Maggie carries music in her soul. She lives and breathes it. Tanner is a reluctant temporary guitarist in her band. He wants the stability his day job offers, but Maggie sings to the wild side of his heart. Maggie is equally drawn to Tanner: his talent, looks, and quiet humor. Every time they rehearse, the chords of passion between them deepen, proving the chemistry impossible to deny. They give … to deny. They give in to lust, but try to safeguard their hearts, knowing they want different things from life. Maggie will never give up on her music, and while Tanner craves Maggie, he’s never wanted the life of a musician.
In the end, they must decide if they’re willing to adjust their dreams, or become another sad love song.
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Love Songs was a steamy romance with a realistic plot line and lovable characters. Even though this is the 2nd book in a series, readers could enjoy it as a standalone novel. It is definitely a page turner that will keep you invested until the end. I look forward to book 3 in the series.
I must confess, I enjoyed Fairy Tale Lies, book 1 in this series, but I love Love Songs even more! Tanner is just this all-around great guy who is torn between the direction he believes his life should go, and the path he spent his whole childhood hating but runs deep in his soul.
Maggie is the complete opposite. She knows exactly what she wants and will do everything in her power to make it a success, even at the expense of her own happiness. The author does a fabulous job of showcasing how strong and independent Maggie is while giving you snippets of her inner insecurities. Maggie doesn’t trust easily so her vision of success “no matter what” sometimes hurts those around her, including herself.
This a wonderful portrayal of discovering what’s truly important in life and what your willing to let go of to hold on to true love.
I highly recommend Love Songs and I’m looking forward to the next installment of this wonderful series.
I found this book to be a very enjoyable read with the well written storyline and well created characters! As each and every page was turned I felt like Tanner and Maggie pulled me right into their story as it unfolded!
I absolutely adored this story. This book is just so well written. DK knows how to wield words like a skilled swordsman.
Maggie was my type of heroine. Strong. Feisty. Goal-driven. She’s a bit closed off in her feelings at times, but she’s been burned in the past, and it leaves her a little jaded.
“Hard to write what you don’t believe in. You’re like an atheist trying to write a poem about God.”
She truly doesn’t believe in love. Also, she’s not willing to risk losing the band that she’s worked so hard for. But she meets Tanner, her opposite in almost every way, but can’t help but fall for him. Her heart is torn between Tanner and her dream.
And it’s so easy to see how she falls for Tanner. He’s just an amazing hero. Gorgeous, kind, and he’s got such an amazing wit and dry sense of humor. I loved Tanner SO much.
Also I adored all the secondary characters in this one. Maggie’s brother had me rolling in he scene where he meets Maggie’s family. I was laughing so much at Tanner’s comments after the fact.
The story is just real. The conflict, I understood deeply. Both Tanner and Maggie have their goals, and the relationship between them two doesn’t fit into either equation. I felt their pain. HOW can we make this work and still have it all?
“I could love you if you’d let me” – GOD this line about summed it all up. It broke my heart when Tanner thought this. I was like YES YES, please let him love you.
“He wouldn’t tell her he loved her, wouldn’t even think it, but dammit, he’d cherish her body.” GOD this scene got me in the feels.
I was rooting for these two to make it the entire story.
I loved, loved loved the second book in the Opposites Attract series. I loved that we got engaging, real, raw emotional characters that you could put yourself in their shoes.
“Apart they were an incomplete melody. Together they were a unique, wondrous love song.”
Fantastic book. Bravo DK Marie. I can’t wait for the next story in this series.
3.5 stars
This was a pleasant read. There were a few editorial issues that caused this reader to interrupt the flow and re-read sections, in order to double check some previously written segments. For some reason I just did not “engage“with the two main male and female characters. These characters were clearly depicted, as were the myriad other characters involved in the telling of this tale. I am currently really into reading about musicians of all kinds, so I am a bit stymied as to why this story fell flat for me.
I voluntarily received an advance review copy of this novel via Booksprout and I am leaving an honest and unbiased review. I have no affiliation to this author.
This is a great read with an awesome storyline that has well developed and engaging characters that have lots of chemistry. The smooth flow of the storyline makes for a good reading time.
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This was a good read. I really liked Tanner but had a hard time warming up to Maggie. She was just too much of a pill for me.