Rock the Heart (Black Falcon, #1)

by Michelle A. Valentine

Aletha George (Narrator)

• ISBN10: 145261251X
• ISBN13: 9781452612515
• Publish Date: 6 May 2013
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 17 April 2017
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Tantor Media, Inc
• Edition: Unabridged edition
• Format: Audiobook (CD)
• Duration: 6 hours and 24 minutes
• Language: English

Reviews

[Angie]

I was very pleasantly surprised by Rock the Heart, even after a bit of a rough beginning. Lanie is interning at her first marketing company after graduation. They have a new account lined up, but no one wants to deal with rock star egos, so her boss asks Lanie. Well, the lead singer of the band they'll be working with is Lanie's ex-boyfriend. She doesn't want to see him after she ripped his heart out four years ago, but she really needs to get her foot in the door so she can land her dream job. And so, Lanie heads out to meet with Noel Falcon, and tensions are certainly high!

My favorite part of Rock the Heart was probably the focus on two people trying to live their dreams but still have each other. Lanie had dumped Noel because she felt like he was more into starting his music career than her. She had no way of knowing that he'd actually make it big, and that he'd still want her after all this time. Meanwhile, she wants to be taken seriously at her new job, so there's no way she start dating her first client. Of course, the tables have been turned and now it's Noel who feels like he's coming in second to a career, but he's still willing to make it work. But then, there's a secret!

Rock the Heart entered into Jerry Springer levels of drama and I was totally into it! I'm a sucker for a good drama that doesn't feel melodramatic. There's a lot of hints dropped that something happened between Noel and one of his band-mates. I definitely didn't guess at what happened, but then it came out, and I was like wait a minute...And then there's another twist! And I was like, I kind of knew it! That was a big mess, but I was totally with Lanie on how she wanted nothing to do with the situation despite Noel's begging and pleading.

In the end, I really liked Rock the Heart. One issue that I tend to have with romances is that one partner always drops their dream to make the relationship work, but Noel and Lanie don't! Sure Lanie hits a bump in the road, but I think she ultimately makes the right choice. And it's not like she's giving up. At least I didn't get that impression. So yay!

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[Cocktails and Books]

Right before leaving for college, Lanie broke things off with her boyfriend/next door neighbor Noel Falcon. She needed stability in her life and didn't think his dreams of becoming a rock star was going to give her that. Fast forward four years and Lanie is an unpaid intern at a New York marketing company trying to land herself a permanent position by getting the rock band Black Falcon to allow the company to run his children's charity. Lanie wants the job, but she's just not sure if she can handle coming face to face with the love of her life after breaking both their hearts.

Give me a book with a rock band in it and I'll enjoy it. Make the focal point of the story a hot as hell, sensitive lead singer who just wants his girl back and I'm all over it.

Noel was my favorite part of the book. He was such a generous, sensitive soul and he was somewhat beaten down by life events he didn't really have control over. But it was clear, from the very beginning, that he wanted Lane back. Didn't matter what her reasons were for leaving him in the first place or the road blocks she throws up now. He wants her and he's going to do whatever he can to make sure he has her. Probably not the best solution, considering some of the "issues" he still has to deal with, but he was always honest with his feelings for her. It just makes me melt just thinking about it now.

For Lane's part, she soon realized that all her reasons for breaking things off with Noel was BS. She may have a college degree, but that piece of paper doesn't guarantee the stability she thought it did. So you can understand why she'd be willing to do just about anything to get herself permanent employment. She tried to maintain that professional distance with Noel, but he was too much of a force to reckoned with...especially when he was able to get her what she wanted so badly....her job.

My only complaint about this book is that it ended too soon I needed more of Noel, Lane and the rest of Black Falcon. I guess I'll survive until the BF 1.5 novella comes out later this month.