Cary Redding is a renowned violinist by day with a bit of a wild streak by night. After he is mugged coming out of a club after another anonymous hookup, he finds himself rescued by Antonio Bianchi, a lawyer who quickly draws Cary's interest. Cary never expects to see him again, so he gives him a fake name and backstory. But can he keep up the charade as he finds himself more and more drawn to Antonio and wondering if maybe he's finally found what he's been looking for.

While this is the second book in the Blue Notes series, there's no real direct connection to the first book. All of the books can be read as stand-alone stories. It was great to read a romance that was set in the world of classical music. As a classically trained musician, there were parts of this that really spoke to me in ways that I hadn't entirely expected.

The flow and build of the relationship between Antonio and Cary really seems to work here. I did feel like the business with Cary's family stuff seemed a bit drawn out, but I fully understand why it was included as part of Cary's arc. ( )

First of all I would like to point out that even though "Blue Notes" is the title of the series...each book is a story by itself. The books of course can...but do not need to be read in order. I was completely enchanted with the development of the story. Antonio was so well “put together” and so calm and patient with Cary...while Cary was afraid to trust anything or anybody. Eventually both of them understand that they are good together. The dynamic between them was beautifully written. I really liked the character development and the way the relationship grew. There were some awkward moments when it seemed that Cary had decided his long-absent father was more important than the life Antonia had offered with him... but thankfully he recovers.by the end. It definitely could have used a little more work on Cary’s father’s part of the story line. Actually, it could have just been left out. Otherwise well deserving of 5 stars ( )

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A very compelling novel. Number of themes run through the story. Love, loss, parent/child relationship. Highly recommend. ( )

A very compelling novel. Number of themes run through the story. Love, loss, parent/child relationship. Highly recommend. ( )