Great book! Love the progression

This is my second book by Ryleigh Sloan and I have fallen in love with her writing and her characters. They are real and raw and so relatable. The story of Blair and Dean warmed my heart and had me hanging on every word. I loved their connection and the redemption that they had. Highly recommend!
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Loved Every Moment!!!

Back Beat was my first book by this author and I am so excited I found both this book and this author. Back Beat was a highly engaging and interesting read about Blair who has dreams of making it big as a singer. She leaves her home of South Africa and goes on television to try and achieve her dream and ends up meeting Dean, who becomes her coach on the show. Their chemistry is off the charts, though they also have a connection that seems to be deeper too. Despite their attraction, they keep things professional as Dean really wants Blair to succeed....until the day Blair's world is turned upside down and she needs emotional support and Dean wants to be the one to provide it, and this sets them on a course that they might not be able to recover from.

I absolutely adored both Blair and Dean and I loved them together. I loved that Blair went after her dreams, even when her father didn't approve and even when the chances of achieving them seemed out of reach. I loved how hard she worked and that she didn't think it would just be handed to her. I loved that Dean saw something in her and truly appreciated her gift and wanted to do whatver he could to help her achieve her dream, and when push came to shove, he sacrificed himself for her.

I loved all the things about this book. I can see myself definitely checking out more of this author's work as I loved the story line, the characters, and the author's writing style. Absolutely 100% definitely recommend!!!

Erin Mallon and Zachary Webber did a fantastic job as Blair and Dean. They are both incredibly easy and entertaining to listen to and are among my favorites in terms of narrators. I would highly recommend them. #AudiobookObsessionReviewer

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Blair and Dean

This is a super fun listen. A couple of hot, talented people, a singing competition and Zachery Webber’s voice it doesn’t get any better.

The narration is top notch Erin and Zach have some of the most enjoyable voices Ive heard. I can listen to them all day!

Side note the fan girl nods to Helena Hunting from the Doritos breath to just full on bringing her up were life!

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Really good book

This is my first book from Ryleigh and I really enjoyed it. Really good I’m looking forward to the next book. Erin is a favorite of mine so thanks for another new author for me. Great job

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Super cute!!!

I really enjoy this book, nice light story very cute. The narration was perfection how can it not be with Erin & Zachary😍

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4.5 Stars Finding Fame, Finding Love

I enjoyed the change in the rock star romance. . A girl from South Africa, having grownup on a game preserve (cool idea) loves to sing and write music. She goes to America to take parent on a show like American Idol/the Voice. Her mentor is a rock star who is known for his no commitment behavior, but he finds his feels are different with this girl.
Loved the girl, she was sweet but strong, loving and kind. She was surrounding by those who appreciated her and one other contestant who was jealous.
The rockstar was nice enough but for being 8 years older than the girl was immature...seemed to be the quintessential male who doesn’t always think things through very well...but he actually is a nice guy and likable.
Love these narrators..they make a story flow, draw you in and pull for the characters.
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Rockstar Romance with a twist of The Voice

* 4.5 Stars *
I’ve been struggling through the last few audiobooks I’ve listened to so I was really hesitant to jump into another unknown, but I wanted to trust that Erin Mallon and Zachary Webber wouldn’t let me down. They are two of my favorite narrators and really, I could listen to them narrate anything but luckily this story was able to stand up all on it’s own. Back Beat was able to fully pull me out of the slump I’ve been in; I felt like I was watching a friend take part in The Voice and I didn’t want it to end. I loved the instant chemistry and the easy friendship between Dean and Blair. I am normally all about the bad boy rock star but Blair was the main draw for me in this one, I loved how she was the ultimate nice girl… there really wasn’t anything I couldn’t like about her. The forbidden romance aspect of the story added a little bit of drama into the mix but really, this was just an all around simple but great story!
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Great

I actually finished this ages ago not sure where my original review went 🤷‍♀️

This is was an amazing listen it made me late for work a few times because I found myself lingering in the car.

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Forbidden romance with a twist!

Back Beat was my first book by this Author. I found the story to be very engaging! From the start I was invested in the characters and their stories. I don’t watch reality TV or music competitions, but I enjoyed the competitive aspect of this story and the complex interactions of coaches and contestants. Blair is a strong woman who has traveled across the world to go after her dreams. She is endearing from the start and you can’t help rooting for her to win it all! I love her family, and her bestie (Maddie) is all kinds of awesome! Dean inspires swooning and you can’t help but get lost in the promise of his good intentions. Their connection is immediate and palpable, so you get all of the anticipation building up. Ultimately, this story is about falling in love when you least expect it, how easy it is to get lost in the moment, and coming to terms with the consequences. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to more by this Author! She has excellent choice in narrators! Erin Mallon & Zachary Webber are always wonderful performers and allow you to get lost in the characters and swept up the story. They really brought this story to life! Blair is from South Africa, so I was expecting the SA accent, but that didn’t take away from the story for me.

I received this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. I’m so glad I did and look forward to more from this Author! Drop Beat is Maddie’s story and I am diving into this next!

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Blair + Dean =Sweet Rockstar Romance

This book was every bit as sweet as book 2 was steamy and hot!
I loved this book and this storyline about Blair & Dean! Erin & Zach were great as the MCs and I can never get enough of their voices.
Blair has dream and a chance to hit it big in the music industry when she nails a spot in a singing competition. Dean saw her and knew she would be a star and becomes her mentor in the show. Sparks fly, they tumble into love and then reality hits them hard!
Will they get their HEA? oh yes, but it didn't come easy!
I loved this book and there was definitely enough heat to keep me interested and happy!
Bonus in the eplilogue you get a glimpse if Maddie, Blair's BFF (featured on book 2) and she is a HOOT!!

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