Let's Get It On [Paperback]

Rochelle Alers (Author), Donna Hill (Author), Brenda Jackson (Author), Francis Ray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 14, 2004

Welcome back to Leo's supper club, where seduction is always on the menu . . .

Rochelle Alers, "Love Lessons"
Tyrell Hardcastle is knocked off his feet when he meets a local high school teacher. Now all he has to do is overcome her objections to him being the "younger man".

Donna Hill, "Lady in Waiting"
Noah Hardcastle is engaged to beautiful Tara Mitchell. However, their relationship is threatened when Noah's first love Rachel, returns to D.C. to prove to him that he is all she ever really wanted.

Brenda Jackson, "Irresistible Attraction"
Sydney Corbain never forgot her explosive encounter with Tyrone Hardcastle at her brother's wedding. So when she runs into him in New York City on business, they both see this as an opportunity to explore their undenaible attraction.

Francis Ray, "Blind Date"
Ayanna Hardcastle pretends that she is dating wealthy businessman Tanner Rafferty, in order to get her matchmaking friend off her back. But, she never imagined that Tanner Rafferty would show up to collect on that claim!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The romantic clichés fly fast and furious in this collection of four interlocking, novella-length tales from the authors of Welcome to Leo's, with the stories focused exclusively—and monotonously—on the efforts of attractive, successful young African-Americans to find true love and steamy sex. Food becomes the vehicle for seduction in Alers's "Love Lessons," when Tyrell Hardcastle, a handsome, 30-ish chef, hooks up with a local school to enlist students for a culinary project and ends up meeting the woman of his dreams, Viola Chapman, a gorgeous 40-year-old teacher. In Hill's "Lady in Waiting," an engaged but ambivalent couple ends up briefly separating to sample other potential partners. Jackson's "Irresistible Attraction" investigates the magic of instant chemistry between beautiful Sydney Corbain and Tyrell Hardcastle's twin brother, Tyrone; Ray's "Blind Date" tells how a woman's efforts to avoid a blind date propel her into the arms of a handsome local bachelor. The authors do a solid job coordinating their efforts and building on the foundation they laid in Welcome to Leo's by using the same upscale New York restaurant as a meeting place. But the upwardly mobile buppies who populate these stories are scarcely distinguishable from one another, and their erotic moves prove wooden and uninspired.
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From Booklist

These good-fun novellas are a sequel to Welcome to Leo's (2000), about the upscale D.C. supper club. In the previous book, finding love happened to other patrons, but in this collection the Hardcastles find romance for themselves. Alers' story, "Love Lessons," is about Tyrell and his attraction to a high-school educator. Agreeing to participate in her vocational program is merely the beginning of their relationship. "Lady in Waiting" by Donna Hill is about Noah and the unfinished business he has with his ex-girlfriend. In Brenda Jackson's story, "Irresistible Attraction," the music director of Leo's, Tyrone, meets the woman of his dreams, Sydney, at her brother and his friend's wedding. Six months later they serendipitously meet in New York and begin an intense affair. Last but not least, cousin Ayanna is smitten in Francis Ray's "Blind Date." When the infamous and wealthy Tanner Rafferty overhears an Ayanna conversation, he helps her save face by acknowledging their "date." But when he has to choose between his family and his woman, he makes a shrewd compromise. Lillian Lewis
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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (October 14, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312325924
• ISBN-13: 978-0312325923
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #909,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for a rainy afternoon., November 4, 2004

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Detra Fitch (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Get It On (Paperback)

Love Lessons by Rochelle Alers
Viola Chapman is a teacher at Carver High School. She contacts Tyrell Hardcastle (among several others) to discuss the school's vocational Cooperative Initiative. Tyrell is one of the owners of "Leo's Supper Club" in D.C. The attraction sparks quickly, but Tyrell must overcome Viola's objections to him being younger than her.

Lady In Waiting by Donna Hill
Noah Hardcastle and Tara Mitchell are engaged, but Noah keeps putting off the idea of actually setting a date. Things get rocky when Rachel shows up in D.C. She had left Noah five years ago to become a jazz pianist. Now she is rich, famous, and determined to get Noah back.

Irresistible Attraction by Brenda Jackson
Tyrone "Roni" Hardcastle is the Entertainment Director of "Leo's Supper Club" in D.C. He meets Sydney Corbain as he caters a triple wedding. Neither expected to run into each other in New York nine months later.

Blind Date by Francis Ray
Tanner Rafferty is a wealthy businessman currently in D.C. to make sure his new hotel opens on time. While having lunch at Leo's, his eyes fall upon Ayanna Hardcastle. Ayanna is trying to keep her best friend from setting her up on any more blind dates. In a moment of madness, Ayanna says that she is already seeing someone. However, Ayanna did not expect Tanner to come up to the table and pretend to be the one she is dating.

**** Four great stories by four of today's hottest African-American romance authors. The book downright sizzles in some areas, so consider yourself warned. Each story centers around the restaurant owned by the Hardcastle family. This novel is ideal for those rainy afternoons that you find yourself stuck indoors. ****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let's Get It On, November 18, 2004

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keepnitrealreaders (World Wide Web) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let's Get It On (Paperback)

The fabulous four have done it again in this sequel to Welcome to Leo's. We get another glimpse into the life of the Hardcastle family and those that frequent their supper club.

Rochelle Alers - Is it possible for two who have loved and lost, to find love again with each other? Alers' story Love Lessons answers that question. Tyrell Hardcastle, master chef at Leo's, thinks Viola Chapman is the woman who can teach him to love again. Viola on the other hand, feels that it is too late for her to marry and have a family. Tyrell sets out to prove her wrong.

Donna Hill - Readers were introduced to Noah Hardcastle and Tara Mitchell's relationship in Welcome to Leo's. Three years have passed. The couple has been engaged for two years, but have yet to reach the altar. What happens when Noah's previous love Rachel returns to town wanting to pick up where they left off? Rachel is playing for keeps. Who will be the lady in waiting? Readers also revisit the now married Clyde and Jae Burrell, who previously met and fell in love at Leo's.

Brenda Jackson - In this story, readers meet Linc Corbain's sister Sydney. She and Tyrone Hardcastle, Tyrell's twin, found themselves irresistibly attracted to each other at Linc and Raven's wedding. Fast forward nine months - Sydney and Tyrone run into each other in New York. They decide to act on their attraction, but agree it's no prelude to love or commitment. What happens when each find themselves unable to keep the agreement?

Francis Ray - Ayanna Hardcastle, the only female partner at Leo's, is sick and tired of her friends and family trying to hook her up with men. To avoid yet another blind date, she lies to her friend that she is seeing someone. She's almost caught up in that lie until a stranger, Tanner Rafferty, comes to her rescue. Tanner is a wealthy business man who is used to having things his way and women chasing him. What happens when he finds himself doing the chasing?

As always, great job ladies!

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Savvy Sista Sophia

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Four Sizzling Hot Novellas, December 28, 2004

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J.C. Wallington "jnettefrommi" (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Get It On (Paperback)

Four of the best romance writers get together to give their readers a sizzling hot romance read for those cold winter days. The four novellas featured in Lets Get It On, show why these writers are at the top of the game. The setting is the infamous Leo's Supper club, found in Washington, DC. Leo's has been a place where lovers met and this time the four owners of Leo's find themselves falling in love.

In Love Lessons by Rochelle Alers, chef Tyrell Hardcastle receives a request to mentor high school students in the Culinary Arts. He contacts the teacher /coordinator of the program for a meeting to clarify his duties. When he meets Viola Chapman he knows he wants to get to know this woman better and what better way than through her taste buds. Things begin to heat up between the two of them in the kitchen and in the bedroom.

In Lady in Waiting by Donna Hill, Noah Hardcastle and Tara Mitchell have been engaged for two years and still Noah has no plans to tie the knot. Tara has had enough, returns Noah's ring and walks out of his life. When she walks out, an old flame Rachel Beaumont enters determined to make Noah love her again. Noah is then torn between two loves and must follow his heart to make a satisfying decision.

In Irresistible Attraction by Brenda Jackson, Tyrone Hardcastle is in New York working as a visiting music professor. Sydney Corbain is in New York City for rest and relaxation after trying an extremely tough case. While Sydney is out shopping, Tyrone spots her. He can not forget how attracted he was to her when they exchanged heated glances a year before at her brother`s wedding. Since they are both away from friends and family while in New York, what better time for them to act upon their mutual attraction to each other.

In Blind Date by Francis Ray, Ayanna Hardcastle, finds herself falling for the hotel developer Tanner Rafferty. When Tanner overhears a conversation between Ayanna and her best friend, that leads her friend to believe that she and Tanner are involved in a relationship, Tanner decides to make her words become the truth and coerce her into dating him. Kicking and fighting against falling in love, they both find they cannot resist being without each other.

This is a great read for all those who love romance novels and for those who are new to the romance genre. My advice is to light a candle, pour a glass of wine, put on some soft music and enjoy. This one you won't be disappointed with.

Jeanette
APOOO BookClub