The Mighty Storm (The Storm, #1) in Buddy Read Zone

Sep 03, 2012 Duchess Nicole rated it liked it

Shelves: e-pcs, genre-contemp-romance, read-in-2012, pick-it-for-me, ebooks-i-own-smashwords, ebooks-i-own-not-bn

I loved the first 100 pages or so, and felt the book had promise to be great. After that, it sort of fell apart for me. There is soooooooooooooooo much unnecessary drama that could have been avoided had either of these two had stopped being self involved enough to think through their situation rationally.

I didn't dislike either of them, but I think I just expected a more mature relationship. This one felt like a high school love affair with adult situations and sex.

Basically, it wasn't a bad b ...more

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Jul 07, 2012 Jenny - TotallybookedBlog rated it it was amazing

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I was given the most amazing opportunity to Beta read this book.

Where to start with The Mighty Storm?? First off, I loved this book. I mean, I really loved this book! 5 star read for me without a doubt!

Really,what’s not to love? There’s a hot, can’t be tamed, tattooed bad boy rock god named Jake Wethers…….(heart palpitations here – get me a defibrillator stat!!) for starters!

Not only that, it’s got romance, angst, drama, emotion, humour, music refere ...more

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Sep 01, 2012 Steph rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites-2015-and-before, kindle-read

I honestly don't even know where to start. I haven't read a book with a rock star hero recently so I was really excited to read this.

This book was a complete roller-coaster of emotions for me. There were times that made me smile until my cheeks hurt and then others that made me want to cry... proper ugly cry! LOL.
When I was less than 10% in I was already squealing repeatedly like a complete moron, I knew then that I was going to love this book.

Jake, *shivers all over* is incredible. Is he p ...more

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Aug 27, 2012 KarenH rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sexy-with-a-capital-s-hero, keepers, heart-wrenching, definitely-worth-your-while, keep-the-kleenex-close-by, friends-to-lovers, top-5ish-favorites, excellent-love-story, ebook, tortured-hero

Whew! I'm emotionally drained, I went thru a box of tissue, and I've got dark circles under my eyes from staying up all night reading...sure signs that I loved the hell out of this book!

Tru & Jake were the best of friends for the first 14 years of their lives. But then Jake and his family moved from England to the US and the two lost touch. It is now 12 years later. Tru received a college degree and now works as a music journalist for an indie magazine. Jake started up a rock band, The Mighty St Whew! I'm emotionally drained, I went thru a box of tissue, and I've got dark circles under my eyes from staying up all night reading...sure signs that I loved the hell out of this book!

Tru & Jake were the best of friends for the first 14 years of their lives. But then Jake and his family moved from England to the US and the two lost touch. It is now 12 years later. Tru received a college degree and now works as a music journalist for an indie magazine. Jake started up a rock band, The Mighty Storm, that has become world famous. Now on the European leg of a world-wide tour, the band is in England; and Tru has landed the job of interviewing the man who not only can make panties drop with just a flash of his devastating smile but the best friend that Tru has kept close to her heart for over 20 years. When they meet for the first time, it is like all the years melt away and they still have that special bond between them. Only this isn't an adolescent crush anymore but the he-gets-hard, she-gets-wet, tongues-get-tied, this-is-my-long-lost-soulmate type of crush. There is just one problem...Tru is in a committed relationship with Will, and they are very much in love. Did I say that was problem? Nah, at least not for Jake; because, as he tells her more than once, he always gets what he wants. Poor, arrogant Jake...if that was the case, we wouldn't have a story!

If you happen to be a fan of Thoughtless by SC Stephens, The Mighty Storm is the fix you've been looking for...and Jake Wethers is the man to steal your heart away from Kellan Kyle. While both books basically share the same premise (rock star + girl + boyfriend), the gist of the stories are very different; and in this respect I enjoyed TMS more because, although the results of the triangles were both disastrous and heartbreaking, Tru didn't vacillate between her choices and string us along for several unnecessary chapters like Kiera did. Sure, Tru wagered an ongoing battle with herself (no, not with her inner goddess) throughout the book but I expected & appreciated that because the story was told from her POV. I enjoyed Tru...in fact, all of the characters were likeable. Tru & Jake were the only 2 characters who were thoroughly fleshed out but that was perfect for me. TMS was their personal love story and I like nothing better than when an author focuses solely on the two main protagonists and leaves the sub-plots and secondary characters in the background or out of the story completely.

But truly, what elevates this story from good to great is Jake...hot, hung

[image error] , arrogant, cocky, talented, tattooed, sexy smart-ass that he was, lived the typical rocker life. He drank too much, got high too often and fucked anything that moved... until the day that Tru walked back into his life. She was his true best friend - his one and only love - and he tried hard to be the best man he could be for her. But even rock gods are human, and the best-laid plans complete with happy-ever-afters aren't as easy to come by as Jake once thought. The last 25% of the book was both heart-wrenching and painful to experience as Jake put it out there like no other hero ever has. Raw anguish, sincere grovelling and pure love...it was all Jake. Believe me, you won't be forgetting him anytime soon!!

“You’re my life, Tru. My everything. And you always will be."
“I’ll never be good enough for you, I know that. But I’m no good without you, and if that makes me a selfish bastard for wanting you as badly as I do then so be it because I can’t live a life that doesn’t have you in it.”

Thank you Samantha Towle for giving us this kickass, awesome hero and the touching, beautiful love story that came with him!!!

5+++ stars

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Dec 18, 2012 Britney rated it it was amazing

Shelves: my-favs, my-crack, 6-stars, 5-star-rating

"You're my June, Tru"

5 stars is just not enough!!
I absolutely LOVED this book!!

Tru and Jake were destined to be together. Nothing could stand in their way...not the 12 year distance, fame, committed boyfriend, nothing.
Their story was one of heartbreak and the most powerful love that could withstand anything, except for the loss of one another. Jake was the ultimate hot rocker bad boy, but the second Tru walked back into his life, it all changed. He was ready to move heaven and earth to make h ...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Jennifer rated it it was amazing

Shelves: angsty, rock-stars, book-boyfriend, friends-to-lovers

I loved, loved, loved this book! I don't rate that many books 5 stars, but this was definitely one of them. I also loved Tru's inner dialogue. Can't wait to read book #2 :-) ...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Maureen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: blog-recommendations, rock-star-famous, read-2012

Shhhhh…truth be told, I have a wee bit of a rock star book addiction. I can't help myself...I fall for these guys, errr...I mean books every dang time!
A few things that I just can't seem to resist:

Swoon worthy, tattooed, bad boy rock star….✓
Ordinary, (she thinks she is plain but no one else does) girl…✓
Love triangle with soon-to-be-kicked-to-the-curb-nice guy …✓
Colorful and slutty band member and/or best friend…✓
Really bad behavior by everyone who is famous, possibly involving groupies…✓
Fabul ...more

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Oct 14, 2012 Debbie♥ love my Ducks♥ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: series, favorites, romance, rock-star, 4plus-stars, mybook-boyfriends

OMG I love Jake!!! This was such a good book, one of my fav's ...more

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Aug 26, 2012 ~V~ rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary-romance

What a crazy emotional roller coaster of a book! It was filled with quite a bit of drama, some really sweet and romantic moments and some very sexy/steamy scenes! I LOVED Jake and i also really liked Tru, however some of the stuff she did definitely had me wanting to beat the woman over the head...PLENTY could have been avoided had she not been so stupid! Then again, it obviously all went down the way it did for added drama.

My only complaint is how things ended. They ended on a happy note, but i ...more

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Aug 31, 2012 Erica Alyson rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-time-favorite-books

I absolutely LOVED this book!!! I loved it from the minute I started it. The one thing that drew me in right away is based on the back of the book )or the description listed above since I have a kindle there is no book back) we know the characters haven't seen each other in a long time and they reconnect. I really liked that we didn't have to wait days for them to see each other, it happened very quickly in the book and I was hooked from page 1. I could have finished this book sooner but I dragg ...more

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Dec 18, 2012 Lindy Still rated it liked it

3.5 stars

Like some of the reviews. I too, had a problem with the main character already being in a relationship with one man and contemplating cheating on him. That is usually a big turn off for me. However, with that being said I did enjoy the book.

I would have liked more insight to what Jake was thinking.

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Jan 15, 2013 Vivian Dominguez rated it really liked it

Tru & Jake.....ahhhhhh!!..Loved this story..I really enjoyed the concept that they were childhood friends...nobody will ever get that version of Jake...only Trudy!!!....It's like they tried to fight fate..but they were meant to be in the end...I was a lil' scared for a moment thinking they weren't going to have their HEA.....I was disappointed with all the grammatical errors though... ...more

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