There are some fictional towns you visit for one book and never think about again. Then there are places like Glenbriar, where you start recognizing names, remembering relationships, and wondering what everyone has been doing since you last stopped by. This time there is a music festival coming, a band suddenly needs a new lead singer, and one audition is about to make things very interesting.
Love Song at the Music Festival by Margaret Amatt
Series: The Glenbriar Series #19

From Heartbreak to Harmony

After young music teacher Mirren Elphinstone’s entitled boyfriend dumps her and walks out on local band Tavrach, Mirren has a score to settle. Despite her usually sunny, helpful nature, she decides auditioning for the vacant lead singer role is the perfect way to get payback.

Tavrach’s enigmatic frontman, Adam Cormac, is desperate. With the Autumn Gold Festival fast approaching, the band needs a new lead singer – and fast. When only one hopeful turns up – a golden-haired beauty with the voice of an angel – Adam takes a chance.

The Glenbriar Series is a heartwarming collection of cosy contemporary small-town romances set in the fictional Highland town of Glenbriar, Scotland. Filled with community spirit, friendship, family, humour, and a sprinkle of spice, each book follows a different couple while familiar faces return throughout the series. Every story can be enjoyed as a standalone, but together they create an uplifting romance world readers love to revisit. Ideal for readers who love binge-reading interconnected romance series.

He soon discovers Mirren is the ex of the sneaky band member who not only abandoned them but stole some of Adam’s compositions. Tempers flare, until the tension between Adam and Mirren turns electric. What began as revenge quickly explodes into an attraction as powerful as their duets – but Adam’s been burned too often to risk his heart lightly.

If they want a chance to turn heartbreak into harmony, Adam must believe he’s more than a stopgap, while Mirren must choose love on her own terms. Only then can they strike a lasting chord before the curtain falls.

Tropes:☀️ Grumpy × Sunshine 🌧️ 🔥 Revenge 🗡️ 😈 Match My Freak 🎼 (both composers!) 🎸 Partners / Bandmates 🎶 🏠 Innocent Cohabitation 🫣 🎤 Rock Star ⭐ 🫶 Soulmates ♾️ ⌛ Age Gap ❤️ 🎼 Competency Is Attractive 😍 (singing + music) 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💕

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In this series: Snowdown at the Old Schoolhouse , A Classy Affair in the Country , Mix-Up Under The Mistletoe
Other books from this Author Highland Fling on the Whisky Trail , Snowdown at the Old Schoolhouse , A Classy Affair in the Country , Mix-Up Under The Mistletoe

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I’ve read several books in the Glenbriar series now, and one of the things Margaret Amatt does so well is make returning to this town feel familiar without making every story feel the same. Love Song at the Music Festival brings music into the center of things, and I really enjoyed what that added to Mirren and Adam’s story.

Mirren is a music teacher who has spent far too long being kept in the background by her boyfriend, Benji. He’s the lead singer of Tavrach, but you’d never know Mirren was an important part of his life from the way he treated her. Then he dumps her, leaves the band, and takes their songs with him while he heads off to pursue a solo career.

I was already firmly on Mirren’s side.

When Tavrach starts auditioning for a replacement singer, Mirren decides she’s done hiding. She works up the courage to audition without telling the remaining band members about her history with Benji. It’s risky, but I loved seeing her finally do something completely for herself. She’s talented, the band recognizes it immediately, and suddenly Mirren isn’t standing quietly behind Benji anymore.

Of course, secrets involving ex-boyfriends have a habit of coming out.

I liked the way the story handled Mirren’s connection to Benji once everyone learned the truth. We get to see more of who he really is, and let’s just say his behavior didn’t leave me wishing Mirren would reconsider that breakup.

Adam, on the other hand, was very easy to root for. The chemistry between him and Mirren grows as they work together, but neither one rushes into anything. They’ve both been hurt before, so there is a little caution mixed in with all that attraction. I appreciated that because Mirren especially needed room to figure out what she wanted after spending so much time with someone who was happy to keep her hidden.

The music itself is woven throughout the story rather than simply being used as a backdrop. Margaret Amatt even wrote lyrics for the songs, which made Tavrach feel more like an actual band preparing for a festival instead of a fictional group we were simply told could perform. The rehearsals, performances, and music gave Adam and Mirren another way to connect that wasn’t limited to romantic attraction.

There were plenty of familiar faces along the way too. That’s something I’ve come to expect from Glenbriar. Characters from previous books don’t disappear once their happily ever after is finished. They have families, friendships, and lives that continue around the new couple, which makes the town feel connected. Robbie deserves his own mention because he was absolutely adorable.

I laughed quite a few times, had some emotional moments, and thoroughly enjoyed watching Mirren go from the woman Benji kept out of sight to someone willing to step onto a stage and let people see exactly what she could do.

After several trips to Glenbriar, I think that’s why I keep coming back. I may pick up each book for the new romance, but I’m also checking in on a town full of people I’ve gotten to know along the way.