A few post back I wrote that I'd finally found romance and paranormal romance novels that cater specifically to a woman like me. I'm an AA woman living in the USA that loves WM. Now I finally got to read so much longed for romance stories about just this kind of couple. Thank you Amazon.com/Wal-Mart and enter Rochelle Alers.
Now for all intents and purposes Ms. Alers' book delivers on all the well known romance landmarks. Poor damsel in distress, knight in shinning armor sees and falls instantly in love with her (even though he tries vehemently at first to deny it), she rejects him (even though he's the best thing she's seen since mom's apple pie), they are somehow confined to a small space and forced to confront each other and their growing, undeniable attraction. Oh and let us not forget the sex. :0) Yes the hot and heavy sex in which said knight sheds his armor and takes Ms. Damsel to heights she's never known before.
For the basic content the book was pretty good. However I have a bone to pick. The major issue in the story (the issue that puts Jordan Wainwright and Azizza Flemming, our two main characters, together) is not something I would have chosen to put in a romance novel. Granted it could have definately worked, if the story was longer and more believable.
WARNING FOR ANYONE THAT MAY READ THIS BOOK: SPOILERS AHEAD
Azizza is a successful lawyer that has just been through a failed marriage (due to her husband becoming jealous of said success while his career went to the shitter), and sexual harassment at the hands of her boss, the man that made her career so successful.
Jordan Wainwright is the adopted grandson of the city's major real estate mogule (and slum lord) and also happens to be THE top lawyer in all of the five boroughs. Upon hearing Azizza's intent to sue her former boss for sexual harassment he decides to help her win her case. Insert unaviodable attraction and excuse to be near Lady Damsel.
Jordan spends the entire book telling himself he will keep their "relationship" professional in the quest to win Azizza's harassment case, however he is so besotted with her he can't seem to keep his hands to himself. You'd think that would be an issue with a woman that has just recently (as recently as a year) gotten divorced from an unsupportive husband, and is actively suing a man for blatently expressing his sexual interest in her. I understand that she feels an equal attraction to Jordan which makes all the difference but it just doesn't seem feesible to me that a woman who was sexually harassed by her boss, and then again by her husband would fall into the arms of yet another man no matter how good looking.
I guess my issue with this book is that aside from it being unbelievable it was hard to continue through because of the back and forth Azizza does in first wanting Jordan so badly she can't stand it then becoming so enraged that he dare make sexual inuendos at her during their arguments. There was very little on the case she was supposedly building against her former boss (which in my opinion would have made this story way more interesting) and IMHO there are characters that play absolutly no part in the plot. It feels as if Ms. Alers just needed another book out so she quickly hashed this one out to her publishers just to give them something. It was disappointing.
So in conclusion, lol, if you are looking for something simple to read just to get your blood a little heated for a late night rendevou don't miss Because of You. If you like more believable story lines mixed in with your romance, I wouldn't recommend this particular novel.
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