Maybe
by
Amber L. Johnson
Release Date: February 12 , 2015
Published by The Writers Coffee Shop
Genre: FICTION / Romance / General / Contemporary / Erotica
ISBN e-book: 978-1-61213-371-3
Available from: Amazon, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, and TWCS PH
~~SUMMARY~~
Emily Portman loves her job. A writer for Breakout! Magazine, she shadows and showcases up-and-coming bands. When her next assignment takes her to Austin, Texas, she can’t wait to add the city to her map of places she’s visited. Places she’s left without looking back. Her plan is to keep moving on, and the last thing she needs is a man holding her back. She’s not going down that road again.
Tyler Macy is stuck in a rut. Despite his exceptional talent as a musician, he has chosen to take a backseat with his music and let others grab the limelight. Wounded and mistrustful, he doesn’t appreciate his friends’ efforts to bring him back to center stage. Emily comes onto the scene and sees his full potential, but he fights to stay in the shadows, shutting her out before she can add to the scars another woman gave him.
For Tyler to find his music again, he needs to accept the help that Emily and their friends offer. When he discovers that his muse lies underneath Emily’s skin, it is still not enough to keep her from walking away. Neither will admit what they really want until it is too late.
Emily is once again thrown in Tyler’s path when she is assigned to join them on tour. Despite the pain in his past, Tyler sees that she is worth it, even if she’s stolen both his heart and peace of mind. In order for them to be together, they both must discover whether the music and their passion are enough to overcome the obstacles that separate them.
Maybe finding love is worth the risk.
~~EXCERPT~~
Walking toward him is like trudging through the deepest mud, but I hold my head high, my hands in my pockets and strides long. When I'm less than a foot away, his head turns toward me without lifting his chin, and he looks up from under his brows. The white smoke from his cigarette causes his eyes to nearly close before he pulls it from his lips and exhales upward into the air.
I'm struck by how incredibly handsome he is in black wool and new jeans. I want to know if his skin feels hot under his clothes and if his back feels the same when I scratch fingernails across his spine. My fists clench in my coat pockets at the thought. This is going to be so much harder than I'd been prepared for.
My Review
“You’re wrong. When I touch you, the notes we talked about? They come together, and I want to write music. I want to sing about how your skin feels and how your heart carries a beat that puts me to sleep, when nothing over the past two years has let me rest.”
This is the second book I have read from this author and I have to say that her writing is absolutely one of a kind. The way she tells a story is simply amazing. Not only does she capture your attention from page one, but she takes you on a journey that you will not forget. This story is so much more than girl falling for an up and coming rock star. It's a story of letting go, self discovery, and finding love in the least likely of places.
The characters Emily and Tyler captured my heart from the very beginning. Their story is told from both POV's, but my favorite was Tyler's. It was so different and unique that I couldn't get enough and I wanted more from him. Tyler is not your typical bad boy rock star. He may be Sexy, Charming, and Funny. But there is more that meets the eye with him. He has a past that haunts his every move and every lyric. He doesn't see what others see. That is until Emily walks into his life. Emily who is Beautiful, Smart and is running away from a past of her own. But when her job brings her face to face with Tyler Macy, everything they both thought and believed about themselves changes in a blink of an eye. Emily brings music back into Tyler's life in a way he could never have imagined. And Tyler opens Emily's heart to wanting things she has spent the last several years of her life trying to avoid. What I loved about their relationship was the fact they didn't just give into their feelings, they fought it at every turn. They challenged each other to be better. They made each other see that there is more to life than your past. They slowly broke down each others walls and allowed the other in. They had such amazing chemistry, that you can literally feel everything they are feeling. I felt it all. What amazed me the most was the intimate scenes between them. Those were some of the most intense, deeply passionate, and beautifully written intimate scenes I have ever read. It is not just sex between them, it is so much more than that. *Swoon* I will never look at a Quarter Rest and Clef Note the same again.
Throughout this entire book, I couldn't seem to put it down. I loved everything from beginning to end. Especially a certain scene towards the end, with a certain tiny character. That scene was beyond Amazing! Sweetness overload. Gah! So much love for that scene. The ending of this book was so much more than I could have expected. And that Epilogue. To many feels right now. One word, Beautiful!
Thank you Amber L. Johnson for sharing your amazing gift with the world. You really now how to write a beautiful story about loss, healing and most of all love. Tyler and Emily will always have a special place in my heart. This book is a MUST read. You will not want to miss out on this one.
~~ABOUT THE AUTHOR~~
A true child of music, Amber's parents surrounded her with the loudest beats they could find, molding her into a girl who found inspiration and meaning in lyrics and chords. Raised on John Hughes movies, Luck Dragons, and pirate ships, she dreamed of love and adventure. When Amber began to create her own world, she envisioned a place where Happy Ever Afters do exist. Since then, she has authored several romance novels, all of which focus on songs and the way they can touch people's lives. Music may not be able to fix a broken heart, but it can provide one hell of a soundtrack for healing.
A full-time wife and mother with a full-time job, Amber finds her muse in everyday life and the people who bring her inspiration.
Be sure to look for her other book!
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Praise for Maybe
"The characters are fun, likable, and well done. It's such a feel good story with a wonderful romance. Honestly, if you want a good, easy read with a cast of characters that will make you laugh and cry, and a romance that will sweep you off your feet then give this book a read. You won't regret it. " - Jennifer
1 comments:
Thank you for this gorgeous review and for being part of my blog tour!!
xoxox
Amber
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