Not The One (Arabesque) [Mass Market Paperback]

Deirdre Savoy (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Kimani Press (November 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583143866
• ISBN-13: 978-1583143865
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,221,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Native New Yorker Deirdre Savoy spent her summers on the shores of Martha's Vineyard, soaking up the sun and scribbling in one of her many notebooks. It was there that she first started writing romance as a teenager. The island proved to be the perfect setting for her first novel, SPELLBOUND, published by BET/Arabesque books in 1999. SPELLBOUND received rave reviews and earned her the distinction of the first Rising Star author of Romance in Color and was voted their Best New Author of 1999. Deirdre also won the first annual Emma award for Favorite New Author, presented at the 2001 Romance Slam Jam in Orlando, Florida.

Deirdre's second and third books, ALWAYS (2000) and it's sequel ONCE AND AGAIN (2001), were chosen as selections for the Black Expressions Book Club. MIDNIGHT MAGIC, the third book in the Thorne family saga was a 2001 Holiday release.

Deirdre's fifth book, HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO, was published in September 2002. HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO features fictional hero, NYPD detective Adam Wexler and real-life hero firefighter Paul Haney, the winner of the 2001 Arabesque Man Contest on the cover. HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO, was also selected by Black Expressions and was featured on the cover of their holiday 2002 brochure.

In April 2003, Deirdre's first novella, Fairy Godfather was published in her first hardcover title, TO MOM WITH LOVE, a Mother's Day anthology. COULD IT BE MAGIC? Deirdre's sixth book was published in May 2003 to rave reviews, including the Gold Plug Award from The Romance Reader's Connection.

In June 2004, Deirdre's novel, LADY IN RED, served as the lead off title in BET's Sizzling Sands summer series. Other participants in the series included Donna Hill, Gwynne Forster and Sandra Kitt.

This year, Deirdre will release two titles: LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES, a follow-up to her popular Could It Be Magic? and BODY OF TRUTH, the first in a trilogy of books about three Bronx detective brothers.

Deirdre is the president of Authors Supporting Authors Positively (ASAP) and the founder of the Writer's Co-op writer's group. She lectures on such topics as Getting Your Writing Career Started, Taking Your Writing to the Next Level, and other subjects related to the craft of writing. She is listed in the American and International Authors and Writers Who's Who, as well as the Dictionary of International Biography.
Deirdre lives in Bronx, New York with her husband of 10-plus years and their two children. In her spare time she enjoys reading, dancing, calligraphy and "wicked" crossword puzzles.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not The One, October 27, 2003

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Simon Loves Books "simon-loves-books" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Not The One (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

Not The One is a good title because this book is Not the one. It is really not the best of the Thorn/Ward saga. I loved Jenny and Michael's story, Nathan and Daphne's story (Once and Again), Garret and Elise's story. But Nina and Matthew's story just leaves a lot to be desired. First it is unrealistic to me that a man with no children would have a vasectomy. Then add a woman who adores children and plans to have them to be OK with this is just beyond my comprehension. I also didn't like that the love scenes don't start til almost the end of the book. This definitely is not the best work from Ms. Savoy but I will continue to suport her just because she has some many other outstanding books under her belt.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surrendering To Love, December 5, 2003

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The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Not The One (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

With an intense attraction and constant thoughts of each other, Nina Ward and Dr. Matthew Peterson surrender to love. However, love is not all wine and roses;trouble arises that could tear their new found love to pieces.

Physical relationships with men have always been enough for Nina, she has built a wall around her heart when it comes to romance. That is until she meets the mysterious Dr. Matthew Peterson who ignites feelings inside her heart and body that she has never felt before. The absence of Nina's parents only adds to her feelings of inadequacy, and has spilled over into her personal relationships.

Dr. Peterson is a man that wants to be loved for who he is. He is a kind gentlemen who likes helping people and he especially has a soft spot for children and beautiful women. As a pediatrician, he has found an arena to satisfy his love for children. Yet, when it comes to women, he is not as successful. He has been hurt and used more times then he'd like to remember. When he first sees Nina he is enraptured , but he still distrusts his judgement so he automatically shies away from her. He thinks Nina is like all the other cold and calculating women that he has dealt with in the past.

NOT THE ONE by Deirdre Savoy, is the story of two very special people looking for someone to love and trust. This was an entertaining and romantic read and I would recommend it to others.

Reviewed by Simone A. Hawks
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can We Talk About It?, November 30, 2003

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J.C. Wallington "jnettefrommi" (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Not The One (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

Nina is an up and coming literary agent. She loves children and is often in the presence of various nieces and nephews. She was babysitting her brother's children when one took sick and she had to call on Doctor Matthew Peterson to make a house call in Deirdre Savoy's latest romance novel, Not the One. A look, a touch and the electricity that this couple causes could be hazardous.

Nina would like children, but does not want to fall in love and get married. All she can envision is being left alone by a man and grow old and bitter like her mother and aunts. When her grandmother suffers a minor stroke, Nina decides that maybe the idea of getting married and having children is not so bad. In her mind, she would be making her grandmother happy by settling down and raising a family. She suggests to Dr. Peterson that they get married for six months. The marriage could kill two birds with one stone; he would get the five million dollars he inherited from his aunt and she would have someone to father her children. The plan seems easy, except for a rash decision Dr. Peterson made years prior and the fact that they refuse to admit they are in love with each other.

This couple's lack of communication is frustrating at times, but Ms. Savoy does a good job of mixing in humor and steamy sex scenes to compensate for the character's shortcomings. There were great secondary characters in cousin Yasmin, sister Frankie and Dr. Peterson's parents. For those who enjoy romance, this is a good one to pick up.

Jeanette
APOOO BookClub