Kristina Forest offers the warm and lovely third entry in the Greene Sisters series. The Love Lyric stars Iris, oldest sister to Violet and Lily, who each found love in the first two books (The Partner Plot; The Neighbor Favor). Iris found love once before, too--but then her husband, Terry, was killed in a car accident when their daughter was only a baby.
It's been five years since Terry's death, but slightly uptight Iris is too busy now to look for love again. She's a corporate executive at a makeup company, and she really only cares about her job and her kindergartner daughter, Calla. So when Iris's company hires R&B sensation Angel as their representative for a skincare line, and her pregnant coworker suddenly goes on leave, Iris finds herself subbing in on a nationwide skincare tour with Angel. He's famous, sexy, and has the smoothest voice. Soon Iris starts to wonder if maybe she couldtry dating again.
The Love Lyric can be read as a standalone, but Forest's sensitive handling of its sweet themes of new beginnings and love in unexpected places are sure to send readers hustling to read the first two books in the series. How Angel overcame a tough upbringing before reaching stardom and Iris's fierce protectiveness of Calla will resonate with readers as Angel and Iris fall for each other. Forest has created wonderfully believable characters, and cleverly puts them in some very funny circumstances on their whirlwind tour. The Love Lyric is a pitch-perfect celebrity romance. --Jessica Howard, freelance book reviewer