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“I will never like you like that.” I don’t think there are any other words that can obliterate a self-conscious, fat teenage girl’s heart like these can. Birdie finally finds the courage to tell her best friend her true feelings for him and those are the words she gets back. From there, their friendship ends and they part ways.

Ten years pass and Birdie is now a famous rockstar and Liam is a retired cop turned bodyguard. It’s impossible (though he tries) for Liam not to know anything about Birdie’s life and she only knows bits and pieces about him through their mutual best friends. Things change when Billie starts getting letters from a stalker and her team convinces her that she needs a bodyguard. That’s when her friends intervene and send Liam.

Now reunited, they have too face the music (literally) because the goal is to keep Billie alive, Thrown together in tight quarters, they’ll finally air out everything their teenage hearts never managed to do. If they can, they might live the love Birdie sings about. 

This was cute and sweet and steamy! I (as a plus size woman myself) can relate to a lot of happens in this story, especially from Birdie’s side of things. Yes, there is some miscommunication, but we’re talking about teenagers who have no control of their feelings. When they finally face them as adults, you fall in love again with them. Liam does make me want to smack him upside the head a few times and not for the reasons you might think, but, like Birdie, I forgave him in the end. Cute, sweet escapism and I had a lot of fun!

Dual style narration by the ever-so-talented Angelina Rocca, who’s a wonderful choice for Birdie and Grayson Owens. It was my first time listening to him and I am so going back for more! He has a beautiful voice and his performance is spot on. Loved them together!

We have a bit of suspense, a lovely “second chance romance”, a hot bodyguard, strong “found family” vibes, body positivity and a sweet HEA. Thanks, Kayla Grosse and @mustloveaudio for the advanced listen!

Content notes: mentions of fat-shaming, fat phobia, child abandonment, stalking, kidanpping, injuries sustained while on duty, PTSD, alcoholism