Publication
Date: May 6, 2014
Publisher:
Gallery
For fans of Jamie
McGuire and S.C. Stephens, a sizzling new adult novel featuring the tumultuous
relationship between a young piano prodigy and a reluctant billionaire
playboy—set against the vibrant backdrop of a New Orleans college campus.
After being bounced from foster family to foster family, Keeley, a talented pianist, is ready to start over as a junior at Tulane. But when she plays a small concert that attracts the attention of Jude, a brooding playboy and heir to an enormous fortune in the wake of his parents’ tragic death, suddenly Keeley’s life is thrown off balance once again.
Jude is the first person to confront her about the pain behind her music, and she struggles with whether or not to let him into her life, or to keep protecting herself from the hurt that relationships have caused her in the past. But Keeley’s about to learn that the melancholy young billionaire who appears to have everything he wants can open her eyes to exactly what she needs…
After being bounced from foster family to foster family, Keeley, a talented pianist, is ready to start over as a junior at Tulane. But when she plays a small concert that attracts the attention of Jude, a brooding playboy and heir to an enormous fortune in the wake of his parents’ tragic death, suddenly Keeley’s life is thrown off balance once again.
Jude is the first person to confront her about the pain behind her music, and she struggles with whether or not to let him into her life, or to keep protecting herself from the hurt that relationships have caused her in the past. But Keeley’s about to learn that the melancholy young billionaire who appears to have everything he wants can open her eyes to exactly what she needs…
“Turn
me on, sugar,” he says, smoldering and daring. “Just you and that piano.”
“I’m
Dorothy trying to get to the Emerald City. Only, someone forgot to paint the
sidewalks yellow.”
“What
will be left of me when I’ve got Pandora’s open box slicing holes in my soul.”
This
book starts with Keeley as a younger girl in which readers find out what
happened that caused Keeley to be placed in the foster care system. Please don’t
forget to read the prologue; it is very important! I love books that center around
music and the character’s love for music. I don’t get to read that many of them
because it feels like they are not common in the fictional world, but when a
new one comes along I am always happy to give it a try. Keeley is a fabulous
character to lead us through this story, and even though the prologue is a
little dark please do not let that scare you from reading the rest of the book!
Keeley
meets cocky, arrogant Jude when she goes off to college. At first, if I am
being completely honest, I wanted to put the book down because I did not like
Jude. He is so arrogant and just downright snotty. I kept going, however, and
it was all well worth it. The more you read the more you will learn about Jude’s
background, since we already know so much about Keeley’s upfront. This is not a
mushy gushy romance. It has a realistic pacing and is not too overwhelming. I
think more romances should be written just like this one!
I
said before to not let the prologue of this book scare you. I stand behind that.
Both Keeley and Jude have terrifying pasts, and even though that part of the
book is dark the rest of the story is not. Both of these characters learn to
rise above the waves. This book and the premise behind it is very sweet, even
if we have to endure what the main characters initially had to face. And
believe me, I felt so sorry for Keeley in the beginning, but something about
her seemed so powerful and strong. This is one of those books that you will be
able to fly through in a matter of hours!
***A
free copy of this book was provided to me by the publishers at Gallery in
exchange for my honest review***
I'm always looking for good NA books!
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