My Song for You by Stina Lindenblatt
Release 9/6/2016
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Synopsis
At twenty-one, Jared Leigh had been prepared to give up the life of a touring musician to be a father after getting his girlfriend pregnant. When she told him that she’d gotten an abortion, Jared was devastated. Now at least he has the groupies to keep him company—until a blast from the past rocks his world.
Callie Talbert hasn’t seen her sister’s ex since high school. But after Callie bumps into Jared while she’s grocery shopping with four-year-old Logan, there’s a spark that wasn’t there before. Jared quickly realizes that her deaf “son” is the same age his own child would have been. When Jared demands to know more about Logan, Callie panics. There are things she just can’t tell him. Besides, Jared’s a bad-boy rocker, not a dependable father figure. He’ll move on to his next gig soon enough . . . right?
Trouble is, Jared refuses to be pushed away, and the more quality time he spends with Logan, the more he’s captivated by the woman Callie has become. When the truth is revealed, Jared only hopes that the three of them have what it takes to become a real family.
Callie Talbert hasn’t seen her sister’s ex since high school. But after Callie bumps into Jared while she’s grocery shopping with four-year-old Logan, there’s a spark that wasn’t there before. Jared quickly realizes that her deaf “son” is the same age his own child would have been. When Jared demands to know more about Logan, Callie panics. There are things she just can’t tell him. Besides, Jared’s a bad-boy rocker, not a dependable father figure. He’ll move on to his next gig soon enough . . . right?
Trouble is, Jared refuses to be pushed away, and the more quality time he spends with Logan, the more he’s captivated by the woman Callie has become. When the truth is revealed, Jared only hopes that the three of them have what it takes to become a real family.
Excerpt:
“We have a party today,” Logan said. “You come?”
The alarms went off again, drowned out by the need to be the ideal
mom to a deaf boy with a cochlear implant.
“The correct sentence is ‘We are having a party today. Would you
like to come?’” I said to Logan.
“Sounds good to me,” Jared replied. “What time and where?” He
flashed his dimples, and my heart temporarily stuttered to a stop. Father and
son were definitely going to kill me if given a chance.
“No, no. I was just telling Logan so he could repeat the correct
sentence. It’s the only way he’ll learn.”
“But Jared will come, right?” Logan looked at Jared with those puppy-dog
eyes no mere human could say no to, ignoring me and that he was supposed to
repeat the sentence correctly.
I inwardly sighed and gave up the exercise for now. I had something
more urgent to deal with. “I’m sure Jared has more important things to do than
come to Mrs. Rogers’s birthday party.” To Jared, I said, “She’s our neighbor.
She looks after Logan while I’m at work. It’s not a big deal. Just Mrs. Rogers,
Logan, and me.” Nothing like those big celebrity parties he was used to. The
parties he attended with his on-again, off-again supermodel girlfriend.
“She’s nice,” Logan said, referring to Mrs. Rogers. “You like her.”
Jared unfolded himself to his full height. He was a good few inches
taller than me, and I wasn’t short by any stretch of the imagination. “Well, if
you like her, then I know I will. Tell me the when and where and I’ll be there.”
“That won’t be necessary,” I bit out. “I’m sure you’re busy.” With groupies. With
your band. With anything that doesn’t involve me and your son.
“As it is, I’m available. I just finished up with a band event for a
local radio station.”
“It’s going to be boring, Jared. It’s not one of your rock-star
parties. You won’t have fun at all. It’s just gonna be pizza and birthday cake.”
His mouth did that annoying trick of sliding up to one side. Damn
sexy smile. “Rock-star parties are overrated. And I could go for some pizza and
birthday cake.”
“And balloons,” Logan added. “Don’t forget balloons.” He didn’t
bother to sign that, and I didn’t push it. As much as I didn’t want him to
forget he was part of the deaf community, some days it was easier just
pretending that plan didn’t exist.
“I won’t forget,” I said. “I promise.” To Jared I added, “I can
guarantee you’ll be bored. I’m sure there’s a party you’d much rather hang out
at. Maybe with a few celebrities.” I nodded with finality. Problem solved.
That damn sexy smile was still there. As were the damn sexy dimples.
The guy wasn’t playing fair. He checked something on his phone. “Nope, no
rock-star parties with celebrities on today’s calendar. So I’m definitely free.”
My traitorous nephew whooped at that news.
“Seriously, why do you want to do this?” I asked, somehow not
stomping my foot at how stubborn he was being. Father was definitely like son.
Logan could be pretty stubborn too.
“Because I haven’t seen you in something like five years. I thought
we could catch up. Maybe give me a break from all these crazy rock-star parties
I’ve been attending.” He winked at me.
I had no idea what it was about that wink, but combined with the
dimples, it was lethal. If I hadn’t been in full-out panic mode, my panties
would have dampened with need.
Okay, maybe there was a little dampening going on, but he didn’t
need to know that. A dampening you could blame on the long drought—aka my lack
of a sex life.
Review:
Just when I thought I'd read a book about a secret baby from every angle, My Song for You hit my kindle. This book is so many things I love, bad boy rockstar falling for the ex's little sister with the twist of the secret not-so-baby boy.
Jared's life has been all about the playboy rocker lifestyle, but ever since his band-mate Nolan has settled down with a steady girlfirend, Jared sees that the groupie fest and lack of commitment and real feeling isn't all its cracked up to be. Jared's a good guy at heart, he's more down to earth, and responsible, though he hasn't always acted that way.
Callie never expected to see her sister's ex and her own former friend again, not with his big celeb status as the guitarist of Pushing Limits, but when she runs into him by happenstance, she's got more important things to hide than what his looks make her feel. Callie made a promise to her sister, one she's going to do her best to keep, if not for the sake of that promise, then for the person it's meant to protect, her nephew-turned-son, Logan. Callie wasn't always set on keeping the secret, but now that years have passed and she's been the one raising and making all the decisions for Logan, she feels it is probably best to not rock the boat.
When Jared figures out the secret, realizes that he was lied to and has been led to believe the lie further by Callie, he's upset and confused. Jared wants his right to be father to his son, to get to know him, to love him, and to share in the responsibility of taking care of him, but Jared's not quite sure how to do it all, not sure how he wants to proceed, espeically with a new connection between himself and Callie and the feeling that there may be something more there.
I loved the build up between Callie and Jared, the tension that exists from day one. There is a lot of things for them to work through, a lot of trust issues, hard questions, and so much more, but there is also an important reason to figure it all out, Logan.
Logan was the best addition to this story, he really sealed the book for me, because I loved him from moment one. This little boy who speaks his mind, he says it like it is, tells what he wants and how and leaves little room to be told No. He's a strong little boy full of character and he was the perfect child to be in the middle of Callie and Jared.
I can't wait for more in the Pushing Limits series and to see where Stina takes us on their journeys.
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