Secret Agenda (Arabesque) [Mass Market Paperback]

Rochelle Alers (Author)

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About the Author

Rochelle Alers is the two-time Gold Pen Award winning author of more than twenty-six acclaimed novels and short stories. She lives in Freeport, New York. Visit her website at www.rochellealers.com.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Kimani Press; Original edition (May 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373831358
• ISBN-13: 978-0373831357
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #670,455 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Romance > Series > Arabesque

More About the Author

Rochelle Alers has been hailed by readers and booksellers alike as one of today's most prolific African American authors of romance and women's fiction.

With more than sixty titles and nearly two million copies of her novels in print, Ms. Alers is a regular on the Waldenbooks, Borders and Essence bestseller lists, regularly chosen by Black Expression Book Club, and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Emma Award, Vivian Stephens Award for Excellence in Romance Writing, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and the Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award.

She is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Iota Theta Zeta chapter and her interests include gourmet cooking and traveling.

A full-time writer, Ms. Alers lives in a charming hamlet on Long Island.

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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Don't Scare Me, April 17, 2009

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Misherald "Missy" (Charleston SC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secret Agenda (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

Rochelle Alers returns with her thirteenth Hideaway book bringing us a glimpse into the lives of the children of the men & women we fell in love with a decade or more ago.

Diego Cole-Thomas is his grand papa's twin when it comes to running a business not only is he intimidating to many but he's a private man who goes after what he wants and doesn't stop till he gets it. Diego has been on the search for an assistant who can balance his life and business life but with a few stipulations so when he meets Vivienne Kay Neal he is at awe with the woman presented to him because he realizes she does not fear him, which only makes him respect her more.

Vivienne had been at odds with herself when her husband had been killed but she also knew that her marriage had been over way before it could really start. Playing the grieving widow had driven her nuts leaving her to find exile away from it all. However when she finds herself going toe to toe with Diego she refuses to become an arm ornament and she pushes his buttons to get responses to see what worked and what got what.

Diego & Vivienne cross the line of employee and employer taking an office relationship to a completely new level. Rochelle does an excellent job of allowing Diego & Vivienne playing alpha characters without taking away from the book.

I cannot wait for book number fourteen. Who will it be?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Secret Agenda, May 3, 2009

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R. A Rippy "rarippy" (Shelbyville, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secret Agenda (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

The Hideaway series continues with another outstanding story this time involving Diego-Cole Thomas the new CEO of ColeDiz International Ltd. We leaned a little about Diego in the book 'Stanger In My Arms' which was Alexandra Cole and Merrick Grayslakes' story. This series gets better and better with each book written by Rochelle in this series. I loved this book and can hardly wait to see who Rochelle will write about next. I hope that it will be Jason and Anna, David Coles twins and the babies of the family. Kudos' to Rochelle for another great story in this series.

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2.0 out of 5 stars No Secret here., October 22, 2009

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A. Rolle "Book Junkie" (Miami,Fl.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secret Agenda (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

This was not my favorite read by Rochelle Alers. Vivenne Neal and Diego Cole enter into a business relationship where he is her boss and she has to live with him in order to do her job. The story had a nice set up but I didn't like Vivenne's defiant andd bossy nature. Diego was at times somewhat of a pushover and it just didn't go with his personality. I'm a sucker for old fashion romance where the Hero takes charge and the woman is loving and less unruly. Ms. Alers get back to the classic style of writing that I have fallen in love with.