Kristie J’s review of Hayden’s Timbre by Thia Finn
Contemporary Romance published by Amazon Digital Services 2 Feb 17
This is another new-to-me author. When I saw this is a freebie on Amazon Unlimited and the outline sounded interesting, I thought I’d give it a try. And then, of course, there is the cover.
I’m glad I went for it since I like this one quite a bit and purchased a couple of previous books.
Hayden is a young, single dad who is totally all about his son. In fact, he changed his life up completely in order to be there for Crewn. He used to be in a successful rock band but gave it up because of all the touring involved. But now that his son is twelve, Hayden starts thinking about living his life more for himself. Of course, Crew is and always will be his first priority, but he thinks maybe there might be room for a woman. And while he is considering this, he meets a woman. Now this isn’t really a ‘meet cute’ kind of meeting. Nope, no siree. He accidentally coats Timbre, our heroine, with water while she’s on her way to work. When he realizes what he’s done, he offers to help her out in whatever way he can, but she is very independent and rejects his help.
Unfortunately, this leads to a series of unfortunate events for Timbre, and she ends up jobless and homeless. The two run into each other, and when Hayden eventually realizes how awful her life has become, he’s determined to help her and, thankfully, he has the means to do it. They fall in love, and when she fits perfectly into the life he and Crew have, well, that’s it.
I liked this book a lot, Hayden in particular. I love how he pours all his energy into being the best father he can be and really takes Crew’s feelings into consideration before moving his relationship with Timbre further. He’s a good and loving father, and I love the relationship the two of them have.
I found Timbre a bit more problematic. She was too stubborn for me at times in not accepting the help Hayden so wants to give her. And if any a heroine needs a hand up, it’s Timbre.
And while I didn’t realize it was the third book in the series until well into the story, reading the previous two would have helped, because I was a bit confused as to who was who in the secondary characters.
Still, I enjoyed this one and, as mentioned, enough so that I’ve gone back and bought the first two books.
Grade: B-:
Summary:
STOP! Don’t swipe right. My dad needs a date. He’s around 30, single, a musician, and hot (at least the women in the audience think so, eww). He’s a great dad. He’s fun, the best friend everyone loves, and can keep up with an awesome twelve-year-old guy like myself. You’d be getting a keeper with him. Swipe left and give him a try.
What kind of kid sets his dad up on online dating? How desperate can his dad be? He can’t be in a place worse than the hopeless situation I’m in. Some jerk cost me my job and my life dominoed in a down-hill slide from there.
The calamities begin from the moment Hayden and Timbre meet. Are the complications in their lives too much to make a relationship last?
Hayden Devillier fell into the good life when the mega rock band Assured Distraction made him part of their family. His family planning didn’t include becoming a father at eighteen but through the trickery of an unwanted roommate, who happens to be his cousin’s girlfriend, he finds himself raising his son alone. Hard choices involving his career for the sake of his child, did have to be planned. Now Hayden feels his own life slipping by, but getting into the dating scene with a twelve-year-old active kid, proved to be harder than he realized. Then he met a woman standing on a corner, and his life is covered in more than he bargained for. A wall of water raining down on Timbre Simon changed her life before the drops reached the pavement. All she wanted to do was open he own counseling practice in Austin but instead she finds herself jobless, homeless, and friendless which started with the rain. Timber’s plan does not include a man because she’s headstrong and refuses to change her dream, especially for a man. The hot guy who started all of her problems seems determined to be in her life, wanted or not. When Timbre and Hayden’s lives kept crossing paths, it seemed like other forces pushed them in the same direction. Can he let his guard down with a women and trust her with his son? Will she let hers down and allow him to disrupt her plan? All of this could be for nothing though, when old friends and enemies resurface to derail their lives. Read the companion book to the Amazon best-selling Assured Distraction rock star romance series where it’s fun days, rocking concerts, and sizzling nights.
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