Rock the Heart

Black Falcon Series, Book 1

De: Michelle A. Valentine

Narrado por: Aletha George

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. If she wants to land her dream job as executive within the company, she has to win him over and secure his account. Too bad Noel is still pissed at her for breaking his heart.

When Lane's company flies her to a Black Falcon concert to gain Noel's attention, emotions run high the moment she sees him and realizes she's far from over him. But Noel's countless trysts with groupies and his cocky attitude make Lane believe he isn't the same guy she once loved - now he seems to only want her body. Then after Lane discloses she needs him to procure a job, Noel proves he's a changed man by forcing her to go on the road with him in order to get it.

After Lane reluctantly takes Noel up on his offer, she becomes willing to do whatever it takes to keep him satisfied, even if it means succumbing to his seductive ways. Lane soon finds deception is a dangerous game and she's not the only one playing.

©2012 Michelle A. Valentine (P)2013 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"This was a powerful little story, and I am happy with the direction it is pushing the overall story. I will be biting my nails every day until I have more. There is so much promise in this story, and I look forward to every minute we will get." (The Book Whisperer)

Great series

The narrator mispronounced the male lead’s name the whole time. It drove me crazy. Noel for a man is not pronounced the same as for a woman. I can’t believe the author let this go.

Love those Rockers

Would you listen to Rock the Heart again? Why?

Yes, I enjoy the good stories about the rocker guys. It's not as good as Olivia Cunning but it's a good listen.

Any additional comments?

As I stated I love the books about those guys that rock. This was worth my credit and I will get others from this author. This is a lighter listen and somewhat predictable but it was good.

Entertaining but lacking

What did you love best about Rock the Heart?

I did like the devotion of Noel ..... however he sometimes came off as a door mat. Lane fell flat as the love of his life.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

It was ok. Nothing stellar.

What about Aletha George’s performance did you like?

Yes she did a very good job!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

No. There were so many possibilities for this story line. If Noel had been a stronger character... if Lane had more empathy.... or more of a back bone when her boss pulled the rug out from under her.

Any additional comments?

This book is over priced. I think it should be a bargain book. I think it had so many possibilities given the story line.... but it fell flat. It was an okay read. I did like it somewhat. Just don't have high expectations.

meh

As a die hard metalhead, let me preference this by saying suspend your reality with this book. No rock band is this big anymore for one and there haven't been many fangirls like this since 1995. I'm also in advertising and for the main to be in PR yet not say one thing about her job, which is so important and what motivates her, is really frustrating. There's sex scenes and yet she can't say c*ck in front of her best friend...? Ok....the good part? It's kinda entertaining, if you have nothing to do and no other books tickle your fancy.

3.5 stars Cute story

ROCK THE HEART is the first storyline in Michelle Valentine's contemporary, new adult Black Falcon series featuring the lives and love of the rock band Black Falcon. Rock The Heart features Noel Falcon and Lanie Vance. Our hero and heroine have been friends all of their lives and in this the relationship build up was non existent. High school would find their relationship become one of friends to lovers but Lanie's desire to attend college and her hopes that Noel would follow were shattered when Noel chose his music. Breaking up with Noel was difficult but Lanie never realized how hard their break up would be on the only man she has ever loved.

Rock The Heart fast-forwards four years after Lanie broke it off with Noel. There has been no communication between the two and when they are finally pushed together by circumstances and work, Lanie will discover that Noel has a few secrets. As the storyline progresses, Lanie and Noel will rekindle their passion and newfound addiction to each other, but when Noel's secrets are finally revealed, Lanie realizes that she doesn't know the man who has stolen her heart. Their love for one another is both powerful and heartbreaking but Lanie's image of Noel is shattered when one of the band members reveals the truth behind the current animosity between himself and the others.

Noel is the epitome of bad boy rocker but for all intents and purposes, it is a ruse. His need and love for Lanie overshadows the bad-boy persona and he is instantly transformed into a man who would do anything for the love of his life. He wears his heart on his sleeve and in doing so, is more likely to get his heart broken when the woman that he loves walks away a second time.

Lanie, on the other hand, struck me as a woman with issues of control. She is the one who dumped Noel four years earlier and yet her feelings for the man continued to overwhelm her emotions and fears. And in doing so, she came across as cold and a b*tch. Trying to keep their current relationship professional, Lanie continued to play the wounded victim when she is the one who pushed Noel away. She plays a dangerous game with Noel's feelings, continuously skirting the edge between love and hate. For this, I had a difficult time relating to or liking Lanie and as always, she was quick to assume the worst.

ROCK THE HEART is a fast paced storyline that introduces the members of Black Falcon and in doing so sets the stage for future stories. The reader is pulled into the back stage world and personal lives of the bad boys of rock, but in doing so we will learn that everything is not all happiness and roses. Michelle Valentine writes an interesting story of one man's need for the girl who has stolen his heart many years before and of a love that only grew stronger with the absence of the one who made your heart beat; your blood flow and your soul sing with the angels.