Bright Stars: Once More with Feeling / Opposites Attract

by Nora Roberts

The competition is fierce—and passionate—between musicians and athletes in Bright Stars, a two-novel collection from #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon Nora Roberts.

Once More with Feeling
Celebrated musicians Raven Williams and Brandon Carstairs rose to the top of the charts—and to the front page of the gossip columns—before their relationship imploded. Heartbroken, Raven immersed herself into music, putting her career above life and love. Five years later, Brandon has been hired to score a potential blockbuster musical film—and wants Raven to co-write it with him. And as the melody and rhythm of their work flows, Raven and Brandon embrace the harmony of their hearts…

Opposites Attract
Once they ruled the tennis courts. Ty Starbuck reduced opponents to ash with his fiery athleticism. Asher Wolfe’s cool cunning skills left players frozen in their tracks. Their temperaments could not be more mismatched, but the drive that made them champions also propelled them into a steamy and scandalous affair that drove Asher from the sport and into a bad marriage. Now, three years later, she’s making a comeback that will bring her face to face with Ty only to discover their rivalry isn’t about defeating each other in Grand Slam victories, but about winning a tournament of the heart.

Genres: Romance

416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published January 25, 2022

About the author

Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including Hideaway, Under Currents, Come Sundown, The Awakening, Legacy, and coming in November 2021 -- The Becoming -- the second book in The Dragon Heart Legacy. She is also the author of the futuristic suspense In Death series written under the pen name J.D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.

Reviews

[Georgia-May · Rating 3 out of 5]

Once More with Feeling > 5/07/23 - 14/07/23
2.5…

I’m a bit undecided on how I felt about this short story. I kind of wanted more, but then at the same time I don’t know if I would have liked more

Opposites Attract > 26/07/23 - 31/07/23
5 stars!

Oh my god, this one was so much better. I loved these characters and the story was so good. There was a small twist that I didn’t expect but overall a really good short story. Wish there was more.

Overall the two as a set was average as I found ‘Opposites Attract’ a lot better than ‘Once more with feeling’ but this is my opinion, you’re free to have your own. If you enjoyed both I’m jealous

[Laney Humble · Rating 2 out of 5]

Once more with feeling puts a sour taste in my mouth for the rest of the book. As someone who is interested in the music industry I was initially interested in how raven would do in different scenarios and how the public would react to that. Branden, the main love interest, is downright weird and abusive forcing her to listen and do things that she doesn't want to do, and the ending OH BOY, put a bad taste in my mouth.

I've never read a nora Robert's book before and this was my first one and I found that this book made me generally angry everytime I read it and it had brand in the chapter.

[Carol · Rating 1 out of 5]

So predictable. And I'm really tired of descriptions of women wanting rough or violent sex. I skimmed the 2nd half of the first story, and most of the 2nd

[Kelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh boy, the good news she has gotten a whole lot better.

[Donna Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the old school type of writing where the man is forceful which creates friction.
Not my cup of tea.