Careless Whispers (Indigo: Sensuous Love Stories)

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Summary: THIS WAS A JOKE!
Review: I DON'T SEE HOW PEOPLE COULD GIVE THIS BOOK AT LEAST 3 STARS. I WAS VEEEEERY DISAPPOINTED. READING THE EXCERPTS GAVE ME FALSE HOPE. THIS WAS NOT A ROMANCE BOOK. IT IS ABOUT A WOMAN WITH MANY ISSUES. PLUS, SHE CRIED TOO MUCH. I'VE HEARD THAT MRS. ALERS WRITES GOOD BOOKS. WELL, THIS WAS THE FIRST BOOK OF HERS THAT I HAVE READ. THIS MUST NOT HAVE BEEN HER BEST. I'M GLAD THAT I RENTED IT FROM THE LIBRARY. THIS MAY SEEM LIKE I'M A VERY RUDE PERSON. I'M JUST OUT-SPOKEN. WELL, READ IT FOR YOURSELF. YOU MIGHT LIKE IT. MIGHT.

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Summary: THIS WAS A JOKE!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. Nicholas Bradshaw was something else, he made my blood boil in more ways then one. But I think Dyana handled him very well. The book was really good, a must read!Much love to Ms Alers

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Summary: Another Great Book By Alers!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. Nicholas Bradshaw was something else, he made my blood boil in more ways then one. But I think Dyana handled him very well. The book was really good, a must read!Much love to Ms Alers

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Summary: THIS IS WHAT DELAYED MY ENTRY INTO BLACK ROMANCE 10/23/02
Review: It took me to get to chapter 4 before I realized I read this book before. I read this book back in 1989 when I picked up my first African-American romance. I am an avid reader and I also collect books. I have my original copy of this book with a different cover. Back then I honestly believed that white writers were writing these books because the format that was followed was similar to Harlequin Romances. Everyone knows that a Harlequin had a guy, a girl, and an unlikely situation. The whole romance was based on a look, a one time kiss, or reactions and dialogue that was way over the top and supposed to pass for sensuous. This was the type of African-American romance that made me not want to read any romance that was supposed to have African American characters in it. I didn't pick up another African-American Romance until 1995. Overall, I absolutely love Ms. Alers later stories the Hideaway series and her Anthologies but as for this story and Gentle Yearnings they are not what I would call hot, sexual, or sensuous stories. They are luke warm like older Harlequins they leave you wondering why you wasted your time.

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Summary: THIS IS WHAT DELAYED MY ENTRY INTO BLACK ROMANCE 10/23/02
Review: It took me to get to chapter 4 before I realized I read this book before. I read this book back in 1989 when I picked up my first African-American romance. I am an avid reader and I also collect books. I have my original copy of this book with a different cover. Back then I honestly believed that white writers were writing these books because the format that was followed was similar to Harlequin Romances. Everyone knows that a Harlequin had a guy, a girl, and an unlikely situation. The whole romance was based on a look, a one time kiss, or reactions and dialogue that was way over the top and supposed to pass for sensuous. This was the type of African-American romance that made me not want to read any romance that was supposed to have African American characters in it. I didn't pick up another African-American Romance until 1995. Overall, I absolutely love Ms. Alers later stories the Hideaway series and her Anthologies but as for this story and Gentle Yearnings they are not what I would call hot, sexual, or sensuous stories. They are luke warm like older Harlequins they leave you wondering why you wasted your time.

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Summary: Brief, forgettable, and amateurish...
Review: Rochelle Alers's first novel "Careless Whispers" tries to be a different romance, but the story bored me to tears, but luckily it was only 186 pages. Dyana, the magazine writer heroine, starts to fall hard for a maverick Pulitizer-prize winning photographer after someone rams their car in an accident. Dyana starts to see Nicholas(the photographer) in a new light. Then they work together on a "tell-all" book from a convicted spy, and naturally, they're smitten with each other and marry. But both have heavy baggage from exes that cheated on them. Will they repeat the same mistakes? Or will they learn to trust each other completely. Only merits 2 stars.

Rating:
Summary: Brief, forgettable, and amateurish...
Review: Rochelle Alers's first novel "Careless Whispers" tries to be a different romance, but the story bored me to tears, but luckily it was only 186 pages. Dyana, the magazine writer heroine, starts to fall hard for a maverick Pulitizer-prize winning photographer after someone rams their car in an accident. Dyana starts to see Nicholas(the photographer) in a new light. Then they work together on a "tell-all" book from a convicted spy, and naturally, they're smitten with each other and marry. But both have heavy baggage from exes that cheated on them. Will they repeat the same mistakes? Or will they learn to trust each other completely. Only merits 2 stars.

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Summary: Believe half of what you hear and none of what you see...
Review: Writer Dyana Randolph would rather let her friends and co-workers think she's having an affair with her much older boss than get involved with a man her own age. The grapevine and rumor mill are full of stories of how Dyana has slept her way from steno pool secretary to editor at the magazine publishing company where she works. Nothing could be further from the truth. When her mentor retires and Nicholas Bradshaw, a younger, award-winning journalist, is named to head the magazine, Dyana begins to ponder her future. For the first time since she was left at the alter by her first love, she's attracted to a man. Sparks fly and the inevitable happens. But Nicholas has heard the "careless whispers" and seen what he thinks is evidence of an affair between Michael and Dyana. Can he apply his journalistic objectivity to his personal life? That's the question...