Title: Heart Shaped Rock
Author: 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.
Excerpt
A log in the bonfire falls,
and the entire fire crackles and pops and sizzles. A wave of thick smoke
envelops me for just a moment with the shifting of the breeze. I begin to cough
and wave the air with my hands to clear a clean patch to breathe.
“Looks like you’ve picked a
dangerous spot,” a voice says. I turn, expecting Jared. But it’s not Jared.
It’s some guy I don’t know.
Wow, yet another Casanova.
Do I have “please talk to me” stamped on my forehead? What’s going on tonight?
I don’t reply to his pick-up
line. I mean it’s pretty lame.
“Is this seat taken?” he
asks, motioning to the sand next to me.
I shrug.
His voice seems really
familiar to me. But I can’t place it.
He looks to the fire for a
moment, and the flames dance across his face. Wow, he has the most alluring
collection of features I’ve ever seen. Well, in person, anyway. I’ve seen movie
stars and rock stars rival this guy, but I’ve never seen such perfection up
close. He truly is a work of art. His hair is dark. His cheekbones are high.
His nose is sculpted. His lips are . . . wow.
“I’m Dean,” he says,
extending his hand.
I put my hand in his and
immediately feel a current of electricity jolt through my body. I jerk my hand
away.
“I’m Shaynee,” I say,
sounding more confident than I feel. “I recently learned I’m supposed to say my
name when someone says theirs. So, there, I did it. I said my name. It’s
Shaynee.” Oh God, I’m rambling.
He laughs a masculine,
guttural laugh.
I freeze. I know that laugh.
Oh my God. I look down at his
clothes. Jeans. Combat boots. He’s not wearing the leather jacket, but . . .
Another plume of smoke from
the bonfire hits and envelops us. Again, I cough ferociously. But he isn’t
coughing at all.
When the smoke clears, he lets
out his breath. “You’re a bonfire rookie, Shaynee.”
When he says my name, my
stomach flips over and that electricity from our handshake bounces throughout
my body.
He turns to look at me,
flashing a wicked grin, and I finally see those startling blue eyes in the
flickering light confirming what I already know. Motorcycle Boy.
“When you see smoke coming,”
he says, “you gotta hold your breath ‘til it passes.”
“Or, hey,” I say, “here’s an
idea—we could just move back a bit.”
“What, and sacrifice
warmth?” He grins.
“It is a bit of a Sophie’s Choice, isn’t it?”
Dean laughs like he actually
understands my movie reference.
Gah, is it super-duper hot
out here tonight? Am I sitting way too close to the fire? Is my hair burning?
“Actually, holding my breath is my superpower,” I blurt. “I can hold my breath
all day long.” God, I sound like such a dork.
“Well, that’s a handy
superpower. You could totally team up with Aquaman and fight underwater crime
and stuff.” He shoots me a crooked smile. “And make some really beautiful
tadpoles.”
I can’t take it anymore. I
have to call a spade a spade. “You’re the guy on the motorcycle.” It’s a
statement, not a question. “Motorcycle Boy.”
“Yes, I am. And you’re the
girl with the walkie-talkie. Walkie-Talkie Girl.” He laughs.
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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