sweet moments, it was plain to see how much he thought of himself. The author goes on about his ability to bed any girl, or heck, just call one to come service him. He came through in the end, but I think he could have been written better. Maybe if he had even a twinge of remorse about the way he treated women before I would have been much happier.I gave this one 4 stars because I LOVED the thriller part of the story, but not the romance. Not at all. Noah had an ego bigger than my front yard and Lexi deserved much better. And the love story was just so overdone. Aside from a few small details and environment changes, I felt like I had read that part already. The stalker in the shadows was what kept me reading.