Samantha Brooks stands onstage as the curtain rises.
Her dreams are coming true.
She doesn’t know that her nightmare is coming, too.
Concerto
the highly anticipated second book in the North Security series
about the violin prodigy
from New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren
is available now!
The spotlight lands on Samantha Brooks. Years of practice build to the opening night of a global tour. She plays her heart out, but there are darker forces underneath the stage.
There are eyes watching from the wings.
Liam North fights to keep her safe with every weapon he owns. She’s his greatest pride — and his greatest weakness. The danger comes from somewhere no one expected. Betrayal threatens to destroy everything he’s built. His business. His family. His life.
When the curtain falls, only one of them will be left standing.
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~ BOOK REVIEW for Concerto ~
****(4) out of 5 Stars!
~ BOOK REVIEW for Concerto ~
****(4) out of 5 Stars!
Once again, the author comes through with a hot and heavy tale, that is also full of all the emotional feels we love, and a lot of intrigue of which we are just barely beginning to scratch the surface.
Samantha is out in the world and on her own... And yet she is not. She's still living in a rather cloistered, protected environment, continually shadowed by her assigned body-guard Josh. He is a constant reminder of her past, and yet not the brother she wishes were with her. Samantha is still inexplicably drawn to Liam, as he is to her; even when they are worlds apart. Yet even when they are together, there are worlds between them. Most of that is his doing, still trying to protect her and keep her away from him.
He cuts me off with his mouth over mine, a twisted punishment for gratitude he does
not want, a possession that shows exactly how much he does care about me.
Despite the taboo nature of their relationship, this story feels sexy, not creepy. Samantha is, afterall, now a grown woman, although admittedly a young and sheltered one. But in many ways she is mature beyond her years, as she needed to be for most of her life, just to protect herself. She knows what she wants and isn't afraid to go after it. Liam, on the other hand, is still hung-up on the inpropriety of his attraction for her. Even after a rather significant revelation though, he comes across as a tortured love interest, not a disturbing letch. This is perhaps bouyed by the fact that he never showed the slightest bit of inappropriate attention to her when she was younger. (So much so, in fact, that she actually feels rather deprived of human contact during her time being raised by the North brothers.)
Samantha and Liam both make some dubious decisions that have rather severe consequences. In addtition to which, betrayal comes from some unexpected sources, one of which hit me particularly hard, and I'm not sure will be easily recovered from, if at all.
"What will it take - some kind of sacrifice?"
"You'd love that, wouldn't you? That would be just the thing for you. The Martyr.
The savior, I don't want you to hurt for me, Liam."
It doesn't matter what I wanted. That's what happened.
While nothing was actually resolved in this book, there were several story lines that were at least somewhat furthered. Most definitely, there is a lot to be resolved in the next installment. I hope it gives us all of the answers we're looking for, as well as closure, and preferably in a good way!
Excerpt:
One day I had been a man with a death wish—and the next I was responsible for a twelve-year-old girl. And then she grew up into a beautiful woman. At every turn she’s been a surprise.
I touch my fingers to her temple and stroke her cheek. “If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life it’s that everything will change. Don’t worry about your future. Do this because you love it, right now. Play. Compose. Perform. Sometimes all you have is right now.”
My hand trails down her jaw, until the backs of my fingers rest against her throat. Her vocal cords vibrate as she speaks. Ripples of pleasure and pain resound through my body.
“I’m not performing right now,” she whispers.
I have her tucked into the ivy, as deep as she can go. I’m blocking her with my body—keeping her within reach, keeping everyone else away. It’s the only way I’ve ever been able to breathe.
A knot forms in my throat. “What do you want?”
Right now. The words move between us like the cool night breeze.
It shouldn’t be possible for her to live up to the image in my head, the perfection that I’ve been imagining every goddamn night. Except it doesn’t even do her justice.
She’s living breathing perfection.
Somehow, I’m leaning close. Is it only me who wants this? Her breath brushes over my lips. What do you want? I asked her. “This,” she whispers, and then she closes the centimeters between us.
Four weeks. That’s how long I’ve been apart from her.
It might as well have been four years. A lifetime of silence. The moment her lips touch mine I’m suffused with music, thousands of notes that she’s played for me, a million heartbeats.
By the time she pulls back I’m breathing hard. I can run a marathon barely breaking a sweat. Being near this woman is enough to break my body into pieces.
I touch my fingers to her temple and stroke her cheek. “If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life it’s that everything will change. Don’t worry about your future. Do this because you love it, right now. Play. Compose. Perform. Sometimes all you have is right now.”
My hand trails down her jaw, until the backs of my fingers rest against her throat. Her vocal cords vibrate as she speaks. Ripples of pleasure and pain resound through my body.
“I’m not performing right now,” she whispers.
I have her tucked into the ivy, as deep as she can go. I’m blocking her with my body—keeping her within reach, keeping everyone else away. It’s the only way I’ve ever been able to breathe.
A knot forms in my throat. “What do you want?”
Right now. The words move between us like the cool night breeze.
It shouldn’t be possible for her to live up to the image in my head, the perfection that I’ve been imagining every goddamn night. Except it doesn’t even do her justice.
She’s living breathing perfection.
Somehow, I’m leaning close. Is it only me who wants this? Her breath brushes over my lips. What do you want? I asked her. “This,” she whispers, and then she closes the centimeters between us.
Four weeks. That’s how long I’ve been apart from her.
It might as well have been four years. A lifetime of silence. The moment her lips touch mine I’m suffused with music, thousands of notes that she’s played for me, a million heartbeats.
By the time she pulls back I’m breathing hard. I can run a marathon barely breaking a sweat. Being near this woman is enough to break my body into pieces.
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About Skye Warren
Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of dangerous romance such as the Endgame trilogy. Her books have been featured in Jezebel, Buzzfeed, USA Today Happily Ever After, Glamour, and Elle Magazine. She makes her home in Texas with her loving family, sweet dogs, and evil cat.
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and have willingly provided an honest review.
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