Down the Shore by T. Torrest Genres: Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Women, Rocker Romance
Published by Self Published Publication Date: April 21, 2015
Pages: 329
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Livia Chadwick is a photographer by day and a self-proclaimed rock slut by night.
Her dating life is a lackluster parade of evasive jerks and her boss is an unrelenting nightmare of a human being. What else can a girl do but rent a beach house with her girlfriends and blow off a little steam every weekend? But hey, she’s from Jersey. Barhopping down the shore all season is sort of mandatory. All is going according to plan… until she meets Jack.
Jack Tanner is a contractor-turned-musician in a small-town cover band suddenly thrust into the limelight. He’s already had enough of the rock-and-roll lifestyle, and groupies have never been his thing. Then again… there’s a gorgeous brunette in the audience tonight, checking him out with the most incredible green eyes he’s ever seen.
She's looking for a fling.
He's looking for forever.It’s gonna be one helluva summer.
Set in the summer of 1995, Down the Shore takes the reader on a tour through some of the Jersey shore’s hottest hot spots over one, sleepless, flannel-clad summer. It’s a look back to a time when the music was groundbreaking, the rock clubs were king, and bar bands ruled the world. Read when you're in the mood for: something light, funny, romantic, beachy, and nostalgic. For ages 18+.
Down the Shore was a cute, albeit pretty predictable book. Livia is a fun-loving girl, always out for a good time. The Jersey Shore in the 1990’s sounds like a blast & Livia and her friends made the best of it. Then, she meets Jack.
Jack is a gorgeous rock star with a great body—Livia’s usual type—but Jack isn’t your typical rock star. He is looking for more than just a good time, when he meets Livia, he decides that he wants her.
During a torturous self-imposed period of celibacy, Jack and Livia really get to know each other. They develop a relationship and things seem to be going well—until they are not.
Although I mentioned the story is somewhat predictable, Torrest does do a good job of keeping the reader in suspense towards the end of the story. I was very worried I was not going to get the happy ending I always crave! Overall this was a cute book, I enjoyed the music references—even though by the 90’s I home having kids and not so much in the concert/club scene anymore. Read this one, you will enjoy it.
