The Love Lyric by Kristina Forest

Welcome Back, Booklovers! I decided to finish out The Green Sisters series and read The Love Lyric. Shout out to my library for coming through with the audiobook very quickly.

The Love Lyric follows eldest sister Violet who is a single mother after her husband was killed unexpectedly in an accident. It's just been Violet and her daughter Cala for the last few years and she's finally starting to open herself up to the idea of finding love again. Violette had previously met Angel at a wedding prior to her sister working with him full time as a stylist and he tried to ask her out but she shut him down. Now it's a few years later, his R&B career has taken off and he's still trying to shoot his shot. He recently became the face of Save Face Beauty, a cosmetics company Violet works for. When Violet and Angel have to work together on a multi-city tour sparks fly. 

This book had the most depth of the books in the series. There was a lot of discussion surrounding grief and the way in which it affects someone even years later. The process of building a new relationship and being open to love again. Violet being the eldest sister and a single mother often takes on the role of being the strongest in the family and holds everyone down. Lately she's been concerned about her parents getting up there in age while their flower business is gaining more popularity. Angel, is a sweet southern charmer who comes from a very religious family. Through the novel he has a rough relationship with his mother who berates him for doing secular music. At the same time he wants to move away from the mainstream sound of his music. 

Readers looking for a safe, soft romance will really enjoy this one. It's relatively low angst and packed with popular tropes. I would've loved to see more of the larger than life aspects play out. Like really see Violet having to deal with being thrust into the spotlight dating a popular R&B singer, having to deal with tours and adoring fans, attending premieres. Because while it was something that came up towards the end we only got a small glimpse into that.