E-galley Review: Write or Wrong (Common Threads #9) by Heidi Hutchinson

I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Write or Wrong by Heidi Hutchinson
Series: Common Threads #9
Published by Smartypants Romance on October 3, 2024
Genres: Adult Rock Star Romance
Pages: 486
Source: the publisher
Format: E-galley
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Blurb:

Zara Lorna is kind of a big deal. After winning Artist of the Year (again), having a public argument with her boyfriend (again), and being whisked away by a man she barely knows (that’s new), it feels like she can’t go anywhere without drawing attention. It’s taking a toll on her and she could use a break.

Deciding to spend some time out of the public eye, she moves to Chicago to be close to Nikki. Hoping that being around her creative friend will cure her blues.

Asa Young was a rock star (almost). His dreams of traveling the world with his band came true (almost). These days, he’s content making commercial jingles at XY Records and staying as far away from the limelight as he can (that’s new). And he definitely doesn’t write music anymore.

Which means he should definitely stay away from Zara, no matter how much fun they have and how easy their connection. Being around her attracts too much unwanted attention.
Except that being around her is all he wants to do.
She reignites a flame inside Asa he thought had died long ago. And he is everything her heart has been looking for.
Is the connection they share strong enough to make them more than friends?
Or are there too many obstacles to make it work?

‘Write or Wrong’ is a full-length contemporary romance and can be read as a standalone. Book #9 in the Common Threads series, Seduction in the City World, Penny Reid Book Universe.

My Review

I first read this author through the SmartyPants Romance books. And so I was thrilled to have another one from her to read this time around. It was fun to be in the music world again. While Zara somewhat reminded me of Taylor Swift, it was of her in her younger days for sure. And then of course there was Asa, who was an older former rock star, or very short-lived career rock star. Both of them had dealt with people in their past that they should have been able to depend on that had been bad for them, back-stabbing and causing all kinds of issues. While it had made Asa back away from the whole business and become quiet and kind of broody, Zara was kind of the opposite as she was more of a sunshine and always looking at the good for the most part. Willing to forgive and also give another chance, looking for the good in everyone.

But boy did some of the people in her life, her ex-boyfriend for example, he was horrible. And the way his PR twisted things to make it look like she was the cheater and the one breaking them up. Not to mention Asa’s sister and mother. However they also had some really good people and friends in their lives. Her family was so great, his father. The friends they had in common or some of their other industry contacts. Of course she also had such great security, from the Cipher security connections that we even got to spend some brief time at the end with some of our favorite Knitting in the City series characters, Alex, Dan, and Quinn.

Their relationship took its time, and the author wrote it perfectly. Honestly there wasn’t a third act breakup, even with a bit of a misunderstanding. Zara’s way to deal with it and how she worked around it was realistic in my opinion and only made the story end perfectly. Another great story from this author in a series that I love!