This Time For Real (Kimani Romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

Yahrah St. John (Author)

Book Description

Series: Kimani Romance | Publication Date: January 20, 2009

For five years, widowed NYU professor Peyton Sawyer has avoided romance--which only makes her immediate attraction to cool, handsome community center director Malik Williams more surprising. Volunteering at his center spurs a smoldering connection. So why does Malik back off as soon as Peyton is ready to risk her heart?

Malik learned long ago that love makes people do crazy things. Smart, kind and drop-dead sexy, Peyton deserves someone who can open himself to her completely--something Malik's not sure he can do. But the only thing more difficult than confronting the ghosts of the past would be walking away from something so true, so hot and so irresistible....

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Kimani (January 20, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373861028
• ISBN-13: 978-0373861026
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,091,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A graduate of Hyde Park Career Academy, St. John earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Northwestern University.

St. John began writing at the age of twelve and to date has written over twenty short stories and published seven novels. Her books have garnered four-star ratings from Romantic Times BOOKReviews, Rawsistaz Reviewers, Romance in Color and numerous bookclubs. A member of Romance Writers of America, St. John is an avid reader of all genres. She enjoys the arts, cooking, traveling, basketball and adventure sports, but her true passion remains writing.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Time for Real is a Hit, February 8, 2009

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K. Young "Romance Reader" - See all my reviews
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Loved it. This is a great book with believable characters and a well thought out plot. It was a nice reminder of the other book in the series. I enjoyed the main characters and catching up on the old ones. I loved that Peyton and Malik switched off from being the alpha dogs in the relationships. Peyton was the one not sure of a relationship and Malik pursued her and won her over. Just when things started to look up, Malik became unsure and Peyton was not having it; she let Malik know we are going to fight for us.

The secondary characters all add to the story line and make the story rich. I enjoyed the male vulnerability shown in a few of the characters and respected that the woman did not try and take advantage of the fact. Kids all growing up in foster care and staying very close friends in their adult life is wonderful departure from the stale story lines found in romance books today.

Buy this book you will not be disappointed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Time For Real, January 25, 2009

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R. A Rippy "rarippy" (Shelbyville, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews
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This story is about Peyton Sawyer a 5 year widowed college Professor that moves to New York to start her life over. She has lost the love of her life and has decided she needs a new start but not in the love department. She meets Malik Williams and is so attracted to him at first site that it frightens her. Malik can not get over the abuse he suffered in his past as a child nor the resentment that he feels for his Mom who he feels chose his step-father over him and didn't stop the abuse he suffered as a child. He doesn't believe in love because of this and fights his growing attraction for her. Until he can deal with his past with help from Peyton and his friends from the orphanage, he finds that he may lose the best thing that ever happened to him. This is a great story from the first page to the last.

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally disagree with the 2 star review...., February 15, 2011

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I couldn't put this book down = not sure where the 2 star reviewer is coming from but I thought it was FANTASTIC. Have just downloaded the third book in this series and can't wait to start it = have just discovered Ms. St. John and I love everything I have read by her so far - hopefully her older stuff will be put on KINDLE.