Morgan
The Beat Match (Showmen #3) by Kelly Siskind
Goodreads Summary:
Two DJs. One beat. An off-limits romance neither of them expected.
Weston Aldrich is known for his devastating looks and crisp Italian suits. He’s been groomed to take over his family business and is on the brink of closing a massive merger. Only two wild cards can derail him.
Wild Card One: If anyone learns he moonlights as a masked DJ, his credibility will be toast.
Wild Card Two: Annie can’t-hold-a-job Ward.
The Annie Ward he promised to help raise after her brother died. The scatterbrained girl who makes it her mission in life to drive him crazy. The gorgeous woman he’s not supposed to fantasize about, let alone kiss.
Annie hates Wes’s insanely overprotective nature, and how his ridiculous bone structure makes him look like a Greek god. His jokes about her plethora of jobs are beyond irksome. She has no plans to tell him about her latest aspiration, to match beats as a budding DJ. Until she learns what Wes does at night. Now she plans to prove Weston Aldrich has met his match.
My Review:
This is a great friends to lovers and brother’s best friend romance, that I thoroughly enjoyed! Annie’s brother passed away when they were younger, and his best friend has taken over the brotherly job of looking after her. They have become close friends over the years, and have a good relationship. I loved watching their romance develop out of their friendship.
The reason this is a four star read for me and not a five star is because of the last quarter of the book. There were some conflicts that seemed like they were trying to be romantic suspense-like. However, it wasn’t really ever that suspenseful. Which is totally fine, as I know this is a romance book, but I felt kind of disconnected from the story at this point. I couldn’t feel the pressure or the rush to get answers like I usually would in a similar situation. For example, book two in this series definitely had some suspenseful elements that had me turning pages as fast as I could!
I did love their relationship, and how they transitioned from friends to more than friends. Music is also a huge part of this book, and that was done really well!
Overall, I really enjoyed this book! Trigger warnings for death of a loved one and shootings.
4 stars
I received this book from the author in return for an honest review.