Review: Rock the Heart [Black Falcon 01] by Michelle A. Valentine!

Publication date: 20th November 2012
Paperback edition: -
Source: Kindle
Rating: 5 stars
Synopsis: 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.

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 liked! Noel was just HOT! He was protective of Lanie and you could really see how much he loved her! I loved all of the secondary characters as well as they added so much to the story! Lane and Noel as a couple were on fire! I could actually see the sparks fly when they were together! There were plenty of hot scenes between them as well and their sex scenes were just scorching hot! I am seriously looking forward to the next book in this series after loving this one! The cover is also hot! Big thank you to Michelle for an ARC of Rock the Heart!

Blog Tour: Rock the Heart by Michelle A. Valentine!

Hey guys! So I am honered to be on the blog tour for Rock the Heart by Michelle A. Valentine! I absolutely loved the book! I have below a character bio of Noel Falcon! Enjoy!

■ Character Name: Noel Falcon
■ Birth Date: September 25th
■ Place of Birth: Houston, Texas
■ Current Residence: Paintsville, Kentucky
■ Height: 6’2”
■ Weight: 175
■ Hair Color: Brown
■ Hair Length: Short, styled into a fowhawk or a general stylish mess
■ Eye Color: Blue
■ Tattoos: Sleeves on both arms, back, and chest
■ Relationship with Family: Strained
■ Educational History: High School graduate
■ Work History: Front man of Black Falcon
■ Skills: Singer
■ Quirks: Tends to run hands through hair when nervous
■ Best Qualities: Huge heart
■ Worst Qualities: Volatile mood swings
■ Key Teenage Experiences: Dating Lanie Vance
■ Key Adult Experiences: Achieving musical fame

Noel Falcon (born September 25th), is an American musician, best known for being the lead singer of the American heavy metal band Black Falcon.

He is a self-taught musician and prides himself on having no classical training. After leaving home after graduation he sought out individuals like himself to form a band. He met Riff in a small bar in Louisville, Kentucky while playing an acoustic solo gig, who introduced him to Trip and Tyke Douglas. Six months later, Black Falcon was born and signed their first record deal three months later.

The band’s first record, Hell in a Handbasket, went double platinum selling band, making Black Falcon a forced to be reckoned with. They’ve put out two additional albums since then, and their latest single Ball Busting Bitch is currently on Billboard’s Top 40.

Noel grew up in Cedar Creek Lake, Texas with his parents Frank and Irene Falcon and is most comfortable around the water. When he’s not making music, he prefers to spend his time in the quiet escape of his peaceful Kentucky home.

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.

 

Author bio:

Michelle A. Valentine is a Central Ohio nurse turned author of erotic romance of forthcoming novels ROCK THE HEART (2012) and ROCK MY BED (2013). Her love of hard-rock music, tattoos and sexy musicians inspired her erotic series ROCK THE HEART.

Cover Reveal: The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen!

Hey guys! So I have here the hot new cover for The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen and I also have a teaser! Enjoy!

There are those who don’t get luck handed to them on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who don’t get saved.

Luck was not on Callie’s side the day of her twelfth birthday when everything was stolen from her. After it’s all over, she locks up her feelings and vows never to tell anyone what happened. Six years later her painful past consumes her life and most days it’s a struggle just to breathe.

For as long as Kayden can remember, suffering in silence was the only way to survive life. As long as he did what he was told, everything was okay. One night, after making a terrible mistake, it seems like his life might be over. Luck was on his side, though, when Callie coincidentally is in the right place at the right time and saves him.

Now he can’t stop thinking about the girl he saw at school, but never really knew. When he ends up at the same college as Callie, he does everything he can to try to get to know her. But Callie is reserved and closed off. The more he tries to be part of her life, the more he realizes Callie might need to be saved.

(New Adult Contemporary)*Mature Content** Recommended for ages 17+ due to sexual situations and language.

 

 

Here is the teaser!

 

Hesitantly, I push open the door and poke my head into the dimly lit room. “Hello.”

Kayden walks out from the back room without a shirt on and a towel pressed up to his face. “Hey, did you get the stuff?”

I slip into the room and shut the door the door behind me. I hold out the first aid kit and icepack to him, with my head turned toward the door to avoid looking at him. His bare chest, and the way his jeans ride low on his hips smothers me with uneasiness.

“I don’t bite, Callie.” His tone is light as he takes the kit and pack. “You don’t have to stare at the wall.”

I compel my eyes to look at him and it’s hard not to look at the scars that crisscross along his stomach and chest. The vertical lines that run down his forearms are the most disturbing, thick and jagged as if someone took a razor to his skin. I wish I could run my fingers along each one and erase it away, removing the pain and memories that hold with it. It hurts to look at it and I lift my gaze to his meet eyes.

He quickly lowers the towel to cover himself up and confusion gleams from his good eye. He presses the pack to his swollen and balances the kit down on the edge of the pool table, his fingers quivering as he pulls his hand back, each knuckle is scraped raw to bone. “Can you get the gauze out of that for me. My hand’s a little sore.”

My fingers fumble to open the kit, my fingernail catching on the edge, and it splits open. Blood pools out as I open the lid and I retrieve the gauze. “You might need stiches on that cut below the eye. It looks bad.”

He dabs at the cut with the towel, wincing from the pain. “It’ll be fine. I just need to clean it up and get it covered.”

The steaming hot water runs down my body, scorching my skin with red makes and blisters. I just want to feel clean again. I blink and take the damp towel from him, careful not to let our fingers touch. I examine the open wound, so deep the muscle and tissue is showing.

“You really need stiches,” I tell him. “Or you’re going to have a scar.”

The corners of his lips tug up into a sad smile. “I can handle scars, especially one’s on the outside.”

I understand his meaning from the depths of my heart.

 

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Waiting on Blood-Kissed Sky [Darkness Before Dawn 02] by J.A. London!

Every Wednesday I will post a book which I cannot wait to be released and it is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

Blood-Kissed Sky
By J.A. London
Paperback edition: 368 pages
To be released: 26th December 2012
Synopsis: There's nowhere left to hide.

I thought vampires were our enemies - they controlled our lives, isolated our cities, and demanded our blood - until I met Victor. With Victor taking over as the new Lord Valentine, things were supposed to get better. Instead, they're worse than ever.

Day Walkers, a new breed of vampires who can walk in the sun, are terrorizing the city. Blood supplies are low, and if Victor's vampires don't get enough, they will become infected with the Thirst - a disease that will turn them into mindless killers.

To stop it, I must journey across the desolate wasteland to the very place where the sickness began. I can only hope that the answers that await me are enough to save us all . . . before it's too late. - goodreads.com

Trailer Reveal: Opal [Lux 03] by Jennifer L. Armentrout!

Hey guys! I am so happy to be a part of the trailer reveal for Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout! The first two trailers for this book series have been amazing so I hope you enjoy this one!

 

Opal (The third book in the Lux Series)
Available in both print and digital version on December 18, 2012
Amazon
Barnes and Noble

Official Opal Book Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oLkv3DotkqM

 

Check out Jennifer L. Armentrout on the following sites:
Facebook
Twitter
Official Website

Cover Reveal: The Forgotten Princess by Stina Rubio!

Hey guys! I have here the brand new cover for The Forgotten Princess by Stina Rubio! I cannot wait to read the book and the cover is stunning!

Amaya is a seventeen-year-old girl, who is anything but normal. Her father abandoned her as an infant, leaving her to be raised by a verbally abusive mother,

who--by the way is never sober. Leaving her to defend herself, Causing Amaya to become a social outcast.
One night while walking home from a party, Amaya was struck by a car while crossing the street, leaving her in a coma.
When she wakes in the hospital a few days later, she is visited by a very strange-but-handsome man. When left alone he starts telling Amaya her life is more

then what it seems. There is a Prophecy telling of a fogotten princess who will save his clan, the Suisuni Indians.
Eli, the strange yet very sexy man, is suppose to be Amaya's soul mate; the one who she is to marry.
With nothing else to lose Amaya sets out on a journey with Eli, a journey of unanswered questions; a journey to find her absent father.
Along the way Eli teachs Amaya who she is, and introduces her to a world of magic and myths.
Will Amaya be able to handle all the pressure everyone set on her shoulders?
Will she be able to forgive the father who left her?
Most importantly will she be able to live up to the prophecy of the forgotten princess?

The Prophecy:

On a day in September,
our world will be gone forever,
Unless we can find,
The one person lost in time,
A Princess who he shall bear,
With traits from her mother; fair,
A moment lost in time,
That we must diligently find,
born to another,
A warrior like no other,
He shall be the lost princesses fate,
Side by side they fight,
True soul mates,
Trained to love and protect,
Her warrior is the key to her merriment,
Love is the truth,
Death is the way,
Together they fight,
Together they slay,
Two souls one destiny,
Together and only together,
Will they bring peace and harmony.

 

Author bio:

 

Stina is the mother of three energetic boys (Daniel Jr. age 8, Zion age 6, Ezra age 1) they are her everything, the Princes' of her heart. She has been with
her husband Daniel for 11 yrs., and still going strong. The only other thing in her life she loves with a passion is writing, well and reading. She started
writing poems and short stories, her short stories geting negative attention from teachers, thinking Stina was demented. Writing has always came easy to
Stina because her imagination always runs wild.
This is going to be Stina Second book she has wrote, but The Forgotten Princess is going to be the first one released.



Release Day Blitz: Timeless [Transcend Time Saga 03] by Michelle Madow!

TIMELESS, the third and final part of the Transcend Time Saga by Michelle Madow, released on November 20, 2012.

 

In celebration of the release week of Timeless (November 20, 2012 – November 27, 2012), two special weeklong deals will be occurring:

1) The e-version of Remembrance will be reduced from $2.99 to $0.99 on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo.

2) Anyone who purchases Timeless during the release week is eligible to receive a free personalized Remembrance bookmark signed by Michelle Madow. To claim a bookmark, email timeless@michellemadow.com with your name, mailing address (as it should appear on the envelope), and proof of purchase (a screenshot/photo of your purchase confirmation, or a photo of Timeless on your e-reader.) This offer is international.

Remembrance $0.99 specials: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo

 

Timeless purchase links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo

Quotes from reviewers about Timeless:

"The combination of time travel, magic, and love makes Timeless an unforgettable page turner!"
-For Those About to Read

"Timeless had great twists, particularly towards the end. For something inspired by a Taylor Swift song, Michelle has come up with a great series!"
-Addiction to Words Reviews

"Just when I think I know what to expect, Michelle throws me a curveball! It was spectacular. And marvelous. And a little bit daring, which is what makes Timeless stand out so much!
-Sparkles and Lightning
About Timeless:

IT'S A RACE AGAINST TIME.

In Remembrance, Lizzie and Drew changed the course of fate so they could be together.

In Vengeance, Chelsea set fate back on its original, deadly path.

Now, strange things keep happening to Lizzie. Things that are omens of darkness to come. A curse has doomed her to die an early death, just as she did in her past life. To make things worse, even if she can figure out who cast the curse, it's irreversible. There's only one option left for her to save herself. It's crazier than anything she's heard yet, and to do it, she'll need Drew and Chelsea's help.

Because to make things right, they must go back to when it all began …

Add Timeless to your Goodreads to-read list

Timeless is the final part of the Transcend Time Saga.

About the Transcend Time Saga:

The Transcend Time Saga is about a high school student named Lizzie who has been reincarnated from Regency Era, England, but doesn’t realize it until she meets her soul mate from the past and he triggers her memories to gradually return. The series began with Remembrance (published July 25, 2011), and continued with the short story Vengeance (published December 8, 2011). The series has sold a significant number of copies so far, and has received much praise from reviewers.

About the Author:

Michelle Madow was inspired to write Remembrance after seeing Taylor Swift's "Love Story" music video while a junior at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. The song and video gave her the story idea about a high school girl reincarnated from Regency Era, England. She handed in the first chapter as a homework assignment for class, and when her teacher and classmates wanted her to continue writing, she decided to go for it. By the end of the school year, her first novel was completed!

Michelle graduated from the Park School of Baltimore in 2005, where she always took two English classes each semester. She graduated from Rollins College in 2010, cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English. At Rollins she was a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and a member of the International English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta.

She received the Charles Hyde Pratt Award for Excellence in Creative Writing in 2010.

For more information on Michelle and her books, please visit www.michellemadow.com.

Michelle lives in Florida, where she is hard at work writing more novels for young adults.

Connect with Michelle online:

Twitter (@MichelleMadow), Transcend Time Facebook, Michelle's Facebook, Goodreads