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When it comes to romantic fictional novels, Rochelle Alers has her readers covered. Ms. Alers has been lauded as one of the greatest African-American romance novel writers of recent times. She was born in 1963, and went on to write her premier book in the year 1984. In most of her books, she uses her own names, in other books, she uses pen names. The two pseudonyms that she has used in some of her books are Susan James and the other is Rena McLeary.
Alers writing Journey
After reading a host of romantic novels within a span of ten years, Rochelle Alers was inspired to write her own romantic novels. She wrote her first romantic novel ‘Hideaway’ in 1984. This did not go as planned and her writing career did not begin as all rosy and smooth. This book was rejected several times because it was not in line with the criteria for romantic novels as required. Ms. Alers decided not to give up and instead, perfected her writing skills, and in 1988, her first novel was published.
This was the first and crucial step towards her incredible writing career. From the first book, Alers has been nominated for several literary awards, and won others. She has also had several best sellers and regularly appears in bestseller lists like Borders, Waldenbooks and even the coveted Essence.
She began her career as a pre-school teacher and later ventured into the business world. However, she quit her liaison specialist job to become a full time writer.
Nominations and awards
Being really good in her work and having a steel determination has earned her a position in many literary awards, nomination and best seller lists. As a matter of fact, she has many best sellers and can be described as a regular on many best-seller lists. Millions of copies of her books are in print, and even more are being sold.
Rochelle has managed to scoop several awards with regards to her many romantic books. One of her first awards was the Golden Pen awards. This opened doors to many other awards like the Emma award. Other great awards that this author has scooped in the past include the Vivian Stephens Award as well as the Zora Hurston award.
Types of books written by Rochelle Alers
Ms. Alers has the capability of writing stories in different forms. She has written many series of books that have captivated her readers. One great series of books she has written is the Hideaway Legacy, which lasted for more than sixteen books, with two of the books being omnibuses. The first book in this series was written in 1995 and the final book was written in 2010. She has written many other series of books, which are truly captivating to her readers of romantic fiction novels.
Apart from incredible book series, Ms. Alers has also written stand-alone novels over the years, which have been as imaginative as her book series. She is also the writer of several omnibuses with other authors. A good example is Harlequin Kimani Romance October 2014 box set. It was first published in 2014 and she wrote it with several authors, namely, Judy Lynn Hubbard, A C Arthur and Lisa Watson. She has many other such examples. Rochelle also happens to have book collections, which she mostly co-authored. One such collection is More than Words’ collection, volume 6. Written in 2010, she co-authored this collection with Robyn Carr, Joan Johnston, Maureen Child and Christina Skye.
Rochelle has not only written fictional novels and books, she has also written a non-fictional book called letters to Cathy which was published in 2009 and had a good reception with her readers.
The Hideaway legacy
This is the longest series that Rochelle Alers has written so far. It spans a period of a decade, and has had a great reception from romantic novel readers. The hideaway series is a contemporary romance series and is a story of an ex-wife relentlessly trying to hide from her ex-husband’s threats.
During Parris Simmons hiding rendezvous, she constantly remembers the good times that she had with her ex-husband Martin Cole. She also has a gift that he left her and the gift is a constant reminder of him. After some time, Martin finally finds Parris and she hopes that their romance will be re-ignited, leaving the past demons behind them. Martin also hopes to co-operate but little did they know that they would face the hardest test of their romance.
This series demonstrates a couple who has the courage to risk all for the love and romance that they share. Parris is an independent, feisty yet feminine figure who works hard for her and her daughter. Martin is depicted as sophisticated, sexy and a gladiator who works hard, but lives even harder! The good, the bad and the ugly are all very articulately described in this book series. The rest of the series describes their journey in romance and captures the attention and the imagination of their audience.
Whitefield Brides
This is another series written by Rochelle Alers. It was published in 2008 and its story line is based on mixing work and pleasure. Micah Sanborn, a Brooklyn assistant district attorney finds himself in Tessa Whitfield’s house and is stranded there. Tessa has over the years vowed not to mix business with pleasure and is horrified of the thought that this day could bring. Micah is handsome, tall and fits everything in her fantasy. The two end up in a great whirlwind of romance, but their story hit a snag when Micah has to deal with the skeleton in his closet involving his ex-0gilrfriend. Tessa gets the test of her lifetime when she has to wait for Micah to come around. Can this romance flourish?
Conclusion
Rochelle Alers has earned her place as a big time novel writer. With all the awards and the best-0 sellers she has written, the sky can be the only limit for this writer who has dedicated her time and talent to entertain an audience. ; An audience which is love-struck and wants to quench their romantic thirst. Her books are the way to go when it comes to whirlwind romance especially between African Americans as well as bi-racial couples.
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I have read all of your books and enjoyed every all waiting the next one
Will there be more books to The Book Club? I read The Seaside Cafe’ and The Beach House. You are a new to me author and i am a dedicated fan already!