Merritt Valentine has escaped her career as a famous singer-songwriter in LA after a much published breakdown, and is now living with her sister in Crested Peak, Colorado. Trying to keep her life together and heal her wounds, she hasn’t written or sung a song in years. When she buys a house that needs some work, she hires Niko Petrakis, a too good looking and kind-hearted handyman, someone she’d chew up and spit out. Despite everyone’s warnings to steer clear of each other, Niko and Merritt are drawn together. Niko can’t shake his fascination with Merritt and as they spend more time together their mutual attraction sparks a deeper connection.

Some Kind of Famous was not a light-hearted romance. Merritt had a ton of baggage that she’s still working through. Her traumatic past is almost too much for her to get past. Niko moved to Crested Peak for another woman doing and he hasn’t had a true relationship since she left. Neither of them trusts love but his job of fixing up her house brings them together and gives them a chance to get to know each other without giving in to their romance. At times the heavy subject matter made me pause and reflect on if I wanted to keep reading, but for some reason I was curious as to how these two people, who didn’t have a lot in common and had very disparate backgrounds, would find their happily ever after.

I’ll admit that I also like to root for an underdog and both Merritt and Niko seemed to have a lot weighing things against them. Merritt needed to overcome her past and get her head on straight, and Niko needed to be happy living life the way he needed- utilizing his skills as a wood worker and artist despite his lack of a formal education. Everyone wanted them to stay away from each other, but they ended up being each other’s best friends and helping each other find their inner strength. So, ever though it was heavy reading, I really liked the story and how these characters fought for everything they had together.

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