{"id":158,"date":"2006-02-01T12:04:30","date_gmt":"2006-02-01T17:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/blog\/?p=44"},"modified":"2020-05-09T01:34:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T05:34:03","slug":"unconventional-love-by-yvette-michelle-hall-feb-2006-pick-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":"Unconventional Love by Yvette Michelle Hall (Feb. 2006 Pick of the Month)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Publisher\/Date:\u00a0 <\/strong>PublishAmerica, Jan. 2005
\nGenre:<\/strong>\u00a0 Romance
\n Pages:<\/strong>\u00a0 153
\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong> http:\/\/www.submergebooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Rating:<\/strong> \"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"☆\"\"☆\" <\/p><\/strong><\/p>\n

When a novel with the title UNCONVENTIONAL LOVE<\/em><\/strong> appears, you\u2019re never quite sure what to expect. Would it contain a passionate romance, a puzzling mystery or some nail-biting intrigue? Yvette Michelle Hall\u2019s debut novel is a wild roller-coaster ride that has all of those things and more, and the author paints a picture with words where things aren\u2019t always as they look.<\/p>\n

The protagonist of Unconventional Love<\/em> is Rocky, a blonde-haired, Robert-Redford look-alike who works as an auto mechanic. While out one night with the boss and a potential client, Max Constantino, she introduces herself to Coco, a sexy, pecan-tan stripper, and they exchange phone numbers at the end of an extremely private dance. Pretty soon, they\u2019re spending a lot more time together and become live-in lovers. Despite Rocky\u2019s disdain for her seedy profession, Coco manages to dance her way into Rocky\u2019s heart \u2013 but it also sets her up for danger after she\u2019s abducted.<\/p>\n

The novel also follows the relationship of Max and his wife, Leslie, a woman who is tired of her husband\u2019s cheating ways. What she doesn\u2019t know is that Max\u2019s most recent lover has a little something extra \u2013 and is blackmailing him to keep it underwraps. Meanwhile, Leslie\u2019s having her own fun with a handsome stud, one who just might turn her out.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot more \u2013 I mean, a lot more — going on in Unconventional Love<\/em>, but that you\u2019ll have to read for yourself. The point of Unconventional Love<\/em> \u2013 a novel with several plot twists and turns \u2013 is discovering just who is who in this jumbled story. Hall pulls it together nicely, and the book\u2019s quick pace will have you wondering what will happen next. Although the author\u2019s occasional stiff delivery and dialogue can derail the flow, Hall is a good writer who I believe will definitely improve with each novel.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let this stop you discovering this great novel \u2013 and learning just how unconventional love can truly be.<\/p>\n

Reviewed February 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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