Taking Care of Business: The Elliotts (Silhouette Desire No. 1705) [Mass Market Paperback]

Brenda Jackson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 14, 2006

From the moment she met Tag Elliott, Renee Williams thought of nothing but how his lips would feel on hers. That and darkened bedrooms and whispered promises. But as a member of Manhattan's wealthiest family, Tag was way out of the social worker's league. Besides, no matter how much she craved him, there was one small matter: She was black and Tag was white.

Renee allowed them one night to live their fantasies, but in the light of day Tag had to admit once was not enough. He could ignore the scandal they would stir; why couldn't she? After all, Tag wanted her. And he always got what he wanted....

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (February 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373767056
• ISBN-13: 978-0373767052
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Taking Care of Business Is An Eye Opener, July 22, 2006

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Luv2Read "imareader2" (Baton Rouge, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taking Care of Business: The Elliotts (Silhouette Desire No. 1705) (Mass Market Paperback)

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. As a social worker, I can empathize with Renee's situation. Love sees no color and definitely should have no bounds. However, let's face it, in the world today, it does. Even though we try to say race is not an issue or it does not matter, it is still there.

Renee and Tag came together after a chance meeting due to Tag's mother, Karen, and Karen's illness. Both, Renee and Tag were concerned for Karen. Renee, on the business end and Tag on a more personal issue, because Karen is his mother, a beautiful woman who Tag dearly loved. After Tag started spending time with Renee, he saw Renee for what she was also -- a beautiful, caring and loving woman. By Renee being Black, African American or a Woman of Color, this did not matter to Tag.

However, let us readers not forget, that Tag came from an influential, wealthy family. Others had long forgotten that Tag's grandparents, Patrick and Maeuve Elliott were originally poor Irish immigrants and that Maeuve once worked as a seamstress in Ireland before Patrick brought her to America. Some of us also tend to forget that money changes things for some, especially when it is not only money, but lots and lots of money. Tag's family were billionaires and Renee was just a "hired helper" in this case. So Renee and Tag were faced with issues created by others. Renee, being a woman and vulnerable because of the way others have been treated, did not want to place this burden on Tag, the man she loved even though she did not want to love him.

Some viewers may not have enjoyed or even liked this storyline, but this is another fact that we must fact in today's life, that the storyline indeed happens, and if we are honest with ourselves, it has happened in some of our own families. Are we looking constructively at the story and the plot or are we just seeing what others (those who are biased) see?

Thanks Ms. Jackson for another story -- maybe this will indeed be an eye opener for those who may have their eyes partially closed. Thanks again, I certainly enjoyed it as well as your other books.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Took Care of Business, July 14, 2006

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The Book Blogger - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taking Care of Business: The Elliotts (Silhouette Desire No. 1705) (Mass Market Paperback)

I don't know why others did not enjoy this book. I reread this book twice already and it is simply enjoyable. Renee and Tag are both proper, maybe because they are upstanding citizens and college graduates at that. Secondly, the love scenes were very passionate indeed, and described realisticaly. Of course the book wasn't too raunchy, but that isn't the point of the novel. Thirdly, yes, Tag and Renee could have gone on more dates, but one of the rules for writing a Desire romance novel is to keep it at 187 or so pages, and Brenda Jackson did it expertly. This book had traces of elements of interracial dating problems in it, and it was also mainly about finding true love in a man. Not a white man, black man, whatever, but simply a good man. I give this book two thumbs way up.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Taking Care of Business, May 27, 2006

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Wilkinson "Wilkinson" (Nassau, Bahamas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taking Care of Business: The Elliotts (Silhouette Desire No. 1705) (Mass Market Paperback)

I loved it! Being in an inter-racial relationship for the past 14 years this book was very believable. While my husband had no doubts about our relationship, I was Renee. Still to this day, I'm the one who notices the stares, while he is completely oblivious to it. I love Brenda Jackson's books! Keep writting!