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Heartache (A Heartache Novel Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Danielle Allen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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***Heartache is a sexy romantic suspense novel intended for readers 18 and over***

Roman Harper is known for being three things:

A talented artist…
A charismatic loner…
And most notably, an unintentional heartbreaker.

Even though he doesn’t mean for women to fall in love with him, Roman Harper has left a string of broken hearts in his wake. But after a lie tore his world apart eight years ago, Roman doesn’t let anyone get too close to him. Sex is sex and love is…completely out of the question.

Using the past as motivation, Roman pours his heart out onto his canvas. His heartache inspires some of his best work. And at twenty-eight years old, his art is finally getting the recognition that he’s always desired. But when Roman wakes up on the morning after his successful event with no recollection of who left the cryptic message on his bathroom mirror, everything changes.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00SDJ6586
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (January 16, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 16, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1762 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 447 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 150597772X

Best Sellers Rank: #929,131 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #26,260 in Suspense (Kindle Store)
- #37,452 in Romantic Suspense (Kindle Store)
- #40,709 in Romantic Suspense (Books)

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Danielle Allen is a novelist, professor, and life coach.

Living authentically has been the key to her living her best life. With a background in social sciences, helping people better understand themselves so they can become the best version of themselves is one of her passions. Writing contemporary romance novels that change the status quo of the genre is another.

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Definitely a hearache

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2020

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life experiences put our heart through. Our hearts are so fragile. Allen captured a tortured heart so well. Roman was a beautiful mess. And Bianca was just waiting to give her love to him. It was like her love was the balm Roman needed to love again. At first I was annoyed with him but then I decided I need to meet him where he was and that caused me to understand him better. Tia put a number on him. Which was not his fault. Ben was a jackass. Just foolishness. But. Anyway I so love love stories like this. Stories like this put all those other love novels to shame. Because love isn't a Hallmark movie. Nor is just about sex and I despise those instalove novels. Or the novels where the characters just jump in the sheets and I'm like okay what I miss???? Love is challenging and can get ugly sometimes. True love is not easy. It is patient. It is kind. It will take getting through the ugly part to get to the paradise. Because people have baggage and hangups. So it's not going to be easy. Love unconditionally accepting flaws and all. Thank you. You made my reading experience worth while. I will read you again. Loved every heartaching moment.

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2022

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I'm working through her back catalogue of books, to the point that I don't even look at the story or anything beforehand. I KNOW it's going to be good.

This didn't read like a typical DA book and I mean that in a good way. It was good and interesting to read from the male POV. But Roman so toxic 🙄 I understand why. But he toxic, toxic. But he still has a good heart and it made him 3D.

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2020

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Whew chile... Roman had me on edge! Bianca is a true rider! Malik and Easy are some real ones to the end! Benjamin can kick rocks lol 😂! Oh wIt he almost did! 🤷🏾‍♀️ This book was really good and full of suspense!

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2015

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I think I'm one of the few people that didn't give this book a 4 or 5 star rating. It was entertaining and I liked the fact that it was both a suspense and romance novel and I liked that it was about the art world, which was different. I was really curious to find out who was stalking Roman, but when the person's identity was revealed I wasn't shocked and I thought it was somewhat anticlimactic.

I liked Bianca a lot but Roman was not really my cup of tea. I realize that he had been hurt in the past but his fear of taking a chance on love again was extreme and i found the way he would pull Bianca in and then shut her down to be immature and selfish. In fact, several times in the book i wanted to yell at her to not walk, but run the other way; she deserved better! I didn't see why his friends put up with his emotional rollercoaster either: Roman took being a temperamental artist to a whole new level.

From the way the book ended, it sounds like there will be a part two, which I won't be reading. One book with the indecisive, emotionally immature Roman is enough. My advice to Bianca would be to tell Roman to go to counseling for at least one year and then give you a call when he's done some healing and a lot more maturing!

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Michelle

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Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2016

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3.5-4 stars. Roman Harper is a successful and talented artist. His work is gaining him a bit of fame and recognition, which is every artist's dream come true so life is good...only professionally, that is. Outside of Roman's career, he is a closed up clam. Some heavy things went down in his past 8 years ago and as a result, Roman doesn't let people in, particularly women. However, that doesn't stop other females from trying to break past his wall.

In the meantime, Roman starts receiving anonymous messages that are less than innocent in nature, making him wary about his private life and all the details that he purposely keeps hidden. But as this person continues to infiltrate his past and present, Roman has to decide if enough is enough and that regardless of his feelings, he needs to protect those who are at risk and to discover who is behind this once and for all.

I liked Roman, but he seriously gave me whiplash with his back and forth. This entire book is in his POV so it's a front row seat to all of the issues that weigh him down and prevent him from truly opening up. He has people around him who try to reason with him or knock sense into him but Roman can be stubborn and tight-lipped when he wants to. As for the actual reasons why he is so distrustful and unwilling to open up, I could empathize with him on that, it would change a person for sure. The stalker scenario was interesting, I liked the mystery behind it. As for Roman's confrontation that he is better of with love in his life rather than warding it off at all costs, that felt slightly anticlimactic because he didn't really have to do anything to prove himself.

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Nicole Howard

To fall in love or run away?

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2015

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Heartache is a page turner that will have you cheering for the characters. Your heart will race as you read the well written love scenes.

Heartache is the first book in a new series for author, Danielle Allen. It is a mixture of mystery and sexy romance between the main character Roman Harper and his "friend" Bianca or "B". It will keep you reading as you try to solve the mystery. Along the way you will get beautiful visuals of the art Roman Harper creates for a living. You will learn about his best friends and his enemies. Love happens to knock Roman Harper over no matter how hard he tries to run or deny it. Does he finally let his guard down and fall in love? Will he continue his success as an artist? Will his past destroy his future?

Read Heartache and you will not only answer these questions but yearn to know what happens next in the second book of the series, Heartfelt.

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But became really disappointed! The book dragged on FOREVER

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2016

Based on some of the reviews I was EXCITED to read this book...But became really disappointed! The book dragged on FOREVER...I was 61% into the book and Roman was still made at the world and didn't know who "ME" was! The book was so annoying for me because I just wanted here to get to the point! The entire book was around Roman's past hurt (80% of the book) and the little action that appeared was so NO ACTION what's so ever! I was ready for a bomb drop an never received. BORED out of my mind! Not sure what everyone else was excited for, but this wasn't it for me!

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Zen

Heartache

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2022

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Roman is a frustrating character to read, he’s all over the place his actions are more like a female, by the looks of it he is also a candidate for a heart attack. How can he think that Bianca moving in with him will help his current situation, isn’t it best that he kept his distance from her which is what was happening anyway after he told her to GET OUT OF HIS HOUSE (this friendship is over), this would have shown his stalker that he is no longer friends with her. I also wonder if bianca enjoy being his whipping boy (girl, get a life, LEAVE and stop coming back)! I prefer my female characters not to wait around to hear the obvious.

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