Finding Home

De: Lauren Rowe

Narrado por: Andi Arndt, Sean Masters

I’m Caleb “C-Bomb” Baumgarten, the bad boy drummer of Red Card Riot. After tragedy strikes, I get the bright idea to hire my daughter’s remaining lifeline, her “Auntie Aubbey,” as my live-in nanny in her small town. I’m determined not to give in to my white-hot attraction to Aubrey, since I need her to certify my sobriety and testify on my behalf at an upcoming custody hearing. But you know what they say about best laid plans, right? Yeah. My bad.

Finding Home is a standalone, small town, single dad rockstar romance with deep feels, suspense, spice, no cheating, no third act breakup, and a happily ever after.

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©2024 Lauren Rowe (P)2024 Lauren Rowe

Single dad rockstar romance? YES Please!!!

This single dad rockstar romance is so compelling, poignant, and passionate! My heart was totally invested in Caleb and Aubrey's emotional journey from the very beginning. Caleb enjoyed the life of a famous bad boy rockstar and has the emotional scars to show for it. When a woman he had a one night stand with tells him she's pregnant, he pays her off to go away. When his mother gets sick, family and getting to know his daughter becomes important. But the mother wouldn't change their contract which sent him spiraling. Now he is trying to clean up his act for the band. When he finds out the mother of his daughter was in an accident, he is ready to be a better man and father. But first he must gain the trust of the woman who has helped raise his daughter, Raine. Aubrey is sweet, loving and a rule follower. When Caleb comes to meet his daughter, she only wants to protect Raine from the tattooed stranger that little Raine has never met. They reach an agreement that he will stay sober, and out of trouble, and she will help him begin a relationship with Raine. Caleb has some missteps, but he really is sweet and earnest as he wins over Raine. Aubrey never saw the appeal her best friend saw in Caleb, but as she sees a new side to him, she begins to fall for him along with Raine. But when someone dangerous wants to claim Raine for himself, will Caleb and Aubrey be able to keep her safe? I loved Caleb and Aubrey so much, and the beautiful family they were building with adorable little Raine. Caleb works so hard at his sobriety, and is a wonderful and devoted lover, friend, and father. He puts everyone first and is determined to protect those he loves. Aubrey is so strong, sweet, selfless, and caring. They are perfect together, making each other stronger, having fun together, and their chemistry is off the charts.
Narrators Andi Arndt and Sean Masters are superb storytellers! They embodied these characters perfectly, bringing them to life so clearly. Their ability to convey such emotion from the dramatic to the funny, from panic to passion, and all the sweet moments in between was superb. They helped to make this breathtaking love story even more captivating!

Great audio!!

Thank you so much to Lauren and Home Cooked Books for an advance audio of Finding Home! This was my first book by Lauren, but it certainly won't be my last. I love a good rockstar romance, and paired with the single dad/nanny trope...I was instantly hooked!

Caleb Baumgarten, aka C-bomb, is the drummer for the popular band Red Card Riot. After tragedy strikes, Caleb finds himself fighting for custody to raise the child he's never met. He's been dealing with his own loss and battling drugs, and suddenly he's faced with his greatest challenge yet: being a dad to sweet little Raine. Caleb enlists the help of Aubrey Capshaw who had already been helping raise Raine to be the child's nanny.

Aubrey has a bunch of preconceived notions about Caleb, but the longer they spend time together, the more she learns the true nature behind the tatted up drummer. Caleb was absolutely adorable when interacting with Raine, and I loved his personal growth throughout the book. I also enjoyed the development of his connection with Aubrey. It was an emotional story with wonderful secondary characters. Aubrey's parents were a delight, and I'm definitely planning on going back and reading more from Lauren to see how all of Caleb's friends came together.

🎧: I listened to the audio, which was a duet narration with Andi Arndt and Sean Masters. They did a phenomenal job digging up all of the raw emotions involved with this story. Sean's deep voice was absolute perfection for the grumpy, tortured drummer. I could seriously listen to him read a phonebook for hours. Andi is a favorite narrator of mine and has once again provided a wonderful performance capturing the determined and sassy Aubrey. She also really knows how to pull at the heart strings. It was such a great audio!

Fantastic

You knocked it out of the park, Lauren thank you for giving C bomb his own story absolutely loved this couldn’t have been more perfect.

Fun read

This a fun and steamy romance. While it does deal with some heavy topics - grief and addiction - the humor of the MMC and connection between the hero and his daughter overshadows that for the most part. The suspense plot line was good but is really solved relatively quickly. Everything goes pretty smoothly for them throughout.

C-Bomb Finds Home

We’ve all waited so long for Caleb’s story. He has shown up in several books but just little glimpses. It was worth the wait! I KNEW he had potential but he turned out to be glorious!
Being a Led Zeppelin fan myself made me love him more as he introduced Aubrey to his favorite tunes. He and Aubrey together - yum! Add Raine the adorable child - it was just awesome! 10 stars!