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4.5 Loved-this-musical-romance Stars!!🤩💘 I loved this so much more than the previous book in the series 😍.
Lyric is so likable and relatable right from the start💕. His first meeting with Ryder is both cute and awkward and yet there is instant chemistry too. But that chemistry has to take a backseat when Ryder hires Lyric as a nanny for his little girl Kaylee. Besides his nanny duties, Lyric is also a struggling musician. His refusal to conform or compromise himself or his music for better marketability has resulted in a lot of failed auditions and rejections😢. However, he doesn't want to repeat the mistakes made by his father, who was a failed musician; someone who sacrificed everything and yet success alluded him. Even when Ryder (who accidentally hears him singing with Kaylee) offers him his connections to advance his career, he stands by his principles and refuses.
Ryder, after leaving the band Eleven , has pretty much devoted his life to protect the privacy of his daughter Kaylee. He has no social or personal life and a very limited professional life (freelance music production from his home studio), but when Lyric comes into his and Kaylee's life their instant attraction makes him hope and wish for a different future 💘. As they grow closer and the attraction leads into a full-blown relationship❤️, they are faced with quite a few barriers (of their own making🙄)before they can get to their HEA 😱 As potential stardom knocks on his door, will Lyric take the tried and tested road or the unconventional route? How do Ryder and Kaylee fit into his future? Will Ryder have the courage to admit his real feelings towards Lyric? Will Eleven ever get back together? 🤩
Although the book is about pop-stars, music and the high-life in the entertainment business, the story itself is very engaging with 2 lovable MCs who are both strong willed. Ryder who has sacrificed everything to protect what is most important in his life, his daughter; and Lyric who is willing to sacrifice a possible career in the musical business for what's important in his life, his integrity. No wonder sparks fly when they meet🔥, but there is some slow burn before anything happens and I loved the gradual development of their feelings... beyond the physical. The supporting characters are great as well, with no villains. All in all, a wonderful story with romance, music, family and an amazing HEA 💝. Highly recommended to all M/M romance fans who are looking for something low-angst and heart-warming. 👍👍
Who's next? Cash? Mason? Blake or Denver? 😉 Can't wait!! 😍