What she sees, Julia is immensely impressed by the alluring rock singer. A well known reporter, Julia Moran has the job of writing up a review of the concert in Melbourne. Samantha Knight, a very popular and successful rock singer, is on a tour with her band around Australia. Unless I opted to choose the kindle edition that is listed on it's own, which has very few reviews) (oh, and just a note to add that I actually read the kindle version of the book, but there was no option for that amongst the listed editions. If I could pop on another half star, however, I probably would (side eyes Goodreads), as I certainly enjoyed this well paced romance and will no doubt pick it up again sometime in the future. Also, some dialogue choices stand out as being a bit dated (even for 1998, when I believe the book was first published). To give the reader new insights into how such a fierce attraction felt for these women. Not a big quibble, but maybe an editor should have suggested mixing things up a bit more to keep things fresh. In trying to convey the attraction between the two leads, the author tends to use the same phrases, highlight the same bodily reactions. I was very tempted to give this 5 stars (which for me doesn't happen very often) but there were a few times I found certain things a bit repetitive. Julia, as the journalist caught in the revealing headlights of her first attraction to another woman, came across with just the right mix of perplexed and excited. Though Samantha's fame is slightly far fetched - given she's a lesbian singer in a fairly niche band, at a time when being out and proud was a bit more problematic - she had plenty of charm.
The chemistry was obvious, written with just enough heat to keep things moving. I found the attraction between the two leads believable, interesting and compelling. The characters are well defined and likeable. The romance is definitely fantasy material and while I didn't enjoy it as much as I remember doing so in the past, it was still good to revisit it.Īn out and out romance you won't find action and adventure with this book, or mystery and intricate plot twists, but that's okay because it works pretty near perfect as just a romance. There is a scene in the book where drinking too much leads to a very disturbing event, but that's the only point in which it seems that any of the characters were affected by it. A few times I thought if I shared two bottles of wine and also drank hard liquor afterwards, I'd be on the floor. And there was often a combination of both. Wine or champagne flowed practically non-stop and Samantha has a particular fondness for bourbon that through my eyes now seems almost problematic. What I was surprised that I hadn't noticed before was how much alcohol consumption was happening throughout. It's also a fun behind the scenes look at not only being on tour, but the perspective of the journalist covering it as well. Samantha is smitten the moment she sees Julia, and while she tells herself that nothing can come of them pursuing anything due to them living in different parts of the world - even if Julia wasn't straight - she can't help but be drawn to her.
Until she lays eyes on Samantha, who stirs something in her she's never felt before. While Julia has always dated men, they've never done much of anything for her sexually and she just figured that's how it was for her. Both singer Samantha Knight and journalist Julia Moran are very likable characters and their chemistry is off the charts.
There are still a great many things I like about the book. In this case, a wildly successful and gorgeous out lesbian southern singer from the United States, who meets and falls in love with a straight(?) Australian journalist hired to cover the Australian leg of their tour. This was once one of my very favorites and I think the main draw was the trope - a celeb romance. It's very interesting to see how my perspective has changed. I'd read this 1998 novel many times over the years but hadn't in quite a while.
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