Reviewed by Rhonda
TITLE: More Than a Superstar
AUTHOR: Nic Starr
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner press
LENGTH: 204 pages
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Sam Miller’s dreams are simple—to give back to the aunt who supported him since his mother’s death and to have a family of his own. He focuses on making a success of their catering business Poppy’s Pantry, and his close group of friends. However, when Aunt Poppy ends up in the hospital, it’s a stranger Sam meets in the corridor who gives him the support he needs.
Rob Taylor is a man with secrets. His life in the public eye has taken its toll, and now he lives with the repercussions. When he finds himself falling for Sam, he knows things are finally going his way.
But just as Sam and Rob find their happiness, another secret threatens to tear them apart.
REVIEW:
When you see famous people in the media falling over and looking sloppy, remember this book, not everything may be as it appears. We meet Sam Miller who has been a frequent visitor over the last two weeks at the hospital visiting his Aunt Poppy, who had broken her hip. He is a good nephew, brings her flowers and keeps her updated on what’s going on at the bakery she owns and that he is running while she is down for the count and such. While at the hospital he occasionally encounters Rob, a good looking young man who seems to be a janitor. But Rob does so much more for the patients he encounters, that is not part of his job, and Sam starts to notice him. Bit by bit they get to know each other and a romance is born.
Don’t start thinking that everything is sunshine and roses, because Rob is hiding some serious secrets from Sam. One, that he is a well-known rock singer who is actually at the hospital doing community service work because of a drunk driving conviction and the other, well you all know me by now, I am not giving a major spoiler but there is another secret that could have meant life or death for Rob. He really should have been more honest with Sam about his secrets. Sam is one of that type of people who does not like surprises. t we all know how cruel and invading they can be, right?
So anyway, back to the guys. Rob’s secrets cause a major break in the relationship which lasts for months before Rob comes clean about what has really been going on. Sam is astounded by the strength and determination and just how alone Rob has been through a situation that every other normal person would have had a major support group of friends and family around them to help when things got bad. Not our bad lil boy, he kept it all to himself while continuing to do his penance. At the same time he became involved with a children’s concert that took even more of his strength that he could hardly afford to expend.
All along in this tale Sam was being told not to judge a book by its cover, that there was more to the story and that he should sit with Rob and find out what was really going on. But like most men, Sam got stuck in a groove he couldn’t seem to get out of concerning what he thought he knew about Rob. It also didn’t help to have a “mean girl” in the group who, when Rob has to break a date, tells everyone that she saw Rob at a hotel and that he was falling over drunk to the point of vomiting, thus causing Sam to believe that Rob is not as clean and sober as he had told Sam.
It all comes to a head and thankfully they work it out as Rob appears with his band to perform at a cancer benefit that Sam is catering. Rob lays out all his truths in hope of getting his man back. I wish we had a little more to the story telling us what happened if and when Rob’s real story hit the news, but we can’t have it all now can we?
I recommend this book and hope you enjoy it as much as I have! See you on the next review!
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