{ARC Review} The Beat Match (Showmen #3) by Kelly Siskind

"A friends-to-lovers and older-brother’s-best-friend book that will blow you away." ~ Reads and Reviews
Two DJs. One beat. An off-limits romance neither of them expected.
Weston Aldrich is known for his devastating looks and crisp Italian suits. He's been groomed to take over his family business and is on the brink of closing a massive merger. Only two wild cards can derail him.
Wild Card One: If anyone learns he moonlights as a masked DJ, his credibility will be toast. Wild Card Two: Annie can’t-hold-a-job Ward.
The Annie Ward he promised to help raise after her brother died. The scatterbrained girl who makes it her mission in life to drive him crazy. The gorgeous woman he’s not supposed to fantasize about, let alone kiss.
Annie hates Wes’s insanely overprotective nature, and how his ridiculous bone structure makes him look like a Greek god. His jokes about her plethora of jobs are beyond irksome. She has no plans to tell him about her latest aspiration, to match beats as a budding DJ. Until she learns what Wes does at night. Now she plans to prove Weston Aldrich has met his match.

*Note:  This book was provided to The Book Hookup by the Author but that did not in any way influence this review!

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This story is complex, sweet, romantic and fun…and it’s my favorite book in this series so far.  As I’ve come to expect from Ms. Siskind’s books, the characters have depth to them and the storyline is unique.  This author has a way with putting in just the right amount of comedy in what in reality is a fairly serious story.  These characters have experienced loss and, because of that, are cautious.  Yet, their hearts are willing to take a chance.  There’s healing and hope in every chapter.

I will admit that I didn’t relate to Annie in the beginning and it took me a little while to warm up to her.  But, as I learned about her past and the reasons she is who she is, it all became much clearer and I empathized with her story.  I might have even come to like her…quite a bit.  Wes was sexy and swoony.  And the fact that he hid his wild side was very enticing.  Together these two had to overcome the challenges of their past, and their own preconceived notions about what was possible, on their road to happiness.  I, for one, am glad they did.

In this series, Ms. Siskind has taught me a little about magic, a bit about theft, and now a smidgen about DJing (ya…I know that’s not really a word, just go with it).  Her stories are set in unusual locations and her characters aren’t your typical office workers, and I really like that.  She takes me behind the scenes in worlds I may not ever see in real life and it makes the stories all that much more enjoyable.  This is another great addition to the series and I look forward to whatever the author has up her sleeve next!

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