Always True to You [Paperback]

Valerie W. Wesley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 4, 2003

Randall is rich, handsome and charming -- the true-to-life dream lover of three smart, independent women who find themselves passionately involved with him during the same seven months. Artist Medora Jackson has loved Randall since college and is now desperately trying to cut him loose. But turning Randall Hollis out of her life may be far more difficult than she thinks. Ana Reese-Mitchell -- a wealthy widow haunted by tragedy -- hopes that Randall will be her second chance at love. And ambitious graduate student Taylor Benedict is sure he will be the first rung on her ladder to success. A man for all seasons, Randall Hollis represents a different illusion to each of the women who love him. And through him each will ultimately discover more about herself than she ever bargained for. And one will find true love.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A slick ladies' man is forced to reconsider his philandering ways in this mature, believable romance. After more than 15 years of friendship and casual sex, 35-year-old painter Medora Jackson finally kicks her womanizing so-called boyfriend, art dealer Randall Hollis, to the curb. She is so fed up that when she learns she is pregnant, she decides to raise the child without him. Randall promptly takes up with two women, one 13 years older than Medora, the other nine years younger: Ana is a well-to-do patron of the painters Hollis represents and Taylor is a privileged grad student with an eye on a career in the arts. What Randall doesn't know is that Ana's son is Taylor's ex-boyfriend and that they all travel in the same gossipy social circles, so it's only a matter of time before he is found out. Wesley (Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do; the Tamara Hayle mysteries) spends plenty of time getting inside her protagonists' heads, though often at the expense of her plot: Medora's father, also a painter, was a lousy parent and husband; Randall's dying mother is an emotional vampire and he never knew his father; Ana's two marriages ended badly; Taylor's twin died at birth and her father left her mother for a younger woman. Despite all this, Wesley avoids histrionics, allowing her complex characters to evolve as they learn from their own mistakes and others'; from the Freudian haze emerge some valuable observations on love, self-respect and responsibility.
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From Booklist

Randall Hollis is a successful art dealer. Yet, with all of his professional success, he can't seem to commit to a monogamous relationship. The one woman who he has always loved is well-respected artist Medora Jackson. For the last 20 years, Randall and Medora have been involved in an on-and-off relationship. But when Medora tells Randall that she can no longer participate in their noncommitted relationship, Randall accepts her decision and begins to pursue Anastasia Reese-Mitchell, a wealthy widow eager to build her personal collection of African art. His third love interest is the young, ambitious Taylor Benedict. She is involved with Randall for the excesses he showers on her--but they come at a price. When these three woman collide at an art gallery showcasing Medora's art that Taylor has researched and Ana is interested in purchasing, Randall has to finally come to grips with his self-destructive romances, and the reader is left with a gripping novel hard to put down till the last page. Lillian Lewis
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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (November 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060549424
• ISBN-13: 978-0060549428
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,667,463 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, November 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Always True to You in My Fashion: A Novel (Hardcover)

I am a VWW fan and love her Tamara Hayle mystery series. However, this book is not up to VWW usual standard. It was predictable from page one! There was nothing special about the characters and they all lacked any real depth.

I can't wait until VWW moves back into writing her Tamara Hayle mysteries. This particular genre is not her strong suit.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read, April 14, 2003

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Mahogany Book Club "Mahogany Media Review" (Albany, N.Y.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Always True to You in My Fashion: A Novel (Hardcover)

When I first started this book I was lost, It seemed so busy, I was having trouble remembering which woman he had what with. But I stayed with it. I found it a nice slow read. I liked the story. It wasn't a hopping page turner but I don't think it was meant to be. It was a good story about love, friendship and growing together. I enjoyed it.

Dawn
MBC

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Always True to You, November 11, 2003

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Cassandra Gaddy (Ladson, sc United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Always True to You in My Fashion: A Novel (Hardcover)

I've read everything published that Valerie W. Wesley has written and I truly enjoy her imagination and the way she portrays her fantasies through her pen. All of the other reviews adequately describe the storyline which, I agree, is not drama filled. The story itself was just plain, simple and quite enjoyable. As usual, I started on a Saturday morning and was done by Monday morning. Very quick and light. The most important lessons of what love is really about are the areas the author has chosen to explore in this novel, as well as how our relationship with our parents determine what type of parents we will become. Quite interesting !!! If you're on vacation and looking for a nice pleasant short story, you've got to read this.