Tell Me Something Good

Louisiana Love Series: City Girls #2

by Lynn Emery

Lyrissa Rideau's determined to reclaim her a valuable heirloom that was stolen from her family decades ago. She's been hired to evaluate the art collection of the powerful Creole St. Denis family, and her goal seems close at hand, but there's a complication -- Noel St. Denis is giving her the eye. New Orleans's most eligible bachelor, the dusky, upper-crust dreamboat is used to getting anything he desires. And if Lyrissa's to succeed, she'll have to keep her own eye on the prize ... and off of Noel's fine, manly form! What's up with the woman? The king of the brief, hot affair, CEO Noel's got the money, the power and enough sweet talk to charm any lady -- yet Lyrissa's the first to make him consider a permanent merger. He'd love to taste those luscious full lips, but it's also clear she's got something besides loving on her mind. Lyrissa thinks her secrets and her heart are safe, but she'd better watch out -- cause sexy Noel's coming on... with a passion!

Genres: Romance

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 30, 2002

Reviews

[Joyce M. H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoy this book,
The story takes place in Louisiana during the time where people who light skinned only associated with Creole people who lighted skinned and looked down on people that were darker than they were.
Tell Me Something Good is all centered around a picture that belongs to Lyrissa's family and the St. Denis has it in their possession and Noel's grandmother is not willing to part with it.

Mama Grace who is Lyrissa's grandmother who raised her along with her aunt Gracie when both parents died. Mama Grace sure does know to hold a grudge.
Lyrissa works at a art gallery.

Noel Phillip St. Denis is the CEO of Treme' Corporation.

Noel and Carlton are cousins whom Carlton's father has put a wedge between the two cousins.
Miss. Georgina is the family matriarch and she has two sons Richard and Willie who just like their sons don't see eye to eye. Once their father died Willie ran Treme' Corporation while is brother Richard played professional golf.

In walks Julie, who has a thing for Noel for sometimes and is not to happy that Noel is interested din Lyrissa and does everything she can to break up what is going on between the two. Julie enlist the help of Noel's cousin to help her become Mrs. Noel St. Denis but of course that does not work. Julie and Carlton embezzling funds, and just ruining Treme' Corporation.

In the end will Lyrissa's family obtain their painting, will Lyrissa and know be together despite their skin tone, and lets not forget about Julie.

Lyrissa has a best friend Ebony who is a attorney and helps out her family to regain the painting "Sunday Stroll". It would be nice for Ebony to get a story.

A must read book,

[Myesha-Tiara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Favorite Quote: “Your own heart can betray you, cher. It can convince you of the most foolish things.”~ Mama Grace

I love a good corporate black woman in a romance novel, mainly because the way they describe the outfits. Sis is always fire and it takes place in Louisiana where I’m from so I was immediately more invested in this one. However Lyrissa starts trying my patience because she is so stubborn but she is no dummy. Noel on the other hand is a charmer and from a old school rich Creole family and if you know anything about Louisiana class and colorism are a huge issue, so their dynamic is interesting to see play out. Especially since Noel’s family stole a paint that belongs to Lyrissa’s family and now she is helping sell his grandmothers art work. Will she be able to get what’s owed to her legacy and steer clear of the Creole charmer?

[shereadsaboutlove · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED THIS BOOOK!!!! It was cute, funny, suspenseful, and heart-warming, all in one. I loved the characters, the chemistry, the twists and tangles. Was it predictable? Yes, but it was still very fun to read, and it was written very well.

[Stormy Cole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Upon opening the pages of "Tell Me Something More" by Lynn Emery, I entered into a world of old school Southern charm. Lynn Emery made me long to be sitting on a porch shaded by a an oak tree while eating fried chicken, mashed potatoes, biscuits and gravy with a slice of pecan pie all washed down with a pitcher of tea.

This is about a vendetta generations in the making regarding a priceless painting and the rightful ownership of said painting. The grandmothers of Lyrissa Rideau and Noel St. Denis are firm in upholding the vendetta.

Noel St. Denis is running the family company while dealing with the incompetences and jealousies amongst family members all while trying to make the company turn a profit.

Lyrissa Rideau is pursuing her PhD while working at an art gallery which gives her the entry she needs into Noel's world.

Will family and a vendetta win out or will the love between Lyrissa and Noel be allowed to thrive?

I enjoyed the eccentric characters, the Southern endearments, and all the drinking of tea.

However, I did struggle with misspelled words and abrupt changes from one scene to another. There should have been several spaces between the ending of one scene and the starting of another. At times, I was left confused and found myself re-reading several areas to clarify that I was now in a new scene. Also, I felt some conversations needed to have a better distinction between people such as two paragraphs versus it being in one paragraph.

All in all, I enjoyed this book.

I did receive this book through Goodreads First Reads for free in exchange for my honest and fair opinion.

[Tammerack11 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I could not put this book. I started reading it the night it got here in the mail. The story line kept me hooked until 3 am when I finished the book. The people in the book where one of a kind. There is not much I can say is wrong with this book except the typos the editor should have caught them and did not I do not understand how they did not. There is the number 1 in many places where a I should have been and at one point there was 111 for I will missing letters in some words like to there was just a o there and many places a nm was put in and you had to figure out what word to replace it with. Once this is taken care of should easily be on the top reads list every where. I can not say how much I enjoyed this story those two grand mothers in this story so funny. The whole family on both sides are crazy reminds me of my own. Great read thanks again I so wanted to read this one and it did not let me down.

[Bridget · Rating 3 out of 5]

First, I want to thank Goodreads and the author for the giveaway!
This is not typically my style of book, but it did have a good storyline and I enjoyed the characters. Being a bit of a reluctant perfectionist, I had trouble finishing the book due the large number of typos... I even started marking them! I was not aware that I was receiving an advanced copy, although it may have been, hence the typos. This story was about old money and power and an unsettled "missing" priceless painting from long ago. The southern bell will retrieve the painting for her grandmother but the stakes are high. It will be quite a feat to grab that painting from the wealthiest, most powerful family in the South...

[Lola Riley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks to Goodreads and Lynn for a free, autographed copy. Romance is usually not "my cup of tea."

But this book had interesting characters, great local color (fabulous New Orleans), and a good story!

[Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got a free copy of the book through a giveaway on Goodreads.

I have nothing bad to say about the book.

My only issue is that the full first and last names were overused.