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MORE THAN HE CAN HANDLE - Cheris Hodges Kensington Dafina/Romance February 2009 |
SYNOPSIS: A sizzling one-night stand between a maid of honor and a sexy best man surprises them both when it turns into something more, in this scorching page-turner.
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |4| Ashley Haney
REVIEW:
Cheris
Hodges takes on the crazy ride of finding love through the lives of Cleveland
Alexander and Winifred Barker. Cleveland is a firefighter whom everyone has
pegged as the king playa-playa. Winifred “Freddie” is an independent woman who
is very distrustful of men. After indulging in a one night stand during her best
friends wedding, Freddie heads back to New Orleans without a second glance while
Cleveland can’t seem to get this beauty out of his mind. Cheris Hodges takes us
through a turn of events as Cleveland tries to convince Freddie to not only love
him but to trust him.
Cleveland is a firefighter who gets trapped into stepping in as the best man for
a friend’s wedding which is the last place on earth he wants to be. He finds
himself falling head over heels for Freddie and constantly trying to convince
everyone especially Freddie that what he feels is the real thing. Freddie hasn’t
had much luck with the men in her life starting with her father. Along with her
mother’s constant mantra about how all men are no good, Freddie doesn’t hold
them in high regard. As Freddie searches for the truth about her parents, she
has to decide if Cleveland is worth taking a chance on and if there really is a
thing called love. The supporting characters in this novel help the reader gain
a better understanding of the main characters. They also help to show what real
love and friendship is all about and proves that you can disagree but still love
each other.
The story begins in Covington, Georgia. We then follow Freddie back to New
Orleans and Cleveland to Atlanta. The couple meets again in New Orleans and
leave there to come to Atlanta. The setting fits in with the story line and
allows you to see each character in their natural surroundings.
The story has a dialogue that grabs and holds your attention. It is also very
detail oriented. At some points it seems as if the author is bogged down with
too much detail but the pace of the story picks up and becomes very interesting.
I enjoyed this novel. It was a great story that shows how we don’t know what we
need until it falls into our laps. I would recommend this book to people who are
looking for an intriguing novel.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 1st March 2009