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3.0 out of 5 stars
Age is Nothing But a Number, January 11, 2003
This review is from: A Younger Man (Silhouette Desire # 1479) (Paperback)
In a Silhouette romance story, you can be sure to have a man, a woman, a situation and then a happy ending. In Rochelle Aler's, A Younger Man, this formula is nicely done with the older woman, younger man theme. Veronica Johnson-Hamlin, a widow, is stranded on a road near her North Carolina mountain summer home when a handsome daredevil on a motorcycle offers his assistance. Though she tells him she has called her auto club, he insists on fixing her tire. Kumi Walker likes the package and everything that goes with it. He figures she is a few years older than his 32 years, but age is nothing but a number. All he wants in return is a home-cooked southern meal. He has been living in Paris for the past ten years and is now back temporarily to help his sister establish her new Bed & Breakfast Inn. He is estranged from his father, a physician, who as a member of an old southern black family, expected him to become a third generation doctor. A rebel, Kumi went into the armed forces and then went to France where he went to the culinary institute and is a renowned chef. Veronica's southern dinner is a hit with Kumi and he is good company but she is hung up on the ten-year age difference. However, he loves her prematurely white hair and her beauty is undeniable. Gradually she finds out that they have much in common, herself also a renegade, having left her long established elite Atlanta family after college and studying art in France. A near assault in college hinders her feelings for intimacy and she eventually marries a man who is thirty years her senior and impotent. She loved her husband, a wealthy surgeon but his greedy grown children have tried to make her life miserable since his death, contesting the will and accusing her of influencing their father. It is one of the reasons she left Atlanta and retreated to North Carolina; to put some distance and time away from wagging tongues. She has sold her art gallery and is in the process of deciding her next move. Kumi has brought passion into her life. Will his family see her as another form of his rebellion? How will her family react to bringing him to her family reunion? And what will happen when it is time for him to return to Paris where he plans to open his own restaurant. Will either of them be able to walk away from a passion that is like no other? This is an entertaining story that didn't have many surprises but was nevertheless a fun, escapist read that features the mores of old black southern families. I recommend this book with a hot bath, a glass of wine and candles. Dera Williams
APOOO Bookclub
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Age ain't nothing but a number, December 23, 2002
This review is from: A Younger Man (Silhouette Desire # 1479) (Paperback)
Rochelle Alers first book with Desires was excellent. She introduces us to Veronica Johnson and Jerome 'Kumi' Walker. Veronica tries to fight the attraction she feels for Kumi because of their age difference, but Kumi is determine to break down a barrier that she has. Ms Alers is always known for her HOTT, Passionate love scenes. And she does not disappoint us in "A Younger Man." For those who are looking for a quick excellent read, I recommend that you go to the nearest store and pick this up. Remember that Desires only keeps their books on the self for a short period so don't hesitate because you may miss out.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Younger Man, March 10, 2003
This review is from: A Younger Man (Silhouette Desire # 1479) (Paperback)
Executive Chef Jerome Kumi Walker left Paris and is in the North Carolina in order to help his sister, Debbie with her new Bed & Breakfast but quickly falls in love with a woman for the first time in his life. Veronica Johnson-Hamlin has a flat tire and is waiting for her auto club to show up, well Harley riding Kumi shows up instead. Veronica is afraid to allow him to assist her due to an attempted rape when she was in college. Kumi notices her hesitation and quickly assures her that he only wants to help her and not leave her on the deserted road sitting in an expensive vehicle. He changes the tire in less than 15 minutes and she tries to pay him $40, he asks for a home cooked meal instead. She reluctantly agrees knowing he can't be interested in her because... he is "too young for her", she's a widow of an impotent husband 32 years her senior who she loved and has conveniently repressed her desire to be sexual with a man because of the attempted rape. Kumi has other plans and being the bold, self assured, hot, sexy gentleman that he is, cares less that Ronnie is 10 years his senior and has a head full of gray hair. He immediately shows/tells her that he wants more than one Sunday of home-cooked meal. This is the second story I've read by this author who in my opinion must believe that romance does not die with age. This couple confronts various issues making their road bumpy but their love for each other was never in question. This story shows much improvement from her short story "Second Chance" in the Welcome to Leo's Anthology, in my opinion.
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