Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Beauty and the Boutique

SERIES: Foggy Basin Multi-Author Series

AUTHOR: Kota Quinn

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 222 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2024

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Ezra:

What happens when a famous rock star rescues you from an embarrassing encounter with your nemesis, who also happens to be dating your ex? You kiss him, of course.

When Olly Black walks into my small-town and takes a fast pass to my heart, all I can do is go along with this wild ride. But there’s more to Olly than meets the eye. Sure, he’s gorgeous and talented, and seems a little grumpy at first, but the more I get to know him, the more I see that he’s a genuinely sweet guy.

Something happened in his past, and I want to prove to him that he’s still worth loving. Even if it will break my own heart in the process.

Olly:

I’m still dealing with the aftermath of my stalker. He’s locked up and I’m safe, so why can’t my mind and body get the memo?

When one of my panic attacks is photographed for the world to see, I realize that it’s time I get help. I want to go somewhere quiet, somewhere the paparazzi won’t find me. When my aunt invites me to her small home in Foggy Basin, California, it’s the perfect place to hide out.

Beauty and the Boutique is a sexy romcom about a small-town fashionista who meets a famous rock star.

Welcome to Foggy Basin. Just passing through? No problem. Here to stay, well, better find your place. Sit back, relax and get to know the townsfolk. They love hard and play even harder. Each book is a standalone but why not stay and get to know us and read them all.

REVIEW:

Finally, we get the story behind Noah’s brother and that incident on stage at their concert that sent Dylan and Noah to New York at the end of their cruise. It is also why Noah had to move suddenly from living with his lifelong BFF Jules!

Olly Black just needs a break from everything and to simply get away. After all that clusterfuck of his stalker, he needs to decompress and get some professional help. But that can’t happen if he’s still touring. So, at the end of their current tour, he packs up his bags, with the blessing of his identical twin brother Zayden and the rest of Arcade Lake (the successful Rock Band he is one of the lead guitarists for) and heads to visit his beloved Aunt Tessy in the small town of Foggy Basin. While stopping in to the local bar for a drink with his brother and one of bandmates, he overhears a conversation between the beautiful man he noticed the moment he entered the bar and a nasty witch with a capital B. Completely out of character, he aids the young man by impromptu posing as his boyfriend. And from that first touch of their lips sparks fly! But can a rock star that’s been suffering from PTSD/anxiety from the trauma his ex put him through learn to ever really trust another man again?

Oh poor, sweet Olly. His back story with that evil and conniving Oscar, just made me sick. The trauma that he subjected this man to was life altering. Oscar could rotten in prison the rest of the days of his life and it wouldn’t be enough! Anxiety and all it encompasses can be crippling, as what happened with Olly. His resulting PTSD is understandable after all Oscar did. And trust is going to always be hard fought when you are abused so badly. But dear, sweet Ezra is the perfect match. And the fact that Aunt Tessy adores, him and is thrilled with the coupling of he dear nephew and her boss she adores, is the stamp of approval that would definitely help. These two just worked and were completely supportive of each other. And the fact that Olly actively pursued professional help and wanted to include Ezra was something special. But everything about these two was. How they support and hold each other up. How they support the other any way possible. They just made me hope. And hope is a powerful thing!

I loved this book! And I love that Author Kota Quinn weaves all her contemporary books together. They all connect to characters that always lead my back to the wonderful town of Olivia Cove. This universe that she has wove interconnects men both on land and on the open seas. From East Coast to West Coast. Men of all walks of life have found their true loves and support each other. And these books really do touch my heart. I am looking forward to reading Olly’s identical twin Zayden’s story when I head to The Road to Rocktoberfest 2024 “Zayden’s Temptation next month!

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