Phenomenal X (Hard Knocks #1) by Michelle A.Valentine-a review

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Sandy

PHENOMENAL X (Hard Knocks #1) by Michelle A Valentine-a review

Phenomenal X

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About the book: April 22, 2014

Good Girl. Notorious Bad-Boy. One Phenomenal Love.

From the mean streets of Detroit rises the newest superstar of professional wrestling, Xavier Cold, better known as Phenomenal X. His muscular physique makes men cower before him and women lose their minds with desire.

Anna Cortez is fresh out of college and naive to the harsh realities of the real world. Tired of living under the thumb of her conservative family, she defies them when she accepts a job as the assistant to wrestling’s most notorious bad-boy. Phenomenal X has an animalistic nature that even good girl Anna finds hard to resist.

One night forced to share a bed in a sold-out hotel, lines blur between them and they quickly learn that one lustful night changes everything and neither one of them will ever be the same.

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REVIEW: PHENOMENAL X is the first instalment in Michelle A Valentine’s contemporary, new adult, erotic romance HARD KNOCKS series focusing on professional wrestler Xavier ‘Phenomenal X’ Cold and the woman that he loves-Anna Cortez. This is a good girl/bad boy storyline where our hero believes he is not worthy of happiness or love. The story begins when Xavier meets Anna on a plane heading to Detroit. What neither one realizes is that they are both running-Anna from her controlling father and Xavier from his life.

Told from alternating first person POV (Xavier and Anna) the focus of the storyline is the building relationship between Anna and X but also on Xavier’s past-a past that is mired in drugs, alcohol, neglect and abuse. Xavier’s past is what drives him forward in the wrestling ring and in the bedroom. Meeting Anna will begin to put everything into perspective when he is unable to let go of the only good thing in his life.

Xavier (X) is a serial womanizer but his attraction to Anna finds him wrestling with his conscience although his need for sex wins out every time. Xavier is not a one woman man and in this he make a grievous error in judgment knowing that Anna will not accept the lifestyle in which he has grown accustomed. As Anna and Xavier’s relationship turns from friendship to love, there will be people in the wings waiting to tear them apart.

Michelle A Valentine has written a gritty, in your face storyline where one man’s past controls his days; where nightmares control his sleep; and where the competition could very well destroy any chance at happiness for Xavier and Anna.

The reader is pulled into a storyline that flashes from the past using dream sequences to the present. We begin to understand the dark and dangerous aura that haunts Xavier’s every thought and why he is reluctant to allow anyone into his heart. The world building continues to focus on the professional wrestling circuit-both in front and behind the scenes-as well as the people who ‘manage’ the athletes and the control the script.

PHENOMENAL X is a seductive storyline where two people from different backgrounds will find one another in a storm of controversy and heartbreaking circumstances. The traumatic events of the past control so much of the present that Xavier’s future prospects are appearing less than phenomenal at the end of book one. There is a dramatic cliffhanger that will leave the reader wondering how Anna and Xavier will ever survive the fallout and aftermath of a wrestling match that has all gone terribly wrong.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Second Anniversary Celebration-Michelle A Valentine Prize Package

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Sandy

Second Anniversary Celebration-Michelle A. Valentine Prize Package

Today’s second SECOND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION giveaway prize package has been graciously donated by the fabulous Michelle A. Valentine. Michelle is offering an ecopy of books 1 and 2 in her Black Falcon Series. One commenter will receive an ecopy of ROCK THE HEART and ROCK MY BED.

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Cover Reveal and Giveaway-Phenomenal X by Michelle A.Valentine

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Sandy

Cover Reveal and Giveaway-Phenomenal X by Michelle A. Valentine

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Title: Phenomenal X
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Phenomenal X

One night forced to share a bed in a sold-out hotel, lines blur between them and they quickly learn that one lustful night changes everything and neither one of them will ever be the same.

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His lips pull into a tight line, and I fully expect him to release me, but he doesn’t. Xavier’s grip stays firmly in place. “It’s fine if you don’t want to say what’s on your mind. I get that, but no more frowning for the rest of this trip, or I might be forced to find other ways to make you smile just to piss your boyfriend the f*ck off.”

My mouth drops open and I can’t stop myself from asking, “What kind of ways?”

Damn my stupid curious brain. That just set him up for all kinds of more dirty talk.

He tries to fight back a smile, but it doesn’t work. It comes at me in full, glorious force. “More ways than that sweet brain of yours could ever imagine.” He leans into me and I tense while he still holds me in place. He’s close enough that if I pushed forward a couple inches our lips will meet in what I imagine would be an earth altering kiss. “I could do things to your body that most women only dream about while reading their dirty, porn romance novels, and I promise you’d f*cking enjoy it.”

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Michelle Valentine

Michelle A. Valentine is a Central Ohio nurse turned New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of erotic and New Adult romance. Her love of hard-rock music, tattoos, and sexy musicians inspired her erotic BLACK FALCON series.

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Rock The Beat by Michelle Valentine-Blog Tour and Review

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Sandy

Rock The Beat by Michelle Valentine-Blog Tour and Review

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Rock The Beat
Black Falcon #3
by Michelle A. Valentine
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Genre: contemporary,romance, new adult, rock

Rock the Beat

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ROCK THE BEAT (Black Falcon #3) by Michelle A. Valentine

ABOUT THE BOOK: October 30, 2013

Twenty-year-old Holly Pearson never dreamed that while working at her father’s motocross track she’d run into the walking, talking definition of trouble in a sexy, tattooed package—Trip Douglas, the man sent to evaluate the track for a possible investment opportunity. Holly makes no attempt to hide the fact she despises Trip, but she learns to be civil toward him when he offers to help her land the man of her dreams.

Trip needs a break from the crazy rock-and-roll lifestyle he’s been living for the past few years. With his Black Falcon band mates settling down with marriage and babies, Trip peruses an investment opportunity in motocross, something he’s always been passionate about. Hiding his celebrity status, Trip infiltrates the new business posing as a dirt bike rider training for the X-Games. The only obstacle is the owner’s daughter, Holly. She’s a real ball bustin’ Ice Queen, and she’ll do whatever it takes to make the deal fall through. Trip soon discovers that winning over his new enemy is the key to gaining a partnership in Mountain Time Speed Track.

Knowing he’s the expert on getting laid, Trip ropes Holly into becoming his ally by helping her score a date with the man she’s crushing on. The problem is, the more time Trip and Holly spend together, the more they uncover the undeniable attraction between them. Soon they both realize that even the best laid plans go to hell when you find you’re falling in love with the enemy.

**Book THREE in the Black Falcon series. Can also be read as a stand alone novel.**

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REVIEW: ROCK THE BEAT is the October 2013 instalment in Michelle A Valentine’s contemporary rock genre romance series-Black Falcon. Although this is the third full-length storyline, Rock The Beat can be read as a stand alone but I would recommend reading in order to understand the references and previous storyline characters.

Rock The Beat finds Black Falcon drummer Trip Douglas looking to invest in a moto-cross business during his down time from the band. While Noah and Riff are spending time with their young families, Trip discovers a little gem of a sports venue needing a quick influx of cash and Trip is ready, willing and able. But first, Trip goes in under cover as a representative for the investor hoping to learn the truth behind the business’s current drop in productivity and cash flow. Enter Holly Pearson, the owner’s daughter, and the young woman with whom Trip will fall in love.

The relationship is slow to build as Trip and Holly meet under drunken circumstances and the ensuing days to weeks will find Trip trying to make amends for his initial behavior. But Holly’s heart has been broken by a former love and Trip represents everything that Holly does not want-especially when he has lied about his identity and about whom he actually represents.

The secondary characters are colorful mix including Holly’s best friend Max; her ex boyfriend and her ailing parents. There is definitely a need for a story or novella revolving around Max and one that Michelle has quietly introduced through a letter in the storyline.

There is limited interaction with the previous storyline characters and Black Falcon members until the final few pages of the novel. But saying that, there is also a building story for Trip’s twin Tyke who has been growing restless while the rest of the band members fall in love and take time to smell the roses. If you were looking for a storyline involving music and tours, Rock the Beat takes a different path.

Michelle A Valentine has written a story for Trip that will find the bad boy drummer tamed by a twenty year old woman who has had her fair share of hard times and broken promises. Rock The Beat is a storyline of heartbreak and sorrow; betrayal and redemption; love and letting go. It is also a story with a happily ever after for now and one that I hope will continue into the next instalment.

READING ORDER

Black Falcon series

Rock the Heart
Rock the Band
Rock my Bed
Rock my World
Rock The Beat

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Reviewed by Sandy

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“I’m Trip Douglas. It looks like you and I will be getting cozy while you show me the ins and outs of this place.”

I stare down at his hand. Ugh. This is so not happening to me. Our family business is going down the freaking toilet and I have to depend on the guy who thinks with his dick to pull us out of the hole? Maybe the investor can send someone else? Anyone else! No way is some rich, old dude relying solely on Trip’s judgments of the place to make a huge financial commitment? This guy can’t be trusted with something so important. This guy can’t stick with the same woman for five minutes, let alone see such a huge business deal through.

Trip wiggles his fingers at me. “Come on. They won’t bite.”

Dad needs this partnership to work for the sake of the track. He told me last week how important it was for this business to get it. If it doesn’t go through, we’re in big trouble.

Reluctantly, I take his hand. It’s warm and rough against my own skin and it’s hard not to think about the way he felt pressed against me last night as he gives it a couple of quick shakes.

“Holly Pearson.”

•TRIP DOUGLAS BIO
■Character Name: Trip Douglas
■Birth Date: October 14th
■Place of Birth: Ashland, Kentucky
■Current Residence: Paintsville, Kentucky
■Height: 6’1”
■Weight: 195
■Hair Color: Black
■Hair Length: Short
■Eye Color: Green
■Tattoos: Sleeves on both arms, back, and chest
■Educational History: High School graduate
■Work History: Drummer of Black Falcon
■Quirks: Wears bandanna on his head, being an identical twin
■Key Adult Experiences: Achieving musical fame
Trip Douglas (born October 14th), is the drummer for the American heavy metal band Black Falcon. Trip is best known for being the crazier of the two Douglas Twins. His triple-thumping foot pedal sound became a trademark for the band.

Trip began playing instruments under the guidance of his musician father along side his twin brother Tyke, but his interest in playing in a band grew once he discovered his love for hard rock music. He joined a band called Dingy while in high school with his brother Tyke and his best friend Zachary ‘Riff’ Oliver. Later the band was renamed to Black Falcon after the addition of the bands new front man, Noel Falcon.

Trip also enjoys extreme spots, such as dirt bike riding, rock climbing, and sky diving, making him the most adventuress member of the band. His dream is to one day climb Mount Everest.

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Elite Invitation by Michelle A.Valentine-Cover Reveal

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Sandy

Elite Invitation by Michelle A Valentine-Cover Reveal

Elite Invitation

Elite Invitation
by Michelle A. Valentine
Release Date: 2014

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No names.

No faces.

No identities.

That’s the rules at Elite.

Just as nineteen-year-old Carly Hutchinson’s life falls on hard times, she’s offered a job at Elite, a secret organization that provides beautiful women to wealthy men with no strings attached. With an ill mother, and a special needs little sister to look after, she’ll do whatever it takes to keep them from losing their home and keep their heads above water, even if that means auctioning off her most prized commodity—her virginity.

Doctor Gabriel Jenson is a hungry medical school student ready to play ball in the big leagues. Power, money and success drive him to accomplish things that most men would never dare go after. When Gabriel receives an invitation to join the city’s most exclusive gentleman’s club, he can’t pass up the opportunity to prove he belongs.

When Gabriel wins Carly’s virginity as the highest bidder, he can’t help to be taken with the young woman and finds himself at a crossroads. Even though both of their identities remain hidden, he can’t close the deal and take his prize. He needs her to submit for more reasons than just money. Sex alone with this woman isn’t going to be enough and he’s willing to break all the rules to claim her.

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Black Falcon Series by Michelle A.Valentine-a combined review

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Sandy

Black Falcon Series by Michelle A. Valentine-a combined series review

Black Falcon Series

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ROCK THE BAND (Black Falcon 1.5) by Michelle A. Valentine

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ABOUT THE BOOK: January 29, 2013

After Noel Falcon professed his love to the one girl who truly holds his heart in the palm of her hand, he decides to try his damndest to keep Lane Vance in his life forever this time. There’s no way he’ll let her slip through his fingers again without a fight.

The instant they are together Noel begins to plot a way to ask his headstrong lady-love to be his wife, but every attempt to pop the question is foiled by a string of mishaps that prevents him from the perfect moment to get the job done before he goes back on tour with Black Falcon.

Distance is a bigger challenge than Noel expects, and the one-eyed beast of jealous raises its ugly head when Lane takes on a job working on an ad campaign for Embrace the Darkness. With Striker—a man that’s made it clear in the past he’s very interested in more then her business sense—lurking around her constantly, Noel wants to claim Lane now, more than ever.

REVIEW: ROCK THE BAND is a short novella in Michelle A. Valentine’s new adult, contemporary Black Falcon series focusing on the lives and loves of the member of the rock band Black Falcon. Rock the Band is a short story told from Noel’s POV and takes place immediately after Rock the Heart (book 1).

In the first storyline our couple reconnected after several years apart when Lanie was assigned by her employer to follow and get the inside scoop on Noel Falcon and his connection to the children’s foundation for Dyslexia. As with any romance storyline, our couple traversed the minefield of misunderstandings, broken hearts and secrets, but in the end, welcomed a HEA.

Rock the Band furthers Lanie and Noel’s storyline as Noel prepares to take Lanie on the road with the Black Falcons. But an emergency will force Lanie back home and it is during her absence that Noel realizes that he wants Lanie in his life forever and his knows just how he is going to ask the woman that he loves to be his wife.

Rock the Band is a quick read; a short story that adds a new dimension to the couple and what lies in store for their future. There is none of the first storyline’s angst and hidden agendas; there are no secrets and no broken promises; only two people whose lives are about to change in more ways than one.

If you found yourself a fan of Rock the Heart, you will welcome this addition to the Black Falcon series. And as with any series, Lanie and Noel’s story will continue as the Black Falcons take their music and their stories-on the road.

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ROCK MY BED (Black Falcon #2) by Michelle A Valentine

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ABOUT THE BOOK: April 22, 2013

Everything always seems to fall into place for twenty-four year-old Aubrey Jenson, except for when it comes to her luck with men. Bad boys always draw her in and crush her heart, and Black Falcon’s lead guitarist, Riff, is no exception. After sharing a few wild nights together, she leaves him behind knowing a guy like Riff isn’t the relationship type, merely just a play thing.

When she returns to New York, she tries to get the passion she felt in Riff’s arms out of her head by dating Isaac, a successful representative at Center Stage Marketing. Just when she thinks she’s forgotten Riff, she’s forced to see him again when her best friend, Lanie, ropes her into being a bridesmaid for her upcoming wedding to Black Falcon front man, Noel.

Sparks fly instantly between Aubrey and Riff when they’re forced to reunite, and suddenly she finds herself caught between the man that’s good for her and the one who completely rocks her in every way.

REVIEW: ROCK MY BED is the second novel but third storyline in Michelle A. Valentine’s New Adult, contemporary Black Falcon series focusing on the lives and loves of the members of the rock band Black Falcon. Rock My Bed is Aubrey and Riff’s storyline and it runs parallel to the events in Rock the Heart (Noel and Lanie’s story) and some of the premise overlaps. What the reader experiences is Riff’s take on the betrayal by Noel and finding Aubrey Jenson as the woman to ‘rock his world’. The storyline is told from two distinct POVs-Aubrey and Riff’s.

Aubrey is Lanie’s BFF and co-worker at Center Stage Marketing and she will soon discover that her position with CSM and friendship with Lanie are at odds due to a conflict of interest between work and friend. When Aubrey is sent to ‘spy’ on Lanie she will discover Riff (aka Zach), the lead guitarist for Black Falcon and the man who is about to change the rules. When opportunity presents itself for a quick fling and a one night stand, neither one thought they would lose their hearts and fall in love.

Michelle Valentine invites the reader into the back stage world of rock gods and groupies. Rock My Bed follows Aubrey and Riff as they enter into a long distance relationship-first through texting; phone calls; cross country flights and weekend get togethers until Riff wants to make sure Aubrey becomes a permanent part of his life.

We learn that life is not all fun and games on the road especially when many of the characters are hiding secret pasts, heartbreaking family history and a reluctance to get involved knowing that the life of a rock star is not conducive to a permanent relationship. And Aubrey has a decision to make when opportunity presents itself-a future with CSM or a future with Riff.

The relationship between Riff and Aubrey is hot, sexual and real. Aubrey is from a well to do, connected family and her experience in the bedroom is about to be explored. Riff is the ultimate bad boy; not only by reputation and history, but by appearance as well. He is tattooed, pierced and sports a two toned Mohawk and although he is the epitome of a rock and rock lifestyle, he is also a parent’s worse nightmare where their daughter may be concerned.

The storyline is fast paced. Riff and Aubrey are both likeable characters who could break your heart. The reader learns more about Riff as he opens up to the woman that he loves: and both of their issues with family, trust and betrayal.

If you like a storyline of rock gods and bad boy sexy musicians, the Black Falcon series by Michelle A Valentine is the perfect series. She brings just the right amount of sex, romance and heartbreak. And in the end, even the bad boy can be tamed by a wild cat.

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ROCK MY WORLD (Black Falcon 2.5) by Michelle A Valentine

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 26, 2013

After Aubrey Jenson is wrongly dismissed from her job at Center Stage Marketing, she seeks legal advice from her father, The Judge, to see what grounds she has to get her position reinstated. Her surprise visit to her family doesn’t go as smoothly as she hopes when she brings home her new boyfriend, Zach, Black Falcon’s lead guitarist. She soon discovers that father doesn’t always know best when it comes to matters of the heart.

When Zach meets Aubrey’s family, he’s immediately faced with his deepest fear: The love he so desperately wants, he doesn’t deserve. The Judge makes no attempt to hide his disdain for Zach, and will stop at nothing to keep him away from his daughter. But an unexpected twist turns everyone’s plans upside down and no one’s world will ever be the same.

Outside forces attempting to pull them apart are strong and it’s going to take every bit of Zach and Aubrey’s love for one another to withstand the fall-out. Soon, they discover making love last is harder than finding it to begin with and sometimes you pay the ultimate price for true love.

REVIEW: ROCK MY WORLD is the fourth storyline (second novella) in Michelle A Valentine’s New Adult genre Black Falcon contemporary romance series focusing on the lives and loves of the members of the rock band Black Falcon. This particular novella continues Aubrey and Riff’s storyline and takes place immediately following Rock My Bed.

The relationship between Riff and Aubrey has already been established. They are a perfect pair; they are in love; the romance is sensual and hot but….there is always a but and in this particular case… it is family. Not only does Riff’s father continue to harass and threaten Riff but Aubrey’s family makes it known that they will not tolerate her relationship with Riff. And to complicate matters, Aubrey’s father is a judge and he is willing to open up old wounds and sealed files to insure Riff is no longer in Aubrey’s life.

The storyline is once again fast paced. There is pain of family betrayal; the threats against Riff and his bandmates and, a near fatal accident will put everything into perspective. Riff and Aubrey belong together. Their story is emotional as well as heartbreaking; and it also proves, that just because one is related by blood, doesn’t give them the right to control your life. Sometimes family is the one sitting beside you, singing a song and supporting you when life reaches its’ lowest point.

READING ORDER
1. Rock The Heart (Nov 2012)
1.5 Rock The Band (Jan 2013)
2. Rock My Bed (April 2013)
2.5 Rock My World (June 2013)
3. Rock The Beat (Sept 2013)

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Rock the Heart (Black Falcon #1) by Michelle A. Valentine-a review

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Sandy

Rock The Heart (Black Falcon #1) by Michelle A. Valentine-a review

Rock The Heart

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ROCK THE HEART (Black Falcon #1) by Michelle Valentine

ABOUT THE BOOK: November 2012

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.

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REVIEW: 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.

READING ORDER
1. Rock The Heart (Nov 2012)
1.5 Rock The Band (Jan 2013)
2. Rock My Bed (April 2013)
2.5 Rock My World (June 2013)
3. Rock The Beat (Sept 2013)

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Reviewed by Sandy

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