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BREAKING MY HEART: Book 1 in My Heart Series Kindle Edition

by Aleya Michelle (Author), Gypsy Heart Editing - Jennifer Tovar (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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Strong and independent, Roxy Thorne is a fighter.
She knows exactly what she wants, especially when it comes to men. She's got them wrapped around her finger and all figured out.
Until she meets Kade Thomas..
He storms into her life like a knight on a white horse to save her, but the fiery Roxy doesn't need saving. With a past that keeps holding her back, it's up to Kade to break down her walls. But can he prove to her that she's been wrong all along or is he just another break in her heart?

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Perfect Debut novel and well worth the read! Plot line is believable,sweet and heart felt.
The characters are so well written you actually believe you know them!
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I found this book both entertaining and funny, especially the inner dialogue thatRoxy has to herself; it had me in stitches. There are very strongcharacters, which keeps the book interesting. The chemistry between Roxy and Kade is scorching, hot!
Overall, I cannot wait toread the second book to see what is going to happen to these crazyAussie's. Come along for the funny, emotional adventures of these two as they bumble through the world of relationships.
I would definitely recommend this book!
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I lovedthat the characters roles were a little different than the books that Iusually read. I loved Kade & Roxy's story and I am definitelylooking forward to more from them, they are steamy together that's forsure! If you are looking for something that is a little different fromthe alpha male books then give this one a try, you won't bedisappointed! Great debut book Aleya congratulations to you !!!
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This book is close to my Heart!
I felt every emotion while writing it, Enjoy!
Make sure to read Healing my Heart and the conclusion Forever in my Heart.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00K4ILVFQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (May 3, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 3, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2091 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 274 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 out of 5 stars 314

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Aleya Michelle

Aleya Michelle

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A hopeless romantic and fairy-tale advocate.

Aleya Michelle was born and raised in Sydney, Australia.

Happily married and mother of three gorgeous and very active boys.

A true lover of reading and escaping into a magical book, of course Aleya loves to write and finds solace through her characters and story lines.

Aleya was extremely excited to self publish her debut novel Breaking my Heart in May 2014.

Healing my Heart - book 2 was released on September 2014.

Forever in my Heart - book 3 the conclusion to 'My Heart Series' was released February 2015.

More titles include Tainted Deception - A steamy Romantic Suspense

Tyson Caine - New Adult /Sports Romance

Torment - Dark Romance

Shocked and Shattered - Contemporary Romance novella.

ManEater is my brand new Rom Com!

Check out my website www.aleyamichellebooks.com

Favorite past times include shopping, reading, going to the beach and seeing friends.

Music is another great love.

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3.5 out of 5 stars
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Wow this was so beautiful, loving sweet and sad Roxy loves sex and she's had plenty of men in her life. As her father left her at a young age she does'nt really trust men and does'nt do relationships. Tha all may change now that she has met Kade. Hot sexy sweet surfer wanting to go for the title, but he wants to show Roxy how someone like her can be loved.Then just as things look like a long term something kade says makes roxy question there future, and kade having family issues thinks it maybe best if he breaks up with her, how will roxy react to this will there be a future with kade. one way to find out go read loved it i could not put this down.
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Teri Caiazzo
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Story of First love found!
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2015
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This book is amazing. It took me back to my own youth, and first love.

Roxy Thorne's father left when she was only 5 years old, and still feels the pain of his leaving, even though he was an alcoholic she longs for what could have been, on the weekend she parties with friends, and uses drugs and drinks to ease the pain. She is only 23 years old, but has built a wall around her heart, and refuses to even think about falling in love. Until one night she is out with her friends, and goes to bar to get some drinks for herself and her roommate Jenna, she sees a guy sitting by the bar, and she starts to flirt with him, and he asks for her phone number, he promises to call, but figures he won't, because that is what she has experienced in her life. However he proves to be different, he does call, and they make a date.
She can't believe her luck, when he call on Monday, and makes a date to see her on Wednesday. His name is Kade Thomas, and he is a construction worker, and supervisor, but his big goal in life is to become a professional surfer. He has the looks of a surfer, blond hair, brown eyes his shy, and soon Roxy finds herself letting the walls she has built around her heart, for so many years, come down. Can it be that she has found her true love?
I highly recommend this book, it is an amazing story, and kept me captivated from beginning to end. Happy Reading!
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Carmen
3.0 out of 5 stars Warning.... this book ends in a cliffhanger!
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2015
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I need to start off by saying this book ends in a cliff hanger, so if you like your books neatly wrapped up with an HEA at the end, this one might not be for you. At times Breaking my heart was a little difficult to get through, the writing tended to be a bit choppy and the dialogue was really off. Some of the things people said, or the way they said them, came off as strange, and it made it hard for me to feel connected to the story. The characters were a bit hard for me to like, I hated Roxy from the beginning, she came off as nasty and a bit over the top, and Kade was too sweet for her, or to live, actually. Eventually Roxy grew on me, and Kade started to become over the top and nasty. There was a whole personality reversal thing going on that threw me. Nothing in the plot is really new or fresh, and most of it was predictable. I didn't pay attention and was surprised at the end when I found the cliffhanger, but overall it was a pretty good book, and a decent debut novel. I will more than likely read the next two, because I cant stand to leave a story unfinished. I give Breaking My Heart a 3.5 but since Amazon doesn't do half stars, dropped it to a 3.
* I received a copy of this book from the author for an honest review. *
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Lillian
4.0 out of 5 stars Love isn't always roses
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2017
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Sometimes the only thing that you need is yourself. Roxy is a big party girl that picks up guys does pills and just lives for the moment. Kade is very set on his career he knows that he can be a pro surfer but once he meets Roxy he fears that he will give in to her. Roxy has so many secrets and she needs to keep them from Kade as things are going well but every time a guy pops up Kade loses it. Kade knows that he is inexperienced but he just can't handle that she has slept around so much. Roxy is trying to change but can she be what he really needs.
Things are about to get ugly and they break up and Kade just leaves Roxy and he never contacts her again. She knows that he is hurting but she has to move on as well. But will Kade disappear from her life forever? A good read
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aiva
2.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't finish
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2015
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This book is intended for a younger audience (young adult... Very young). I wasn't even half way done but I had to call it quits because I couldn't stand the book any longer. The main girl was very immature and annoying. I have no idea how this book got such a high rating, I would not recommend it!
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Kathy Lovasik
1.0 out of 5 stars Truly awful..
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2015
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I have very seldom not finished book, but this was not worth spending any more time. The writing and story content was very sophomoric. Just to be sure my initial assessment was correct I randomly skipped around to remain ing chapters so I could honestly give an honest review. Don't waste your time or your money.
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Rita R. Kunselman
5.0 out of 5 stars A book that helps you understand how you can fall in love with your daughters best friend !
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2017
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A confused couple, Gilbert and Penny falling in love but, she was his daughter, Alysa's best friend. The author also works Penny's mother into the book and allows you to feel and understand the adults and their college age daughters. It is a book that will hold your interest and have you wondering what's going to happen next! A very well written book that I would recommend!
I read and reviewed honestly an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.
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Becky R.
3.0 out of 5 stars After years of being treated like a disposable person
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2016
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Book 1- Breaking My Heart 3 stars

Roxy lives life on the wild side. After years of being treated like a disposable person, she's getting tired of the party life. On a wild night out, she meets a shy guy and decides to play. Being aggressive after years of getting used, she comes on strong. Mr Shy Guy introduces himself as Kade. Its a rocky start but it seems like if she can just get past her insecurities, that they could have something amazing.

Until it seems that Roxy isn't the only one with issues, Kade is chasing demons too. Will it tear them apart or make them stronger?

Book received in exchange of an honest review. Reviewed on behalf of Once Upon An Alpha
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Amy
4.0 out of 5 stars Looking forward to more in the My Heart Series
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2015
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This is a very good debut novel from Aleya Michelle. I enjoyed the story line and the characters. Yes, at times it seemed to drag on a bit and some of the earlier content was a bit repetitive and a little over the top with the lovey dovey-you mean so much to me, but there are also several great parts that I loved, as well as some great steamy intimate scenes. Aleya’s description of Kade’s surfing was amazing and in such detail I felt I was there on the shore.
Overall, I enjoyed it and definitely want to read the next book to see what happens with Roxy and Kade. I have very high hopes for this author. From beginning to the end I could see growth in her writing and I am excited to see what book 2 brings.
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Lou
5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5*, Loved it!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2014
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This is the beginning of Roxy and Kade's story. Roxy is a 24 year old independent woman. She works 4 days a week add a graphic designer and spends 1 day at uni. At the weekends she loves nothing more than to go out with her best friend Jemma, they drink and use recreational drugs. Roxy enjoys sex and is rather promiscuous. She's been hurt in the past and therefore doesn't allow herself to become emotionally involved.

Whilst out with Jemma, Roxy spots a good looking make sat by himself and she decides that he will be her bit of 'fun' for the evening, cue Kade! She heads over and invites him back to her place but he refuses. He does however say that he wants to see her again. Phone numbers are given out and Roxy heads back to fond Jemma.

Kade is a construction site manager. He loves surfing and hopes that one day he can go pro. Between work and surfing Kade hasn't had many females in his life. But there's something about Roxy he likes.

Will they get a chance together? Will the past cause too many problems? Can
Roxy finally get over her hurt? Will she be brave enough to risk being hurt again?

I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Roxy and Kade, I'm looking forward to book #2 in this series.

Roxy has emotionally locked down, she's built walls around her heart in order to protect it. She has a hard time trusting men and she thinks that they are only after one thing; sex. She enjoys sex and when she sees a man she wants she isn't afraid to go after him. Usually this pays off, until the night Roxy meets Kade. When Kade turns her down, Roxy is shocked both by the fact that he says no and then that he wants to see her again.

Kade; could he be Roxy's knight in shining armour? Kade seems to spend a lot of time forgiving Roxy at the start, especially as she is hell bent on trying to push him away. Kade shows that he has a jealous angry streak in him too, which causes more problems for the couple.

But a relationship is new territory for both of them and there's bound to be teething problems, right? Kade's anger spills out when his mother leaves his father, this devastates Kade and his family. Which in turn makes him question of he can be what Roxy truly deserves. Can he? Hmm... You better get reading!

The characters are great, very realistic and easy to relate to. They both have their own issues and have always had their own way of dealing with the things life has thrown at them. Kade and Roxy both grow into stronger characters. They appear to learn from their experiences and they change and adapt to each situation . The conversations and situations are realistic and believable too.
I did find that on occasion the swapping from one POV to the other could be a little repetitive, I know it may have been to give both characters thought and feelings, but I still felt as though it could be have been done slightly differently.

My only other minor bug bear is that some parts were a little too sickly sweet for my liking; but I know that some people are like that in real life too. I've seen them!

Other than those two small points, I really have enjoyed this book. I can't wait to read book #2. I think this is a book about trying to overcome fears and personal demons, but also learning to trust and believing that some risks are worth taking.

Breaking My Heart made me laugh, cringe, giggle and cry. It's a great debut novel by Aleya. The cliffhanger ending definitely has me hanging and NEEDING book #2. I'm itching to get my hands on it, because I have been pulled into Roxy and Kade's lives. I NEED to know what will happen next.

A great first novel with humour, romance and some seriously up close and personal steaminess! A page turner that has left me wanting, no Needing more!!!

Great work Aleya! I can't wait to read book #2!!
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Victoria DeBono
5.0 out of 5 stars Who doesn't love an Aussie surfer
Reviewed in Australia on June 13, 2015
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Roxy is a tough girl with a guarded heart and Cade is a sexy shy boy who likes his new spitfire girlfriend. These two have a very volatile relationship but live hard too. What a roller coaster. I can't wait for #2 to see if these guys can ride that wave together.
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Emthebabe
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely debut novel!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2014
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This is a sweet story of Kade and Roxy and their journeys of discovery. Roxy is a wild child who meets relatively innocent Kade and they embark on a passionate and bumpy ride of emotions and learn how to love each other as well as themselves. Without giving too much away the ending is not what you expect and quite suddenly things change.

The ending for me was quite heart wrenching and I'm hoping the next instalment gives me some hope for their relationship to develop! The prologue of book two possibly hints at better times!

I struggled in places with some of the dialogue (but think as I'm a Brit it's probably my British internal monologue that didn't properly translate some of the Aussie ways of saying things!) and found things in a few places switched quite abruptly but otherwise would say a lovely read and well done Aleya on your debut!
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L beaver
2.0 out of 5 stars Needs work, can't see the story lasting three books
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2020
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Sorry I thought this was a badly written story, it needs a good editing. Roxy is a girl that's enjoyed herself to the full and met a lot of loosers along the way. She meets Kane and they hit it off straight away with her not expecting him to be respectful, it turns out she is his first. There are a lot if bumps along the way until he wins a surfing championship and things go wrong.
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CoffeeTime
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money.
Reviewed in Australia on June 4, 2018
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A sweet guy and a right bitch of a girl. Way to go making the rest of the world think we are all boozing, drug taking, sleeping around trailer trash. The characters feel like a pair from schoolies week. No way could I read all of this trash, so I skipped to the end and it isn't even a HEA but a cliffhanger. Oh my gosh as if anybody will care. Don't waste your money.
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