Four Men & A Lady

The Deck #1

by Alison Kent

Four Men & A Lady by Alison Kent released on Aug 25, 1999 is available now for purchase.

Genres: Harlequin, Romance

219 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

About the author

I often read of or hear about authors who knew they were meant to tell stories from the time they left the crib. Me? I didn't decide what I wanted to be when I grew up until I was thirty years old - and then sold my first book at thirty-four. Still, it was obvious that I always knew I was going places.

Like so many other authors, I was a voracious reader from day one, devouring everything from Nancy Drew to My Friend Flicka, which I remember sitting hovered over the heater vent in the kitchen floor to read while my father made his coffee.

I moved on to my mother's Phyllis Whitney, Dorothy Eden, and Mary Stewart gothics before discovering my first true romances written by Lucy Walker and set in the Australian Outback. And then, at last, when I was 18 I found 'The Flame and the Flower'. (My son almost spent his life as Brandon because of that, but I spared him and named him Casey instead!)

Why write romance? Because love stories have always been a major part of the books I've loved. Father Ralph and Meggie Cleary. (I did name my daughter Megan after reading The Thorn Birds! Do you see a trend here?) The aforementioned Brandon Birmingham and Heather Simmons. Wolf Mackenzie and Mary Potter.

Even more so, it's because I love writing romance heroes. The men who sweep both heroines and readers off their feet - not to mention their authors, too!

I've spent several years happily writing action adventure romance for Kensington Brava along with hot and sexy series romances for Harlequin Blaze. Now I'm thrilled to be a launch author for Vows.

Reviews

[Saly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the book. The heroine had been friends with four guys, but she was a misfit in her school, since she came from a bad home life and one day the hero Ben let her take out her frustrations about her future on him, that injured him and the heroine who was so prideful, took money from the hero for her future, while he in all his wealthy young man didn't mind giving her the money to get out of her life. But this created shame in the heroine and she sent him an IOU in which she jest told him she owed him his body.

Now at their fifteen year reunion she runs into all her old gang and learns a few truths, that she was well liked. She is successful now while the hero has broken free of his family and become his own man with a failed marriage behind him and is willing to explore between them.

The romance was sweet, sexy and fun.

[Eva Edge · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Four Men and A Lady by Alison Kent is such a cute and emotional second-chance romance. I loved it so much! What I didn't realise was that it was first published 25 years ago (October 1999)! I was a bit confused as to why there was a lack of talks/use of technology and then later when I checked, it made sense! You know what, I found it refreshing! Just reminded me how once life was easier! No one runs after likes and shares.

“The Deck,” a group of five high school friends, four middle-class/high-class boys Ben, Randy, Jack, and Quentin and a girl Heidi with a horrible family played jazz and hung out together. Things weren't easy, most of the time because of the different statuses but real friendship was there.
Fifteen-year high school reunion finally was bringing them together and Ben hoped Heidi showed up tonight. Ben and Heidi must be resolving past issues but the first time her eyes meet Ben's she lost it...
Lawyer Heidi is nothing like that traumatised girl in high school! She is independent and has goals but she understands she would never be there without Ben...

Oh my, this book is filled with anger, trauma, pain, guilt, forgiveness, hurt, pride and passion!

Seriously, I loved it! And I would recommend this to all romance lovers :)

[SassyLeg · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

Surprisingly good, mostly because I admit I never read anything by this author before....
An emotional second chance romance: a high school reunion is the occasion for a driven-career oriented- all-work/no-play h to meet again the H and his/her male friends.
Back in their teens, they played music together: four middle class/high class boys and a girl with an horrible family but smart and full of talent.
The story is full of flashbacks from the past that reveal what happened long ago and all the "unsaid" between the H/h.
There is anger/pain/guilt/forgiveness/hurt pride and ..... a sizzling passion, at last.
Really enjoyed it.....

[Bonnie G. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun second chance romance. This was released in 1990 and it feels that way. Someone watched Pretty in Pink too many times. The dialog is painfully terrible and the main characters backstory is absurd. I liked it anyway.

[Night Runner · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this story more but the h was completely self-absorbed throughout the entire story. She had a few light moments but she kept that huge chip on her shoulder and disregarded the people who cared about her. She has become a successful attorney yet still acted like the world conspired against her.

I would have loved for her to start thawing at the 40-50% mark and start learning how she was her own worst enemy while growing up.

The H had his issues as well but you could see his growth throughout the story.

[Kawthar · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5

Interesting premise and really entertaining. Felt like the order of chapters could have been done better and I also feel like Kent’s books have a pattern of making the reader feel like there’s lots of missing info at the beginning of books, as a result of the order of chapters.

[Ady Weasley · Rating 4 out of 5]

De vez en cuando me da por leer historias de este tipo.

Me gustan, pero en serio alguna vez en la vida real pasaran este tipo de historias?

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[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Egh...I mean it ended well but I wasn't set on the entire plot.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an interesting story with believable and likeable characters. I enjoyed reading this book.

[Claudia Muafeca · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy it much.

Somewhere in the middle the story was interesting but it crushed. It had potential, but it was chaotic at a time. A lot happened. It was confusing and repetitive. the Heroine was dramatic, especially then...