New Orleans Rush comes under the category of contemporary romance novels written by Kelly Siskind. This is the story of a bright hearted girl who lights up her entire surrounding and tries to see the silver lining in every worst possible situations she faces and a strong hearted man who is suffocating beneath the weight of his father’s obligations, the responsibility to look after his brothers and maintaining his father’s legacy. Our girl Beatrice Beaker ‘Bea’ has a complex of seeing light in darkness that is how she ended up in New Orleans with her boyfriend when her father Franklyn Baker gambled all her college fund away which made a gangster named Big Eddie wanting to carve her fingers out of her body. When she reached New Orleans there was nothing in her hands except her painting kit, few bright coloured dresses, a damaged phone and her car ‘the beetle’ .When Nick the so called boyfriend brokeup just four days after reaching New Orleans, she was left with no home, no money, no job and no one to be with. In the midst of this crisis, mixing cold medicine with alcohol also influenced by Carrie Underwood she determines to get her revenge on ‘Nick the prick’ by keying words onto his car a 1976 black Mustang Cobra, but the problem is she mistook a 1977 midnight blue Mustang Cobra as black and keyed on it. The car belongs to our man Huxley Marlow a magician of the famous ‘The Marvelous Marlow Boys’. When Bea realized her mistake, there was no other choice than to be his assistant for the Marlow Boys magic shows to pay off her debt. Huxley and Bea twirls and nourishes under the magic off stage as they do it on stage. They both cast charming spells over one another.

For the past nine years Huxley had been living under the distress that he is the reason for his fathers death and it is his only duty to carry the weight of his fathers theater that he inherited after his death. He lives solely for his theater and his brothers. The trauma of being the reason for his fathers death made him face his dark side which resulted in burns and stabs all over Huxley. Bea on the other hand brings out his desire to live for himself and for her. Gambling had become a sensitive topic for Bea because of her fathers addiction, which has put her dream as well as her life in jeopardy. Huxley’s friendly poker games among fellow magicians could possibly desecrate their magic filled relationship, but for Huxley nothing in the world is important than his loved ones which made him to quit his poker game routines. He wants to make sure Bea is comfortable, happy and safe before progressing further. Bea helped in his problems with his theater by giving modernization ideas, even though he doesnt want to change his fathers traditions or routines, he listened to Bea’s ideas since he believed she was one among the Marlow’s. Their relationship and the way Huxley respects and loves his women warms our heart and makes every girl to dream for a man like Huxley in their life.

This is a warm and enchanting story that makes us believe in true love. The story is simple, fresh and breathtaking. The entire book is plumed as the cover. The story itself is hydrating and readers looking for a beautiful and a pleasant story which grows gradually into us, makes us drop a tear or two and also makes us believe in true love should definitely give New Orleans Rush a try.

MY STAR RATING