Gimme an O!

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Summary: Adventurous and fun
Review: Gimme An O is a spunky page-turning novel that involves Lecia Calhoun, a sex therapist whose career is taking off --- women are consulting with her in large numbers about their problems in the bedroom. And a chance television interview encounter with Anthony Beals, a popular NFL quarterback, turns around Lecia's life where she learns a few lessons of her own. The book is an easy read with a few zany characters that will keep you laughing. Although the dialogue isn't always authentic, Gimme An O should easily be embraced by many readers of fun, lively, African-American fiction.

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Summary: At what price?
Review: Greed. Such a small word, but one that oftentimes brings out the worst in people, resulting in serious consequences and repercussions. When football great Anthony Beals decides to marry, he turns a deaf ear to the advice of friends and family who encourage him to look before he leaps into a marriage with someone he has known only a short while. Even though there are obvious signs his marriage is not a match made in heaven, Anthony is determined to stick it out no matter what. When his wife leaves him for reasons he can't fathom, Anthony is devastated, so he sets out to win her back, no matter the cost.

By giving out some advice to a distraught fan, Lecia Calhoun, a sex therapist and author of The Big O, has unknowingly landed herself smack dab in the middle of the drama between Anthony and his wife Ginger. When Anthony finds out that Lecia may have had a hand in his wife leaving him, he demands that she talk to his wife on his behalf and make her understand that she may have passed judgment too hastily. What ensues is a tale of hurtful truths, eye-opening realizations, deceit, duplicity, and of course a little bit of good old fashioned romance.

Although GIMME AN O! was a bit predictable, it was interesting to see how the storyline played out. Not being a person given to greed, unless it's a good book or chocolate, I was amazed at the lengths Ginger went to get what she wanted. I've been a fan of Perrin's for as long as I can remember, and the more she writes, the better she gets. She has the ability to create characters and storylines that stick with you long after the last page has been read.

Reviewed by Renee Williams
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers


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Summary: A Great One!
Review: I have read all of Kayla perrins books. Some I didnt like but this one was great. You get exasperated with the guy...so its just like real life LOL! GO PICK IT UP!

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Summary: amusing romantic romp
Review: Ironically as her fame grows due to a bestselling sex therapy book, The Big O, therapist Lecia Calhoun watches her own love life tank. Still Dr. Love as the media calls her makes appearances on talk shows.

Football player Anthony "T" Beals was trying to save his marriage to Ginger when the media caught him with a hooker, which the quarterback insists that it was not what it seemed like. On the same show he is on, Dr. Love says his wife should dump him because of his infidelity and use of a hooker. Anthony blames the sacking of his marriage on Dr. Love for advising his spouse, but in reality Ginger set him up to be caught with the prostitute. T forces Dr. Love to work with him to find the vanished Ginger and get her back in his life. Their trek together opens new issues as they begin to fall in love and T wants to change the game plan.

GIMME ME AN O! for outstanding as Kayla Perrin provides an often amusing romantic romp with a fabulous cast openly discussing sexual shortfalls (no pun intended as it is "not the size of the boat" per Dr. Love). T stands for terrific as he struggles between his enjoying his battles with Lecia and his feelings of guilt and incompetence with Ginger. Lecia is his perfect opponent and partner in the gender war. Although Ginger is over the top (read this humorous contemporary to learn why), fans of zany romances will enjoy Dr. Love applying her own help book to her situation.

Harriet Klausner