Wethering The Storm (The Storm #2) by Samantha Towle

Wethering The Storm

Jake and Tru are together.  The book starts with them on an island taking a needed break just after The Mighty Storm ends.  Too soon they have to go back to L.A. to his bachelor pad house and to his fame following them everywhere the go.
Besides Jake's past constantly been thrown on Tru's face, there is the question of family.  Jake seems against the idea of having kids. Is this a deal breaker?  Yes, it might very well be.

I have to tell you that I liked Jake in this book so much more.  He was sweet, he was honest, he was there when Tru needed him the most.  He proved himself to me. I still had reservations since I couldn't forgive him for Boston.  But that Jake is long gone. He has been replaced by a swoon worthy Jake.  He steals this book with every thing he does.  There are so many great scenes in this book it is hard to pick just one.  The funniest one had to be the scene with Tru's doctor.

“Jake scratches his forehead. “Yeah, I know people generally have sex while pregnant, but it’s just that I, um… well, I have…” He thrusts his hands through his hair, and i can’t help but smile at his struggling, wondering where on earth he’s going with this. “Look, I have a huge penis,” he states, looking Dr. Glamazon dead in the eye. I burst out laughing immediately clamping my hand over my mouth.” 

I'm glad to know the next book is about Tom.  It's his time to find love.  I'm hoping his HEA is a certain lady who told him no.  His tattoo made me laugh.

Jake I Tru Love You.

“The girl who, twenty-four years ago to the day, stepped into my life with her big brown eyes, her hair in pigtails, sucking on a lollipop as she stared across at me through the garden fence and said, “I’m Trudy, you want a lollipop?” I let out a laugh as tears fill my eyes, realizing today’s date is August 31. The day Jake and I met.” 

4/5 Fangs

The Mighty Storm (The Storm #1) by Samantha Towle

The Mighty Storm

Tru Bennett works for a magazine. She has a happy life. She has Will, her boyfriend of two years, in her life. When she gets the chance to interview Jake Wethers she is conflicted. Jake's band The Mighty Storms are world famous.
She used to know Jake. They grew up together and she knows about his childhood trauma. He moved to America at fourteen, leaving her behind. He was her best friend and crush, he left her, and now after fourteen years, he is back. When she gets to the interview she is in shock. Her attraction to Jake is immediate and to her surprise he remembers her.
He takes her out to eat the next day and then makes her agree to become his personal biographer. For this she will need to leave with him on tour. This is the opportunity of a lifetime. She just doesn't know how to stay away from him.
Their desire for each other complicates everything. Yes, there is cheating in this book but it is not prolonged.
The story brings to light many issues in the lives of rock stars, including fame, drugs, alcohol, and women.
The book ends without a cliffhanger. YAY!!!
I'm also glad to hear that there is more to come.
4/5 Fangs

Wanting to change the subject, I say, “Okay, seeing as though I’m in interviewer mode, I want to ask – if you, Jake Wethers, had to pick one song as your title song to describe yourself, what would it be – and it can’t be one of your own,” I quickly add.

“Hurt,” he answers without hesitation.

It makes me hurt inside he picked that song.

“Why?”

He lets out a light sigh. “Some people said Reznor was writing a lyrical suicide note, others said he was writing about finding a reason to live. I think it’s both … it just depends on which side you’re looking at it from.”

“And which side are you looking at it from?”

He stares at me from a long moment. My heart is hammering in my chest.

“Now? … a reason to live.”

My insides start to tremble.

“Reznor’s version or Johnny Cash’s?” I ask quietly, trying to conceal the pain from my voice.

“Johnny Cash.”

“Why?”

He closes his eyes briefly. And in this moment I just want to magic up all the power in the world to soothe his pains away.

“Because I have a few things in common with him,” he answers, opening his eyes.

“Like?”

“The drugs … the women … hanging out for the girl of my dreams.”

I take a sharp breath in. Tears instantly prick the backs of my eyes.

He touches my face, his thumb smoothing over my lips. “You’re my June, Tru.”

Holy shit.