Heartbreaker by Melody Grace
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 28th
“A must read second chance love story!”
– Claire Contreras, NYT Bestselling Author
Synopsis:
They say that time heals a broken heart, but you try moving on when your ex is the most famous man on the planet.
Every time I walk down the street, there he is on magazine covers and billboards plastered with his gorgeous face: Finn McKay. Now he’s a drop-dead sexy rock star, but when I knew him, he was just the boy from the wrong side of the tracks – and the first guy I ever loved. He broke my heart into a hundred pieces when he skipped town without saying goodbye – but now he’s back.
And he wants me.
I’m determined not to make the same mistakes twice, but the chemistry with Finn was always way too hot to ignore. He was the guy who had me sneaking out my bedroom window for just one more kiss, and breaking curfew parked by the riverbanks, steaming up his windows in the backseat of his car. The past five years have been good to him, real good, and between his dirty mind and that ‘I know how to make you scream’ smile, he’s breaking through my defenses all over again.
Maybe one last wild fling for old time’s sake is what I need to finally move on. But what happens when Finn wants more than my body? This time he wants everything.
Excerpt:
Finn walks me to my front porch. “Listen, Eva, I wanted to say…” He stops there on the dark road, with nothing but the moon to illuminate the shadowed planes of his face. “About what happened, when I left—’
“Don’t.” I cut him off before he can try to justify what he did. My pride is all I’ve got now, and I can’t bear for him to know how thoroughly he broke my heart. “You don’t need to explain. Ancient history,” I add, with a forced little laugh. “It’s all over now. Thanks for walking me, but I’ve got it from here.”
I turn to go, but then his hand is on my arm, pulling me back, pressing me hard against a wall of solid muscle.
“Is that what you really think?” Finn demands, searching my face, just inches between us. There’s something raw in his voice, something wounded and real.
“I…” I stop, caught in the intensity of his gaze. The feel of his body, the hot whisper of his breath on my skin, it’s overwhelming. And oh, those lips, so close… A hundred volts of electricity race through my numb, tired veins, short-circuiting my brain until I can’t think, can’t breathe. I can only feel him. All of him.
I fight for air, my blood pounding in my ears. “Finn…” I whisper, pleading, but for what, I don’t know. And then his lips claim mine in an urgent, fevered kiss, and I realize what I’ve been waiting for since the moment he walked through those doors.
This. Right here.
Finn kisses me hard, yanking me closer and circling me with those taut, chiseled arms. His mouth is hot against mine, merciless and wild. He eases my lips apart, exploring the wet, hot depths as his tongue slides deeper, demanding. I buckle against him, sensation flooding through me. It’s lightning to dry wood, the sharp spark that roars to wildfire in an instant, the heat surging through my entire body.
And God, I can’t get enough.
My hands are in his hair. My body presses close against him, like I could mold myself to his form. The years melt away, obliterated by the force of our passion, so familiar but still so new. Every touch, every taste feels like a revelation.
My Finn. Back again.
He makes a low groan, sliding his hands lower, possessive, to cup my ass and bring me hard against him. Time is lost, gone forever as his lips take possession of me completely, and I match him kiss for kiss. Desire rages to life again, so sharp and craving. It’s like I’ve been sleepwalking for the past five years, and only just come back to life. The world bursts from black and white to glorious, vivid technicolor.
“Look at me,” he whispers, in a low husky voice that sends molten honey pooling between my thighs. “Look at me, baby.” He tilts my chin up, so I have no choice but to stare into those stormy eyes, the face I’ve imagined so many nights in scenes just like this. He traces my lips with his thumb, and I shudder at the friction. Light-headed, dizzy with desire, I part my lips, ready for another kiss.
Finn’s lips curl in a victorious smile. “Ancient history, huh?” he teases, stepping back. I blink, still reeling as cold air rushes to fill the space his warm body has left behind.
Wait, what?
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“See, I want to make one thing clear,” I tell her, still holding tight, feeling her body relax again, pulled back from the edge. “I’ll do anything for you, baby. Anything you want. I will love you until the end of the…world, but you don’t get to shut me out again. When I take you, I take all of you. Every last piece of you, body and soul.”
Oh, my goodness, Melody Grace, I die. Why, you ask? Two words: Finn McKay. This man, this wonderful, loving, sweet, hot man, has won me over, heart and soul.
I have been a fan of Melody Grace for a very long time. Instantly smitten by her Beachwood Bay series, I grew to love the stories of broken folks that found love, peace, and their other halves, in a lovely little town on the coast of North Carolina. Seeing the end of the series left me feeling a little bit like I was leaving friends behind, and a place that I had grown to love. So, when I came across the blurb for HEARTBREAKER, Melody’s latest book, I was so excited to see what she had in store for us.
High school sweethearts, Eva and Finn were everything to each other. When he left her and their hometown of Oak Harbor without a word or a backward glance, Eva was heartbroken. Leaving town seemed like the best medicine, but broken dreams, a life spinning out of control, and the pull of the peace of Oak Harbor drew her back home. Finn, though, made a life that he’d always dreamed of, finding fame and success through his music. Seeing him in Oak Harbor again was the last thing that anyone expected, and his return has Eva reeling, especially when Finn makes it clear that he’s back for her.
He was our claim to fame now, the wayward son made good, and even though it would have been easier if he’d just stayed gone, there’s a part of me that knew this was inevitable. One day Finn would be coming home.
I loved this book. From the first page through to the last word, I could not read quickly enough. In her typical style, Melody has written a story full of love, passion, longing, and redemption. These characters are well-rounded and complex, flawed, yet honest and open, and their passion for each other was palpable. I love that, while there is plenty of sizzle, it is the emotion that leaps off the page, the tie that binds Eva and Finn together, despite, or perhaps because of, their past. HEARTBREAKER is a 5+ star read for me, and one of my favorites of 2016. Thank you, Melody, for sharing Eva’s and Finn’s story with us. It was absolutely worth the wait.
***ARC generously provided for an honest review.***
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About Melody Grace
Melody Grace is the New York Times bestselling author of the Beachwood Bay series. A small-town girl turned SoCal beach lover, after spending her life with her nose in a book, she decided it was time she wrote one herself. She loves steamy romance novels, happily-ever-afters, and lusting after fictional menfolk. She lives in LA with her two kittens, Bucky Barnes and Steve Rogers.
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