Heart Shaped Rock
by Laura Roppe
Release Date: May 2014
Summary from Goodreads:
“If you liked the music
collaboration of Maybe Someday, you’ve got to check out Heart Shaped Rock.” —
New York Times best-selling author of Maybe Someday, Colleen Hoover
"Laura Roppé has written a moving and emotional novel of first love, accurately capturing the voice and mind of a dramatic and emotional sixteen year old girl caught in a maelstrom of grief and loss, love and heartbreak. And then there’s Dean…you'll just have to read the book, ‘cause I can't do him justice in a few short sentences.” –Jasinda Wilder, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of Falling into You
Sometimes a shattered heart needs to sing to love again . . . Sixteen year old singer-songwriter Shaynee Sullivan hasn't so much as touched her guitar since her mom died six months ago. In fact, Shaynee hasn't felt like doing much of anything lately, except maybe playing Whack-a-Mole on her "emotionally intelligent" brother's head. But when she meets a gorgeous and surprising rocker named Dean, her shattered heart begins to mend . . . and then burst at the seams. Heart-wrenching, heart-warming, and sometimes even heart-racing, Heart Shaped Rock will leave you laughing through tears and rooting for love in all its forms.
Hear the original music performed in Heart Shaped Rock at www.LauraRoppe.com. All music available on iTunes.
"Laura Roppé has written a moving and emotional novel of first love, accurately capturing the voice and mind of a dramatic and emotional sixteen year old girl caught in a maelstrom of grief and loss, love and heartbreak. And then there’s Dean…you'll just have to read the book, ‘cause I can't do him justice in a few short sentences.” –Jasinda Wilder, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of Falling into You
Sometimes a shattered heart needs to sing to love again . . . Sixteen year old singer-songwriter Shaynee Sullivan hasn't so much as touched her guitar since her mom died six months ago. In fact, Shaynee hasn't felt like doing much of anything lately, except maybe playing Whack-a-Mole on her "emotionally intelligent" brother's head. But when she meets a gorgeous and surprising rocker named Dean, her shattered heart begins to mend . . . and then burst at the seams. Heart-wrenching, heart-warming, and sometimes even heart-racing, Heart Shaped Rock will leave you laughing through tears and rooting for love in all its forms.
Hear the original music performed in Heart Shaped Rock at www.LauraRoppe.com. All music available on iTunes.
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He grunts and
runs his fingers through his hair. “It was painful,
Shaynee. I’m not gonna lie.” His voice cracks. He takes a deep breath and looks
down at the sand. When he looks back up, his eyes glint with resolve. Clearly,
he’s made some kind of decision.
I brace myself.
“Look, here’s
the deal. However we got here’s how we got here. Whatever crazy-ass,
zigzagging, effed-up road we had to take to get to right now was the way it had to be. All that matters is that we got
here. You and me. ‘Cause being with you, right now, is exactly where I want to
be.” He lowers his voice to the faintest whisper. “It hurts too much to be
anywhere else.”
My heart’s exploding
in my chest.
He grabs my
hand. “I want you, Shaynee. All of you. The dark, the light, the black, the
yellow, the perfect, the-not-so-perfect . . . the totally incomprehensible.” He
leans into me, his eyes blazing with heat. “The
freckles.” He grins when I blush. “I know you’re dealing with a lot. And
I’m gonna help you through it. I want to
help you through it.” He pushes a lock of my hair behind my ear. “But you gotta
promise me something.”
I nod. Whatever
it is, the answer is yes.
His voice takes
on a sudden intensity. “Promise me you’re never gonna kiss anyone else, ever
again.”
I nod again,
this time profusely.
“Because your lips are all mine now.”
I want to tackle him and smother him with
kisses. “I promise,” I choke out. I want to press my body against his, right
here on the beach and roll around with him in the sand and pin him down and tie
him up so he can’t run away and lie on top of him and maul him for the rest of
my days. I take a deep breath, trying to control the fierce urges clanging
around inside me. “I won’t abuse your faith in me . . . ever again.”
“I won’t abuse
your faith in me, either. Ever again.”
About the Author
Laura Roppé is an
award-winning singer/songwriter, author, audio book narrator, speaker, and
former attorney from San Diego, California. In 2011, Billboard Magazine ranked
her as Number Three on its chart of the Top 50 "uncharted" artists in
the world. In May 2013, Laura began hosting Amazon's weekly podcast,
"Kindle Love Stories," for people who love hearing about love
stories, romance, and happily ever afters.Her first book is the non-fiction memoir, Rocking the Pink. Her latest is a YA-teen romance novel entitled Heart Shaped Rock, featuring a soundtrack.
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