Finding His Redemption: An Enemies to Lovers Rock Star Romance

Written by Melanie A. Smith

Narrated by Rachel Woods and Luke Parker

A GOODREADS NOVEMBER 2021 MOST ANTICIPATED ROMANCE

“Gritty, hot, sassy and smart.” – Anna Reads Here Blog

From award-winning and international best-selling author Melanie A. Smith comes a standalone steamy contemporary romance about a rock star, a former fan, and the real meaning of redemption.

 

Kristoffer “West” Westberg is just out of rehab and ready to reclaim his rock-god status. But when his return to fame is threatened by a former fan turned rock magazine writer — and huge critic of him and his band — West is forced to reckon with the reality that he’ll need to prove himself before earning his redemption.

Max Marshall is feisty, a little too honest for her own good, and so not here to babysit a fallen rock star. And nobody has fallen farther in her mind that Kristoffer Westberg. So when she’s forced to catalog his so-called “apology tour,” she has little hope that it’ll be anything but a headache dealing with the entitled, washed-up rock star she used to worship before she knew better.

If West hopes to have a snowball’s chance in hell of changing Max’s — and his fans’ — minds, he’s got some serious groveling to do. Will he manage to fake it till he makes it, or will he be exposed as the lost cause everyone is convinced he is? And will he learn the real meaning of redemption in time to win Max’s trust and her heart?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wicked Dreams Publishing
• Release date: Nov 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781952121340

Melanie A. Smith

Melanie A. Smith is an award-winning, international best-selling author of steamy romance with smart, self-sufficient heroines and strong, swoony book boyfriends with hearts of gold. A former engineer turned stay-at-home mom and author, when Melanie is not lost in the world of books you’ll find her spending time with her husband and son, crafting, or cross-stitching.

Reviews for Finding His Redemption

[sportzmomof5 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was ok...nothing to write home about. The characters and their interactions were what made me finish the book.

[sedodge-608996 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

As per usual, Melanie Smith has put together a fun and easy to read contemporary romance. The plot is nothing to write home about, and often feels a bit forced or cheesy, but the tension (and release) between the characters well makes up for it. As always, please read the content warnings as this does have a darker back story to it.

[ninagallegos · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I needed to keep reminding myself that the characters are in their 30's but the way they react and behave makes me think this is a young adult book.Max, the female lead, is a former diehard fan and has been holding some lasting resentment specifically against West, the male lead. I wondered if maybe they had a past? West is a rockstar who, after a stint in rehab, we’d think has reflected on his mistakes, actually behaved like he has not done much self reflection. How did he manage to get thru rehab? I often see cocky but lovable characters that authors try to pull off but West really needed to work on the lovable part.—-spoiler ahead—-One of the many plot points that I questioned were: why would West care about turning around one random person/stranger? Why would they choose Max the journalist who hates the band to cover this apology tour? No one raised their hand and rejected the idea. For tactical purposes the publicist should choose someone sympathetic to the band. Imagine that the person who’s supposed to help turn around the image and write about them also needs convincing, there’s possible bias right there. But I guess for purposes of moving this story along she needed to be close to the band so she’s the chosen journalist. It may have been more plausible if the apology tour was organised with no ties to Max, and Max's boss found out since, you know, they’re from a rock magazine anyway, assigned her to cover it, like on the road reporter. Also why would they iron out the details of the tour in front of Max, talking about who to apologise to, etc, how is Max suddenly part of the inner circle? Regardless of the NDA, she’s a stranger, they don’t really know if they can trust her. Once I started having these questions it was a bit tough to stay fully invested in the story. And I was so far only 25% in at that point.For someone who wants to be taken seriously as a journalist, Max sure makes it a point to react with snorts and eye rolls in a professional setting. I understand the whole “I’m tough I take no BS attitude” that we love to see in our leads but that can be done by just responding thru words, not frequent eye roll like a child. It seems that every chapter has her eye rolling. Why does she have this job again?Anyway, things escalated towards the end, West hit rock bottom after doing dumb crap that just exploded spectacularly. And this showed us that everyone in his life just pretty much abandoned him, they feel this will help him learn his lesson. His band, his best friend, his now ex gf Max, all turned their back on him. How’s that for not getting the support one badly needed to recover? (You’re on your own, man. This is the only way to slay your demons.)Honestly, I would have felt better in the end if West managed to recover, and just moved on with his life without the band, and even Max. That would have felt more of a redemption, and growth for him. Overall this story had potential but didn’t deliver. Felt like a slow starter. I didn’t see the connection and chemistry between West and Max. Scenes felt conveniently setup but didn’t make much sense. Advanced copy received, and honest review provided.