Better Late Than Never (The Smith Sister's Trilogy - Book 1) [Paperback]

Stephanie Morris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 22, 2009

Kristen Smith enjoys working with children and her lifelong dream of opening her own childcare center has finally come true. Everything couldn't be more perfect until her high school sweetheart walks through the front door with his son. Randy Stroud was the one that she'd never gotten over. She never understood why he ended their relationship but it was obvious that he had moved on, and she was more than willing to pretend that she had. But Randy can't let Kristen go again now that he has her back. Will he be able to convince her that it is better late than never?

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About the Author

Stephanie Morris resides in Fort Worth, Texas. She has no children of her own, but has three nieces and one nephew and is proud to call Rocky, her three-year-old dog, her child. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling, dancing, cooking, and spending time with her friends and family. She has been writing for several years now and has written several works in erotica and romance. This is her first published work, and she is looking forward to several more. She can be reached on MySpace at www.myspace.com/stephaniemorrisbooks or at http://www.stephaniemorris.webs.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Amira Press (May 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193534840X
• ISBN-13: 978-1935348405
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,022,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stephanie Morris is the author of interracial/multicultural and paranormal romance/erotica. She has been creating stories in her head since she was a teenager. Sometimes her heroines have an edgier persona to them and sometimes they are of a softer essence. But all the time, her heroines are like real women, just trying to make a living and keep on going no matter what challenges life brings.

Books and writing are her biggest passions and she hopes to open your imagination to the unknown between the pages of her books. With Stephanie stories you will find mind-stimulating indulgence that will leave you satisfied but wanting more.

She loves to write according to her moods but you will always get a story that combines a sensual energy with a captivating storyline. A native of the Dallas, TX area, Stephanie currently resides in Fort Worth, TX.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Idea..., August 20, 2009

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RinaLysee (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Better Late Than Never (The Smith Sister's Trilogy - Book 1) (Paperback)

I was really excited to read this book. The synopsis had me highly interested. The idea was very good. However, once I started reading a majority of things started to bother me. First, the amount of grammar and error mistakes was far too distracting. It became so bad that instead of reading the text I started looking for misspelled words and mistakes. It was as if I was reading the beginning stages of a story as opposed to completed work.

Second, there was hardly any conflict/resolution in the story. Randy and Kristen's beginning relationship dilemma was resolved too quickly. There was not enough conflict after that. Also, once the two became physical Kristen's reluctance to officially get back with Randy was unbelievable. It would have been nice to see them struggling more before getting together.

Last, there were noticeable inconsistencies. Like in one chapter Kristen recalled knowing about Randy's son Wade 6 years prior. This makes no sense considering Wade is only three years old. As I read I felt as if I had to excuse mistakes or fill in uncertainties that should have been edited out.

The story is not bad. I just feel like it is incomplete. The story was a good idea, but the execution was poor.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I was so disappointed!!!, July 18, 2009

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N. L. Johnson (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Better Late Than Never (The Smith Sister's Trilogy - Book 1) (Paperback)

I really had high hopes for this book. However, after reading the first 10 pages of this story, I knew that I had wasted my money. The characters are flat and one dimensional. The plot is rushed and the pacing of this book is horrible. I hate to start a book and not finish it, but I actually threw this one away after forcing myself to read the 1st half. I love interracial novels, but I'm so disappointed that I wasted my money on this one!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, July 14, 2009

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Windsinger - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Better Late Than Never (The Smith Sister's Trilogy - Book 1) (Paperback)

The concept of triplets on top of BWWM relationship intrigued me...but this one fell far short of expectations. It never developed. This story could've benefitted from a good editor, who could've corrected gramatical erros, cut pointless text (how many times does Kristen 'go upstairs, take a shower, and go to bed grasping her teddy bear')? The story had no real development of plot, no umph, no real conflict despite potential (Triplets causing confusion in the who's who department would've been fun, and the ex-woman called towards the end to start trouble, but was never even brought on site). Why bother? And after 127 pages (at least in my size book... I didnt' realize it was so short) the only resolution was that they would try to move forward in their relationship, expecting to marry one day.

This seems like a draft of a book, a concept that needs much work. Would not recommend this effort... needs more work.