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If Only for One Nite (A B-Boy Blues Novel #3)

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i guess B-Boys Blues has spoiled me. it was sexy, funny, exhilarating, sexy, sexy....did i mention sexy!? but not only that, it had a certain appeal to it that If Only for ONe Nite did not capture. i'll admit, the whole time i was reading this, i kept thinking, 'God, this coach is committing a major crime here!' Not only that, but it was hard for me to relate to the younger lil' bit (i'll always call him that). He seemed to be thinking on the same level as his 'older self', only he was in high school.

I don't know, the whole story was just sorta unbelievable. and, God, this coach was committing a major crime....did i mention that already!?

If you've read B-Boys and you buy this, you WILL read the entire book because you'll be waiting for something, ANYTHING to hit you the way Pooqie and lil' Bit did...but in my humble opinion, you won't find it.

This tome was worth it !! A must read, to encourage anyone to press on, despite the person in your life. No matter what they do to you. You are worhtwhile, everyday of your life !! It is funny, sad, serious, and sexy -all in one !! A must read !! Get it as soon as possible !!

I read this book in one night (or is that nite?) and I truly enjoyed it. While not as fast as B-Boy Blues or deep as 2nd Time Around, it was sexy and seductive, just like the voice of the singer whose song Hardy used for the book. I recently went to my high school reunion, and it was just as unpredictable and shocking as the one Mitchell attends in the book. And I was so glad to see that coach get it in the end; Mitchell handled himself well with him, never losing his dignity or integrity. A short but sweet novel.

IF ONLY FOR ONE NITE put Mitchell's past for all of the world to see, and it was an interesting view. Being in love and exploited has destroyed many people, yet James Hardy kept his main charater in check at the end and proved that what goes on in the dark will come out in the light. I hope that another novel comes out of this couple, because I have a feeling that there is so much more to tell.

Hardy really related the lives of African- American gay males in the life. I'm sure when people read this touching, emotional, and funny novel they will look at people in a different fashion.This opened my eyes to what the life is all about and that homosexuals are people with feelings too.

This book certainly ranks as one of the worst I've ever touched. The structuring of the story is Absolutely Atrocious. Hardy also babbles on and on & ON about characters that have utterly nil to do with the book but amazingly enough, he never bothers to develop the 2 sole MAIN characters. They are just talking heads. Read this book only if you want to witness how BAD bad writing gets. There is not one subplot. There is not any physical description of consequential people or places. There are no secondary characters. Scenes do not naturally unfold, they "start" in the middle of an event and are rushed with a lot of summarized exposition to an unclimaxed ending. Mitchell apparently has NO life other than his gymnastic courses; JEH does not take the fantastic opportunity to explore the struggles with being a gay teenager or being just a teenager PERIOD. Mitchell has no schoolwork, bullies, physical awkwardness, depression, or rebellious urges that are so prevalent during the high school years. I am appalled that this trash was even published!

I am sure Mr Hardy has an audience for his book, and it certainly isnt me. It was too shallow, I finished reading it because I am a book addict and finish reading everything I start.. otherwise... it was kind of just there. Did not explore the deeper aspects of a younger person, older person relationship, and its role in what he calls "HIT"..... learnt very little from... just proved to me that the whole age and mental factor plays and preys a big role in both dating worlds... same gender loving relationships and hetero-relationships...

Sort of glad that Mitchell got a chance to resolve that disfunctional relationship... a lot of folks dont get a chance to do so... it could have been an otherwise deep and moving story if only JEH dug a little deeper with the issues he was attempting to tackle.....

If you are a non-reader, love simplistic stories, then this is the book for you.... if you are richer reader and like this genre of writing then do the first two of E. Lynn Harris' books....... the rest is meadiocre.... presented as literature.

I give you two stars for trying!!!

I liked the first and second books quite a bit. This one was OK. They seem to be getting a little sensational though and off the track of normal everyday life. I just wished Hardy wasn't always putting in jabs at white people, like we are all an enemy or to be suspect or guilty of every problem relating to blacks. He sounds like a man that detests whites.

When I found out there was a 3rd part I had to get it from my uncles girlfriend quick. This book goes back to Mitchell Crawfords (Little bit) Point of view and history of losing his virginity to his Gymnastic's Coach... who is his first love... in the beginning it was boring, but it got good though...

Unlike the other two novels B-boy blues and second time around. This novel had a story line. I really enjoyed this one.Too bad it can't stand alone from the other two