After Hours [Paperback]

Rochelle Alers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2008

Adina's beauty and wiles have enabled her to adopt the fast-lane lifestyle of the rich and fabulous...until she learns there's a contract out on her life. She flees Brooklyn to start over in the upscale suburbs, living among the pampered and polished women she's always envied. But beyond the mansions and manicured lawns lies a world she never would have guessed at...a world of desire, seduction and scandal.

Sybil's exclusive catering business disguises her lucrative sideline: she's Delectable, the dominatrix who entertains at bachelor parties.

Karla lives on a multimillion-dollar estate, and she and her husband enjoy an open marriage...but her need for male attention is about to get out of control. And as Adina is drawn into the sizzling reality beyond her new friends' perfect facades, she's also dealing with a man who's blissfully unaware of her not-so-innocent past.

Now, each woman is about to discover that every passion has a price...and that some secrets are impossible to keep.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 349 pages
• Publisher: Kimani Press (March 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373831226
• ISBN-13: 978-0373831227
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,221,771 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rochelle Alers has been hailed by readers and booksellers alike as one of today's most prolific African American authors of romance and women's fiction.

With more than sixty titles and nearly two million copies of her novels in print, Ms. Alers is a regular on the Waldenbooks, Borders and Essence bestseller lists, regularly chosen by Black Expression Book Club, and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Emma Award, Vivian Stephens Award for Excellence in Romance Writing, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and the Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award.

She is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Iota Theta Zeta chapter and her interests include gourmet cooking and traveling.

A full-time writer, Ms. Alers lives in a charming hamlet on Long Island.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second Chance, April 17, 2008

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MEM113 "Triad NC" (advance, nc United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After Hours (Paperback)

Well written novel with fully developed characters. While I don't understand the whole swingin' thing, I really liked Karla and how she was driven sexually and professionally. Not sure whether I liked Karla's husband by the time the book ended. Sybil was cool and it was interesting how she exercised her demons thru her dominatrix role. But Adina, . . .

When Adina fled Brooklyn to start over in NJ, you really understood her fear and desire for a new life, totally different from what she was used to. She was very smart and calculating and I liked how she incorporated the "smarts" of her "streetsmarts" into her new life/personality. You know how we say, "if I knew then, what I know now" -- well, her story gives you the chance to see that wish come to life. What can I say about Lance, other than he's truly a "gentle"man.

Great book with lots of twists that left me thinking about the characters well after the book ended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Where's the drama?, January 31, 2009

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kiiamonet "kiiamonet" (seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After Hours (Paperback)

I read over 56 chapters to get to the juicy stuff and there was NONE! There was no drama what-so-ever! It was a good story line and could have been a great book but there was no climax, no drama. It was very disappointing. Lance was getting on my nerves with his damn baby girl and his sappiness. The entire book was annoying. Thank God I got it from the library!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars So...its okay to be a liar???, November 7, 2008

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cmoonlight "moonlight charm" (nc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After Hours (Paperback)

I did not like this book AT ALL. The main character tells one lie after another, forgets about her obligations to her family and still ends up with her Happily Ever After! I mean Lance never even finds out her real name! I also had a very big problem with the author continuously referring to Dina as childlike by Lance. Okay that's just sick if he views her as childlike and then in the next breath is thinking something sexual. Don't waste your time on this book.