Shelby Lynne

Emma Stevens is happy in her hometown of South Quay. She’s an Event Assistant at the local hotel and amateur actor in the South Quay Players. But her life is about to change by the arrival of famous actor and former best friend, Jake Murray. Who is she kidding? He was her first love, but he didn’t reciprocate the feeling 10 years ago at the young age of seventeen. When he decides to vacation in South Quay after his breakup with his Hollywood girlfriend. He wants to be friends, but can show more Emma go down that road again?

I seriously do not like Jake. He is an arrogant asshat who thinks he’s better than everyone else. In fact, I really don’t see the chemistry between him and Emma. Jake seems so cold and nonchalant about everything, especially his constant condescension of amateur dramatics which is something dear to Emma’s heart. Personally, I would be waving goodbye at the start. However, Emma apparently sees something in him. Eventually, he does start to change for the better, but is it enough? Emma has her own issues of taking responsibility for her own actions, but she is a good friend to Lizzie with her surprising news and an avid supporter of her community. In addition, there are a number of interesting supporting characters such as Lizzie and Noah as well as the South Quay Players who are integral to the story.

Overall, this is a good story, but I felt there was more love and romance between Lizzie and Noah than there was with Emma and Jake, the main characters. The author has a good writing style and an interesting plotline, but I just didn’t feel moved by it.

Thank you to Ms. Shelby for giving me the opportunity to read this book with no expectation of a positive review. show less

INFORMATION-This album contains the following tracks:
1 Just a Little Lovin' (Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil), 5:20
2 Anyone Who Had a Heart (Burt Bacharach / Hal David), 3:35
3 You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (Simon Napier-Bell), 4:13
4 I Only Want to Be with You (Ivor Raymonde), 3:52
5 The Look of Love (Burt Bacharach / Hal David), 3:22
6 Breakfast in Bed (Donnie Fritts / Eddie Hinton), 3:22
7 Willie and Laura Mae Jones (Tony Joe White), 4:10
8 I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore (Randy Newman), show more 4:38
9 Pretend (Shelby Lynne), 3:08
10 How Can I Be Sure (Eddie Brigati / Felix Cavaliere), 3:37 show less

Track Listings
1 Telephone
2 10 Rocks
3 If I Were Smart
4 Gonna Be Better
5 I Don't Think So
6 I'm Alive
7 I Will Stay
8 Lonesome
9 Evil Man
10 Buttons And Beaus
11 Baby
12 One With The Sun

Track Listings
1 Trust Me
2 Bend
3 Jesus On A Greyhound
4 Wall In Your Heart
5 Ain't It The Truth
6 I Can't Wait
7 Tarpoleon Napoleon
8 Killin' Kind
9 All Of A Sudden You Disappeared
10 Mother