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Rock the Heart (Black Falcon #1)
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Michelle A. Valentine (Goodreads Author)
For the last four years, good girl Lane has regretted breaking up with Noel Falcon. She thought she was sensible when she told him his dreams of being a rock star would get him nowhere, but now that he's a rock god and her career is stagnant, she realizes just how wrong she was. When Noel hires the marketing company where Lane is an intern, she’s forced to see him again. I...more
Kindle Edition, 1st edition, 326 pages
Published
November 15th 2012
by Michelle A. Valentine Books
(first published November 13th 2012)
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"This next song goes out to the girl who shredded my heart without hesitation back in high school. It's called Ball Busting Bitch, and Lanie, this ones for you."
Those two lines are what sold me. I was madly in love after that.
Rock the Heart totally rocked MY heart.
Cheesy, I know. But for real, I lurrrrvvvved this book! A few chapters in, I found out this was a rekindled/reunited love theme and you know how I feel about that.
After Lanie and Noel separat...more
"This next song goes out to the girl who shredded my heart without hesitation back in high school. It's called Ball Busting Bitch, and Lanie, this ones for you."
Those two lines are what sold me. I was madly in love after that.
Rock the Heart totally rocked MY heart.
Cheesy, I know. But for real, I lurrrrvvvved this book! A few chapters in, I found out this was a rekindled/reunited love theme and you know how I feel about that.
After Lanie and Noel separat...more
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ROCKING AWESOME FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC READ!!!!
Okay last night I got the ARC of this freaking awesome book and this was me.....
I was seriously stoked, jumping around, couldn't wait to read it, wait, why was I still jumping around I had the book so I calmed my arse down and got down to business......
This is a story of Lanie & Noel once high school sweethearts, first loves, first kiss well first everything! After high school graduation Lanie decides that Noel's music isn't really gonna go anywher...more
Okay last night I got the ARC of this freaking awesome book and this was me.....
I was seriously stoked, jumping around, couldn't wait to read it, wait, why was I still jumping around I had the book so I calmed my arse down and got down to business......
This is a story of Lanie & Noel once high school sweethearts, first loves, first kiss well first everything! After high school graduation Lanie decides that Noel's music isn't really gonna go anywher...more
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Gotta show love for my own book, right? LOL
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DNF at 53 %. I will refrain from rating this book.
It's safe to say that YA & NA don't do anything for me, and I would really appreciate it immensely if every author would label their books accurately. Rock the Heart is by no means an Adult Romance. It's New Adult and if I'd've known it I wouldn't have read it in the first place. YA and NA are not my cuppa. Then again, I have to wonder why I loved the extremely young couple in Kristen Ashley's Games of the Heart so much. Maybe this was anoth...more
It's safe to say that YA & NA don't do anything for me, and I would really appreciate it immensely if every author would label their books accurately. Rock the Heart is by no means an Adult Romance. It's New Adult and if I'd've known it I wouldn't have read it in the first place. YA and NA are not my cuppa. Then again, I have to wonder why I loved the extremely young couple in Kristen Ashley's Games of the Heart so much. Maybe this was anoth...more
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Lanie Vance is an intern at Center Stage Marketing. After earning her degree from the University of Texas, she's hoping to make a career for herself and a name at Center Stage. And the big opportunity she's been looking for has just landed in her lap. Except....
Noel Falcon, front man for rock group, Black Falcon is wanting Center Stage to handle the marketing of his children's charity. Four years ago, he was dumped by Lanie. She believed that like her, he should further his education and give u...more
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4 Ball Busting Bitch STARS
"The only mistake when it comes to love, is not going for it."
It’s no secret that I’m a HUGE fan of rock star books. Rock the Heart has now been added to my list of good rock star reads.
What makes is a good rock star read? Well for me it’s simple: One or more hot rock stars. Rock the Heart had that and so much more!
Lanie Vance is an intern looking for her big break at Center Stage. During a routine meeting Lanie finds herself picked to secure Noel Falcon’s business fo...more
"The only mistake when it comes to love, is not going for it."
It’s no secret that I’m a HUGE fan of rock star books. Rock the Heart has now been added to my list of good rock star reads.
What makes is a good rock star read? Well for me it’s simple: One or more hot rock stars. Rock the Heart had that and so much more!
Lanie Vance is an intern looking for her big break at Center Stage. During a routine meeting Lanie finds herself picked to secure Noel Falcon’s business fo...more
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Cover & Title - 3 out of 5
Favorite Line - “This next song goes out to the girl who shredded my heart without hesitation back in high school. It's called Ball Busting Bitch, and Laine this one's for you.”
Favorite Character - Riff
*sigh*
I swear to fucking god i felt like i had already read this book this week! No wait a minute that was The Perfect Game, it totally reminded me of it, i cannot explain how without spoiling both books so i wont. I am not saying that either is a copy of either, i am...more
Favorite Line - “This next song goes out to the girl who shredded my heart without hesitation back in high school. It's called Ball Busting Bitch, and Laine this one's for you.”
Favorite Character - Riff
*sigh*
I swear to fucking god i felt like i had already read this book this week! No wait a minute that was The Perfect Game, it totally reminded me of it, i cannot explain how without spoiling both books so i wont. I am not saying that either is a copy of either, i am...more
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I received this book as an ARC from the author. Thank you so much Michelle! You rock!
I don't even know where to begin! I LOVE this book so much that love isn't even an adequate enough word to describe it! It is that good!!
The relationship and attraction between Noel and Lanie is so intense, that you feel yourself being completely consumed by them and their story! If not for my kids, I would have not put this book down until I was done! Even then I only put it down once!
Michelle has you falling...more
I don't even know where to begin! I LOVE this book so much that love isn't even an adequate enough word to describe it! It is that good!!
The relationship and attraction between Noel and Lanie is so intense, that you feel yourself being completely consumed by them and their story! If not for my kids, I would have not put this book down until I was done! Even then I only put it down once!
Michelle has you falling...more
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The guy on the cover looks like he is 35+ while in the book, the guy is 22.
I am sorry, but telling someone not to follow their dream and telling them that their dreams won't come true or are unrealistic is RUBBISH. Sorry Lane I would have slapped you hard if you ever fed me that shit.
Also, I am sorry, but not being with the love of your life just because of a 'JOB' is horrendous and so fucking stupid.
They were good together, the whole thing going with them was nice, cute and stuff but it misse...more
I am sorry, but telling someone not to follow their dream and telling them that their dreams won't come true or are unrealistic is RUBBISH. Sorry Lane I would have slapped you hard if you ever fed me that shit.
Also, I am sorry, but not being with the love of your life just because of a 'JOB' is horrendous and so fucking stupid.
They were good together, the whole thing going with them was nice, cute and stuff but it misse...more
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The author had me at "Adam Levine is my inspiration for Noel Falcon."
Review to follow.
Review to follow.
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This book is like the love child of The Mighty Storm and the Sinners on Tour books, with very strong elements of both plotlines pulled into this story.
Noel and Lanie were childhood sweethearts who shared a deeply intense love for each other, but Noel was left shattered when Lanie broke his heart at 18 when she told him she couldn’t take second place to his love of music that would never take him anywhere. Four years later, and Lanie is interning at a marketing firm, and Noel is now the lead sin...more
Noel and Lanie were childhood sweethearts who shared a deeply intense love for each other, but Noel was left shattered when Lanie broke his heart at 18 when she told him she couldn’t take second place to his love of music that would never take him anywhere. Four years later, and Lanie is interning at a marketing firm, and Noel is now the lead sin...more
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I HEART ROCK STARS!
Let me start by saying I love the idea of this story. It had a little bit if all the things I love in a good angsty rock band story. My biggest, and really only issue, is that the story felt very rushed. Noel seemed to change personalities more than I change underwear. To me, there was just some huge chunk missing from when he was hating her to when he wanted her with every fiber in his body. The ending, while brilliant in the idea felt like a marathon finish. I just wish ther...more
Let me start by saying I love the idea of this story. It had a little bit if all the things I love in a good angsty rock band story. My biggest, and really only issue, is that the story felt very rushed. Noel seemed to change personalities more than I change underwear. To me, there was just some huge chunk missing from when he was hating her to when he wanted her with every fiber in his body. The ending, while brilliant in the idea felt like a marathon finish. I just wish ther...more
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Sorry if this is kinda wordy, wasn't really sure how to word it and get all my thoughts in....
My friend and I bought this book together the other day and she actually read it before me. She wanted me to hurry up and read it so she could hear my thoughts on it. She thought it was a so so read for her compared to some of the other rock band stories she has currently read. The truth is I am MUCH harsher with books then she is so I was nervous to read this after some of the things she talked about....more
My friend and I bought this book together the other day and she actually read it before me. She wanted me to hurry up and read it so she could hear my thoughts on it. She thought it was a so so read for her compared to some of the other rock band stories she has currently read. The truth is I am MUCH harsher with books then she is so I was nervous to read this after some of the things she talked about....more
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Rock the Heart is a great rock star romance. From the moment I saw the cover and read the blurb I knew it would be my type of book and I was not disappointed.
Noel Falcon and Lanie Vance grew up together; they were high school sweethearts, best friends the whole nine yards with all benefits included. That was working out fine until the day Lanie decided to break Noel’s heart and leave him.
Fast forward four years; Lanie is now an intern at a Major New York ad agency where they want to land the h...more
Noel Falcon and Lanie Vance grew up together; they were high school sweethearts, best friends the whole nine yards with all benefits included. That was working out fine until the day Lanie decided to break Noel’s heart and leave him.
Fast forward four years; Lanie is now an intern at a Major New York ad agency where they want to land the h...more
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(I was blessed with an ARC from Michelle to read and review)
I really don't even know how to begin how to describe just how much I LOVED this book. I do love a good book with sexy rock stars to begin with BUT I mean I reallllyy reallyyy loved Rock The Heart.
First and foremost the members of Black Falcon are just flat out sexy! Adam Levine was the inspiration behind Noel and can we say yum? (Go ahead and say it, I'll wait) Noel is your typical cocky, swaggeriffic musician who is also happens to b...more
I really don't even know how to begin how to describe just how much I LOVED this book. I do love a good book with sexy rock stars to begin with BUT I mean I reallllyy reallyyy loved Rock The Heart.
First and foremost the members of Black Falcon are just flat out sexy! Adam Levine was the inspiration behind Noel and can we say yum? (Go ahead and say it, I'll wait) Noel is your typical cocky, swaggeriffic musician who is also happens to b...more
3.5 stars
I had been really looking forward to this book. I love rock star books and this one sounded like a really good story. The cover art is done very well and really helps sell the book. So I bought it as soon as it was released(early!).
I had really high hopes. Maybe too high. Although there was really nothing extremely wrong with it, it just was not a very intense read. She tried to make it emotional. You could tell they really loved each other and should be together, but things happened s...more
I had been really looking forward to this book. I love rock star books and this one sounded like a really good story. The cover art is done very well and really helps sell the book. So I bought it as soon as it was released(early!).
I had really high hopes. Maybe too high. Although there was really nothing extremely wrong with it, it just was not a very intense read. She tried to make it emotional. You could tell they really loved each other and should be together, but things happened s...more
Feb 19, 2013
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**This is a chat review with Autumn at Autumn Review**
Why did you want to read Rock the Heart?
Andrea: I think I first saw it when you sent me a tweet that said "Take a look at this book. We must read it!" It had a sexy cover, a rockstar, an old relationship, and (I was hoping) sex.
Autumn: YES! I think I saw a tweet about it and when I saw Rock and the cover, I knew it would be one we would like. Then I read an excerpt and was definitely excited about it.
Andrea: Yes. That was a good f*cking call...more
Why did you want to read Rock the Heart?
Andrea: I think I first saw it when you sent me a tweet that said "Take a look at this book. We must read it!" It had a sexy cover, a rockstar, an old relationship, and (I was hoping) sex.
Autumn: YES! I think I saw a tweet about it and when I saw Rock and the cover, I knew it would be one we would like. Then I read an excerpt and was definitely excited about it.
Andrea: Yes. That was a good f*cking call...more
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DNF 60%
Amateurishly written. Unlikable characters. Dull and cliched rock star plot.
Amateurishly written. Unlikable characters. Dull and cliched rock star plot.
After reading the first two chapters I have to say that I need this book to be release RUSH!!!!
Ok! I just finish reading the book and I have to tell you guys that this spectacular woman it's one hell of a writer!! The story has it all... Highly recomended!!!
Ok! I just finish reading the book and I have to tell you guys that this spectacular woman it's one hell of a writer!! The story has it all... Highly recomended!!!
Holy crap I flew through this book today and could NOT put it down!!! Hot and oh-so-sexy lead rocker who is a beast behind closed doors but loves his lady?? I'm drooling...and author Michelle Valentine pictures Adam Levine for Noel??? Ummm, yep, I'm 100% sold and completely lusting after him now!!!
I'm always going to be a fan of the deliciously sexy bad-boy with a heart, so when I read the summary for this book I was VERY excited to read it! I mean, just reading "he's pissed at her for breaking...more
I'm always going to be a fan of the deliciously sexy bad-boy with a heart, so when I read the summary for this book I was VERY excited to read it! I mean, just reading "he's pissed at her for breaking...more
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How did I go 26 years without understanding the sexiness of Rock stars? It takes books like Rock The Heart for me to understand how hot they are :)
Rock The Heart is about 22 year-old Lane who has always been the good southern-girl. She does everything that is expected of her, goes to college, graduates, goes off to NYC to land her dream job. Before leaving for college, Lane broke up with her first love, the bad-boy next door Noel because she thou...more
How did I go 26 years without understanding the sexiness of Rock stars? It takes books like Rock The Heart for me to understand how hot they are :)
Rock The Heart is about 22 year-old Lane who has always been the good southern-girl. She does everything that is expected of her, goes to college, graduates, goes off to NYC to land her dream job. Before leaving for college, Lane broke up with her first love, the bad-boy next door Noel because she thou...more
This book was fun, quick, and entertaining. I still can't decide if the very thing I didn't like about this book was the very thing I loved about it. Rock the Heart totally bipolared me! Noel Falcon was up, down and all over the place. He would proudly wave his asshole playboy flag one minute, but in the very next breath talk about how much he loved Lane and wanted her back. I would have loved to see more of a progression from cocky jackhole to bad boy in love instead of the constant back and fo...more
3.5 stars!!! I think sometimes I amp myself up on a book based on reviews and I forget that everyone has different taste...l liked the hero/heroin in this book like really loved them but I felt that the story lacked good drama....I hate when issues are resolved so quickly and I do t have a chance to feel anything....and also when the drama is a tad far fetched.....I liked the book enough to finish it in 3 hours...I just felt something was missing
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I loved this. Loved. it.
Ok I loved Noel. I thought he was just the cutest. I mean the synopsis made me think he was going to be a total dick for half the book. And yes, he made some HUGE HUGE HUGE errors in judgement but I could feel his love for Lane. And I wanted to somehow teleport into her body so I could be her.
Just swoon. I mean you tell me- what girl out there doesn't want a rock star who is completely in love with them?
And Lane is awesome. As I have said before, if you can write a gre...more
Ok I loved Noel. I thought he was just the cutest. I mean the synopsis made me think he was going to be a total dick for half the book. And yes, he made some HUGE HUGE HUGE errors in judgement but I could feel his love for Lane. And I wanted to somehow teleport into her body so I could be her.
Just swoon. I mean you tell me- what girl out there doesn't want a rock star who is completely in love with them?
And Lane is awesome. As I have said before, if you can write a gre...more
Forever is such a small word, but carries such a huge promise.
I am so in love with Noel Falcon, I don't know whether to s#%t or go blind! He is a tattooed rocker with a bad boy image....just the type I love. I love his attitude. He has a self-confidence that borders on arrogance...at first. But slowly, the author reveals his true character, and my heart swelled five sizes bigger for this bad boy. All Noel wants is to get Lane back in his life, and what Noel wants, Noel gets...according to his ba...more
I am so in love with Noel Falcon, I don't know whether to s#%t or go blind! He is a tattooed rocker with a bad boy image....just the type I love. I love his attitude. He has a self-confidence that borders on arrogance...at first. But slowly, the author reveals his true character, and my heart swelled five sizes bigger for this bad boy. All Noel wants is to get Lane back in his life, and what Noel wants, Noel gets...according to his ba...more
3.5 stars
So I was quite excited to read Rock The Heart. I had purposely stayed away from the teasers. First off I want to say that “you cannot re-invent the wheel”. There are so many books in this genre out there that yes despite comparisons being inevitable and originality somewhat unreachable, to purely compare would be injustice to this book and its Author.
I love my rock star books, music and its artists are an obsession of mine, so yeah I am a sucker for hot rock star books!
Did Rock the Hear...more
So I was quite excited to read Rock The Heart. I had purposely stayed away from the teasers. First off I want to say that “you cannot re-invent the wheel”. There are so many books in this genre out there that yes despite comparisons being inevitable and originality somewhat unreachable, to purely compare would be injustice to this book and its Author.
I love my rock star books, music and its artists are an obsession of mine, so yeah I am a sucker for hot rock star books!
Did Rock the Hear...more
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WOW! I was really looking forward to reading this book after I read the synopsis and I have to be honest and say that I absolutely adored it! It has easily become one of my favourite books! I was honestly hooked from page one and I couldn't put it down! I also couldn't wait to keep reading to find out what happened next and Rock the Heart was full of unexpected twists which I loved! The characters were just amazing! Lane was so lovely! I instantly connected with her and she was so honest which I...more
1.5 stars - I just couldn't get into this one at all. I'm not sure what it was, but the characters grated on my nerves and nothing settled right. I expected such great things, so was left really disappointed. It gets 1.5 stars because I suppose I must have liked it enough to finish it, and it takes something really awful for me to ever rate a book as less than that.
3.5 to 4 stars
This kind of reminded me of a toned down version of Olivia Cunning's Sinners books. Sinners lite, maybe. Where Lanie was concerned, Noel was a sweet, caring, jealous and an insecure mess all rolled into one hot piece of man. Lanie's "I want him, I don't want to want him. I love him, I can't be with him" routine got a little tedious. He's hot, he's a rock star and you love him! Get on that already! When Noel's big reveal finally happened, I didn't blame her for wanting to hit the ro...more
This kind of reminded me of a toned down version of Olivia Cunning's Sinners books. Sinners lite, maybe. Where Lanie was concerned, Noel was a sweet, caring, jealous and an insecure mess all rolled into one hot piece of man. Lanie's "I want him, I don't want to want him. I love him, I can't be with him" routine got a little tedious. He's hot, he's a rock star and you love him! Get on that already! When Noel's big reveal finally happened, I didn't blame her for wanting to hit the ro...more
REALLY LIKE THE STORY; HATE THE COVER
Here is a review from Karen Anderson which totally describe my feeling toward this book ...
"Rock the Heart" was a great bad boy rocker romance!! Sexy rock gods, steamy sex and unique characters made this book super delicious. For a debut novel, Michelle Valentine certainly made me a groupie. I found the writing to be smooth and seamless. There weren't any moments that left me trying to figure out what was going on. The plot was clear and unfolded perfectly.
"R...more
Here is a review from Karen Anderson which totally describe my feeling toward this book ...
"Rock the Heart" was a great bad boy rocker romance!! Sexy rock gods, steamy sex and unique characters made this book super delicious. For a debut novel, Michelle Valentine certainly made me a groupie. I found the writing to be smooth and seamless. There weren't any moments that left me trying to figure out what was going on. The plot was clear and unfolded perfectly.
"R...more
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New York Times and USA Today Best Selling Author Michelle A. Valentine is a Central Ohio nurse turned author of erotic romance and New Adult novels. Her love of hard-rock music, tattoos and sexy musicians inspired her BLACK FALCON series.
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“This next song goes out to the girl who shredded my heart without hesitation back in high school. It's called Ball Busting Bitch, and Laine this one's for you.”
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“This song goes out to the girl who is my everything. I'm not an easy man to love, and music is about the best way I know how to express my feelings to her. This is called Faithfully.”
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