Her new client is the bad boy of rock.Security agent Julia Slate is going undercover. Her assignment? Protect rocker Bran Copper. He’s sexy, has a reputation for living life to the extreme, and he’s also the target of one very obsessed fan. Julia’s job is to keep Bran safe…and the catch? Bran can’t know that she’s his bodyguard. Bran’s manager has hired her because the star refuses to get … refuses to get protection. Bran just wants to be left alone. With his stalker escalating, that isn’t an option.
It should be easy to keep him at arm’s length.
Julia pretends to be Bran’s new assistant as she moves into his mountain home. She acts shy and reserved, a delicate flower who isn’t a threat…when she can totally kick butt any day of the week. She will stay with Bran twenty-four, seven, and make sure he’s safe. It’s supposed to be business only, and there is no way the guy is her type. He’s everything that she doesn’t want in a lover. Right? But…the more time they spend together, the more she realizes that the bad boy? It’s just an image he projects. There is a whole lot more to the real man.
But she’s lying to him.
Bran has been betrayed over and over again, and now Julia is lying to him, too. She thought her lies didn’t matter. She thought she was keeping him safe, but she never expected to give her heart to the man she’s been hired to protect.
He’s never met anyone like her.
Bran’s new assistant is gorgeous, smart, and…making him crazy. He’s used to women throwing themselves at him, used to people not caring about who he is—just that he’s famous. But Julia isn’t like that. She touches something inside of him, she makes him want, makes him crave everything that he’s never had. Soon Bran can’t imagine ever letting her go. He needs her, he wants her, and what Bran wants…he gets.
As the threats keep mounting, as the stalker closes in, will Bran be able to forgive Julia when he learns the truth? Or will they crash and burn? Because THE HEART YOU BREAK…it could be the one that matters most.
Author’s Note: Ready for sin and rock? Because Bran is one sexy singer, and Julia is a bodyguard who will do anything to protect her man. But as Bran falls for Julia, as the lies twist around them, things are going to become wild and dangerous. No cliff-hangers. This book can be read as a stand-alone. So have fun and rock on!
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He has an obsessed fan that is escalating, but Rocker, Bran Copper refuses protection and just wants to be left alone. Julia Slate is undercover, she’s pretending to be his new assistant and while she may act shy and reserved, she can totally kick butt any day of the week. It’s supposed to be business only and he’s everything she doesn’t want. He’s been betrayed over and over again and now Julia is lying to him, too.
This rockin’ romantic suspense keeps readers dancing with all the remarkable chemistry and volcanic sparks flying everywhere right alongside the thrills and excitement of the danger facing Bran and Julia. These two characters are strong, bold and just steal the hearts of readers right out from under them as their relationship progresses despite how much neither of them wants it, which keeps heated, feisty and very entertaining, but the story also has lots of emotions flowing from the pages as well which ensures that readers really understand what motivates Bran and Julia, making them more real and full of depth.
The plot is fast paced and packed full of non-stop excitement, not only from the relationship but also from the danger stalking Bran. The thrilling suspense and expectation of this story continuously builds to epic proportions, keeping readers glued to the pages with stunning twists that throws everything the characters thought they knew right out the door. This plot is on the complicated side and shows just how the past can come back to bite people in the behind in this entrancing and stunning romance.
Who doesn’t love a bad boy rockstar?
I loved The Heart You Break. Bran and Julia were perfect for each other, and I really loved their story. I seriously couldn’t put it down. The romance was amazing, the suspense was amazing. Cynthia Eden knocked another out of the park!
The Heart You Break by Cynthia Eden is book 4 in the Wilde Ways Series. This is the story of Julia Slate and Bran Copper. I have read the previous books (and Loved Them), but feel you could make this a standalone book if you wish to do so.
Julia goes undercover to be a body guard for Bran. Julia was hired by his manger because Bran refuses to have one but he has a stalker that has escalated their game. Julia is pretending to work as his assistance laying low but neither counted on the sparks that start to fly.
I love this series.
June 25, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
Julia works for Wilde Security. She has always given everything that she has to safeguard her clients. At first she balks at the idea of guarding a playboy singer. Keeping Bran safe may cost her more than she thought. This time she may loose her heart. This is a fast-paced suspenseful read. It has action, suspense, danger and great characters. I can’t wait to read Rick’s story.
Julia Slate, security agent at Wilde Securities, has been assigned to be a bodyguard for rock star, Bran Copper. It seems Bran has a dangerous stalker who is escalating the attacks against him. When someone close to him is injured, he decides to head home to his mountain hideaway to write music until the matter is resolved. Julia is not happy about the assignment as she is not fond of bad boy rock stars. Making the assignment even more difficult, Bran does not want a bodyguard, so Julia will be undercover as his assistant…he doesn’t want one of those either. When Julia shows up at his door, he tries to get rid of her but she talks her way in to the job. As they both begin to have feelings that can’t be denied, the attacks against him continue and the danger is closer than they realize. A thrilling romantic suspense with good writing and strong characters. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)
CYNTHIA EDEN’S NEWEST BOOK IS STUPENDOUS, THRILLING, HEART THUMPING GOOD WITH SIZZLING, HEART MELTING ROMANCE THAT GETS ME ALL SORTS OF MUSHY AND CRAVING ANOTHER TASTE!
The Heart you Break is EVERYTHING and more to me. It has it ALL, from adrenaline inducing suspense and danger to the kind of romance that makes my knees weak and my heart all ooey gooey and melty. I really liked seeing a strong, capable women as the hero but don’t be fooled folks because Bran is not a wilting flower. He is as equally capable, ALL alpha and deliciously male too boot. His need to protect Julia is just as strong and I loved the banter and chemistry that is crazy strong between them. The sex sizzled and the story was explosive and 100% exciting. I LOVED every scorching moment of it!
The Heart You Break gets a STUPENDOUS FIVE HEART THUMPING STARS!
4.25 stars–THE HEART YOU BREAK is the fourth instalment in Cynthia Eden’s contemporary, adult WILDE WAYS romantic suspense series focusing on the men and women who work for Wilde Securities. This is former fire fighter and security agent Julia Slate, and rock star Bran Copper. THE HEART YOU BREAK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.
Told from several third person perspectives including Bran and Julia THE HEART YOU BREAK follows Julia Slate as she is assigned protection duty to rock star Bran Copper, a musician whose stalker is getting too close. Bran doesn’t want protection, in fact he is using himself as bait to pull in the person trying to destroy his life but baiting the bad guy affects more than our story line hero. Julia Slate goes undercover as Bran’s assistant, a position that places our heroine up close and personal with rock’s newest bad boy. What ensues is the building relationship between Bran and Julia, and the potential fall-out as everyone working the case at Wilde Securities becomes collateral damage as the stalker is determined to take down our story line hero.
The relationship between Julia and Bran is one of immediate attraction but Bran doesn’t want an assistant; doesn’t want security; and definitely doesn’t want another female groupie destroying his life. Julia Slate struggles to keep her under cover assignment on the down low but falling for Bran Copper finds Julia out of her element, and distracted when she is needed the most. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Julia’s fellow security specialists: Cole Vincent, Rick Williams, Eric Wilde, and town sheriff Gideon Warren.
THE HEART YOU BREAK is a story of betrayal, deception and vengeance; of struggle and acceptance; of love and a happily ever after. The premise is energetic and engaging; the romance is seductive and intense; the characters are colorful, dynamic and strong. I guessed the identity of the stalker early on but the author threw in a secondary possibility in an effort to deflect attention from the requisite evil.
This is one fun, wild, action filled read that kept me going until I realized I had read the whole thing in one sitting! I absolutely LOVED it all!
When rock star, Bran Copper, has a stalker and refuses a security detail, Julia is sent in undercover as his personal assistant. She doesn’t like rock stars, she doesn’t particularly like Bran, and she definitely doesn’t like the way he makes her feel. Her job is to protect him but he’s making it difficult when he keeps trying to protect her.
Despite being delicate in stature, Julia was one tough heroine. She was feisty and smart and could totally kick butt. It was fun watching her play shy and demure with Bran, manipulating him into allowing her to stay. What was even more enjoyable was watching her fall for someone she thought was the complete antithesis of who she wanted.
”But…he was like the fire. So hot. Burning bright. Out of control. Dangerous.
Gorgeous.
Terrifying.”
Once more this author gives me the type of hero I adore. Bran was determined that Julia was not going to get hurt and every action he took was a step in trying to ensure that outcome. Fierce, loyal, and possessive, he was the perfect hero and I loved him for his need to protect those around him.
”Baby…” His voice was too much of a growl. Way too rough, but that was how he felt. Far too rough around her. She seemed fragile and too breakable while he was rough and dangerous.”
I’m not a huge rock star romance fan. They tend to get into elements I don’t enjoy. That was not the case with this book. Taking place outside a small community in the Blue Ridge Mountains, we are never caught up in the rock lifestyle, and for that I am thankful. The way Bran lived his life and his music are certainly a big part of the story but it doesn’t consume it.
This story has so much action and drama, it almost felt as though I was watching it on a widescreen. And it would totally translate! The relationship between Bran and Julia was delicious. They both address their feelings in an adult manner, actually communicating. Imagine that! The chemistry between them from the first moment they met was completely believable and the steam was absolutely sizzling.
This book starts off with a great pace and only escalates as it progresses. There is never an opportunity for it to bog down as things are constantly moving forward. The secondary characters are phenomenal and I was shocked when the villain was revealed. With a sweet little epilogue to wrap things up, I ended this with a satisfied smile and the knowledge that there would be more Wilde Ways books on the horizon.
Julia works for Wilde Securities and her next job is as a bodyguard for a rockstar. But she has to go in as his assistant and pretend to be weak and shy. Bran is a famous rock star with a stalker. Bran goes to his cabin in the mountains to write sings and be alone. Julia shows up to be his assistant after being hired by his manager. She’s trying to figure out who’s stalking him and Bran is trying to keep his hands off Julia. When the stalker starts getting really dangerous, Bran tries to push Julia away but she’s not going anywhere. When Bran finds out Julia has been lying to him, he hates liars, can he forgive her? Or will the stalker get to them first.
Sex, alcohol, and rock and roll. A crazy stalker. Action. Two people who are a little damaged by their pasts but overcome it. Julia is smart and sexy. Bran is talented and gorgeous. I can’t wait for the next story. I can lose myself in these stories.
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Review Another great entry in the Wilde series. I liked the fact that in this story, the female is the bodyguard. Bran was still way OTT alpha and his need to protect Julia was awesome. Lots of twists and turns and am anxiously waiting for Rick’s story!
Bran and Julia
Love the Wilde Ways series. The characters are great. I especially liked Rick. Not a main character but everyone needs a Rick in their life to “have their back.”
Interesting story line. Enjoyed the suspense and romance.
Everything I love anything Cynthia writes.
Love Her books
The Heart You Break is a fantastic addition to the Wilde Security series. It was the perfect blend of romance and suspense, without one element eclipsing or minimising the other. It was so easy to fall in love with the characters, and OK, I’ll admit I’m often a bit dense about these things, but I at least was left guessing who the ‘bad guy’ was until it was revealed (or maybe just before, to give myself a little credit!).
Cynthia Eden is one of my ‘go-to’ authors for romantic suspense both paranormal and what would you call it, ‘normal’ suspense?, ‘contemporary’ suspense?, ‘real-life’ suspense? Whatever, those stories that happen in the world as we know it without the existence of vampires, werewolves etc.
ANYWAY, Cynthia Eden knows how to weave a good romantic suspense regardless of the specifics of the world where the story takes place. Her characters are always well developed, her world-building is on point, and the story progresses logically and at a pace that allows the reader to feel the pressure, action, and suspense of the events without giving the impression of rushing through the story.
Although The Heart You Break is a standalone, and could quite easily be enjoyed as such. I’d recommend reading at least the first book in the series ‘Protecting Piper,’ which gives a beautiful introduction to the world and the characters – and it’s such a beautiful story it would be a shame to skip it.
Cynthia Eden has impressed me again with this story, and I can’t wait to see what she writes next.
This series keeps getting better and better. Bran and Julia’s story is so good I could not put their book down. Bran is such a contradiction to his rock star persona you cannot help but love him. Julia brings the same amazing personality from the previous books. The danger and passion in this book is fantastic. I cannot wait for the next book
Another awesome read by a wonderful author! The next read in the Wilde series has our female bodyguard, Julia Slate, a fierce heroine, having to guard Bran Cooper. Bran Cooper is a rock star and has been getting threats and Julia is the only person for the job. Filled with suspense, hot sex, action and our terrific cast from past books makes me just salivate for more. We get more of Rick, I really love that dude! Cole is now part of the team and just like Rick, who’s book is next in this series, I pray that Cole gets his true love as well. 4.5 stars for this beautiful couple****
****I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book provided by NetGalley*****
I received a complimentary copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
The Heart You Break is Cynthia Eden’s fourth book in her “Wilde Ways” series. In this book, Ms. Eden has created some unusual characters that are three-dimensional with very realistic traits.
Bran Cooper is a famous spoiled, rich singer and songwriter. He is usually rude, impertinent and sharp-tongued when he talks. On the other hand, he is very serious about his art. Because of that, he often comes to his cabin to be alone so he can relax and write his music.
Unfortunately, Bran is being followed by a stalker who is trying to kill him. Because of this, his manager has hired a bodyguard to protect him. Since Bran refuses to have a guard in his home, his bodyguard must pretend to be Bran’s newly hired assistant.
Julia Slate is the bodyguard who is assigned to guard Bran. I admire Julia’s character because she is a strong, smart woman. She is a well-trained bodyguard who can handle any man or woman. I enjoyed reading how she skillfully keeps Bra, safe without actually revealing her true identity.
This book also has a very complex plot. Ms. Eden keeps the reader guessing who the stalker is until the very end. Although there are clues, they are often hard to pick up because the author creates many twists and obstacles. Also, Bran and Julia face many dangerous situations before they are able to catch the stalker. .
This is a fantastic book with lovable characters, lots of romance, steamy sex and an intriguing plot!
Cynthia Eden The Heart You Break “Don’t ever jump between me and a bullet again, understand? That’s not your job.”
Actually it was.
“The Heart You Break” is the fourth book in Wilde ways series, a romantic suspense series by Cynthia Eden. I love the cover theme for all these books in this series.
First of all, I read anything and everything by Cynthia. She’s my go to author. I was so excited when she announced this title and she didn’t disappoint. I loved Julia and Bran.
This story sports a rock star Bran Copper, who has stalker. When his life is threatened, his manager sort out the help of Wilde Securities. Eric enlists Julia Slate to take the case, who after a slight persuasion agrees. The catch, Bran shouldn’t know the real identify of Julia. Because he doesn’t want a bodyguard.
When Julia shows up on a stormy night at Bran secluded cabin, where he stays to write his new songs, Bran is helpless. No matter what others say about him, he couldn’t sent her away alone. One night, he says to himself when he lets her in.
However, the attraction is almost immediate. Both are shocked by the intensity of it. Julia’s secret is threatened when the stalker strikes again. Only this time, he was hurting the ones close to her.
Bran hates liars. What happens when he learns that the woman he starts to care for isn’t what she seems to be? Betrayal once again cuts his heart. But the is closer than they thought and he likes to explode things.
Bran is bad boy with a soft heart. I loved it when he goes all protective and possessive over Julia. There were many ‘Aww’ moments between these two, especially before he learns her secret. Bran is sexy and handsome…ahem…my new crush. Right. Now, over to Julia. She packs a lot of surprises. We meet her in book one “Protecting Piper.” She appears small and delicate, but appearances are deceiving.
Also, Bran is an intelligent character. He has a quick presence of mind and connects dots faster. The initial sexual tension is nice. The cat and mouse chase between the couple and the stalker will keep the readers at the edge. One thing about this author’s books is that, readers always know that the villain is a person known to us. But the revelation and the backstory is all what holds surprises.
The climax and a few scenes reminded me of few other books by the same author. Overall, another interesting book from Cynthia. If you’re looking for a sexy book with toe-curling romance, which is also a page turner, go for it.
I enjoy Cynthia Edens books , and especially like Wilde Security series.