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Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
Sometimes A Girl Likes To Keep Her Options Open
In her search for Mr. Right, Erlana Joy Cole has met lots of prospects, but she's never been able to narrow it down to just one. And why should she? After all, you can't ask a woman to have only one pair of shoes, right? So why settle for just one man?
Instead, she's got herself her own "Earth, Wind, and Fire" of men. There's her "Earth," Roger, a white soul brother with a sweet mind and a wicked touch. There's "Wind," Karl, a tattooed entrepreneur who's straight out of Erlana's roots. And as for Juan, well, he's pure "Fire," fierce and passionate and hot as they come. Put them all together and a sister's got everything she could ever want--not that she would ever put them all together. Huh-uh, no way. That can NOT happen.
But now, Erlana's juggling act is getting too hot to handle. And sooner or later, a girl's gotta make a choice while she's still got a choice to make...
In her search for Mr. Right, Erlana Joy Cole has met lots of prospects, but she's never been able to narrow it down to just one. And why should she? After all, you can't ask a woman to have only one pair of shoes, right? So why settle for just one man?
Instead, she's got herself her own "Earth, Wind, and Fire" of men. There's her "Earth," Roger, a white soul brother with a sweet mind and a wicked touch. There's "Wind," Karl, a tattooed entrepreneur who's straight out of Erlana's roots. And as for Juan, well, he's pure "Fire," fierce and passionate and hot as they come. Put them all together and a sister's got everything she could ever want--not that she would ever put them all together. Huh-uh, no way. That can NOT happen.
But now, Erlana's juggling act is getting too hot to handle. And sooner or later, a girl's gotta make a choice while she's still got a choice to make...
320 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2007
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J.J. Murray
48 books340 followersProlific novelist J. J. Murray writes BWWM romance novels in all genres. He lives with his amazing, talented, and creative wife Kimberlee and their precocious son Steven in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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June 18, 2023
Favorite Quote: “I don’t require their love and devotion, I don’t require a commitment, I don’t require their faithfulness. Why ask a man for what he cannot, does not, or is unwilling to provide?”~Erlana
Coming out swinging with the first line of the book being “I am not a whore.” And you stay on a rollercoaster as the story unfolds. As Erlana navigates her love life with three very different men, will it all come down to ruin her or will she pick the one man who makes it all worth it?
It does take a while to get into the book, but once you do it is a decent read. I wish we knew more about her mother and best friend, however I do think the lovers are well written.
I also enjoy her relationship with the young student Bobby, but I think the male characters are way more thought out in her life than any of the female characters.
Erlana knows what’s best for her but chooses the wrong thing often instead. I wish the story focused more on her growing relationship with her mom and Roger, once the book got to those parts it was beautiful. I also enjoyed that she had a different personality for each of her names but it connected so late in the book for me that I wasn’t fully invested.
Coming out swinging with the first line of the book being “I am not a whore.” And you stay on a rollercoaster as the story unfolds. As Erlana navigates her love life with three very different men, will it all come down to ruin her or will she pick the one man who makes it all worth it?
It does take a while to get into the book, but once you do it is a decent read. I wish we knew more about her mother and best friend, however I do think the lovers are well written.
I also enjoy her relationship with the young student Bobby, but I think the male characters are way more thought out in her life than any of the female characters.
Erlana knows what’s best for her but chooses the wrong thing often instead. I wish the story focused more on her growing relationship with her mom and Roger, once the book got to those parts it was beautiful. I also enjoyed that she had a different personality for each of her names but it connected so late in the book for me that I wasn’t fully invested.
March 31, 2010
Easily one of my top two books of the year, "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love," by J.J. Murray has wiped virtually all other books, with the exception of possibly one other that I've read in the past twelve months from my mind. Let me attempt to tell you why....
Normally, I treat the books that I've read, like movies I've seen. If they're good, I'll tell you to read or see them. If they're bad, I'll tell you to avoid them like the plague unless you're doing a study in torture. I generally want to keep all the details beyond the writer's skill and the character's believably to myself. I never want to turn a review into a Cliff Notes version of a book...until now.
And why do I want to tell all?
So I can have someone to discuss this pageturner with NOW.
I swear I knew I was going to love this book the moment I yelled, "SKANKY HO!" at the page...and no, it wasn't the heroine, Erlana "Lana" Joy Cole and there's no need to worry about who. Trust me, you'll know her when she appears in all her glory.
Lana, is the perfect woman for most men. She gives a guy his necessary space. She loves football. In fact, she loves it so much that she plays for a local semi-pro women's team, the Roanoke Revenge. And most importantly, she's gainfully employed at Patrick Henry School; so she's not busy trying to find ways to spend their money on herself.
To most women...well, actually all the women at the local IHOP we later discover,...she's a She-ro. She's found a way to have her beefcake and eat it with three very different men. Roger, her earth - he keeps her grounded in who she is. Karl, her wind - he blows into town and blows her away each time he walks through the door. And last, but in no way least, Juan Carlos, her fire - he keeps the passion turned up to a blazing inferno. But what starts out as a story celebrating her cleverness turns into a journey of self-discovery when her perfectly ordered life is turned upside down and falls apart in less than ten minutes after she decides to "test" her men and their love for her.
In "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love," J.J. Murray has penned a book that gives us the best of everything that he does so very, very well. He's given us Lana, a heroine that we can all envy, but can relate too. Her moments of introspection as she worked her life out left me nodding my head with the biggest grin on my face. Mr. Murray also give us three men that we can all fantasize about and situations that we're familiar with; if not personally, we know someone who's been there before. I laughed, cried and talked smack from the front cover through to the back cover. I loved each and every character...even the skanky ho who was just waiting for the chance to expose herself for what she really was. But most importantly, was so pleased with the ending that I had to quite literally tell myself that I could not go back to the beginning and read it again no matter how much I wanted to do just that. It was too late and I had to go to work the next day. So, before I gush anymore about how great this book is, why don't you go out and buy a copy so we can discuss it on the boards. Call your favorite bookstore because you and I both know, that you want to talk about Lana, her men and the skanky ho.
Normally, I treat the books that I've read, like movies I've seen. If they're good, I'll tell you to read or see them. If they're bad, I'll tell you to avoid them like the plague unless you're doing a study in torture. I generally want to keep all the details beyond the writer's skill and the character's believably to myself. I never want to turn a review into a Cliff Notes version of a book...until now.
And why do I want to tell all?
So I can have someone to discuss this pageturner with NOW.
I swear I knew I was going to love this book the moment I yelled, "SKANKY HO!" at the page...and no, it wasn't the heroine, Erlana "Lana" Joy Cole and there's no need to worry about who. Trust me, you'll know her when she appears in all her glory.
Lana, is the perfect woman for most men. She gives a guy his necessary space. She loves football. In fact, she loves it so much that she plays for a local semi-pro women's team, the Roanoke Revenge. And most importantly, she's gainfully employed at Patrick Henry School; so she's not busy trying to find ways to spend their money on herself.
To most women...well, actually all the women at the local IHOP we later discover,...she's a She-ro. She's found a way to have her beefcake and eat it with three very different men. Roger, her earth - he keeps her grounded in who she is. Karl, her wind - he blows into town and blows her away each time he walks through the door. And last, but in no way least, Juan Carlos, her fire - he keeps the passion turned up to a blazing inferno. But what starts out as a story celebrating her cleverness turns into a journey of self-discovery when her perfectly ordered life is turned upside down and falls apart in less than ten minutes after she decides to "test" her men and their love for her.
In "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love," J.J. Murray has penned a book that gives us the best of everything that he does so very, very well. He's given us Lana, a heroine that we can all envy, but can relate too. Her moments of introspection as she worked her life out left me nodding my head with the biggest grin on my face. Mr. Murray also give us three men that we can all fantasize about and situations that we're familiar with; if not personally, we know someone who's been there before. I laughed, cried and talked smack from the front cover through to the back cover. I loved each and every character...even the skanky ho who was just waiting for the chance to expose herself for what she really was. But most importantly, was so pleased with the ending that I had to quite literally tell myself that I could not go back to the beginning and read it again no matter how much I wanted to do just that. It was too late and I had to go to work the next day. So, before I gush anymore about how great this book is, why don't you go out and buy a copy so we can discuss it on the boards. Call your favorite bookstore because you and I both know, that you want to talk about Lana, her men and the skanky ho.
March 10, 2011
Are you serious?! This was a horrible book! HORRIBLE!! JJ seriously what were you thinking writing this?
The story does not get even a little bit interesting until like 120 pages into it. During this time I have only but one opinion concerning Lana, she's a Slut Puppy. And by the end of the book believe me that thought hasn't changed. There was no real growth with her. The way the whole story played out was just way too far fetched to even wish it were real. The only touching moments of this story were with Bobby, a young kid Lana was paid to assist and when Juan Carlos lost his mother. These were the moments when I thought okay, this one is gonna be a good surprising bittersweet one. But I was wrong. How all these guys ended up to continue to be friends after realizing she was screwing all of them @ the same time was just crazy to me. Not really saying that this is not at all possible, but just the way it played out made it seem impossible. How her so called friend Izzie just played her and turned out to be no better than Lana herself. Karl and Izzie I feel deserve each other, and it could not have been a better pairing. Juan Carlos I feel should have been with someone way better than Monique or just by himself. And Roger certainly should have moved on from Ms. Lana. He definitely deserves someone way better. The ending, the middle, and the beginning all around was a disaster with this story. It had a chance of being a good story but sadly was not executed properly. No I take that back, it was not executed at all!
What seems to be a signature style of Mr. Murray's writing and one that I've come to hate now while reading my 5th novel from him, is his long pointless drawn out process of the main character doing seemingly meaningless things to gain insight about themselves or reflecting on their choices. Usually this is done in their chosen or forced upon solitude. Which you do need this to a certain degree in these types of stories, but JJ just drags this process out and it's really, really irritating.
I do not see where some of the rave reviews came from concerning this book. I really don't. But to each his own. I would not recommend this read.
The story does not get even a little bit interesting until like 120 pages into it. During this time I have only but one opinion concerning Lana, she's a Slut Puppy. And by the end of the book believe me that thought hasn't changed. There was no real growth with her. The way the whole story played out was just way too far fetched to even wish it were real. The only touching moments of this story were with Bobby, a young kid Lana was paid to assist and when Juan Carlos lost his mother. These were the moments when I thought okay, this one is gonna be a good surprising bittersweet one. But I was wrong. How all these guys ended up to continue to be friends after realizing she was screwing all of them @ the same time was just crazy to me. Not really saying that this is not at all possible, but just the way it played out made it seem impossible. How her so called friend Izzie just played her and turned out to be no better than Lana herself. Karl and Izzie I feel deserve each other, and it could not have been a better pairing. Juan Carlos I feel should have been with someone way better than Monique or just by himself. And Roger certainly should have moved on from Ms. Lana. He definitely deserves someone way better. The ending, the middle, and the beginning all around was a disaster with this story. It had a chance of being a good story but sadly was not executed properly. No I take that back, it was not executed at all!
What seems to be a signature style of Mr. Murray's writing and one that I've come to hate now while reading my 5th novel from him, is his long pointless drawn out process of the main character doing seemingly meaningless things to gain insight about themselves or reflecting on their choices. Usually this is done in their chosen or forced upon solitude. Which you do need this to a certain degree in these types of stories, but JJ just drags this process out and it's really, really irritating.
I do not see where some of the rave reviews came from concerning this book. I really don't. But to each his own. I would not recommend this read.
July 14, 2022
5.0⭐️ This author knows how to write, and he does it so well. The voices of his characters, Erlana Joy Cole and her mother rang very, very true. I could actually hear the characters in the book talking in my head. I swear I could hear and see her 3 friends with benefits--Juan Carlos' accented English; her "boo" Karl's street talking slang; her "white boy" Roger's gentle spirit and that flaming red hair! I could really envision that small cottage house in the middle of nowhere. I loved Erlana's transformation--it was done beautifully.
There is much more to this rich story--I've just given you a glimpse into it. The characters had so much depth to them. The storyline had many twists and turns that held together like glue. The sexual encounters, while not erotically explicit, were, well, just plain hot--whoooo!! (Thank you Mr. Murray!)
When I read this book, it really FELT like I was actually watching a movie. Now, that's not a small feat by any means. The descriptions were just that vivid, the characters were just that interesting, the sex was just that luscious. In my opinion, this book is top notch stuff. This English teacher definitely gets an A+ from me. He is on my auto-buy list.
There is much more to this rich story--I've just given you a glimpse into it. The characters had so much depth to them. The storyline had many twists and turns that held together like glue. The sexual encounters, while not erotically explicit, were, well, just plain hot--whoooo!! (Thank you Mr. Murray!)
When I read this book, it really FELT like I was actually watching a movie. Now, that's not a small feat by any means. The descriptions were just that vivid, the characters were just that interesting, the sex was just that luscious. In my opinion, this book is top notch stuff. This English teacher definitely gets an A+ from me. He is on my auto-buy list.
July 12, 2010
I loved this book it a was a great read, the story line was great. It wasn't cheesy romantic. It wasn't vulgar with the sex. It was sweet and sensual. I would most definitely say BUY IT to anyone thinking of buying it.
November 2, 2020
Started off really slow but ended well. I didn't expect that twists and turns the book offered but I'm glad I didn't give up on it!
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June 19, 2009Technically, I should say that I partially read this book. I generally like JJ Murray because his characters are just everyday people.
But I didn't like this book because the heroine is dating three different men. I don't like novels where the main characters are juggling two or more love interests, but that's my own personal quirk.
But I didn't like this book because the heroine is dating three different men. I don't like novels where the main characters are juggling two or more love interests, but that's my own personal quirk.
October 13, 2021
Forgiving Love
So much betrayal! I loved this lesson learned from Erlana Joy’s twisted and emotional life. I love that Roger loved Lana enough to forgive her because he knew in his heart that she loved him more.
I love all of Murray’s novel with the hard truths that we experience in this sometime chaotic life. JJ is as amazing author and we enjoy every that he has written.
So much betrayal! I loved this lesson learned from Erlana Joy’s twisted and emotional life. I love that Roger loved Lana enough to forgive her because he knew in his heart that she loved him more.
I love all of Murray’s novel with the hard truths that we experience in this sometime chaotic life. JJ is as amazing author and we enjoy every that he has written.
June 7, 2012
Once again the book was ok but I didn't like how the girl was sleeping with 3 guys at the same time just because those were her men. It also bothered me how the girl would do anything to keep all three of them not knowing the consequences.
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July 5, 2013This book presented a different of flavor of romantic novels. It has just enough reality mixed with some fresh comedy. This book caused me to laugh allowed and read certain comments and phrases just to experience the humor all over again.
April 6, 2009
this book is hilarious! lana is a trip!!!! read it and have a good laugh!
September 3, 2010
I didn't care for this book, it was alright, not good enough to keep my attention, I had to keep putting it down and picking it back up. Still glad, I read this book.
October 9, 2010
Erlana was a bit crazy for me. Seeing multiple men at the same time wasn't good. I found this to be a good read although sometimes I had a hard time following.
November 29, 2011
couldnt do it.
August 28, 2011
I really tried. Lana just didn't connect with me as a character. Unfortunately, I was checked out mid-book.
March 20, 2012
This one was funny.
December 31, 2015
One can never go wrong reading J.J. Murray's books. 5 stars ++++
September 14, 2015
The book was a good read a bit slow at the beginning.
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