Once chance happening was enough to change Dr Sara Killian's life forever.If Billy Sweet had not been rushed to the ER department of her hospital, and if she hadn't been on duty, Sara would never have met and fallen in love with rock star Dallas Lord. But then, as suddenly as they met, Dallas disappeared; his only legacy a priceless song he had written for her.
A vicious assault convinces Sara that someone is desperate to get his or her hands on her song. After she meets Adam, Dallas's brother and manager, Sara is shocked to find that she is immediately attracted to him even though she can't shake the feeling that he may be behind the attack. Torn between her memories of Dallas and her feelings for Adam, Sara is faced with one of the most difficult decisions of her life.
Fern Michaels isn’t a person. I’m not sure she’s an entity either since an entity is something with separate existence. Fern Michaels® is what I DO. Me, Mary Ruth Kuczkir. Growing up in Hastings, Pennsylvania, I was called Ruth. I became Mary when I entered the business world where first names were the order of the day. To this day, family and friends call me Dink, a name my father gave me when I was born because according to him I was ‘a dinky little thing’ weighing in at four and a half pounds. However, I answer to Fern since people are more comfortable with a name they can pronounce.
As they say, the past is prologue. I grew up, got a job, got married, had five kids. When my youngest went off to Kindergarten, my husband told me to get off my ass and get a job. Those were his exact words. I didn’t know how to do anything except be a wife and mother. I was also a voracious reader having cut my teeth on The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Cherry Ames and the like. The library was a magical place for me. It still is to this day. Rather than face the outside world with no skills, I decided to write a book. For some reason that didn’t intimidate me. As my husband said at the time, stupid is as stupid does. Guess what, I don’t have that husband any more. Guess what else! I wrote 99 books, most of them New York Times Best Sellers.
Moving right along here . . . Several years ago I left Ballantine Books, parted company with my agent, sold my house in New Jersey that I had lived in all my married life and in 1993 moved to South Carolina. I figured if I was going to go through trauma let it be all at one time. It was a breeze. The kids were all on their own at that point. The dump was a 300 year old plantation house that is listed in the National Registry that I remodeled. Today it is beyond belief as are the gardens and the equally old Angel Oaks that drip Spanish moss. Unfortunately, I could not get my ghost to relocate. This ghost has been documented by previous owners. Mary Margaret as we call her, is “a friendly”. She is also mischievous. It took me two weeks to figure out that she didn’t like my coffee cups. They would slide off the table or counter or else they’d break in the dishwasher. I bought red checkered ones. All are intact as of this writing. She moves pillows from one room to the other and she stops all the clocks in the house at 9:10 in the a.m. at least once a week. When the Azaleas are in bloom, and only then, I find blooms on my night stand. I have this glorious front porch and during the warm months I see my swing moving early in the morning when the air is still and again late in the day. She doesn’t spook the dogs. I always know when she’s around because the five of them line up and look like they’re at a tennis match. As of this writing we’re co-habiting nicely.
Most writers love what they do and I’m no exception. I love it when I get a germ of an idea and get it down on paper. I love breathing life into my characters. I love writing about women who persevere and prevail because that’s what I had to do to get to this point in time. It’s another way of saying it doesn’t matter where you’ve been, what matters is where you’re going and how you get there. The day I finally prevailed was the day I was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. For me it was an awesome day and there are no words to describe it. I’ve been telling stories and scribbling for 37 years. I hope I can continue for another 37 years. It wasn’t easy during some of those years. As I said, I had to persevere. My old Polish grandmother said something to me when I was little that I never forgot. She said when God is good to you, you have to give back. For a while I didn’t know how to do that. When I finally figured it out I set up The Fern Michaels® Foundation.
3.5 stars Short synopsis: Rock star falls for doctor. Rock star writes song for doctor. Rock star then is in plane crash and is claimed dead. Rock star's brother enters picture. A love triangle and drama ensues as the rock star's sleazy former girlfriend slash back-up singer tries to claim song as her own and does everything she can to get her evil mitts on it. Duh duh DUH....
I first read Sara's Song as a young teen and found the story so romantic that its basic plot has stuck with me since. Being so young, I was able to look past, or more likely didn't notice, the writing, specifically the stilted dialogue. It's so clunky and awkward sounding, everybody talks as if they have the dread virus Verbal Diarrhea where they ramble from one topic to the next and back again using short, choppy sentences. Rather akin to riding a random thought roller coaster, I'd say. After a while the dialogue either became better or I became used to how it was written. There's also some odd adjectives used a couple times (loose-limbed for one) and other words and phrases used too often. One phrase in particular that I've always hated: "It is what it is." Shameful language in (non)spoiler. Anyway, seeing as the plot is rather implausible, I'm willing to forgive a lot, it is fantasy after all. Although, I find it very hard to believe a nurse can go from working at a hospital to working at a veterinarian's office. Humans and animals may have similarities but they are different species. There's no way I'd want her to touch my cat without first going back to school and studying to become a veterinary technician. I came across some typos and mistakes while reading the Kindle edition, such as incorrect word usage and random periods thrown into the middle of a sentence. I assume the latter came about through the transfer from paper to digital, but not too sure about the others.
With all that said, I still managed to become charmed by the story, flaws and all (and there are many), and had a hard time putting down the book. That tells a lot, seeing I have the attention span of a fruit fly. Even though this is technically a romance, not a lot of time is spent on developing much of a romance between Sara and Dallas or Sara and Adam, but there's enough that I didn't have a problem. However, what I did have an issue with was timing; I never knew how much time had passed in the book to gauge exactly where Sara and Dallas were in their relationship or how long the duration was between Dallas' "death" and Sara and Adam's attraction, mostly everything appeared to happen far too soon, but it's hard to tell for certain. I liked the characters, they're not anything spectacular or deep for that matter, but basically regular people who talk in an inhuman way. Dallas made some odd decisions that might rile or confound some people but I think that's because (minor spoiler, but nothing integral to the book's plot) But that's just my hypotheses.
While this technically doesn't deserve more than three stars and most aspects could have been stronger and employed more depth, I enjoyed reading the book and was able to get lost in the story of love, loss and happily ever after.
Originally Reviewed: November 9, 2012 Received: Digital copy borrowed from library
This was a good summertime read. Famous singer meets doctor and the rest is history with a lot going on in between. I started out reading Fern Michaels with her Sisterhood series, but soon grew tired of the theme. Her relationship novels, however, are filled with twists and turns and good character development which leaves the reader wanting to find out how the story ends. You begin rooting for one character then wonder if that was the right decision. In this story, we have the singer the doctor, the band, the overprotective older brother, the close-knit sisters, a mean-spirited revengeful ex-girlfriend, and a nurse friend who would do anything for the doctor. My emotions ran the gamut of ahhhh to ohhhhh to omg. People, and relationships, are not always as they appear to be - if this fictional story teaches the reader anything - it's how important open and honest communication is - and that you don't want to wait until it's too late to discover that.
This was better than the last one of Fern's I read. She must love dogs though, there were lots in this book which made it a great read for me. The ending was a surprise, I thought she would have chosen the other one. All in all a good quick read.
I don’t read romance novels very often (most of them are too vulgar for my taste) but I did enjoy this romance other than a few swear words that I didn’t feel were needed. Other than that a enjoyable read
This book has unique characters and a great plot. It has a bit of everything from romance, action, and sister love. Glad I found it in the Audible Plus program. A very happy reader and listener!
I have had this book on my shelf for years and for whatever reason, finally picked it up! It's also my first Fern Michaels book. It was another fast read for me. Overall, I liked the concept of the story but at times it seemed to get a little sidetracked or something. I'm not even sure what it was but it seemed to swerve in different directions when I wasn't really sure why. I liked the characters, or at least wanted to like them, but they seemed to make random life decisions with little thought. One was a huge rock star and one was a doctor. Those professions take years to build and the way they left them was....interesting? I'd give it 2.5 stars if possible.
Sweet romantic story, just a bit too long. Both Sara and Dallas are missing things in their lives, by the end of the book- things are working out for them. But it sure took a long time for them to get there.
I read this story in my early 20's and I found it so romantic. Sara being a serious doctor and Dallas a rock star nonetheless but they clicked together so good. Adam threw me off-kilter along with Sara and I can't hide the fact that I wanted her to pick him in the end....
I've read Fern Michaels before, and honestly I liked her work. I mean, it was something that I would read if I was just wanting to read something and I couldn't find anything I liked- then I would settle for one of hers. It's never anything complicated, but you get a decent story. Now to be truthful, I read her many years ago. I think my taste has changed quite considerably over the years. I like plot twists and stories that have depth and so on. That is not what you will get with Sara's Song or any of the ones I've read.
This one was so elementary that I had to stop and find the publishing date. It was 2009- and this is why I know I've changed. Maybe this would've been okay in 2009, but it's 2018 and this was for lack of a better word corny.
It is predictable beyond predictability and it's sort of weird. You have a female doctor who is very straight laced and I assume her only flaw is that she smokes. This is how she is first presented. She is encouraged to loosen up by a supporting character in an elderly spit fire nurse- Nelly. The good doctor meets Dallas Lord a rock musician and her life changes. He is not what she would typically date and when she gets to know him, she finds him strange or simply put slow. He isn't very smart and tries to hide it, in her perspective. Here is my problem at this point in the story- The writer makes you feel like Sara is having second thoughts about him because of his weird behavior and his lack of sexual prowess if you will. Here, it begins to shape the reader's thoughts that, yeah, he is a little different and there isn't really that magic that you look for in sweet love stories. The writer further solidified this by using another supporting character- the MC's sister in pointing out some things that the reader was not privileged to see. You know how writers use a character to talk about scenes or conversations that happened, yet only that character heard them. They were never revealed to the reader. This happened a few times in the book with more than one character. The use of supporting characters revealing information that changes the way you view the MC#2 - Dallas Lord.
So a string of events happen and Sara becomes acquainted with Dallas' brother. Very aquatinted, but not very, very acquainted. Once this is developed the plot thickens and you are left wondering whom she will choose. It's very obvious and very predictable which makes it boring. There are no sparks. The language that the characters use is so antiquated and odd is very crippling to the story. The dialogue is like so weird. People do not really talk like that. It's like one of those really bad dramadies . (Drama/comedy) sp?
Several things about this book bothered me, but on the whole, I enjoyed it.
What I didn't like: How difficult it was to figure out how much time had passed. Other than a few times, I didn't know. That wasn't very pleasant. Also, I didn't particularly appreciate that it was easy for an RN to start working for a vet without any training. Can this really happen? I don't think so. Adam talked about stuff to the band in front of Sandy, even though he suspected her. I don't think this would have happened either. Adam was such a stickler for things that it went against his character to make such a mistake. Since I listened to this novel as an audiobook, I didn't like the narrator using a childlike voice for Dallas at the beginning of the story. It felt contrived. At the end of the story, that tone wasn't there, and he sounded like the strong man he had been proven to be through all the testing, etc.
What I did like: The storyline involving Sandy was very well-written. The suspense was wonderful. I'm glad the judge survived. But I was really irritated with Dallas/Jack for faking his death. His character was strong, pulling strong emotions from me as I read. I'm glad Sara realized that she didn't like being a doctor. I thought this was a true facet of character for someone who tried to live up to her parents' expectations. I'm glad that Sara and Dallas realized they loved each other and settled into a happy life together in Montana, but I wanted Sara and Adam to be together. They could have been done so easily after Dallas pretended to die. That bonehead move led to several attempts against Sara's life. Adam deserves to have someone to love, who would love him as intensely. The secondary characters were good and not fluffy-needed in the story. It was sweet how Dallas found replacement parents for himself and Adam. And the dogs. I love that both of the brothers adopted dogs.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
I usually really like Fern Michaels books but this book was not that good. It started out slow there was a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes. I usually just don't want to put down any of her books but this book I almost didn't finish. It took me awhile to get through it. The second half of the book was a lot better. I also thought that this book bounced around a lot which made it hard to keep everything straight as to what was happening. As a whole I thought that this book was just okay.
Dallas is a rock star who needs a much needed break but something unexpected happened that brought his life to a halt. He wasn't sure where to go from here after what happened. He meet Sara and soon they became great friends but did they feel more for each other or was it because they both felt they were alone. This is Dallas and Sara's story and things that happens to them when things unexpected happen in your life and the challenges they need to overcome.
The story line was OK. However, I didn't like the way the dialogue was written and found it in all irritating.
singer meets doctor and a lot going on in between. i got tired and bored of the theme. we have the singer, the doctor, the band, the overprotective older brother, the close-knit sisters, a mean-spirited revengeful ex-girlfriend, and a nurse friend who would do anything for the doctor. this book shows that important open and honest communication is essential singer falls for doctor. singer writes song for doctor. singer then is in plane crash and is claimed dead. singers brother enters picture. a love triangle and drama ensues as the singers sleazy ex slash back-up singer tries to claim song as her own and does everything she can to get her grimy little hands on it.
would give it 3/10 but since this is good reads ill give it a 2/10 this book didnt suck ass booty i just didnt like it and it wasnt my cup of tea
I liked the story a!though it got kitschy in parts. But the last chapter was just a blur. After a big build up.....nothing. I liked the premise, it just left me thinking, "Huh? What the heck happened to all the details?"
Great beach read. I enjoyed the characters and how they came together. Wasn't hard to figure out yhe nad guy but that's the joy of a s ummer read. I reccommend bthis ro anyone just wanting to relax.
A wonderful story of finding love through pain and finally discovering what’s really important in life. Sara’s Song is a compassionate story of healing two wounded souls.
how is it possible that this is the second book i’ve read this year about a doctor that quits her job to follow her loser boyfriend to Montana to make pottery?! also has this author ever heard anyone speak in her life