📚Sing for Me, the second book in the Balefire series gave the reader a front row view into the life of Blu Connolly, the lead singer for the band Balefire.
Title: Sing For Me
Author(s): Tam Derudder Jackson
Series: The Balefire Series #2
Also in this series: Play For Me, Wild For Me, Hot For Me
Published by Warrior Romance Press on August 26, 2021
Pages: 246
Genre(s): Contemporary Romance
Source: Netgalley
Format: eArc 
Purchase: Amazon
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Blu
My entire life is my music-and all the trappings that come with it. Sex, booze, and rock 'n' roll is all I ever wanted. Touring the world as the lead singer of Balefire, I have it all. Until on hiatus, I meet the girl next door.
Ashleigh Baker is nothing like the groupies and celebrities who usually have all my attention. In her cute floppy hat with her knees stained with dirt, she spends her days creating a flowering show piece from her rented yard. She's the most gorgeous woman I've ever met, and she acts like she doesn't want a damn thing to do with me. But from the moment I laid eyes on her, she's all I can think about.
Ashleigh
Growing up the only child of an Air Force Colonel, all I wanted was to stay in one place for more than a minute. When I score a pretty little house with a long-term lease, I just want to grow my flowers and my freelancing gig as a music reviewer. Then a loud Harley wakes me from a sound sleep and I discover my neighbor is Blu Connolly. Yeah, that Blu Connolly, lead singer for my favorite band Balefire. With his killer good looks and panty-melting voice, he's a walking temptation to sin. Though I do my best to avoid him, it seems Blu has other ideas. He's on a mission to wear me down, let him in, but what happens when he stops wanting to sing for me?
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The events of 📚Sing for Me coincide with what occurred in the first book, Play for Me. Blu’s fans and the media see him as the type who works and parties hard. However, what they didn’t know is that Blu is a kindhearted soul, who loves his mom world without end. A fact the reader learns when the band went on a break from touring. The first place he headed was home. Little did he know that this time around, it would change his life.
Ashleigh is a music reviewer with the Colorado Music Works blog. She hopes to one work for a top-notch magazine doing what she loves. In the meantime, while waiting to make it big, she works as a substitute teacher. She recently moved to Denver, Colorado, where her new neighbor is none other than Blu Connolly’s mother.
Blu and Ashleigh’s first meeting did not go down so well. This, however, did not prevent Blu from being blown away by his mom’s gorgeous new neighbor. For the first time since becoming famous, he had to fight to get a woman to notice him.
I had fun watching Blu trying to win over Ashleigh. Balefire may be her favourite band she, however, was not the stark struck type. Furthermore, she had no interest in becoming another notch on the handsome rock star bed post. However, despite all her efforts to avoid falling, Blu’s charm wore her down.
It took me some time to warm up to Ashleigh. She was quick to believe the worst of him. However, she slowly mellowed out.
Prepare yourself for some sizzling intimate scenes. Blu and Ashleigh together burned up the pages.
Blu’s relationship with his mom was so sweet. Also enjoyed how he treated Ashleigh. No wonder she couldn’t resist him.
Conflict with two of the secondary characters arose. A conflict, which, came as no surprise given the setting of the story. However, the story ended with the issues unresolved. I expected there would be consequences for their actions, but this was not the case. That, for me, took away from the authenticity of the story.
Conclusion/Recommendation
To conclude, 📚Sing For Me was a quick read. Although it didn’t wow me as I expected, it entertained me and provided the escape needed during the lockdown period.
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About Tam Derudder Jackson
Tam DeRudder Jackson is the author of the paranormal romance Talisman Series and the contemporary romance Balefire Series. Her favorite “room” in her house is her patio where she dreams up stories of romance and risk. When she’s not writing her latest paranormal or contemporary romance, you can find her driving around in her convertible with the top down or carving turns on the slopes of the local ski hill. The mom of two grown sons, Tam likes to travel, attend rock concerts, watch football and soccer, and visit old car shows with her husband. She lives in the mountains of northwest Wyoming where she spends most of her free time trying to read all the books. Her TBR piles are threatening to take over her office, and she’s fine with that.
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I always love it when a book provides the escape we need, especially being locked down right? Happy to see that it was an entertaining read for you.
So true. The perfect book at the perfect time.
Thanks for hosting today, Nadene!
It was a pleasure.
Great review, at least it did entertain you. Nice giveaway too.
yes it did provide some entertainment.
This was sounding good up until that ending. I am curious about this book now though.
Aside from the unresolved issue it was an entertaining read.
I really appreciate you for reading and reviewing my books, both Sing For Me and Play For Me. Your time is valuable, and I honor that. So thank you very much. –Tam
You are welcome.
I entered the giveaway – my greedy fingers are crossed. Thanks for sharing the chance and info.
You are most welcome.
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This series looks delicious and I’ve entered the giveaway. Wish me luck!
Good luck.
Living next door to a rockstar’s mom. Sounds like a promising start. Too bad she was so edgy at first, but glad it turned out well. Fun that he was so cute with his mom.
I loved the relationship he had with his mom.