Welcome to Leo's

by Rochelle Alers, Francis Ray, Donna Hill, et al.

Book Overview

Welcome to Leo's--Where Anything Can Happen A proper lady lets loose on Open Mike Night--and opens her heart to a different kind of man... A Texas RAnger and a candy shop owner have a blind date--with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739414631
• ISBN13: 9780739414637
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: St Martins Press
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Wonderfully Romantic: They've done it again....

4 very talented writers have done it again. They have depicted romance in a whole new light.Rochelle Alers with "Second Chance" has captured a romantic story with a more mature couple. Leigh & Scott fall in love and they are over the age of 50. You know age is number & shouldn't prohibit us from giving or receiving love & Leigh & Scott show us that after your youth has escaped you and your careers are in full bloom, you still want the comforting arms of a special someone to hold you tightly. Very enjoyable.Donna Hill with "Eye of the Beholder" Jae and Clyde are dynamic and their story tells that you have to get to know a person from inside out, you can't allow stereotypes to persuade your opinion of someone. Jae a Christian woman with morals and minimal experience with men, and Clyde an upscale entertainment manager with access to whatever type of woman is reevaluating his life and chose in women. Now when the drama unfolds and this Choir Song Bird and Mr.Talent Seeker finally come together, it is pure sensual music to the ears and heart. Love conquers all.Brenda Jackson and "Main Agenda" Now its true, Brenda is a good friend of mines, so you would assume that I can't be judgemental, but you know what... Friendship and admiration have nothing to do with my review on this story. Brenda has done it again, she has brought together some females with issues and men who are irresistable and determined. Willow Anderson Daughters Falcoln,Robin,Raven are successful and determined along with beautiful, but they were groomed to be. They have no time for committed love. Interest in a man will destroy you. So stay focused on your dreams and leave love to the weak. Well that's until Franco Marcus Renoir, John Augustan, Lincoln Corbain step into the pathway of the Anderson sisters. Now this story definitely displays "Birds of a feather, flocking together!"Francis Ray with "Sweet Temptation" Now this story will have you craving expensive chocolates. Julia is the type of woman who works hard, wants the best and will achieve on her own. Chase can be found in the dictionary under MAN= Hardworking, stubborn, play no games, straight to the point. Now when these 2 stop playing phone tag and meet, it is a pure and delicious meeting. You never know where your heart will lead you. Against all odds, they overcome the obstacles of 2 people living in 2 different environments,with different social accolades, but with one realization, that you can conquer all in love. Julia proves that you can have the strawberries and the chocolate forever. Chase and Julia don't have to give up their independence to become a unit. They make falling inlove a very Sweet Temptation.

I Couldn't Put It Down...

These ladies are LETHAL!! Welcome to Leo's is a tastefully crafted ensemble of amorous, sensual, and eloquent stories about love, surrender, trust, and understanding...all centrally located at the fictitious supper club, Leo's, in our Nation's Capital.This esoteric compilation fuses the writing talents of Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Brenda Jackson, & Francis Ray, who each present a story that rapturously embraces a common theme...finding love at Leo's. Each author's unique ability to create longing, sexual tension, euphoria, and passion makes 'Welcome to Leo's' a delightful read. The effulgent love stories intertwined with the artistic capability of these authors to verbally pluck emotions and visually elicit stimulating images of ardor, makes this chronicle of tales extremely difficult to put down, but very easy to finish.My personal favorite was the short story `Main Agenda', which extended the satisfaction of success in a women's life to include love instead of excluding it. Make sure you allot enough time to read this book from cover to cover, because after you start reading it, you won't want to put it down.

Shorts are becoming very popular for these 4 authors

I loved Rosies Curl n Weave & Dellas House of Style In Welcome To Leo's the atmosphere is not a hair salon where love is sprung in each story. This time it all happens in this eloquent supper club owed by the Hardcastle men and a female cousin.In the first story Rochelle Alers's Second Chance no matter what the age or circumstance you can always find love again, even after losing your husband and 6 month old child.Donna Hill shows us in Eye of The Beholder that church going conservative dressers can also look good in a knee high a-line dress and find Mr. tall dark and handsome.Main Agenda by Brenda Jackson spins a tale of 3 beautiful successful sisters obsessed with the words their mother left, they each almost lose out on true love until.....the baby of the bunch shows them you can have it all.Francis Rays Sweet Temptation.All in all this was a wonderful refreshing book as always when you get this dynamic 4 together.

4 goodies for the price of one

"Welcome to Leo's" is a clear-cut winner with 4 breathtaking stories from 4 of my favorite authors, Brenda Jackson, Francis Ray, Rochelle Alers and Donna Hill. Each story carries its own weight from start to finish and each left me with that special feeling that comes after reading a first-class novel. I honestly can't say which story I enjoyed more as they were all beautifully written. There are definite highs and lows in each story but finding that special someone has never been smooth sailing. As we all know, romance can certainly be found in a variety of places even when we're not looking for it. "Leo's" was the perfect setting for each of these 4 masterpieces. My advice to those of you who enjoy reading high-quality material, is to go out and purchase this novel as there is no doubt in my mind that once you start reading "Leo's", you won't be able to put it down until you've reached it's conclusion. IT WAS FANTASTIC!!!

Great authors-great anthology

"Second Chance" by Rochelle Alers. In Washington DC, fifty-three years old widow Leigh Walcott badly twists her ankle. She is rushed to the emergency room of a nearby hospital where she meets Dr. Scott Alexander. They are immediately attracted to one another, which is a surprise for Leigh who has not thought of a male in three decades since her husband died. Over a series of dinners at Leo's supper club they fall in love."Eye of the Beholder" by Donna Hill. Tara Mitchell takes her best friend English professor and gospel singer Jae Crawford to Leo's to celebrate the latter's birthday. Though feeling out of her element at the nightclub, Jae meets Clyde Burrell and soon love is on the menu."Main Agenda" by Brenda Jackson. Four years ago, Raven Anderson and Lincoln Corbain met and shared a romance on a Black College Weekend in Daytona. Lincoln wanted to continue their relationship, but never found Raven when he traveled to Tallahassee to see her. Now she has entered Leo's as he sits at the bar. Can the memory of that glorious weekend become more than just a personal history tidbit and turn into a lasting relationship?"Sweet Temptation" by Francis Ray. Howard University teacher and Texas Ranger Chase Braxton and confectionery shop owner Julie Ann Ferrington go on a blind date to Leo's. The two immediately hit it off as sparks fly.Fans of urban contemporary romance, especially African-American tales, will fully relish this anthology. Each story is well written and quite entertaining. The four lead couples are charming as they welcome the readers into their hearts.Harriet Klausner