At twenty-one, Jared Leigh had been prepared to give up the life of a touring musician to be a father after getting his girlfriend pregnant. When she told him that she’d gotten an abortion, Jared was devastated. Now at least he has the groupies to keep him company—until a blast from the past rocks his world.
Callie Talbert hasn’t seen her sister’s ex since high school. But after Callie bumps into Jared while she’s grocery shopping with four-year-old Logan, there’s a spark that wasn’t there before. Jared quickly realizes that her deaf “son” is the same age his own child would have been. When Jared demands to know more about Logan, Callie panics. There are thing she just can’t tell him. Besides, Jared’s a bad-boy rocker, not a dependable father figure. He’ll move on to his next gig soon enough . . . right?
Trouble is, Jared refuses to be pushed away, and the more quality time he spends with Logan, the more he’s captivated by the woman Callie has become. When the truth is revealed, Jared only hopes that the three of them have what it takes to become a real family.
Get it Here
Callie
“We have a party today,” Logan said. “You come?”
“We have a party today,” Logan said. “You come?”
The alarms went off again, drowned out by the need to be the ideal
mom to a deaf boy with a cochlear implant.
“The correct sentence is ‘We are having a party today. Would you
like to come?’” I said to Logan.
“Sounds good to me,” Jared replied. “What time and where?” He
flashed his dimples, and my heart temporarily stuttered to a stop. Father and
son were definitely going to kill me if given a chance.
“No, no. I was just telling Logan so he could repeat the correct
sentence. It’s the only way he’ll learn.”
“But Jared will come, right?” Logan looked at Jared with those puppy-dog
eyes no mere human could say no to, ignoring me and that he was supposed to
repeat the sentence correctly.
I inwardly sighed and gave up the exercise for now. I had something
more urgent to deal with. “I’m sure Jared has more important things to do than
come to Mrs. Rogers’s birthday party.” To Jared, I said, “She’s our neighbor.
She looks after Logan while I’m at work. It’s not a big deal. Just Mrs. Rogers,
Logan, and me.” Nothing like those big celebrity parties he was used to. The
parties he attended with his on-again, off-again supermodel girlfriend.
“She’s nice,” Logan said, referring to Mrs. Rogers. “You like her.”
Jared unfolded himself to his full height. He was a good few inches
taller than me, and I wasn’t short by any stretch of the imagination. “Well, if
you like her, then I know I will. Tell me the when and where and I’ll be there.”
“That won’t be necessary,” I bit out. “I’m sure you’re busy.” With groupies. With
your band. With anything that doesn’t involve me and your son.
“As it is, I’m available. I just finished up with a band event for a
local radio station.”
“It’s going to be boring, Jared. It’s not one of your rock-star
parties. You won’t have fun at all. It’s just gonna be pizza and birthday cake.”
His mouth did that annoying trick of sliding up to one side. Damn
sexy smile. “Rock-star parties are overrated. And I could go for some pizza and
birthday cake.”
“And balloons,” Logan added. “Don’t forget balloons.” He didn’t
bother to sign that, and I didn’t push it. As much as I didn’t want him to
forget he was part of the deaf community, some days it was easier just
pretending that plan didn’t exist.
“I won’t forget,” I said. “I promise.” To Jared I added, “I can
guarantee you’ll be bored. I’m sure there’s a party you’d much rather hang out
at. Maybe with a few celebrities.” I nodded with finality. Problem solved.
That damn sexy smile was still there. As were the damn sexy dimples.
The guy wasn’t playing fair. He checked something on his phone. “Nope, no
rock-star parties with celebrities on today’s calendar. So I’m definitely free.”
My traitorous nephew whooped at that news.
“Seriously, why do you want to do this?” I asked, somehow not
stomping my foot at how stubborn he was being. Father was definitely like son.
Logan could be pretty stubborn too.
“Because I haven’t seen you in something like five years. I thought
we could catch up. Maybe give me a break from all these crazy rock-star parties
I’ve been attending.” He winked at me.
I had no idea what it was about that wink, but combined with the
dimples, it was lethal. If I hadn’t been in full-out panic mode, my panties
would have dampened with need.
Okay, maybe there was a little dampening going on, but he didn’t
need to know that. A dampening you could blame on the long drought—aka my lack
of a sex life. 
What I thought about My Song For You
In this second book about the members of the band, Pushing Limits, guitarist Jared Leigh runs into his ex-girlfriend's sister and her little boy at the market, and he rekindles a friendship which includes young Logan.
Callie is both excited and nervous about the re-entrance of Jared into her life, considering she is keeping some big secrets not only from Jared, but from Logan as well. Considering it's Logan parentage she's keeping from Jared, she's got some explaining to do. She's got her reasons and they are good ones, but that isn't going to stop the train from running off the tracks when the truth comes out.
Complicating everything is the fact that Callie has some strong feelings for Jared, even though he's a rock star and their lifestyles just won't mesh. There's lots of jumping to conclusions between these two, especially when it comes to feelings and it isn't until late in the book that a lot of it gets sorted out.
I really liked this rockstar's secret baby book. It held my interest to the end, and with Callie and Jared's biggest challenge being communication, it all seemed very realistic, even though I wanted to smack them upside the head at times, especially when they both became too self-sacrificing to see the forest for the trees. There's a nice cast of secondary characters between Jared's family and the band to help put things into perspective.
I've read a few books from Stina Lindenblatt prior to this one and I've been on the fence about her writing. I love her stories -- they have a touch of uniqueness that is hard to find in the formulaic world of romance, but I find her writing style sometimes a bit "choppy" for me. That wasn't as big of a problem in My Song for You and I think I'm hooked on this series.
So overall, a very nicely done secret baby plot with three very engaging main characters.
ARC provided for review.
About the Author
From Stina Lindenblatt's website
Born in Brighton England, I have lived in a number of countries, including England, the U.S, Finland, and Canada.
In addition to writing fiction, I love photography, especially the close-up variety, and currently live in Calgary, Canada, with my husband and three kids.
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