Blackgentlemen.com [Paperback]

The Long of it:

Duplicity - ZANE
I eagerly anticipated this story by the legendary Zane. I must say I was disappointed- this story had no semblance of realness at all. Page after page, I was wondering if this story could get any more unrealistic, and boy did it!!!!
The one love scene that had the potential to sizzle, burned out in only half a paragraph. Generally one can see themselves in the same shoes of romance novel characters but NOT in this story.
It read like a cheaply put together porno flick without the steamy sexy action!
I MUST comment on the talk show reunion-Come on that was utterly ridiculous-those pages could have been filled with passion- not an mindlessly unreal situation.
Though I am disappointed, I will not cast Zane off totally.

Lesson Learned- SHONDA CHEEKES
This was a mediocre story of love lost a long time ago-the blackgentlemen.com website plays a small role in the overall story.
This story lacked Luster and passion, it was just OK. It does not make me want to ready any additional novels written by Shonda Cheekes.

Your Message Has Been Sent- J.D. MASON
Seeing how this book was billed as sexy- this story does not measure up at all- The ONE brief sexual encounter takes place so deep into the story- ONE could almost overlook it. Some of the seemingly main characters are more detailed than necessary.
The e-mail exchanges are the ONLY bright moments in this story. Leading the reader to believe that the author was going to turn up the heat when the two main characters are finally together! But NOOOO the paragraph and half of their long awaited passion, was merely a yawn of what could have been a steamy, sexy encounter.
After the short hook-up, we are fast-forwarded to days, possibly weeks later, with no further glimpse of any passionate encounters- I know these were short stories, but come on the readers were left totally UNFULFILLED.

The Adventures of The Bold and Bourgeois- EILEEN M. JOHNSON
Great Story-including a catchy title. This story is very descriptive- the e-mails are funny and entertaining. The steamy details are short, but well described. Overall this is by far the best story in the book. I eagerly look forward to reading Eileen Johnson again.

Delusions ZANE
Ok I can sum up this story in one word-STUPID- this story is stupid on so many levels, I don't know where to begin.
The main character is stupid for meeting her blackgentlemen.com guy so soon.
Stupid for not listening to her friends AND family.
Stupid for ignoring ALL of the red flags, her internet pal was giving.
Stupid for having sex with him so soon- at the airport parking lot- this was not sexy, this was incredulously dumb. Of course the character development was poor and lacking so the reader does not know if this was the main characters regular way of life or not.
Stupid for expecting the reader to run and log into Blackgentlemen.com after the horrible encounter this main character had- SHE even gave her computer away after this experience.
Stupid ending which of course is NOT surprising to the reader, since the beginning, and middle were stupid too.
Stupid for saving this story for the very last story. For a book dedicated to blackgentlemen.com website- I am not so sure, I am eager to read any additional books by ZANE. I know for certain, that I am not planning to correspond with any of the so- called gentlemen from the website, speaking of which, it has not been updated since 2001, all the guys on there now, are probably in jail.
Overall this book is overrated, not a good representation of the website (Obviously since it is not up to date) Save your money and buy Eric Jerome Dickey - his detailed love scenes are generally steamy and 3-4 pages long.