Heartbreak Mixtapes Series by Claudia Y. Burgoa

He was my first love. My first heartbreak. The boy who made the one mistake I’ll never forgive. Roderick Wilder and I grew up side by side—two kids tangled up in music, mixtapes, and lyrics that felt like they belonged only to us. Then he destroyed everything we had and disappeared, chasing a future without me. Twelve years later, he’s back. Not the rising star I remember, but a man who’s broken, scarred, and desperate to rewrite his story... moreHe was my first love. My first heartbreak. The boy who made the one mistake I’ll never forgive. Roderick Wilder and I grew up side by side—two kids tangled up in music, mixtapes, and lyrics that felt like they belonged only to us. Then he destroyed everything we had and disappeared, chasing a future without me. Twelve years later, he’s back. Not the rising star I remember, but a man who’s broken, scarred, and desperate to rewrite his story. The problem? I’ve already started falling for someone else—an anonymous stranger I trade late-night messages with, sharing lyrics and reliving the bands that shaped us. He feels safe. He feels new. He feels like everything Roderick isn’t. But soon I might need to choose between the stranger who makes me believe again . . . and the boy who once destroyed me. From USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes a nostalgic second-chance romance of mixtapes, dial-up confessions, and the one boy who broke her heart before the world ever knew his name. (Not So) Simple Lyrics is an emotional, nostalgic second chance which features your favorite tropes:. 🎸Slowburn. 🎸Rockstar. 🎸Bad boy. 🎸First love, childhood crush, it’s always been you. 🎸Wounded /Damaged / Tortured Hero. 🎸Epistolary novel. 🎸Redemption. less

From USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes a high-heat, high-angst rockstar-billionaire MMF romance with a lie big enough to save a life—and a second chance at HEA. Fall 2000, New York—I disappear. Headlines circle like vultures, but only two men know the truth:. Eddie Reznor, who makes problems vanish and lets his guard fall only for me, and Barret Hetfield, the bright-but-bruised rockstar Eddie once rescued . . . and never stopped loving. We hide while the city gossips... moreFrom USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes a high-heat, high-angst rockstar-billionaire MMF romance with a lie big enough to save a life—and a second chance at HEA. Fall 2000, New York—I disappear. Headlines circle like vultures, but only two men know the truth:. Eddie Reznor, who makes problems vanish and lets his guard fall only for me, and Barret Hetfield, the bright-but-bruised rockstar Eddie once rescued . . . and never stopped loving. We hide while the city gossips. We let the world believe I’m gone so I can finally breathe. In the quiet, we re-learn the shape of us—therapy that holds me together, small rituals, guitar chords, and midnight tea. My body is relearning trust under hands that listen and a voice that won’t let me disappear. Eddie is the line I hold. Barret is the spark. I want to choose both. Their plan keeps me alive. Their heat keeps me fierce. And love like this won’t stay secret. When the façade cracks and the cameras close in, I have to choose: keep vanishing, or step into the light with the two men who are already home. This time, the melody is different. But the lyrics remain unchanged. less

Book three of the Heartbreak Mixtapes.