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Heartbreak Beat: An LA Rock Star Romance Kindle Edition

by Elle Greco (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 486 ratings
From best-selling author Elle Greco comes an enemies-to-lovers, stepbrother, rock star romance.

The only thing more intense than their rivalry is their chemistry. Will they break up the band or play the ultimate love song?

Wild child Nikki Benson is determined to find the rhythm of success. So when her cocky stepbrother’s breakout band needs a drummer for their tour, she reluctantly agrees to provide the sticks… as long as her own group gets to open for them. But traveling the country with the arrogant man she’s been crushing on since she was twelve stirs feelings she doesn’t dare express.

Dion Davis yearns to be as big a rock god as his dad. So when his band’s first road trip is about to take off, he’s not sure which is worse: that his percussionist brother OD’ed before they got started, or that he’s being replaced by their mouthy stepsister. And as the pushy girl’s act earns more screams from the crowds, his begrudging respect ignites a longing he’s repressed for years.

As the musical pair tries to fight their growing chemistry, Nikki struggles with the physical toll of playing two sets a night. And when Dion realizes she’s in danger, he may have to choose between fulfilling his dreams, and a love he can’t deny. Can Nikki and Dion explode into stardom and create passion’s smash hit?

Heartbreak Beat is the first book in the explosive LA Rock Star Romance series. If you like blending glam and gritty, sexy lead singers, and badass women, then you’ll adore Elle Greco’s addictive tale. Buy Heartbreak Beat to keep time with desire today! (Heartbreak Beat was originally published in 2016 by Hearts Collective under the title The Forbidden Beat. It has been rewritten and re-edited.)
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★★★★★"If you like rock star romances then I highly suggest you get your hands on this one, it promises to leave you thoroughly satisfied!!" - Reds Romance Reviews

★★★★★ "It was fantastic!" - Spellbound Stories

★★★★ "If you enjoy stepbrother romance with an edge you will love this story!" - Goodreads reviewer

★★★★★ "Elle Greco's writing is quick witted and engaging, taking you right into the story and the life (OK, super dysfunctional life) of these musicians, often times with some well placed and well done humor." Goodreads reviewer

★★★★★ "I really enjoyed this addictive little page-turner, it's pages held a story riddled with emotion, drama, angst, and steam... SO much steam!!" - Reds Romance Reviews

★★★★★ "It. Was. Epic! All my fellow rock romance lovers are in for a treat." - Tangents and Tissues

About the Author

I write fiction about badass women (and the people they love.)


Urban Fantasy lovers will know me as Karen Greco, author of the best-selling Hell's Belle series. My Contemporary Romance books are written under Elle Greco.

While the genres are worlds apart, strong female characters are the chain that links all my worlds.These women are magical. They wield wicked weapons. They play a mean drum solo. They fall in love. They rule the boardroom and the bedroom.Whatever they do, they do it with swagger.

My storytelling career began when I forced everyone play "make-believe" with me when I was a kid. That eventually morphed into banging out short stories on my mom's old manual typewriter. As I got older, I graduated to penning bad poetry, then not terrible plays as a teenager. I studied playwright in college but my career took a detour and I ended up working in journalism and then entertainment publicity, which kept me busy for 20 or so years. A few years ago, I decided to pursue my original passion and a few full-length novels later, here we are.

My "day job" has taken me from gritty rock clubs in The Bowery to glam red carpets for movie premieres and awards shows. My background working with talent (and the suits) in the industry has served me well with the LA Rock Star Romance series.

I love anything spooky and impossible to explain. If you love hanging out in cemeteries, the older the better, I'd totally go on a road trip with you.

I have two rescue dogs, a patient husband, and an awesome kid.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08C2NCYVB
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ 56West, LLC
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 29, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.3 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 244 pages
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  • Book 1 of 5 ‏ : ‎ An LA Rock Star Romance
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Customers enjoy the romance with drama in this book, with one customer noting it's well-plotted like a crime thriller, while another describes it as an engrossing story set in the rock and roll world.

"...by new to me, (but not anymore ♡) author Elle Greco gave me a rockstar romance that checked off all the reasons why this genre of contemporary..." Read more

"This was a great read and start to a new series. I was hooked from the beginning. I loved this book." Read more

"...Elle Greco's writing is quick witted and engaging, taking you right into the story and the life (OK, super dysfunctional life) of these musicians,..." Read more

"...This book has drama, angsty characters, and a decent story plot. The pages keep turning as the story unfolds!" Read more

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"This was a great read and start to a new series. I was hooked from the beginning. I loved this book." Read more

"...Love always shines through. This is a must read book. I truly love how Dion never wavered once he realized his feelings...." Read more

"...excited that this is the start of a series so I have more amazing books to read!" Read more

"I totally enjoyed reading this book. Loved the story line and characters. Great romance with some drama and steamy sex scenes." Read more

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Customers enjoy the characters in the book, with one customer particularly appreciating the strong male lead and another noting the angsty nature of the characters.

"...few pages drew me right in with a bit of sadness, a gorgeous, bad boy front man, with some alpha-hole tendencies and a crazy hot scene with his..." Read more

"...Nikki is the answer being a bad drummer. This book has drama, angsty characters, and a decent story plot...." Read more

"...I love the fact that you have a strong theme male lead who is actually a band member rather than and extraneous player looking on from the sidelines...." Read more

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  • B C Booklover
    5.0 out of 5 stars Rock and roll family grabs my beart 💋
    Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2020
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    Heartbreak Beat by new to me, (but not anymore ♡) author Elle Greco gave me a rockstar romance that checked off all the reasons why this genre of contemporary romance is my favorite of all.

    The first few pages drew me right in with a bit of sadness, a gorgeous, bad boy front man, with some alpha-hole tendencies and a crazy hot scene with his beautiful, slightly in over her head, younger stepsister. I woke up and reached right over to continue on with this story for a while before I moved on with the rest of my day! Soooo goooood I just couldn't resist jumping back in for more of these two in whatever sizzling situation they were heading for next!

    There is a fun, messy mix of stepsisters and stepbrothers in this blended musical family, who's complicated interactions made for a very unputdownable story. Their dad/stepfather, retired lead singer of his own legendary rock band, manages his 3 sons' up and coming band, Rogue Nation.

    Now, thanks to dear old dad stirring the pot, they're all set to tour together, the girls opening for the guys, along with one of the best parts of this story- the youngest sister, Nikki, is a talented kick-@ss drummer in her own band, with an independent streak a mile wide and enough sass to keep Dion, her step brother and secret crush, from breaking her heart. She was an amazing leading lady and I adored her spirited personality.

    Colorful family members adding just enough angsty drama to entertain without killing your blood pressure, sexual tension you could feel in your bones and humorous, playful antics riding along on that tour bus with them all. Secondary characters with hearts of gold or agendas of their own with a dash of suspense and whole lot of steamy, stolen moments.

    Rolling all of these pieces together brought me to the sweet, rewarding ending which I loved, but also drops intriguing hints of where this family dynamic will lead to next.

    I'll be clicking the next book in this series in just a few....Elle Greco has a new fan today- me!
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Rockers
    Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2023
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    This was a great read and start to a new series. I was hooked from the beginning. I loved this book.
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  • avidreader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting first book in this new series!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2020
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    Welcome to the fascinatingly dysfunctional world of Rock and Roll in LA. Nikki Benson and her sisters have grown up in and around the music industry. Their mom married into a rock icon family and the girls grew up with 3 stepbrothers also destined for fame. It's no surprise that they created a band, Satan's Sisters, to feature Jett's songwriting, Presley's pipes, and Nikki's incredible percussion skills. When their stepbrother, Kyle, dies of an overdose, the stepbrothers' band, Rogue Nation, is in need of a replacement drummer to go on tour. Nikki steps in, despite her own reservations and the stonewalling of her remaining stepbrothers, Dion and Rafe Davis. It doesn't help that the last place on earth she wants to be is on the bunk above Dion, who she has had a massive crush on since she met him, while he beds groupie after groupie. But is Dion really oblivious towards Nikki or is this a case of the playground bully pulling the pigtails of the girl he secretly likes? For sure it makes for a very interesting tour!

    Elle Greco's writing is quick witted and engaging, taking you right into the story and the life (OK, super dysfunctional life) of these musicians, often times with well placed and well done humor. This being the first in the series, I can't wait to see where the Benson sisters and the Davis brothers go from here.
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  • Annette k
    4.0 out of 5 stars Angst read!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2020
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    Nikki and Dion are step siblings. They grew up with a rock and roll father and all the demands. Then tragedy strikes. Dions band must move forward. Nikki is the answer being a bad drummer. This book has drama, angsty characters, and a decent story plot. The pages keep turning as the story unfolds!
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  • Tommie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Romance!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2022
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    Rockstar - check! Romance - check! Angst - check! Drama - check! Family drama - check! This book checks off all the boxes necessary for a rockstar romance. It has enemies to lovers, close proximity, step siblings all inclusive also. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Dion and Nikki fought against their feelings. He went ballistic when she replaced his deceased brother in their band. After both being brats realization finally landed. Its amazing how hate masks love. Love always shines through. This is a must read book. I truly love how Dion never wavered once he realized his feelings. I'm off to read the next in this series now!
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  • Amazon Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Great h, the rest not so much
    Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2021
    Format: Kindle
    Nikki's awesome. She's not just talented, but also worked hard for her skills. She's canny, goal-oriented and observant. She can play hard ball with music execs when she has to. She's got (for the most part) a solid, supportive relationship with her two sisters.

    And then there's whatever she has with Dion, her stepbrother and romantic interest. I've read plenty of bully books and he's up there on the a-hole list. He's manipulative, selfish and cruel. Nikki knows it but hangs on to the crumbs of when he's good. "Good" being the normal level of caring any decent person can and should exhibit, not really above and beyond. She never sets boundaries with him, she just rides it out until he mostly works through his issues. You don't see him working out his issues though and you have to intuit (read into) what's going on with him through Nikki's cluelessness. There also seems to be some kind of implied disconnect between his actions and how Nikki perceives them, as though his cruelty is being misconstrued by her. For example, he gets frustrated at one point at Nikki, says essentially that he's not awash with groupies like she thinks he is. He actually brings a groupie on the tour bus that they're sharing to have sex with her in a bunk adjacent to Nikki's, so she has firsthand experience that he is in fact awash with groupies and flaunts them in front of Nikki, after they have been intimate. They really needed a solid come to Jesus moment where everything is laid out.

    I give this one three stars all for Nikki without Dion.
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  • janeholl
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Rock Star Romance!
    Reviewed in Canada on April 11, 2021
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    I loved this book so much! It is set in a rock and roll world and in this world are Nikki Benson and her sisters Presley and Jett and because their mum married into a famous rock family there are 3 step brothers Dion, Rafe and Kyle Davis. Both the girls and their step brothers are very talented musically and hoping to hit the big time with their bands; Satan's Sisters and Rogue Nation. When their stepbrother Kyle dies from an overdose Nikki steps in to be the drummer for Rogue Nation. Nikki has a huge crush on Dion and has had to endure him going through groupies which upsets her. However,Nikki and Dion start an affair and the sex scenes are HOT!!! Nikki is in love with Dion but Dion makes it seem like he is just using her for sex. As they all go on tour there is an unassuming enemy lurking in their midst and Nikki and Dion's affair sky rockets but might be heading for a crash landing

    It's a fabulous book and I highly recommend it, go one click it right now!

    I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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  • LJ Nelson
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 ‘Get ready to ROCK’ stars – I’m with the band!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2020
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    At age 8 I asked The Mommy if I could get a spiral perm, so my hair was like Jon Bon Jovi’s (or Job Jobby as my Papa called him).

    At age 11 I asked The Mommy to take me to see Mötley Crüe play at Edinburgh Castle – she refused!

    At age 13 I asked The Mommy for drum lessons. The lessons were short lived – I haven’t got any sense of rhythm.

    I could go on and on, but suffice it to say, I’ve been a frustrated Rockstar from an early age... *snorts*

    So, wanna guess what one of this bookdragon’s favourite tropes to read is? Well, duh, of course it’s rock romance. And, let me tell you, HB is a smorgasbord of trope-a-licious delights – rock romance, enemies to lovers and stepbrother romance... *nods* Right??!! Prepare for your mind to be blown!!!

    I wanna be Nikki Benson, lol. Drumming and music flows through her veins! I could literally feel the bass from the drums echoing through my body in the scenes where Nikki is playing.

    Nikki and her sisters’ upbringing is best described as unconventional. (I’ll let her tell you about it herself though.) The one constant in her life has always been music so the chance to tour with her stepbrother’s band is a golden opportunity. The only stumbling block – the main man himself, Dion...

    Frontman Dion (descended from rock royalty, no less) is a word that I can’t use in a review *smirks*. But he’s the best kind of BBF. Let’s be honest here *shrugs*, he’s s-e-x on a stick. You know the kind I mean? You want to simultaneously slap him and climb him like a tree *sighs*.

    Highlighting the perils of stardom with proof that all that glitters ain’t gold – this story had me hooked from the beginning; the angst, the chemistry, the music, the frustration, the teasing *winks*, the whole ‘will they/won’t they’ and then the added suspense element! Aargh!

    My first Elle Greco read and... It. Was. Epic!

    All my fellow rock romance lovers are in for a treat.

    I’m sure I read that Book Two is due out soon (I hope I didn’t imagine that as patience is not a virtue I possess, lol) where, fingers crossed, the tour continues.

    Oh, what I’d give to say, I’m with the band!
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  • sarah mitcham
    5.0 out of 5 stars Full of heat
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2020
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    The first chapter started dramatically and it continued throughout the book. Absolutely enthralling,. I read the book from beginning to end without pausing,it was so good!! I am now going to read the second of the series.
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  • Brianna Michael
    4.0 out of 5 stars Such a fun listen!
    Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2023
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    Listened to this on Spotify, and read along in my ebook when I was able. I absolutely LOVED the experience of mixing this rock and roll audiobook with actual rock and roll music. Nikki and Dion are amazing together! I almost thought they would you make it, but of course they did! This book had a hold on me from the first chapter. I would highly recommend listening to it on Spotify!
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    1.0 out of 5 stars Not for me
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2020
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    A bit too childish for me.

    Didn't like any of the characters.

    Gave up at chapter 9 as I really didn't care about how it ended.
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