******Revised******"I never wanted to be loved for my music. I wanted to be loved in spite of it."Nigel Guilford, lead singer of the English heavy metal band, Metal Urge, never imagined he would meet a woman who could look beyond the angry, brooding, bad-boy rocker to discover the real man buried deep inside. A woman who would nurture and heal his bruised and battered heart with gentle, loving care. A woman like the beautiful American exchange student, Deanna Darmody whose irrefutable love turns his lonely, embittered life upside down. When fate brings them together despite inconceivable odds, they unwittingly trigger a chain of events which ends in unspeakable tragedy, altering their young lives forever. Praise for Metal Urge:E.D. Wilbourn is a new star on the horizon. This first time author catches the imagination of the reader within the first few paragraphs of "Metal Urge." A new genre of music and musicians is being unleased on an unsuspecting public; first in England and then the U.S.A. The 1970s is a coming of age for the new genre of "heavy metal" music. The reader is taken on a roller coaster ride through the lives of the members of the band and those that become part of their lives. Ms. Wilbourn does not miss a beat - tension abounds, love ignites, tradgedy erupts, and betrayal between life long friends keeps the reader turning the pages. This book has as many twists and turns as it does pages.---L. RichardsonOnce I read a couple of chapters I was hooked. The main characters came to life and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to learn what would happen next to Deanna, Nigel and Thom. The ending had an unexpected twist and left me wishing for a sequel. I highly recommend Metal Urge for a captivating and emotion-filled good read.---N. ManlyI had a hard time going to bed because I didn't want to put the book down. I needed to know what was going to happen next in the Nigel, Thom and Deanna triangle. I loved how the author bounced back and forth to provide each of the character's points of view. It was a great book.---C. Morris