Fire by J.L. Berg is live and it’s a 5-star fave!
OMG, I love this book! A fun, sexy, heartfelt and gorgeously romantic almost-second-chance rockstar romance with close proximity, great chemistry, fantastic characters, and a beautiful love story. I laughed and swooned, and I adored everything about this story!
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Blurb
Zara Valentine’s life is in crisis–recently divorced, living in her sister’s spare room, and barely holding it together. The last person she expects to run into? Hendrix Creed–the tattooed, emotionally unavailable musician she used to tutor in college. The same one who made her feel too much with too little to show for it.
Now he’s stepping in as a temporary bassist for Manic at Midnight, one of the biggest bands in the country–and suddenly, Hendrix is back in her orbit.
When the band needs a touring doctor, Hendrix is the one who calls her.
One road trip. One keep it casual.
But between hotel room proximity, unresolved history, and late-night confessions, their no-strings setup starts to look dangerously like something real.
And when Zara begins to notice symptoms that could threaten Hendrix’s health and future onstage, she’s faced with an impossible choice–protect his secret, or risk losing the one person she never stopped wanting.
Review
5 stars
OMG, I love this book! A fun, sexy, heartfelt and gorgeously romantic almost-second-chance rockstar romance with close proximity, great chemistry, fantastic characters, and a beautiful love story. I laughed and swooned, and I adored everything about this story!
Hendrix was introduced in The Bridges I’ve Burned (By the Bay, #6) as the best friend of Zander, where he stole every scene he was in. I love that he’s got his own book, and now we get to see him get his own chance at living his dream when he is asked to step in a temporary bassist for Zander’s wildly successful rock band, Manic at Midnight.
Zara is newly divorced and close to hitting rock bottom when she runs into Hendrix at a party she doesn’t want to be at. She used to tutor him in college, and they had a close friendship but lost touch. Now, Hendrix needs a doctor to go on tour with him and the band, and Zara is a doctor who is looking for a change. It turns out they are just what the other needed, so Zara packs up her life to head on the road with Hendrix and the band.
The dynamic between Hendrix and Zara is so much fun! He is wildly flirtatious, and the attraction between them blossoms from the very start. The teasing and banter is so entertaining, and I loved watching them give in in to their wild chemistry (hot!). And though they plan to keep things casual and have no intention of getting into a relationship, their ease and openness with each other, and their undeniable connection, sees them hopelessly and effortlessly falling for each other.
I told her I was okay without labels, but god, do I want to put one on us. On her.
I want the whole fucking world to know she’s mine, and I am hers.
It’s a fun set-up, and this is a really special read. The history between them, the way Hendrix helps pull Zara out of her funk and start living again, and then then the way she is there for him when he faces physical challenges and needs her more than ever, bring great depth to the story. The drama and emotion is so well written, and I felt everything along with these two as they fall so deeply and become each other’s ‘person’.
“It’s you. My heart has been waiting ten long years for you, baby. And I’m done waiting.”
I love these characters and love the journey they went on together. I loved the bond between the boys in the band, and getting to meet Hendrix’s family. They’re a big, fun-loving bunch, and I’m so excited that this is the first book in a new series, and we’ll get to read more about them.
This is a beautifully written book. Berg gives us the humour and lightness of a romcom, a sexy and dramatic love story, and heartfelt depth and emotion with a dramatic twist. I had such a good time reading it!
Such a great read – 5 stars!
An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author for an honest review.
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Fire (#1) (Hendrix & Zara)
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Meet J. L. Berg
J.L. Berg is the USA Today bestselling author of the Ready series, the Walls series, the Lost & Found series and more. She is a California native living in the beautiful state of historic Virginia. Married to her high school sweetheart, they have two beautiful girls and two pups. When she’s not writing, you will find her cuddled up, watching a movie with her family, obsessing over fandoms or devouring anything chocolate! J.L. Berg is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC.
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