Review: Loved it! A wonderful debut from Lisa Edward!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 17, 2013
I was replied to a posting in a group looking for reviewers for an upcoming release.  There was no blurb, no info on what author it was, just a new author is about to release and who wants to review.  Well I am all about helping the new author so I volunteered.  I am so happy that I did!  That book was Songbird and I absolutely fell in love with the characters and their story!  I wanted that HEA for Tara as she so deserved it but who she should have this HEA with is another story!  I am so conflicted in my own thoughts that I’m like… damn Lisa has me loving the guy I should hate!  How is that possible!?!  But it is…  I am a sucker for a good love story and this is one I fell in love with.  It’s funny, clever, sexy, and has multiple hot leading men!We start with our lead character Tara in a broken relationship with the appropriately named ex-boyfriend, Sh*thead.  He is a true ass and so happy he was gone quickly.  Tara left him when she soon discovered she had become a shell of a person she used to be.  With the help of her friend Kelli, she was able to get on her own two feet and become the young women she used to be. Through another friend find a karaoke bar “Songbirds” and they quickly decide it’s their favorite place to be.  She rediscovers her love of music and is able to start playing piano there a couple of times a week.The owner of Songbirds is Marcus. He has the shaggy, just out of bed hair that looks effortless, sparkling eyes, and damn it... dimples!  But when he is introduced by the girls hairdresser, Jason, they assume he plays for the other team and don’t take any notice to his friendly matter. He is the guy friend you love to have.  He is easy to be around but don’t feel threated by him thinking he is going to make a play on them because, well he is very good friends with Jason.  So they assume…  Part of getting on her own two feet is hitting the gym.  While working out, there is one guy… Mr Hotbod that catches her Tara’s attention.  He has the lean gym body defined body without being all bulk.  Every time Tara sees him she gets those butterflies but does not act on them.  She would just rather watch from afar for now…When Kelli’s boyfriend Cooper comes home on leave (he is active military) he brings with his best friend Riley.  Oh yes… the tall, dark, and f**ckable handsome with the most beautiful blue eyes piece of man candy is hard to resist!  When Tara and him meet they have that instant connection.  She assumes he has girlfriends all over the county with the way he looks but she quickly discovers he falls for her just as hard and because of his military career, he doesn’t do relationships. They fall fast and hard for each other.  Because they only have short periods of time together, there is lots of hotness going on! The author does a great job with these scenes as even though they are not full details of the act, you get that sense of hotness going on.  It was just the right amount.While Riley and Cooper are away at a training exercise, Tara and Kelli decide to head out for a night on the town.  They hit up a nightclub but decide they wanted to see a live band.  Turns out the club they go to has multiple floors and they had a live band playing.  Tara knows the guitarist, Jay, and heads up towards the front of the stage.  To the girls surprise, they quickly learn that the lead singer is no other than Mr Hotbod from the gym.  He is that stereotypical Rock God.  He loves the ladies and they love him.  He oozes sex appeal on the stage and the ladies eat it up!  After the set, Jay and Tara have a minute to catch up and that’s when Mr Hotbod aka Cole makes her appearance.  He is so cocky and arrogant I loved it!  With Tara’s ties to Songbirds, she is able to help get them a regular spot there.With Riley being gone so much, Tara makes herself busy at Songbirds.  The banter between her and Cole fantastic!  There is so much sexual tension between and the innuendos fly back and forth and I’m like, just get together all ready!  But nothing happens since she is with Riley.  I found myself rooting for Cole.  I’m not quite sure why, but I just loved the chemistry they have together!  I think it’s my soft spot for the Rock Gods…  hmmmmmm… maybe!When a misunderstanding tears Tara and Riley’s relationship apart, both Marcus and Cole are there to pick up the pieces.  But when Riley comes back, will Tara take him back?  Will Marcus or Cole see the open door and make their moves?  Or will Tara just decide she needs time to discover herself??  You just need to read to find out…  I would highly recommend reading this and love any book with a good love triangle or square!  I am dying to read the next book to see how the rest of the story unfolds!