If Not for My Baby

De: Kate Golden

Narrado por: Ellie Gossage, Eric Nolan

It’s the duet of a lifetime when a rock star and his backup singer find a new kind of harmony off stage in this sensational contemporary romance.

Clementine Clark isn’t looking for love. Growing up with a single mom who weeps over a new guy each week tends to have that effect on a girl. But Clementine doesn’t mind being the rational one—she’s even buried her musical dreams so deeply within herself that she hardly notices the hole it’s left in her life.

That is until her best friend calls her with a life-changing opportunity: to join Irish megastar Halloran on his first US tour as a backing vocalist. Clementine wants to reject the offer, but the pay is enough to change her and her mom’s life. Overnight, Clementine goes from serving enchiladas at the Happy Tortilla to belting high notes before a cheering crowd.

But the whiplash of trading small-town Texas for sold-out stadiums is nothing compared to the rush of performing with the enigmatic Thomas Patrick Halloran. Poet, introvert, and lyrical genius, Halloran quickly gets under Clementine’s skin. The two couldn’t see the world more differently. And yet, over the course of the next eight weeks on tour, the romantic rockstar might just strike an unforgettable chord in Clementine. But will it be enough for an encore?

The story

At the beginning I was nervous it would be slow but once she got to Memphis, relatively early in the book, it was game over. I am head over heels with this book. It’s like someone took all the romance dreams most of us have had and put it on paper. It was romantic, hot and dreamy, 10/10 would actually read again. This main character only annoyed me a few short times when mostly romantic books have a tendency to make the main character loathable. Such a good book and obvi about Hozier which I think makes it *chefs kiss*

Gimme anything with an Irish accent

This is my first book by Kate Golden and I really loved it! The humor, the real and honest parts of love, and the musical aspect really kept me reeled in the whole time. I found myself having conversations with the characters as I was listening 😂

I listened to the audiobook and both VA’s are fantastic! I’ll listen to anything Eric Nolan narrates. He truly adds a star to each book he works on.

Can’t wait to read more from Kate 🖤

Love the Duet narration!

Devoured this book! Pure pleasure for my ears and can’t get over the duet narration. Absolutely loved this

Hot and well written

I loved this story. It didn’t make me cry but I loved it, couldn’t stop reading. Music, love, a little rage, and drama. The duet narration with that Irish accent was delicious.

Entranced

Clementine and Tom’s love story touched my soul deep. Golden does an amazing job capturing the beauty of vulnerability and its blossoming afterglow. I hope there’s a Clem and Tom sequel!!

Eric Nolan

I found the female narrator’s voice was shrill at times. Other than that, I thought the author’s writing was very good as was the story. I really enjoyed it.

if I wasn't a fan of Hozier this would've been epic

this a really well written, less cringy than a lot of romance books and I did get really immersed in the story. The one thing I'm hung up on though is that it's not just "Hozier vibes" as advertised, it's literally a fan fic story fantasizing about Hozier and all the common knowledge things about him, just with different names. It's got me feeling conflicted. I can't imagine how uncomfortable Hozier would be knowing this story is genuinely published and someone's making money off of it. it's giving uncanny and parasocial. if there was even an effort to make it less directly about him, it would've been better.

Listen for the inspiration that built a world.

The inspiration of this book shows through. The images and emotions are so gripping. I truly enjoyed this book. The twists were unexpected and really worked!

I haven’t ever heard of an audiobook like this one! Definitely unique and fascinating!

5 stars!!

This might be my new favorite read of the year! I’m obsessed with how great this was!❤️

Heartfelt and poetic

This story was captivating and different. The word and connections had me binging the whole book! Music is a for of poetry to me and the way the characters expressed themselves through that was phenomenal. Tom had me swooning.