He promised we’d be together forever, and then left me with a broken heart. The second I saw him walk through the door, I knew he was trouble.Ī gorgeous rebel with a bad attitude and a huge chip on his shoulder. My daddy warned me never to fall for a boy like Jace Jacobs. Jackson comes a second-chance small-town romance. I loved the suspense element and the slightly grittier feel of the story.From NYT and USA Today best-selling author A.L. It was emotional and unexpected and full of twists I never saw coming. Having said that, I still devoured this in one sitting. But the descriptive nature of the writing took a piece away from that for me.

There was a dark and gritty feeling to this book and I LOVED it. It felt repetitive and a touch too purple prose in parts. My one quibble is that the usual lyrical writing style that I enjoy with AL Jackson’s books just didn’t fit the genre of this one for me. It’s full of twists and turns and a suspense that had me eagerly turning the pages long into the night. There’s a lot more to this story than meets the eye at first. And even though he tells her that he’s bad at every turn, she can’t seem to stay away from him either. Leif is staying in the pool house as he’s working with her brother’s band. Mia is still reeling from the tragic and violent event in her past that has her in hiding on her famous rockstar brother’s estate. But when Mia quite literally stumbles into his life, he can’t seem to stay away from her. He’s hiding painful secrets from his past. He shies away from the limelight and all of the things that come with it.

He’s a talented drummer but he’s a recluse. Mainly because Leif is the furthest thing from the usual rockstar. There’s just something about a single mom meets reclusive rockstar that just sounds utterly delicious to me. Having said that, this is definitely easily enjoyed as a standalone and if you’re like me, you’ll have no problem being sucked right into this world.

This story featured some of the characters from her other rockstar romance books which I haven’t had a chance to read yet, but fully intend to. Because it wasn’t the typical rockstar romance at all. But being the huge fan of AL Jackson that I am, I decided to take a chance on this one, and I’m so glad I did. It’s just not the story I tend to gravitate towards.

In all honesty, rockstar romance isn’t really my thing any more. You are the light I stopped believing existed.”

Kiss the Stars by A.L. Jackson