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Always A Knight (Kimani Romance)

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This was my favorite of the Knight Trilogy. I really like the way the main characters did not play the "cat and mouse" game that is always played in romance novels- sometimes at nauseum (spl). Wayne Jordan, added the right amounts of every element which made this book enjoyable to read.

I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE BORED READING A BOOK. IT IS TAKING ME FOREVER TO FINISH THIS!! THIS BOOK HAS A MOMENT OR TWO WHERE I MIGHT SMILE BUT OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE.

Russell Knight is a reporter that has made a name for himself at a New York newspaper. He has to prove to everyone, including himself, that he has chosen the right career path and made the right decision by leaving his beautiful home of Barbados. His brother wants him home preparing to take over the family business, but Russell wants to be in control of his own life. Victoria Matthews has always wanted to sing. She majored in music and has a great gig singing in a nightclub where she meets Russell. They have instant chemistry, but Tori can't allow anyone to stand in the way of her dream. When the call from a record company comes, Tori is overjoyed. Can she walk away from Russell to pursue her dream? Or does she have to?

Always a Knight is the third book in the Knight family trilogy. There was a build up to learn the fate of the final Knight sibling. Wayne Jordan does not leave you disappointed. He has a very smooth writing style that flows from beginning to end. There are several secondary characters that are well developed and add a lot to the storyline. Always a Knight is a wonderful ending to this family saga.

Reviewed by Tenecia for Urban Reviews

While he misses his beloved family who live in the Barbados and at times feels so lonely he wants to go home, reporter Russell Knight heeds Sonata's advice about making it in New York and remains dedicated to succeeding as a journalist. The New York Times reporter accepts an invitation to a club owned by his friend Rachel Allen to watch a singer and her band perform; Rachel raves they are excellent and he loves music.

From the stage singer Tori Matthews sees Russell talking to her boss and for the first in her life falls into instant lust. To his shock, Russell upon seeing the singer for the first time falls into instant lust. Both have to have the other. As their lust grows into friendship and love, he demands she give up her career while she refuses to give up on her dream. Unable to reach consensus as neither would budge, they split up proving love is not enough.

The only negative to ALWAYS A KNIGHT is that this is the final book in the Knight Family trilogy (see ONE GENTLE KNIGHT and TO LOVE A KNIGHT). The lead couple is a passionate pairing of likable protagonists whose life goals appears to supersede their love for one another as neither quite understand compromise as his wise sister explains that live is selfless placing the other's needs ahead of yours. Fans of contemporary romances will enjoy this fine tale of two people in love, but unable to try on let alone walk in their beloved's shoes.

Harriet Klausner

This is the 3rd and last installment of the Knight Family triolgy and it is just as hot or maybe hotter than the first two! Wayne again has written very vivid descriptions of the island of Barbados that will make you feel like you are there and can feel the breeze from the ocean as the couple do. This storyline is great, the love scenes are hot and also the added update on the other siblings from the former 2 books makes this book even better.

I will skip the plot summary because other reviewers have done a good job. This was my first Wayne Jordan book and I was very disappointed. The story seemed interesting and it received good reviews but overall all it wasn't very interesting and I had several specfic problems with the story. First the author never gave a clear picture of what Victoria or Russell looked like. I don't like it when authors compare their characters to Halle Berry or Morris Chestnut or other famous people. It's to easy and shows a lack of creativity. However, I really dislike vague descriptions. Victoria was described as almost 6" and pretty and Russell tall with locks. That's it!

Another issue I had was the writing style. It was very choppy and didn't flow well. One minute they are about to have dinner and the next they are at home with no tie in. Also they constantly contradicted their statements. Russell would think things like "we are friends but I want us to more than just lovers." Well if you are friends than you are already more than lovers. Also the constant jumping from topic to another was very annoying. One minute they are talking about a and then there's a jumb to b in the same sentence.

Victoria had too many hang ups for me and I didn't find her appealing. Her family history aside she was unwilling to give her realtionship a try and pushed Russell away based on "what ifs". Russell didn't appeal to me either. He just wasn't interesting. The author kept saying how charming and good looking he was but he never made me feel that he was all that.

Finally there was a strange lack of visual description through out the book. Victoria's appartment was described as green and white. Russell know that it was an expensive place but how did he know it? Because it was green and white and had a doorman? I think that descriptions are essential to make a sucessful story and Mr. Jordan did not show much creativity in this book.