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Synopsis
Find out if rock sensation Simon can break through tough-girl Devon’s steely exterior—if he can keep his head on straight, that is—in this second sizzling romance in the True series!
Devon Jenkins is a feisty blonde, and Simon Cole is the arrogant, sexy guitarist playing in her brother’s band. When they met for the first time, it went something like this: He hit on her, she shot him down, he made a lewd joke, she told him he was an idiot.
In the two years since then, not much has changed. From the way Simon flirts shamelessly with any set of ovaries within a 100-mile radius, Devon knows the smartest thing she can do is keep an impenetrable wall between them.
But sometimes the smart choice isn’t necessarily the right one…
Review
“Here in this tiny room, all the versions are colliding in front of me: rich Simon, snarky Simon, sexy Simon, nice Simon. Too many Simons in one room, that’s for sure.”
Let’s start by saying that True Devotion is a rocker book done right. Choosing not to focus on the trials and tribulations of being a famous rocker and instead focus on the character development and relationship between Simon (the sexy rocker) and Devon (his band mate and best friend’s little sister.) Sexy, hilarious and angsty True Devotion was a surprise that made my week. I really enjoyed the first book in the series so I knew I would like True Devotion but in no way was I expecting a book I would completely fall in love with and see myself reading again and again.
“Who knows if this thing between us can ever be more than giving each other orgasms and a hard time, but in the hush of now, I don’t care.”
We got glimpses of Devon and Simon in the first book, constantly bickering, picking on each other all the while flirting shamelessly. It was obvious from the beginning that these two were attracted to each other but fighting it scared for the change in dynamic to their group. After two years of waiting Simon knows the time to make her his is finally here and all he has to do is get rough around the edges, Devon, on track with his plan.
“Two way street, sweetheart. If you want it rough in the morning and gentle at night, I’ll give it to you. If you want me to talk dirty to you for hours and then lick you for days, that sounds awesome. If you want to play naughty bread baker and horny flour delivery guy, I’m game.”
Simon is the nerdy rocker of my dreams. Geeky at home and a rocker when in the spotlight he is silly and fun and one hell of a great dirty talker to boot. I loved every moment I spent falling for him in the pages of this book and when it was over I was already eager to read it again. Devon fights turning this sexy fling into a real relationship but no one is immune to the charm that is Simon and soon she finds herself unable to stay away. What I loved most about Devon is that she is not perfect by a long shot. She makes mistakes and often takes too long to see what we saw all along but watching her grow and accept both Simon and herself as she is a joy and felt very real.
“You’ve been my Devon since the first second I met you. I just needed you to get on board with the fucking plan.”
Liora Blake is quickly establishing herself as an author that I follow and eagerly await her next release. Each book I read by her is better than the last and I cannot wait to see what she gives us next.
~miranda
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