Genre: Contemporary Romance
Protagonist: Mia Lassiter Struggling Artist; Everett Alden, Rock Star
The Story: When Mia's dreams of living an artist's life are crushed, she heads home to East Beach to get her feet back on the ground. Working as an interior designer is not Mia's idea of an artist's life, but you do what you have to do to make ends meet, right? Supervising the renovations of a lovely, old home, Mia meets Brennan. It's clear that Brennan's life has been hard, and despite the combination of a rough personality, Mia sees within Brennan a similar desire to live for his art. Mia has no idea that Brennan is actually Everett Alden, a world famous musician who most people would recognize in a heartbeat. Everett's in hiding after a devastating loss, and each day with Mia brings him out of the shadows and into a healthier state of being. Nothing gold can stay, however, and when the media discovers Brennan's true identity, his relationship with Mia is at risk.
Reaction: Suddenly in Love was a beautiful story, and although the plot and characters are familiar archetypes, Ms. London brings something new to the genre. Mia's personal challenges with her hometown are disturbing, and while I appreciate that the character got some kind of satisfaction (albeit many years later), I feel like Mia's issue regarding her teenage experience was left unresolved. Many people don't fully resolve their issues, however, so I can see that Mia's journey to healing is still in the works. I loved the interaction between Mia and Brennan, and I felt like both characters were realistic. How would a famous rock star deal with fame? How would a rock star deal with a relationship that was born out of the spotlight? How would a "regular" person deal with a relationship with someone who can never really be out of the spotlight? No one really knows how a person would respond in this scenario, but I think Ms. London was pretty spot-on in the plot development of Suddenly In Love.
If You Liked... Suzanne Brockmann's Heart Throb or some of Linda Howard's early works, then Suddenly In Love is one to add to your TBR stack!
Rating: 4
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