Out of Love

by K.G. MacGregor

Book Overview

Clients and coworkers know Carmen Delallo, owner and CEO of a Chicago consulting firm for the travel industry, as a smart, engaging woman driven to succeed in business by a genuine love of her work.

Judith O'Shea is focused on her work too. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she makes do in a small studio apartment in Chelsea, wondering how she will salvage a livelihood in a dying field. Career motives take a back seat when she finds herself falling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594931054
• ISBN13: 9781594931055
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Bella Books
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Captivating and fun

The mark of a professional writer is that each book is better than the last. KG McGregor has, in my opinion, consistently grown as a storyteller. It's always nice to read a book that's cleanly written, with just enough twists and turns to keep you guessing, but not so many that you lose your way. KG has created fun, interesting and thoughtful characters who pull you into the story. The women are adults in every way. They know who they are and what they want. They may be thwarted sometimes, but not because of wishy-washy personalities or fake conflicts. These people try to live their lives honorably and honestly, and, in my view, that's relatively rare in a lot of fiction. I got six solid hours of pleasure from reading this book, and, since it cost about a much as a first-run movie, that's quite a bargain. And I can read it again without anyone noisily eating popcorn next to me. So, I not only recommend the book, I recommend skipping the next big-budget, plot-starved action movie and diving into this well-crafted tale. You'll definitely get your money's worth.

OMG

This woman can write -- Out of Love is a deftly-plotted book with well-developed characters, dialogue that zings, and it all adds up to an extremely enjoyable read. I have not enjoyed a book like this in a long time, and we need more like this from KG MacGregor. As other reviewers have pointed out, it's wonderful to have 40-something lesbians with careers and with humor too. This book will make you forget about everything else while you're reading.

Is it a Return or a One Way Ticket?

KG MacGregor appears as one of the most outstanding writers of the lesbian romance genre at the moment. The best proof is her newest novel called "Out of Love" where you meet two women that come from two different professional status, Carmen Delallo is a succesful owner of a consulting firm and Judith O'Shea is a travel agent who is struggling with her job. It happens that they're both single, beautiful and are attracted to each other. It also happens that Carmen lives in Chicago and Judith in New York and there is a small secret that one of them cannot hide for ever. KG describes her characters so realistic that you find yourself living Carmen and Judith's lives as your own. It's not a matter of falling in love only and `what a good time we had' but something that has to do with feelings and learning to take the right path because it is worth being with someone that makes your world fullfilled. "Out Of Love" is also funny, the dialogues are brilliant and the end is superb (I'm not telling the end here. Just find it out yourself) Do you know what is the worst thing it can happen when you are reading a KG MacGregor's book? That it ends.

Fantastic Characters and Realistic Story

WOW! This is a GREAT book! I just received my copy and tore through the pages. The two main characters, Carmen and Judith, are crafted so beautifully by KG MacGregor. Their stories and the conflicts each bring to a potential relationship seemed so real and I found myself cheering heartily for them to make things work and find a way to be together. Once again, KG MacGregor has also crafted supporting characters who almost beg for their own stories. Several characters in this story, including the best friend Brooke and the colleague Sofia, are absolutely tantalizing. While I would love to read a sequel to this book, I loved the ending and thought the tale was rounded out perfectly, between their jobs, friends, and family. This is another triumph by KG MacGregor, to create a story that is both relatable and suspenseful. If you've ever suffered from unrequited love, or been torn in different directions by the demands of your family and the desires of your own heart, you will relate to this story and love it.

Out of the Ordinary

I've read several of MacGregor's books, and found them to be excellent, entertaining, and well-written. Out of Love holds to that standard. This is a very engaging storyline, and what always appeals to me is when the reader gets more than the standard plot usually found in the romance genre. Macgregor exceeds this standard in her latest novel. I always appreciate humor, and there is a deft hand at work here on that front alone, but several issues are handled with skill. Two career-driven women meet and struggle to maintain a relationship between New York and Chicago. Other stressors come into play as well. Let it suffice that this book goes beyond just figuring whether, or rather how, they will end up together. MacGregor seems committed to crafting books that don't revolve around twenty-somethings totally absorbed only with finding the right partner. Read:The House on Sandstone and Sumter Point just to list two other novels in which the protagonists are more fortyish than not. Judith and Carmen have built careers, have had prior relationships, and have every reason to be cautious and careful. They have responsibilities and professional and well as personal commitments that complicate dating, more cons than pros lined up against their getting together. Typical romances are all about overcoming obstacles, some of them ridiculous and flimsy contrivances in the worst of the genre. Out of Love is certainly at the high end of this genre, and it's nice when the obstacles are real and believable and familiar. It's refreshing when adults retain and use a sense of humor facing life's little stumbling blocks. It makes for enjoyable reading. Good writing, good character development, good secondary plot lines and supporting players, all contribute to making this a very good book.