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Lyla's Song

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Riviting! Once you begin reading this story, it is virtually impossible to put it down. The author employs her incredible talent for description & dialogue and weaves a delightful, heartwarming story of unexpected love. Lyla's Song is writing at it's finest! Outstanding! I am fervently keeping my fingers crossed for a sequel!

In Lyla's Song, Kay Layton Sisk has given us some great characters and a wonderfully realistic portrayal of life in rural Texas. You will love Lyla, the resilient young widow raising her son alone. And you will come to love Eddie T, the rock star and recovering addict, who rents Lyla's home on the lake. The unlikely relationship that develops between Lyla and T makes for some great reading. This book is a definite keeper!

Eddie T. Samuels ('T' to members of his Rock band and his millions of fans) has come down hard. A decade of drinking and drugs finally catch up with him when he's accused of on-stage rape. He heads for rehab, then for a place in the woods where he can recouperate--guarded by the band's manager. He's sworn off drugs and alcohol, but women, betting, and music are still within bounds and a bet with his manager to date and bed his beautiful landlady seems like the dream distraction to wile away the weeks before he can rejoin the band. The last thing he expects is to fall for her. Eddie T. (Sam to the Texas locals) doesn't fall for women. But somehow, Lyla Lee makes him want to break the rules.

Since her husband's death, Lyla has retreated from the music she loved. Her life is full with her son, the convenience store she manages, and her friends--including persistant suitor, Tib. But 'Sam' exudes a chemistry that can't be denied. When he wins a bet with Lyla by getting into a sold-out museum show (those rock millions can come in handy), he insists on taking her out on a date--and desire transitions into love. It's an impossible relationship. He's a notorious rock star and she's a widow with a child. But all of a sudden, 'T' can't imagine a life without her.

Author Kay Layton Sisk creates a charming community. The evolving relationship impacts, and is impacted by everyone in the town. The musical obsession shared by Lyla and T serves double-purpose in explaining a part of their instant bond, and in creating the basis for multiple sensuous moments.

LYLA'S SONG is a fascinating story, filled with entertaining characters. I sat down in the morning to read for an hour and didn't look up until late afternoon (when I finished it). Well done, Kay Sisk. I'm happy to recommend this book.

The genuine Bad Boy has a soft spot in the heart of nearly every female. And Eddie T is the King of Bad. When he leaves drug rehab, he may be clean, but he's even madder at the world than he's ever been. Until, hiding away in rural America with his long-suffering manager, he meets a girl named Lyla. The musical matchmate for his soul. It takes a lot of heartache, but in the end Eddie and Lyla prove that dreams really can come true, however late a start a person might have. This is a wonderful book, the kind you just can't put down. Heartily recommended by Grace Ann Kone, who writes as Blair Bancroft.

At his last concert, Eddie T Samuels, lead singer of the rock group, Bone-Cold Alive, landed himself and his band into a lot of hot water. Now, recently released from the rehabilitation clinic for drug dependency, he's on his way, incognito, to a small back water town for three more weeks of seclusion and recovery. Reluctant and petulant, Eddie T agrees with Levi Fletcher, the rock group's Manager, to be Sam Thomas, chauffeur and `companion' to Fletcher. By keeping T out of trouble for a further three weeks, Fletch is hoping the singer will find it more difficult to revert to his old habits. Although her in-laws have plenty of money and would never let her do without, widow Lyla Lee is a proud woman, who doesn't feel comfortable relying on them or expecting them to provide a secure future for her son, Harrison. She rents out her home for a few weeks to a `gay' couple, Fletch and Sam, while she stays with her son in the small apartment above her convenience store. On their first day at the house, while she's showing them around, Lyla's convinced she's made a mistake. Sam Thomas is not at all a good influence and definitely not a character she wants her son around. She has serious doubts about this arrangement, but because she needs the money the rent would provide, she doesn't say anything.

Sparks fly from the first moment between Sam and Lyla. Sam, being the selfish, egotistically arrogant man that he is, goads Lyla at every turn just to get a reaction. Lyla treats Fletch with respect and Sam as the spoilt brat he is. The only thing that Sam and Lyla have in common is music. A strong and binding love to music, which draws them closer. Without realizing it, Sam starts to change, trying to become a better person just for her and eventually falls in love. Lyla finds herself falling deeper and deeper into love with him, but what will she do when she finds out who Sam really is? Can their fragile love survive? When I first started reading LYLA'S SONG, I wasn't too keen on Eddie T. In fact, I didn't like the hero at all. However, the deeper I got into the story, the more he grew on me, till I fell in love with the marvelously sweet man Sam Thomas is and Eddie T. could be.

LYLA'S SONG is a beautiful love story; a wonderful book. KAY LAYTON SISK's characters are excellent and add so much depth to the story, by the time you're done reading, you'll feel you know each one of them personally. Sam and Lyla will have you burning the midnight oil for sure. SISK's writing style is strong and compelling; her secondary characters help to carry the story along and each one of them is so well thought out, made fascinating in their own right. The story kept me enthralled right to the end. Ms SISK is sure to win hearts and score big with this novel!

Love a great romance, told with wit, humor, intelligence, realism and plenty of steam? You'll love this book! The secrets will break your heart and the emotion between T and Lyla keep you hooked until the last turn of the page. Great read!

The hero and heroine of this story are from two different worlds. He's a rock star, she's the owner of a small town convenience store on Lake Texoma.

Currently recovering from a stay in the Betty Ford clinic, Eddie T thinks he's in a new kind of Hell. Then he meets Lyla, and decides maybe small town life isn't all bad. Their clash of ideals and the myriad cast of characters surrounding them give this story depth and humor.

Eddie T's struggle with addiction isn't glossed over as it is in so many stories, and Lyla's tragic past will bring tears to your eyes.

These two only share one thing in common at first... a love of music, and it's "Lyla's Song" which brings them together.