Review: Heaven Sent By Cherie Summers #CandidBookReviews

Johnnie Vega grew up never knowing his father’s love. Instead of receiving praise for his musical expertise, he garnered criticism and ridicule. That anger with his father ignited a fire inside Johnnie to prove his worth. Together with his band, Lush, Johnnie rose to superstardom. But the fame and fortune the bad boy drummer found didn’t heal the wounds of his heart. Instead they fueled his destructive behaviors. No matter how many times he checked himself into rehab the demons of his past would not let go. And when his best friend, Caesar Blue died in a tragic accident, Johnnie spiraled out of control until Melanie. 

This gift of love sent to him from his lost friend, means everything to him, and gave him the strength to finally get clean. With Melanie, he has found a happiness he’s never known. And with her they have created a new life. The man who grew up at odds with his own father, will now be a father for the first time. 

But when the baby comes early, Johnnie is faced with the worst possible outcome. Raising his child alone. Can he face a future without Melanie? He’s not sure, and as those doubts take seed and begin to grow, he finds himself losing his strength to go on and his will to stay sober. There’s only one person who can help Johnnie, but he died long ago. But if Caesar returned once, surely, he can do it again?

As a child, Cherié Summers, dreamed of being a writer. And it's in her dreams that Ms. Summers finds inspiration. At age eighteen, a dream she had about her favorite rock star, Billy Idol, turned into her first novel, A Melody for Adrian. But, Ms. Summers didn't get serious about publishing that novel until she turned fifty. Three years later, she has five published books to her name. 

A Melody for Adrian begins her Love on Fire series which she describes as "drama filled, erotic romance about love, sex, friendship, and rock and roll". Thus far, there are four books in the series that chronicle the trials, tribulations, and romances of the fictional band, Lightning. For her fifth book, Eternally Wild, Ms. Summers veered away from her series to take a stab at paranormal romance. However, the book is still grounded in music. The inspiration for Eternally Wild also came from a dream. One in which Ms. Summers met the ghost of Michael Hutchence. She was compelled to begin writing the book on the 20th anniversary of his death and is thrilled with the outcome, calling it her "steamiest" creation to date.

Writing is only one of Ms. Summers' creative passions. She is also an avid photographer, specializing in portrait photography of animals, nature, and people. Another creative outlet she revels in is belly dancing. She teaches the art of Middle Eastern dance through her local community education program. She also enjoys traveling to music concerts and pop culture conventions with her daughter, Kayla. Atlanta is a favorite destination, and Ms. Summers' dream is to move there when she retires.

Heaven Sent By Cherie Summers 

Review by Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews

First, I want to thank Cherie Summers for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review. 

I am so glad that Cherie Summers is back to continue her rock and roll series. Out of all the books in this series Heaven Sent is my ultimate fave. I highly suggest you read her books in order and not as a standalone. There is a ton of history with all of the characters that you will be so lost if you just read this one. 

This series is the series for you if you love rock and roll bands, celebrities, wanted to know what it was like to go behind the scenes. This book was quite different from the rest of the series. This one pulled on your heart strings in many directions. At times my emotions were all over the place and I started tearing up. 

Cherie wrote an incredibly beautiful story. She seemed so incredibly passionate about the characters she was writing about. It totally showed through her writing that there was a special place in her heart for many of these characters. 

Personally, I am a huge fans of dolphins. I think they are so beautiful and amazing. Their symbolism into the storyline and the meaning to the characters blew my mind. What an amazing way to think outside of the box.