Review: Enchanting and Sensual - 4-1/2*
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2012
Music Artist Representative, Eilis Kennedy, gave up a singing career so that others could have a fair chance at having their music heard without having to lie on their backs for the opportunity.  Having suffered rejection from the callous men in the industry, Eilis wanted deserving artists to get their chance away from men with a `casting couch' mentality. However, even though she gave up her opportunity, Eilis finds that her supervisor, Fergus Manley, was someone she still had to fend off with his disgusting come-ons and lewd invitations.  Eilis needs to find `the one' who will take her career to the next level, getting out from under Fergus's controlling thumb.  Aspiring blues guitarist, Kieran Vaughan, needs a break, especially after suffering near bankruptcy at the hands of an unscrupulous business partner.  When Eilis discovered Kieran playing in a run-down pub in Dublin's Northside, she knows he is the rare talent she has been looking for.  However, neither is ready for the immense surreal attraction they discover in one another, and Eilis's boss Fergus spots the attraction but is determined not to lose the chance to add Eilis's notch to his bedpost - one way or another. ***  Once more I have been thoroughly entertained by the fresh crisp writing coupled with a fast moving plot in Ms. Shortland's latest entry in her Irish Pride Series.  Shortland touches on the murky side of the music industry where having to give up a little of your soul, is the price one often pays to even get a chance to display any talent you might have.  Using Eilis as her prime protagonist who bucks the system - giving up her own dream of a singing career - to both protect herself against the corruption and give other women a chance to save their self respect for a chance at stardom was, in my opinion, a most realistic and enviable plot. The other thing I was totally enthralled with, and possibly because of Ms. Shortland's adopted homeland, was the rather obvious endeavor to put a little bit of Irish fae magic in the attraction between Eilis and Kieran - something akin to soul mates who could `feel'  each others, happiness, hurt, or danger.  It's something I've read of but never had the good fortune to experience, but something that would certainly be quite enviable when one found their one true love.  The way Ms. Shortland wrote this romance was dreamlike, beautifully emotional and intensely sensual with Kieran  finding a spot up on my top ten hero lists!  You just gotta love a man who's gorgeous, sexy, kind and cooks!  Bottom Line:  RHYTHM OF MY HEART is a most admirable addition to Ms. Shortland's Irish Pride  series and highly recommended.  Marilyn Rondeau, for [...]