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Beyond Business (Silhouette Desire)

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A new job, a new life for Renee, the perfect opportunity or is it?

Renee Wilson is ready to start a new life. Her goal is to find a great job with a decent, secure place to live. She wants to raise her unborn child away from her lying, cheating ex-boyfriend who neglected to inform her that he was a married man. The perfect opportunity comes knocking at Renee's door in the form of an administrative assistant at the Blackstone stud farm in Virginia. Upon arrival, Renee is shocked to find herself instantly attracted to the handsome owner, Sheldon Blackstone. Renee is determined to fight her desires. She knows the last thing she needs to do is mix business with pleasure.

Sheldon Blackstone never believed that he could fall hard for another woman after his wife died many years ago. However, once he met the lovely Renee Wilson, Sheldon could not help but plummet under her alluring charm. Still refusing to bring his heart into the equation, Sheldon submits a business proposal to Renee that promises bring the ultimate gratification beyond their wildest dreams. Is Renee willing to move their working relationship beyond the business aspect? More importantly, how will the Blackstone family react once they discover the secret of Renee's bumble of joy?

Rochelle Alers' Beyond Business is a refreshing, heartwarming story that I really enjoyed reading. I found both Renee and Sheldon to be passionate and full of life. Renee is determined to make the best of life once she found herself pregnant, alone deeply broken hearted, after discovering some upsetting news from the man who she had given her heart to. Sheldon on the other hand, is a strong, compassionate man who I could not help but fall in love with. Readers I am sure once you encounter him, you will agree with me. There are numerous intimate interludes between Renee and Sheldon while they are not described in overly graphic detail, but in really romantic, sweet expressions. So, if you are looking for a great romantic read, then pick up Beyond Business. You will not be dissatisfied with this one.

Although, Beyond Business is the third book in Ms. Alers' The Blackstone of Virginia series, it is a stand-alone book.

Nikita Steele
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Rochelle Alers' "Beyond Business" is the 3rd book in the Silhouette Desire series The Blackstones of Virginia. Sheldon Blackstone is the father of adult sons, Ryan and Jeremy. However, Sheldon is not THAT old. He is a businessman thinking of retiring and turning the business of the horse farm over to his sons. However, to get the business up to modern times and computerized, Jeremy hires the lovely Renee Wilson, who has a secret of her own.

When Sheldon meets Renee, the love that has been buried in his heart since the death of his wife and love of his life, that love becomes uncovered. Sheldon and Renee are brought together and their love for one another mingle and it has nothing to do with their business relationship.

This is a wonderful love story of unselfish and true love between a man and a woman, who are willing to let love enter their hearts again. Love is alive.

Ms. Alers really did Sheldon justice with this story as well as Renee, a younger woman, who was not portrayed as someone out to use Sheldon, but really loved him. Thanks Ms. Alers for this story.

Rochelle Alers concludes the Blackstone of Virginia series with the eldest Blackstone. Sheldon Blackstone never believed he could fall in love again after losing his first wife but Renee Wilson has effected his heart like no other woman that he could not believe in the little time that he had known her he had actually fell in love with her.

Renee Wilson had left her home to restart her life but never did she expect to meet Sheldon and start a relationship but as things continue on between the two of them they find their attraction unbreakable but sparks and everything else fly before they are willing to come together which leads to a combustion of lust.

Rochelle writes an exciting tell of a man's who is willing to risk everything to protect the women he has come to love.

The Blackstone family returns in this third and final installment. Both of Sheldon's sons have found love. Is it too late for the family patriarch?

Renee Wilson is looking for a new beginning. A new place to call home. She fled Florida and the father of her unborn child - the very married father of her unborn child. Accepting the position as Sheldon's administrative assistant has afforded her new opportunities. She has everything she wants except the love and trust of a good man and a father for her child. Or has she found that in her new boss? Will their arrangement go beyond business?

Rochelle Alers' 'Beyond Business' was a very quick and easy read. It was good revisiting the family and getting updates on Ryan and Jeremy. It was a good read, though I have to say Jeremy's story 'Very Private Duty' is my favorite of the three.

In her third installment of The Blackstones of Virginia, Rochelle Alers introduces us to Renee Wilson. After finding out some devastating news about her current boyfriend, Renee, pregnant and heartbroken, just wants to get as far away from him and Louisville, Kentucky as she possibly can. So she accepts a job as an administrative assistant for Blackstone Farms.

The breathtakingly handsome Sheldon Blackstone is at a loss for words when he lays eyes on Renee. Knowing full well he couldn't love her or any other woman the way he loved his deceased wife, Sheldon decides that they will become lovers instead. When Renee is threatened with the possibility of her
ex-boyfriend finding out about their unborn child, Sheldon offers to protect her no matter the cost.

Once again, Alers has graced her readers with a very poignant tale of romance. I was so captivated with the storyline and the romance between Sheldon and Renee, that I didn't put the book down until the last page was
turned. Readers of this series will not want to see it end. As always, I look forward to reading books by this very talented author.

Reviewed by Pamela Bolden
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

lOVED THE STORY but with Sheldon being 53 kinda wasn't my cup of tea because she was 35, me personally don't like when characters are so far off in age... but other than that LOVEDDDDDD IT GREAT STORY....

First, the book came earlier than stated (great!) then I couldn't put it down. Secondly, I read it through and through in one night! Would recommend this and all of Brenda Jackson books. Got my cousin reading them now. Great story line.

I loved that the couple was and older man an young woman. I felt the love just from reading about it.

i was hyped up for this for 2 years only to be let down in 5 hours. i dont like the fact that she didnt even give the REAL FATHER a chance. she did that to herself and sheldon smdh he had been an upstanding man in the other books what happen Ms. Alers?????? dont answer that