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REVIEW: Rock Star by Roslyn Hardy Holcomb

Dear Ms. Holcomb:

There were many other bloggers who enjoyed Rock Star, but I admit the blurb put me off. I think that there is some bias that movie stars, athletes, and rock stars are incapable of fidelity and therefore a happy ever after. I was convinced at the end of the story that the hero Rock Star and the heroine bookseller would live happily ever after. The writing was good enough to overcome that bias.

Bryan Spencer, front for hard rock band Storm Crow, has fled LA after bandmate and best friend killed himself in a drug overdose. Bryan has fallen apart and he’s in a small town Alabama to pick up the pieces.

Callie is co owner for a small independent bookstore in Maple Forks. She has a five year plan to become the Jo-Beth of the south. (This was a little hard for me to swallow given the current state of indy bookselling today). When Bryan Spencer walks in to buy a few science fiction books, she doesn’t immediately recognize him until she sees a cover of a magazine …