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Avery Rivers is a country music sensation, selling records by the millions and playing to sold-out crowds. But behind that persona is Robert, a burned-out musician cracking under the pressure. He's unable to write any new songs, and he wants out of the business-at least for a while. He changes his appearance and finds honest hard work in Jackson, Wyoming. Maybe getting to be a regular guy for a while will get him past his block. Hy Whitely was a championship bull rider until he watched his best friend thrown in the arena and decided the rodeo circuit was no longer the place for him. He wants to be plain old Zeke for a while, and when he returns to his family ranch, he bumps right into Robert-a one-night stand from his last rodeo appearance who is now working there as a ranch hand. The heat between the men could sear the grass off the range, but each one is hiding a secret. Robert and Zeke, the men behind the public images, fall in love, but can they hold on when Avery and Hy are pulled back into the spotlight? No library descriptions found. |
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3.5 Stars
The writing style in this book is similar to other ones the author has written. It has instant lust between Hy and Avery, plus some financial issues hovering in the background. It’s an easy and fast read, so it works well as a breather book, if someone needs a break from heavier reading. I’m surprised this book isn’t part of one of the author’s western series or part of a new series. There are side characters that seem like they could pair up with someone in future stories.
Robert, also known as Avery Rivers, is a country music star. He’s overworked and hasn’t written a song in ages. Needing a break, he tells his team, no more concerts, and leave him alone because he’s taking off and he’s not telling anyone where. Of course, that doesn’t go well with all the people who want a piece of him, and the search is then on to find out where he goes. Robert cuts his hair and beard and takes off.
Hy Whitely, also known as Zeke, is a championship bull rider. He’s in a bar after one of the events and meets Robert. Neither man knows who the other is or how famous he is. They have a great time together. Zeke tells Robert how wonderful Wyoming is and Robert decides to head that way. Unbeknownst to Zeke, his father hires Robert to help on the ranch. The men are both surprised, and pleased to see each other. They take up right where they left off. However, they both have their professional secrets, and what will happen when Robert’s team catches up with him and he has to return to his ‘real’ life?
This story is about Zeke and Robert keeping their secrets, Robert trying to unwind and write songs while keeping everyone from finding out where he was staying. Finally, he’s found. I enjoyed Robert’s character. Both men seemed to be in their early thirties, or at least Robert did. When they first appeared Zeke seemed more mature, but as the story wore on, he seemed to regress into a more immature man who wasn’t able to control his emotions. By the end of the story, he seemed to be in his early twenties. I didn’t care for his inconsistent behavior and the age regression. Robert’s personality seemed to remain consistent, and his life and career dilemmas, realistic. The side characters didn’t make much of an impression since they weren’t on scene very often.
What I liked most about this book was that the author chose two characters who were stars in their fields. How would two people be able to meld demanding careers without drifting apart? I think the idea was handled well, mostly because of the Robert character. Zeke was a bit, ‘What are we going to doooooo?” type of damsel, especially towards the end, which made me grow to dislike him a little bit.
I do have some questions about the scene in the epilogue. We find out in the story that neither Zeke nor Robert are out to their fans. There isn’t a scene before the epilogue of either character talking about coming out. There is a brief scene at a bull-riding event, but the author never has the characters make a definitive point of telling the fans or even for Robert and Zeke to say, ‘Yes, I think it’s time to tell them’. It feels like a hole left in the story that readers are too assume at some point they did tell the fans especially with what happens in the epilogue. In this way, I feel like an important part of the story, an event that is important to both characters, is skipped over. I've found that the author has a habit of doing this in his stories. I can always find dropped subplots and holes. I don’t know why no one catches them when they read over the work before publication, but it’s annoying and sloppy.
I didn’t find as many errors in Don’t Let Go as I have in this author’s previous books, which was a relief. I thought the plot was interesting and the book is a fast and easy read. I’d like to give it 3.5 Stars, but because I liked the plot more than the author’s usual stories, and because I especially liked how Robert and his problems were written, I’ll give this book, 4 Stars.