Beneath the Surface [Paperback]

Marie Rochelle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2, 2009

Are you able to see what is hidden right under your eyes? Rynne Slater, a twenty-eight year old, gorgeous, intelligent African American woman has been tied to her desk for the past six years working on a miracle scar remover. She hasn’t thought about dating anyone until she meets the local town hermit, Pierce McMahon. Rynne promises not to let herself fall for Pierce, but that vow is put to the test as she wants to learn more about the man beneath the hood. Pierce McMahon hasn’t been approached by any woman since his ex-girlfriend cut up his face in a fit of anger. He always thought he didn’t want a woman’s company anymore. But that all goes out the window when he opens his front door and finds the alluring ebony beauty Rynne standing on his porch. More than anything, he wants to make her his and he refuses to allow the narrow-minded opinions of her brother or his sister to stand in his way. But how can he make that happen when a whole town hates him because of the way he look. Will Rynne finally be the one to look… Beneath the Surface?

Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: Red Rose Publishing (April 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1604359064
• ISBN-13: 978-1604359060
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,169,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The Queen of Tease: If you want to read interracial romance stories that leaves you panting for more and turning the pages faster than you can read them. Marie is for you.

After reading her first "dirty" book as a teenager, Marie knew she had to become a writer. She started writing a few years ago because she wanted to reach for her dream. She writes her characters so her fans will believe in the Happily Ever After. She loves collecting bear figurines and reading a HOT book when she gets the chance.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Compassionate love, June 17, 2008

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NickelnDimes "love believer" (Hogansville, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BENEATH THE SURFACE (Kindle Edition)

First let me say that I love this author! Marie Rochelle is totally awesome! The story of Rynne and Pierce is touching. Without giving to much away I will say that Pierce has suffered physical and mental scars from a crazy relationship gone bad. Becoming a recluse, Pierce hides from an unfriendly town. Rynne, who is a chemist who makes a scar correcting face cream, starts drawing Pierce out and showing him what life is about. But what happens when Rynne hides her job title and it comes out in a bad way? Or when Pierce's sister does not accept her because of her race? You will just have to read the book. It's good!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Had potential, February 8, 2010

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R. Quillen "StrHvn" (IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beneath the Surface (Paperback)

The most negative part about this book is the mediocre writing style. The book had a great plot and could have had great characters. The writing seems a bit rush and not very deep at all. Pierce came off as being a little wimpy and Rynne was constantly running away in a hissyfit. The tortured hero and the insecurities involving Pierce's scar was real enough and Rynne's reaction to them was sweet enough... but other than that the book was pretty average. Kinda "meh..."

The best part about the book was how it dealt with race issues. People like Pierce's sister really do exist.

BUT I do find it a bit hard to believe that people will treat someone with a little facial scar so badly, bad enough to force them out of town.

Beside's the poorly constructed (and embarrassing!) cover, the book was like purgatory. Not bad.... Not really good...but not bad.

If the author took a bit more time in building up characters and the plot, the book could have been great.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Story, May 3, 2009

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D. Lee "Reviewed by: D. Lee "Ms Reader... (Garland, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beneath the Surface (Paperback)

I agree this was a good story. Pierce was forced to become a hermit because of disfiguring scars he received from an accident. Rynne was a chemist who created a cream that could fade his scars and allow him to live his life normally again. They meet and Rynne pushes a friendship that turns into love.
The problem: Rynne's brother doesn't like Pierce mainly because of his scars. Pierce's sister is a hateful racist witch, who will do just about anything to get Rynne out of her brother's life. Rynne doesn't want Pierce to know her true identity for fear that Pierce will reject her. Pierce has physical scars that are easy to see. Rynne has emotional scars from the past, that aren't easily seen and are even harder to heal. Will their love for each other heal their scars?
This was a really good story, but the editing was so bad I found myself circling the errors with a pencil. This book could have received 5 stars, but because of the poor editing it gets 3.5 stars. Regardless, Marie Rochelle is growing on me as a author and I will definitely read more of her books.