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Love Me or Leave Me (Arabesque)

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In her third installment of the Harrington Saga, Gwynne Forster brings closure to the turbulent relationship between architectural engineer Drake Harrington and news anchor Pamela Langford.

Labeled a ladies man, Drake has his heart set on making it to the top of his field before he will even consider settling down. Somehow his efforts are thwarted and Pamela is to blame. Whenever she's around, Drake has a hard time keeping his hands off her and he can't fathom seeing her with another man.

Pamela, at her wits end where Drake is concerned, decides to test the waters and begins to date other men. That's easier said than done because she finds herself comparing every man she meets to Drake.

In this intricately woven tale of romance, Ms. Forster has graced readers with a magnificent storyline. From the prequels "Once in a Lifetime" and "After the Loving," I have enjoyed watching Drake's character evolve. It was a wonderful experience revisiting the Harrington clan. LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME is a superbly written novel that is sure to please.

Reviewed by Pamela Bolden
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

Gwynne Forster brings us the fourth book of BET/Arabesque summer collection Ports On Call and the final installment of the Harrington brothers brining back all of your favorite characters and some new ones.

Drake Harrington is the youngest of the Harrington boys but he is what most would called the stubborn one know to many as a playboy he begins to realize his feelings for Pamela Langford, but knows he won't tie himself down until he reaches his career goals until he realizes he could lose Pamela for good. Can he make the changes before he loses her?

Pamela Langford is determining to be a national new caster, marry Drake, and to be a mother but with Drake being so reluctant she's determine to have her way with him or without him.

As the book comes to a close the two go through a bump ride before each allows their guards completely down and allows love to embrace them. Gwynne's closure to the Harrington's is a reluctant closure as many have grown to love little Tara who seems to be the heart of the Harrington family. While I felt the first two books were better than this one I still enjoyed the trip to Accra, Ghana.

Having read McNeil's Match first I was interested in Drake and Pamela story. However the third and final story of the Harrington brothers does not live up to its prequels. Its more a borrow from the library instead of a buy book.This is one story where I was not rooting for the main characters to get together at all. Yes its nice that the man you are in love with makes up his mind about you but I would have prefered if someone else came along and swept Pamela off her feet just to teach Drake a lesson-lol. Being a Ports of call series I expected most of the romance to take place in Ghana but its kind of tacked on at the end.

This has been the most confusing, convoluted story that I have had the misfortune of reading. You have a female being harassed, a macho male running from the physical affections of same female but he still wants to be with her even if he's not ready to commit. I feel like I've been on an emotional roller coast _ i think i need a drink after this book! save your money

I would really give this a 3.5, but had to round up to 4. I thought Velma and Russ' story was crazy, but this one is driving me nuts. I'm like other reviewers and really wish there was some other love interest for Pam that would have lit a match under Drake's feet. Everything was about him vs them. I'm doing this review and have not even finished the book (92% complete), but I'm glad she put forth and effort to try to adopt a baby (hoping to learn that that was a success in the final 8% of the book).

I was disappointed in this book. Whereas Once in a Lifetime and After the Loving were books I couldn't put down, it took me a long time to work through this. This was more like re-reading After the Loving but with different characters. The story line was pretty much a mirror image of what Velma and Russ went through.

The dialogue was stiff and the story didn't flow. The relationship between the two main characters had me wondering why. Like why am I still reading. Overall, my advice is nope, nope, nope. Pick another book.

The first problem with this book is that the dialog is really bad. The characters are in their early 30's and she makes them sound as though they are old. Their vocabulary is so odd it almost reads like they are from a different era. Who uses the word crestfallen to describe someone's mood? Secondly, there is nothing endearing about Drake. He came across as a selfish jerk. I wanted someone else to win her heart. Romance novels are supposed to make you root for the love interests, but not this time.

this was a excellent read to really appreciate this book you should also read once in a lifetime and after the loving