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Trolling Nights
It only takes a second to fall in love forever.
Navy SEAL Timothy Capshaw is only in Charleston, SC, for the summer. He's not looking for a romance or even a hookup, but when he sees Bevin on his first night out on the town, he knows she's the one for him.
Coffeehouse owner Bevin Moore is the friend who makes sure everyone makes safe decisions when they go out for their Trolling Nights, the nights where her friends look for a weekend fling. But when she meets eyes with Tim, she immediately knows he's the most dangerous choice of all, especially for her heart.
How will Tim convince Bevin he's the man she hasn't known she's been looking for and that the need for her Trolling Nights is over?
Navy SEAL Timothy Capshaw is only in Charleston, SC, for the summer. He's not looking for a romance or even a hookup, but when he sees Bevin on his first night out on the town, he knows she's the one for him.
Coffeehouse owner Bevin Moore is the friend who makes sure everyone makes safe decisions when they go out for their Trolling Nights, the nights where her friends look for a weekend fling. But when she meets eyes with Tim, she immediately knows he's the most dangerous choice of all, especially for her heart.
How will Tim convince Bevin he's the man she hasn't known she's been looking for and that the need for her Trolling Nights is over?
382 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 16, 2009
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August 12, 2009
I have heard nothing but good things about Savannah J. Frierson's writing. I can see the praise was well-deserved. This is one of the best books I've ever read. I've read a lot of romances, and luckily I don't actively dislike most of them. But neither can I say I love many of them to death and would seriously consider taking on a desert island as the only book I would bring. I feel that way about this book. It's one of those books you want to read again right after you finish it, and will no doubt pull off the shelf again and again to reread, in parts or completely.
This book is a love story, pure and simple. Don't let the fact that Tim and Bevin met in a bar on a night where her friends go out to pick up guys fool you. When they met, an intense connection was there. One of those once in a lifetime kind of things. Tim saw this beautiful, dark-skinned, thick/abundant/luscious/far from thin woman and knew she was the one for him. He loved her body, loved her being a dark-skinned Black woman, loved her heart and her mind, loved everything about her. Bevin thought he'd see her only as the gateway to her thin, sexy White friend who has her eye on him. But he makes it very clear that he's interested in her, not her friend. It takes a little while for this to sink in for Bevin, but Tim is a very patient man, and very willing to express his feelings for Bevin as often as possible, giving her the reassurance she needs. Tim is a man who knows what he wants, even in a very short period of time. His instincts honed in dangerous, spur-of-the moment situations make it clear that Bevin is the woman he wants and he should go for it. Tim is a very appealing hero in pursuit!
I knew I was going to like Tim early on in this book. Tim is real. He's down to earth, raw-speaking, big muscles (he picks up Bevin all the time), lovely sea-green eyes, Southern charm, mind-melting intensity and all. He knows how to love a woman. That is rare, even in a lot of the so-called romance novels that get written now. I submit that a lot of modern heroes know how to sex up a heroine. Love just happens along after they've had a few orgasms together. That is not this book. Yes, there is a strong sexual connection between Tim and Bevin, and I loved that about the novel. But it was the intense love that he shows Bevin that makes this book a winner for me.
Bevin is not an easy sale. Tim even thinks at one point that he had never worked so hard to get a woman. He says this with a sense of awe and satisfaction, no frustration. She is completely skeptical of his attentions after being ignored for her thinner, livelier, and might I submit looser friends (well, they are). He sees her as the real deal, the one that he wanted and was willing to work for.
I liked that Bevin was a strong woman, but she was gentle and sweet also. Somewhere along the way, a very pervasive stereotype of black women as hardass buttkickers who don't cry and never allow themselves to be vulnerable has caught on. It's so untrue. Black women want to be cherished and loved just like any other women. Like many other real Black women, Bevin was vulnerable, in a way that was almost painful to observe. Bevin was very real. Bevin was infinitely worthy of being loved so intensely by Tim.
Tim didn't have a real family, other than his now-deceased grandmother. His father was a drunk abuser who ran off when he was three. His mother was a drunk who neglected him. He found his home and sense of purpose in the NAVY SEALs and his team. He comes to the conclusion that he wants forever with Bevin, a family. He wants to love and cherish her and treat her with respect. You never have a moment when you doubt this in how he treats Bevin. I loved how caring and possessive Tim was. He was pretty raunchy too, but at the same time, he showed her a lot of respect. I was actually surprised at how late the consummation came and the way it came (Sorry. No spoilers here).
The secondary characters were great in this story: Bevin's wonderful parents, Tim's best friend Ulrich, Bevin's friends (Rosita, Courtney, Patrice, and Tamara), who are also her co-workers at the coffehouse The Grind that they own, and co-members in the Femme Crew. I love how Bevin's mom and dad adopt Tim very early on as their future son-in-law despite the race difference. He not only got the woman he dearly loved, but a ready-made family to go with her.
This is one of those really hard reviews to write. I can't say how much I loved this book, because my writing is nowhere near as good as Savannah J. Frierson's. But I can and do recommend reading this book from the bottom of my heart. I think that anyone who wants to read an intensely good love story that will touch the heart and engage the emotions, and keep your interest riveted past the last page would enjoy this book. It doesn't mantter if it's a fan of interracial romance, plus-sized heroine romances, or just plain romance. Yes, the sex is spicy (but happens in the best way (in my opinion), and there is some raunchy language, but this story couldn't be sweeter. In fact, I think the intense sexual attraction was an integral part of this story, because a woman should be desired intensely by the man who deeply loves her, and vice versa. I was buying her books already, but after this wonderful book, without a doubt, Savannah J. Frierson goes on my autobuy list.
This book is a love story, pure and simple. Don't let the fact that Tim and Bevin met in a bar on a night where her friends go out to pick up guys fool you. When they met, an intense connection was there. One of those once in a lifetime kind of things. Tim saw this beautiful, dark-skinned, thick/abundant/luscious/far from thin woman and knew she was the one for him. He loved her body, loved her being a dark-skinned Black woman, loved her heart and her mind, loved everything about her. Bevin thought he'd see her only as the gateway to her thin, sexy White friend who has her eye on him. But he makes it very clear that he's interested in her, not her friend. It takes a little while for this to sink in for Bevin, but Tim is a very patient man, and very willing to express his feelings for Bevin as often as possible, giving her the reassurance she needs. Tim is a man who knows what he wants, even in a very short period of time. His instincts honed in dangerous, spur-of-the moment situations make it clear that Bevin is the woman he wants and he should go for it. Tim is a very appealing hero in pursuit!
I knew I was going to like Tim early on in this book. Tim is real. He's down to earth, raw-speaking, big muscles (he picks up Bevin all the time), lovely sea-green eyes, Southern charm, mind-melting intensity and all. He knows how to love a woman. That is rare, even in a lot of the so-called romance novels that get written now. I submit that a lot of modern heroes know how to sex up a heroine. Love just happens along after they've had a few orgasms together. That is not this book. Yes, there is a strong sexual connection between Tim and Bevin, and I loved that about the novel. But it was the intense love that he shows Bevin that makes this book a winner for me.
Bevin is not an easy sale. Tim even thinks at one point that he had never worked so hard to get a woman. He says this with a sense of awe and satisfaction, no frustration. She is completely skeptical of his attentions after being ignored for her thinner, livelier, and might I submit looser friends (well, they are). He sees her as the real deal, the one that he wanted and was willing to work for.
I liked that Bevin was a strong woman, but she was gentle and sweet also. Somewhere along the way, a very pervasive stereotype of black women as hardass buttkickers who don't cry and never allow themselves to be vulnerable has caught on. It's so untrue. Black women want to be cherished and loved just like any other women. Like many other real Black women, Bevin was vulnerable, in a way that was almost painful to observe. Bevin was very real. Bevin was infinitely worthy of being loved so intensely by Tim.
Tim didn't have a real family, other than his now-deceased grandmother. His father was a drunk abuser who ran off when he was three. His mother was a drunk who neglected him. He found his home and sense of purpose in the NAVY SEALs and his team. He comes to the conclusion that he wants forever with Bevin, a family. He wants to love and cherish her and treat her with respect. You never have a moment when you doubt this in how he treats Bevin. I loved how caring and possessive Tim was. He was pretty raunchy too, but at the same time, he showed her a lot of respect. I was actually surprised at how late the consummation came and the way it came (Sorry. No spoilers here).
The secondary characters were great in this story: Bevin's wonderful parents, Tim's best friend Ulrich, Bevin's friends (Rosita, Courtney, Patrice, and Tamara), who are also her co-workers at the coffehouse The Grind that they own, and co-members in the Femme Crew. I love how Bevin's mom and dad adopt Tim very early on as their future son-in-law despite the race difference. He not only got the woman he dearly loved, but a ready-made family to go with her.
This is one of those really hard reviews to write. I can't say how much I loved this book, because my writing is nowhere near as good as Savannah J. Frierson's. But I can and do recommend reading this book from the bottom of my heart. I think that anyone who wants to read an intensely good love story that will touch the heart and engage the emotions, and keep your interest riveted past the last page would enjoy this book. It doesn't mantter if it's a fan of interracial romance, plus-sized heroine romances, or just plain romance. Yes, the sex is spicy (but happens in the best way (in my opinion), and there is some raunchy language, but this story couldn't be sweeter. In fact, I think the intense sexual attraction was an integral part of this story, because a woman should be desired intensely by the man who deeply loves her, and vice versa. I was buying her books already, but after this wonderful book, without a doubt, Savannah J. Frierson goes on my autobuy list.
November 4, 2020
This was a really cute insta-love story.
The characters were entertaining (especially all the side dish ones) and fairly realistic.
The only thing that really bothered me was the possessive & domineering bits of Tim's personality.
Mostly felt out of place given their short courtship.
Overall I enjoyed this one and look forward to more of SJF's books!
Big thanks to SJF for my signed paperback (and goodies) via a Goodreads giveaway.
The characters were entertaining (especially all the side dish ones) and fairly realistic.
The only thing that really bothered me was the possessive & domineering bits of Tim's personality.
Mostly felt out of place given their short courtship.
Overall I enjoyed this one and look forward to more of SJF's books!
Big thanks to SJF for my signed paperback (and goodies) via a Goodreads giveaway.
September 11, 2013
Solid 3.5 Stars
What I loved:
This book has enormous heart in it. Filled with all of the good, the bad, & the wonderfully unexpected things we call life. Full of change of seasons concerning growth of emotions & truth.
What irked me:
Besides the lead heroine's name, her best friend, Courtney. I couldn't reconcile how this situation was touched on/handled. The issues & emotions involved with what occurred just weren't dealt with realistically, IMO by Bevin once Courtney's true colors were seen (numerous times) vividly, & in plain sight. Basically her butt would have been dropped. Point. Blank. Period.
What I absolutely did not like:
While I loved the passionate connection between Tim & Bevin,
they have this white hot connection of emotional intensity. Still, it took forever for them to close the deal. And when it finally did happen, in what should have been the most romantic way ever, I felt let down. I think it came way too late within the novel. There were too many stops & starts with them & a lot of their stops could have been rectified ALOT sooner. But because the beautiful side of their blessings(Them moving forward) it all comes so late within the novel, everything you've been waiting on feels rushed. Even though you've gotten a novel full of story, it still feels like it ended abruptly.
Overall I do feel that this is a journey worth reading. So I would recommend it.
Thank you Lady D for my "gift/Loan" of Mr. Timothy Capshaw.... You're definitely gonna have to fight me for him LOL!
What I loved:
This book has enormous heart in it. Filled with all of the good, the bad, & the wonderfully unexpected things we call life. Full of change of seasons concerning growth of emotions & truth.
What irked me:
Besides the lead heroine's name, her best friend, Courtney. I couldn't reconcile how this situation was touched on/handled. The issues & emotions involved with what occurred just weren't dealt with realistically, IMO by Bevin once Courtney's true colors were seen (numerous times) vividly, & in plain sight. Basically her butt would have been dropped. Point. Blank. Period.
What I absolutely did not like:
While I loved the passionate connection between Tim & Bevin,
they have this white hot connection of emotional intensity. Still, it took forever for them to close the deal. And when it finally did happen, in what should have been the most romantic way ever, I felt let down. I think it came way too late within the novel. There were too many stops & starts with them & a lot of their stops could have been rectified ALOT sooner. But because the beautiful side of their blessings(Them moving forward) it all comes so late within the novel, everything you've been waiting on feels rushed. Even though you've gotten a novel full of story, it still feels like it ended abruptly.
Overall I do feel that this is a journey worth reading. So I would recommend it.
Thank you Lady D for my "gift/Loan" of Mr. Timothy Capshaw.... You're definitely gonna have to fight me for him LOL!
March 24, 2021
I cannot see my self relating to these women, trolling for men to sleep with and the heroine acting like their pimp. The constant use of the words c**k, Pu**Y and F**k, was a big turn off. it was not hot or romantic, for the heroine to think she understood why these women had one night stands, it was because they wanted romance, was a joke, if that's what they call romantic, whoever thinks that have never been romanced.
The hero lost points when he did not come to the heroine defense at the restaurant. the statement he made while having her backed against something in her kitchen, "I know your P**sy is wet for me, just as my D*ck is weeping for you," was so romantic, well, not. He claims to want her heart, but I wonder when did our hearts relocate between our legs, I mean really, I didn't get that memo.
This book seem to be all about humiliating the heroine
God I wish when I pick up a book that says romance, I get romance, not a sex book. No, sex doesn't mean love or romance to me, same as those books that has a hero having his brothers or best friends helping him to show how much he loves that heroine by having them all have sex with her, it just proves, he cares more for them than her,a man who truly loves a woman and considers her his won't whore her out to his friends or family and proves she is just a slut and will sleep with anyone.
Anyway I digress, as for that question one of the girls who goes out and pick up men to have sex with on trolling nights asked, "do you think I am a slut?" Well, I would have looked her right in the eyes, smiled sweetly and reply, hell yes you are!!
I liked her dad, but what's up with her mom, it seemed like to was flirting with the hero and on one hand would insult her, but in the guise of caring, nah, didn't like the mom at all. When the mom and hero was laughing at her, or when she called her lazy and other things, I would of walked out and left him there with her, I don't know it's the underlining feeling I got from the mom. It made me wonder about her actions sometimes, Yeah she loves her daugther, I just get a strange feeling from her.
I might sound like a prude, but hey, my man knows different, besides as this book says, It does not make one a prude to have standards.
Sorry about the rant, I just don't expect to find what I found here in a true romance, to each his own we all have different tastes, but with me, seeing those words I mentioned, especially when said in a sexual situation, just pulls me out of the so called romance.
The hero lost points when he did not come to the heroine defense at the restaurant. the statement he made while having her backed against something in her kitchen, "I know your P**sy is wet for me, just as my D*ck is weeping for you," was so romantic, well, not. He claims to want her heart, but I wonder when did our hearts relocate between our legs, I mean really, I didn't get that memo.
This book seem to be all about humiliating the heroine
God I wish when I pick up a book that says romance, I get romance, not a sex book. No, sex doesn't mean love or romance to me, same as those books that has a hero having his brothers or best friends helping him to show how much he loves that heroine by having them all have sex with her, it just proves, he cares more for them than her,a man who truly loves a woman and considers her his won't whore her out to his friends or family and proves she is just a slut and will sleep with anyone.
Anyway I digress, as for that question one of the girls who goes out and pick up men to have sex with on trolling nights asked, "do you think I am a slut?" Well, I would have looked her right in the eyes, smiled sweetly and reply, hell yes you are!!
I liked her dad, but what's up with her mom, it seemed like to was flirting with the hero and on one hand would insult her, but in the guise of caring, nah, didn't like the mom at all. When the mom and hero was laughing at her, or when she called her lazy and other things, I would of walked out and left him there with her, I don't know it's the underlining feeling I got from the mom. It made me wonder about her actions sometimes, Yeah she loves her daugther, I just get a strange feeling from her.
I might sound like a prude, but hey, my man knows different, besides as this book says, It does not make one a prude to have standards.
Sorry about the rant, I just don't expect to find what I found here in a true romance, to each his own we all have different tastes, but with me, seeing those words I mentioned, especially when said in a sexual situation, just pulls me out of the so called romance.
October 11, 2012
True Romance; a review of my all time favorite romance.
I read all kinds of romance. Historical, contemporary, interracial, multicultural, heterosexual, homosexual. Seriously everything, and I have been reading romance since I was 11 years old. Now having said that, if someone were to ask me what my favorite romance novel is my answer would be, without having to think about it, Trolling Nights.
I really believe that no matter what kind of romance a reader likes there is something about this book that speaks to everyone.
Bevin Moore is a black woman who goes out with her friends on what they call Trolling Nights. While Bevin's friends find men, Bevin is the Gatekeeper who makes sure that her friends don't end up leaving with idiots or serial killers. Bevin, though, never finds a man of her own. That is, she never finds a man until the night she crosses paths with white, southern Navy SEAL Tim Capshaw.
Tim is in town taking a class for his SEAL duties and while in a bar for his first night off in a long time he's approached by one of Bevin's friends but it's Bevin who intrigues Tim with her skin that reminds him of life-giving earth, her beautiful eyes and the sexy curves of the plus-sized body in her modest clothing. And since it's Bevin who intrigues him, it's Bevin that he talks to.
Let's talk about Tim. Tim is freaking amazing. He's deep, he's real, he's strong in mind and body, he's straightforward, he's RESPECTFUL, he has his small flaws, he's honorable, he takes no shit and he's honest. There were a lot of things that the author did right when she created Tim.
It might be strange to say but what I most loved about Tim was the way he respected Bevin. He respected her enough to not let her talk down about herself. He didn't push her where physical intimacy was concerned but made sure that she knew he wanted her as a man wants a woman. He cherished Bevin and felt lucky to be with a woman who others might dismiss as too much work to get to know, too shy, too big. Tim loved those things about Bevin. He just LOVED her all the way, full stop, balls to the wall lasting love.
And then there's Bevin. Bevin was great. A lot of authors who write interracial romances with black heroines create women that I can't stand. That was not the case with Bevin. She was the perfect mix of self-respecting, vulnerable, unsure, shy, warm-hearted,and big hearted. She cared about her friends and her family. She was self concious about her weight but she didn't let it tak over her life and make her bitter.
I really felt like Bevin was deserving of Tim's love. She deserved to be cherished and Tim was lucky to have her. She's the kind of woman who makes a man stronger.
Trolling Nights is a love story and a romance through and through. Tim and Bevin get to know each other before any sex happens. Secrets and histories are shared. Parents are met. Dates are had. There was a real feeling that Tim and Bevin are meant for each other and that their love will last because you see them go through ups and downs and stick by each other through everything. Also, the trials and tribulations never seem forced or melodramatic. They're realistic and make you root for the couple to come through stronger and more connected than they ever were before.
One thing that's great about this book is that the race issue is neither ignored nor is it overplayed. I liked the way the issue is addressed and felt like the situations were realistic.
Trolling Nights spoke to me and touched me on so many different levels that every time I read it it's like visiting old friends.
No matter what genre of romance someone reads I would highly recommend this book to them. I really think it transcends the issue of whether someone likes gay romance, straight romance, historical, contemporary or any other romance genre you can think of. It's the story of two people who love each other falling in love and damn is it engrossing, heart warming, and so good that you'll end up falling in love with the characters yourself.
I read all kinds of romance. Historical, contemporary, interracial, multicultural, heterosexual, homosexual. Seriously everything, and I have been reading romance since I was 11 years old. Now having said that, if someone were to ask me what my favorite romance novel is my answer would be, without having to think about it, Trolling Nights.
I really believe that no matter what kind of romance a reader likes there is something about this book that speaks to everyone.
Bevin Moore is a black woman who goes out with her friends on what they call Trolling Nights. While Bevin's friends find men, Bevin is the Gatekeeper who makes sure that her friends don't end up leaving with idiots or serial killers. Bevin, though, never finds a man of her own. That is, she never finds a man until the night she crosses paths with white, southern Navy SEAL Tim Capshaw.
Tim is in town taking a class for his SEAL duties and while in a bar for his first night off in a long time he's approached by one of Bevin's friends but it's Bevin who intrigues Tim with her skin that reminds him of life-giving earth, her beautiful eyes and the sexy curves of the plus-sized body in her modest clothing. And since it's Bevin who intrigues him, it's Bevin that he talks to.
Let's talk about Tim. Tim is freaking amazing. He's deep, he's real, he's strong in mind and body, he's straightforward, he's RESPECTFUL, he has his small flaws, he's honorable, he takes no shit and he's honest. There were a lot of things that the author did right when she created Tim.
It might be strange to say but what I most loved about Tim was the way he respected Bevin. He respected her enough to not let her talk down about herself. He didn't push her where physical intimacy was concerned but made sure that she knew he wanted her as a man wants a woman. He cherished Bevin and felt lucky to be with a woman who others might dismiss as too much work to get to know, too shy, too big. Tim loved those things about Bevin. He just LOVED her all the way, full stop, balls to the wall lasting love.
And then there's Bevin. Bevin was great. A lot of authors who write interracial romances with black heroines create women that I can't stand. That was not the case with Bevin. She was the perfect mix of self-respecting, vulnerable, unsure, shy, warm-hearted,and big hearted. She cared about her friends and her family. She was self concious about her weight but she didn't let it tak over her life and make her bitter.
I really felt like Bevin was deserving of Tim's love. She deserved to be cherished and Tim was lucky to have her. She's the kind of woman who makes a man stronger.
Trolling Nights is a love story and a romance through and through. Tim and Bevin get to know each other before any sex happens. Secrets and histories are shared. Parents are met. Dates are had. There was a real feeling that Tim and Bevin are meant for each other and that their love will last because you see them go through ups and downs and stick by each other through everything. Also, the trials and tribulations never seem forced or melodramatic. They're realistic and make you root for the couple to come through stronger and more connected than they ever were before.
One thing that's great about this book is that the race issue is neither ignored nor is it overplayed. I liked the way the issue is addressed and felt like the situations were realistic.
Trolling Nights spoke to me and touched me on so many different levels that every time I read it it's like visiting old friends.
No matter what genre of romance someone reads I would highly recommend this book to them. I really think it transcends the issue of whether someone likes gay romance, straight romance, historical, contemporary or any other romance genre you can think of. It's the story of two people who love each other falling in love and damn is it engrossing, heart warming, and so good that you'll end up falling in love with the characters yourself.
October 15, 2010
Oh, where to begin with this review?? This book should be handed out to men as an instruction manual on "How to Love Your Woman Properly" by Tim Capshaw. Tim is the definition of what a real man is. He loved Bevin with an intesity and one track mindedness that, as was pointed out in the book, we rarely get to see in life. This book is the epitome of what a true love story is. It was so extraordinarily sweet, I read most of it with a big huge sappy grin on my face, and lots of tears running down my face. I was so not prepared for that reaction either, but wow...this book delivered so much for me. I will NEVER forget this book. A lot of times, my problem with interracial books is that I don't identify with the characters, particularly the heroine, but Bevin is me and I am Bevin and that made all the difference in the world for me in this book that it nearly killed me with the raw intense emotions it evoked from me. Added to that, I have a Tim Capshaw, and let the honest self reflections commence! :-) I loved how vulnerable and REAL Bevin was, at times I knew exactly what she was going to say or do because it's what I would have said or done. Then there were times I wish she would keep her mouth shut, all the while knowing exactly why she said what she said and realizing I need to stop doing the same things. Meanwhile, Tim never once wavered in his devotion to her. He forced her to see how beautiful and wonderful she was, through his eyes. It was not an easy process by any means, but he did it with joy, and so much love. With his background, I wondered how he managed to be so well grounded and how he managed to know how to treat a woman right, and not just any woman, but a complicated Black woman. This was my first book by this author but won't be my last, I already have another by her in my TBR mountain and if it's anything like this, I'll buy whatever she writes, I don't care what it is.
July 15, 2012
This book started off with promise. I love how Tim was not interested in Courtney but had eyes only for Bevin. I've never read a story before where the heroine was black and a virgin. So it was interesting to see the author's take on this. Since Bevin thought herself unattractive since she was overweight, I could see her being a virgin at 27.
The story started to lose steam as it went along. This was a long book. I wished there was more conflict. It would have been nice to see Courtney and Bevin fighting over Tim. But there was no conflict. Tim had an easy "in" with Bevin.
Tim was a tad bit too good to be true. He just seemed too perfect with the "no pressure" thing. My WTF moment came after they got married and Tim wants to forgo the condom their first time and Bevin asks him if he's clean? Shouldn't she have known the answer to that question before she married him?
I was glad when this book was over.
September 3, 2020
I found this story to be very long and stilted. I didn't understand why Tim entertained Bevin's roommate if he wasn't interested in her. Bevin had very low self-esteem and her roommate and best friend didn't seem to like her much. Tim really invaded her space a number of times with his hound dog ways and his constant use of the term Sugar or Suga was a major turn off coming out of his mouth. I do love how her family embraced him. The main event which is the focal point of the story was a non-event. From reading other reviews it seems this book has been revised. It was a very slow read.
June 10, 2009
This is a great read! I enjoyed this as much as "Being Plumville"!The main characters Timothy and Bevin are likable and you feel for them as they navigate their way towards love.
I don't want to go too much into detail because that would spoil it for other readers,but to anyone who enjoys a story that has respect,like,love,sex,sass,sizzle and sweetness all between two covers of a book, this is for you....ENJOY!
I don't want to go too much into detail because that would spoil it for other readers,but to anyone who enjoys a story that has respect,like,love,sex,sass,sizzle and sweetness all between two covers of a book, this is for you....ENJOY!
July 23, 2013
I really enjoyed this book. I would recommend it for a read.
May 8, 2012
As I was reading the reviews for this book, I was totally flabbergasted. They were positively glowing. I knew I had to read it. Well ... let me tell you it was worth all of the praise that it was given. Tim and Bevin were just gorgeous together. I liked the fact that color was not the central issue in this story. It was there, but didn't permeate it. If there was ever a man who knew what he wanted from life and who he wanted to experience it with, it was Tim. Although, I wanted Bevin to lap up all that he was saying to her, I understood why she couldn't. It's not everday that the man of your dreams appears right before you or for that matter have exactly all the attributes that you want him to have. Physically Tim was in peak condition because of his job as a Navy SEAL, but it was the extent of his emotional understanding of Bevin's feelings that I loved. No matter how she was down on herself, he found a way to examine and understand them and help her understand them as well. He never let her give up on herself. He helped her grow and see her potential as a woman. I also loved Bevin's parents and how they accepted Tim into their hearts. He was so genuine in how he presented himself and how he felt about Bevin that color ceased to even matter to them. Now that, is really seeing the person for who they are from the inside out and not looking only at what the outside is presenting.
I really liked the Femme Crew and Tim's friend Ulrich. Although I did have some problems with Courtney. At times, I thought she was childish. To me Tim made it plain to her from the beginning who he was interested in, so I didn't think she had any reason to think he wanted her. It wasn't the fact that Tim was White or Bevin was African American. It was the fact that Bevin wasn't super slim. Courtney saw Bevin as a friend and the protector for their group, but never as a woman with physical and emotional wants as any woman or as a woman that a man like Tim could want. I really liked the way Ms. Frierson handled their friendship without breaking it up and how Courtney finally got the message. I absolutely ADORED this book! It was so well written that I finished it in one day. I was moaning about that at the end, but I did enjoy the Epilogue. Psst, psst Ms. Frierson. More Tim and Bevin ... PLEASE!
I really liked the Femme Crew and Tim's friend Ulrich. Although I did have some problems with Courtney. At times, I thought she was childish. To me Tim made it plain to her from the beginning who he was interested in, so I didn't think she had any reason to think he wanted her. It wasn't the fact that Tim was White or Bevin was African American. It was the fact that Bevin wasn't super slim. Courtney saw Bevin as a friend and the protector for their group, but never as a woman with physical and emotional wants as any woman or as a woman that a man like Tim could want. I really liked the way Ms. Frierson handled their friendship without breaking it up and how Courtney finally got the message. I absolutely ADORED this book! It was so well written that I finished it in one day. I was moaning about that at the end, but I did enjoy the Epilogue. Psst, psst Ms. Frierson. More Tim and Bevin ... PLEASE!
June 11, 2010
This was a very sweet love story between two very loveable characters. However, although I did enjoy reading it, it isn't one I would read again.
The books starts with Bevin and the Femme Crew on a Trolling Night, which basically means that they go out to shag and drink. Bevin, our heroine, is their designated driver and basically sees to all the her friends safety. So not such a fun night for her. However, on this particular trolling night she does get noticed. Tim looks across the room and is immediatly riverted by her, loving her curves and her dark skin. It is then up to him tp convince her that he does find her beautiful and to win her heart, as she has straight away caught his.
I found the two main characters in this book very sweet, and I liked that Bevin wasn't your typical thin, white, and beautiful heroine. She was in fact curvy, black, but still beautiful, even if she didn't see it. She is also smart and strong but you could also see that she is vulnerable as well. I also straight away liked Tim, not only was he gorgeous, but he was sensitive and caring, and always seemed to be attuned to Beins insecurities an helped her over come them. Another reason I adored him form the very beginning was because he completely ignored Bevins skinny conventionally pretty friend to get to Bevin.
Something I didn't like about this book was her friend Courtney, I couldn't see why she was friends with such a horrible person, who basically used Bevin to boast her own ego. Her other friends grew on me through out the book, but Courtney consistently showed what an absolute self centred person she was.
So although this book was sweet, I think that was the problem, for me it was a bit sickly sweet. I have to say I am a bit of a contradiction, although I love romance I am not one for really open displays of affection and speaking of ones emotions, so some bits of this book made me cringe, especailly the wedding. But that is more personal preference then anything being wrong with the book per se.
So although this book doesn't have the polish of other romances I have read and isn't really one for me, I would recommend it to people who are a fan of interracial and mushy romances.
The books starts with Bevin and the Femme Crew on a Trolling Night, which basically means that they go out to shag and drink. Bevin, our heroine, is their designated driver and basically sees to all the her friends safety. So not such a fun night for her. However, on this particular trolling night she does get noticed. Tim looks across the room and is immediatly riverted by her, loving her curves and her dark skin. It is then up to him tp convince her that he does find her beautiful and to win her heart, as she has straight away caught his.
I found the two main characters in this book very sweet, and I liked that Bevin wasn't your typical thin, white, and beautiful heroine. She was in fact curvy, black, but still beautiful, even if she didn't see it. She is also smart and strong but you could also see that she is vulnerable as well. I also straight away liked Tim, not only was he gorgeous, but he was sensitive and caring, and always seemed to be attuned to Beins insecurities an helped her over come them. Another reason I adored him form the very beginning was because he completely ignored Bevins skinny conventionally pretty friend to get to Bevin.
Something I didn't like about this book was her friend Courtney, I couldn't see why she was friends with such a horrible person, who basically used Bevin to boast her own ego. Her other friends grew on me through out the book, but Courtney consistently showed what an absolute self centred person she was.
So although this book was sweet, I think that was the problem, for me it was a bit sickly sweet. I have to say I am a bit of a contradiction, although I love romance I am not one for really open displays of affection and speaking of ones emotions, so some bits of this book made me cringe, especailly the wedding. But that is more personal preference then anything being wrong with the book per se.
So although this book doesn't have the polish of other romances I have read and isn't really one for me, I would recommend it to people who are a fan of interracial and mushy romances.
July 9, 2015
I loved this story It is truly a love story you will fall in love with Tim and Bevin like I did . You get a love story from the beginning take takes through the journey of their relationship . There was never a part in this book that I was bored . I laughed and cried in this book . I always remember this story of love and recommend it to my friends.
June 17, 2010
Wow. A one-sit read for me. It was great! I'm definitely gonna read the rest of the author's books. The heroine's family is one of the best parts. Had me laughing quite a bit.
October 26, 2017
Sweet sweet sweet!
This was a really sweet story. I have read some BW/WM romance but had never found one where the heroine was a virgin and at 27 at that.
Bevin was a strong black woman, she and her friends used to go out on what they called 'trolling nights' and Bevin was always the 'gatekeeper'. She kept all the losers away from her friends. She doesn't believe she is as beautiful as her friends so she doesn't have as much fun on these nights as her friends seem to have until the night she met Tim.
Bevin is strong yet sweet and sometimes naive when it came to sex. She was shy yet self-respecting, unsure yet warm-hearted. She really appealed to me.
I loved how Tim handled Bevin and how from the beginning he had only eyes for Bevin even with Courtney hitting on him at the start. Tim is a Navy Seal and taking a class with his friends, on his first night off they decide to head off to a bar and is approached by Courtney, one of Bevin's friends. However from the moment he sees Bevin he is mesmerised and attracted to her. I loved how he never gave up, going to the cafe everyday wearing her down until she agreed to a date. Tim for me was real, he was straightforward and honest what you saw was what you got. He was so respectful to Bevin to the point of not even letting Bevin put herself down.
I was a bit mad at Courtney, I don't believe that the relationship between Courtney and Bevin was handled quite right. She wasn't a true friend and I think Bevin forgave her too easily. Tim's response and attitude was more on point.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes romance period. Whatever genre of romance anyone likes I would recommend this book to them. It's the a simple story of two people who meet each other, fall in love and its heart warming and will make you feel good. You will fall in love with the main characters.
This was a really sweet story. I have read some BW/WM romance but had never found one where the heroine was a virgin and at 27 at that.
Bevin was a strong black woman, she and her friends used to go out on what they called 'trolling nights' and Bevin was always the 'gatekeeper'. She kept all the losers away from her friends. She doesn't believe she is as beautiful as her friends so she doesn't have as much fun on these nights as her friends seem to have until the night she met Tim.
Bevin is strong yet sweet and sometimes naive when it came to sex. She was shy yet self-respecting, unsure yet warm-hearted. She really appealed to me.
I loved how Tim handled Bevin and how from the beginning he had only eyes for Bevin even with Courtney hitting on him at the start. Tim is a Navy Seal and taking a class with his friends, on his first night off they decide to head off to a bar and is approached by Courtney, one of Bevin's friends. However from the moment he sees Bevin he is mesmerised and attracted to her. I loved how he never gave up, going to the cafe everyday wearing her down until she agreed to a date. Tim for me was real, he was straightforward and honest what you saw was what you got. He was so respectful to Bevin to the point of not even letting Bevin put herself down.
I was a bit mad at Courtney, I don't believe that the relationship between Courtney and Bevin was handled quite right. She wasn't a true friend and I think Bevin forgave her too easily. Tim's response and attitude was more on point.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes romance period. Whatever genre of romance anyone likes I would recommend this book to them. It's the a simple story of two people who meet each other, fall in love and its heart warming and will make you feel good. You will fall in love with the main characters.
August 17, 2020
Tim met the love of his life in a bar he was a Navy seal in town training at the base, this woman sitting in a booth all by herself was so stunning he couldn't take his eyes off her until this woman came up and started asking questions but he didn't realize that she sent him over to the woman he was interested in as an interview for herself, Tim thought this was the best chance to get to know her. Her name was Bevin and she was nice but she was not interested in knowing him but rather giving her approval for her friend to date him. He went on the date but her friend Courtney got drunk and he brought her home and told Bevin that it was her he was interested in but she always took a backseat to her friend but Tim showed her she was just as deserving as anyone else she thought that since she wasn't the perfect woman as she saw her friend. Bevin was a beautiful black woman who had a body only a man who knew what he wanted would be interested in and Tim always liked a woman with junk in her trunk. Bevin was interested in him but there was no way she could go against her friend, but Tim took care of that in a hurry and told Courtney she was not it for him. Courtney wanted to know what he saw in Bevin? which of course insulted her friend, but she was jealous like she doesn't get every guy she wants. She wants to take a chance with Tim because she feels something she has never felt for a man in all these years. This is their chance at happiness if they are given an honest chance and Bevin didn't let her fear deter the relationship. Great storyline and the characters are very intriguing. Love, romance, pain, and fun. I was given an ARC as a gift from Bookfunnel without obligations. I am providing an honest review.
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August 5, 2020Trolling Nights is coming back! Thank you so much to those who've asked where they can get a copy, if it'll ever be republished, how they miss reading about Bevin and Tim—it was that encouragement that got me in gear to dust this story off and bring it back. It has a fresh edit and some updated scenes, but the core of the story is the same. Shout out to the new and lovely cover design by Jack Harbon. I can't wait for you all to see Bevin and Tim fall in love all over again on Tuesday, September 1, 2020!
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November 24, 2012
Ok, so my first well thought-out and honest review of this book was somehow lost! So I'm gonna make my 2nd one short and succinct:
- good writing
- loved, LOVED Tim Capshaw!
- didn't fully buy into Bevin's character. As a former childhood pushover myself, certain important things about her character's portrait didn't mesh for me. To summarize, how can a woman who is described as the self-proclaimed "gatekeeper" of her circle and owner/operator of a successful business be sooooooo insecure she can't even think enough of herself to be able to look her love interest in the eye?! Among her other strong insecurities it takes a dressing down by said man to bring her out of her shell and to stop being so fearful of her feelings and herself!
- the virginity issue: ok I get it she's inexperienced but to dance around having sex for the entire book was just a bit much for my liking. Like she wants to wait till they're married and then spend the rest of the time having a lot of near-sex! Irritating, I think I had blue balls by the time they finally got to it!
- Overall a decent straight-up romance, but my personal pet peeve over weak characters who must be saved by their man overshadowed my love of the heroine.
- good writing
- loved, LOVED Tim Capshaw!
- didn't fully buy into Bevin's character. As a former childhood pushover myself, certain important things about her character's portrait didn't mesh for me. To summarize, how can a woman who is described as the self-proclaimed "gatekeeper" of her circle and owner/operator of a successful business be sooooooo insecure she can't even think enough of herself to be able to look her love interest in the eye?! Among her other strong insecurities it takes a dressing down by said man to bring her out of her shell and to stop being so fearful of her feelings and herself!
- the virginity issue: ok I get it she's inexperienced but to dance around having sex for the entire book was just a bit much for my liking. Like she wants to wait till they're married and then spend the rest of the time having a lot of near-sex! Irritating, I think I had blue balls by the time they finally got to it!
- Overall a decent straight-up romance, but my personal pet peeve over weak characters who must be saved by their man overshadowed my love of the heroine.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 29, 2011
This is an excellent book in the IR genre. This author is great at actually developing a romantic story over time. Most IR books seem to rush this however she gets that the best part to any love story is the journey. There a great twist that I really did not expect but given the circumstance it really helps me to see the heroine as a real person with depth and dimensions with a past that has impacts how she relates to men. The hero is one for the record books in that he is completely smitten with Bevin. He is exactly the man she deserves and the perfect women for him. The language is at time quite adult but nothing too salacious to be believable. This is an author to watch for and a kindle read that you will read again and again.
March 19, 2011
I loved this story. This was a story about True friendship,loyalty, acceptance, tolerance, and Love. The wonderful thing about this book is all of the characters were believable and a lot of know people like the ones portrayed in the book. It was a wonderful story not only about interracial love but how a dark skinned, not so thin women sees and views herself and how others see and view her as well. This was a story about being able to communicate and forgive not only others but one's self and being able to move forward and trust.
This story had a lot of great things about it. It will make you laugh out loud and get teary eyed as well. This was definitely a great read
This story had a lot of great things about it. It will make you laugh out loud and get teary eyed as well. This was definitely a great read
April 24, 2013
4 stars. This book was so unique; It has its' moment of sadness, and also Deja Vu on my behalf. Wow, I was so stuck on this book didn't put it down until it finish. Tim's love to Bevin was from the moment he saw her, how many men can say something like that. I believe it is only in books, well in my life, so far. But I can only hope for the future. The way he loved her so much. Bevin had so many issues of closing her walls to be loved, her low self esteem because of her weight, how her friends treat her. I wanted to go inside this book and whoop her girlfriend ass for being selfish. Bravo to Ms. Frierson, a lovely book. Thank you.
June 28, 2012
This book was interesting it drew me in how much Tim loved Bevin from the very beginning. She would urk my nerves by being so critical of herself and all the self esteem issues she had. It was really bad I mean she tore herself down to the point I see why Courtney felt the way she did in a sense. I was so glad Bevin got herself together. Another thing that irritated me was they kept dancing around sex...I was like can yall bone already. But I did love the ending...I enjoyed it none the less.
September 28, 2009
Sweeet! That's what this book is! It's not perfect but it's a very sweet story with nice characters. My only complaint is that the hero is too good to be true! I read it in one sitting, and it made me feel good too. I'm very thankful to Danielle who brought it to my attention. Awsome bookhunting, girl!
August 8, 2020
When I first read the synopsis of the book I thought it was going to be just an average love story. However Tim and Bevin’s love story is so much more. Sure Tim is a little bit cheesy with his love, and man do I love it, but Bevin I feel is like what a real normal woman would think if she was in a love story. She was so easy to relate too. I absolutely loved this story
June 1, 2017
A great story that was worth the wait...
January 9, 2010
Im rereading this great love story!
January 20, 2012
beautiful book to read
August 22, 2012
I really liked this book! I felt so sorry for Bevin it must have been so lonely for her. Tim is the best I LOOOOOOVVVVVE him. I wish I had a Tim!
January 11, 2020
Excellent
This is one of my favorite books of all time and thus one of my favorite authors. I highly recommend it.
This is one of my favorite books of all time and thus one of my favorite authors. I highly recommend it.
February 23, 2024
A sweet, love across a crowded room, read. The story of Bevin and Tim's burgeoning romance is not as cheesy as my first sentence may make it seem. Savannah Frierson has written another gem! Given the personalities created by Frierson of her two main characters, their relationship and speed of it seem realistic and heartfelt.
Love is the main theme of this novel, not just romantic, but the love shared between parents and children, life-long friends, and brothers in arms. This novel also covers the idea of what it means to be true to oneself and how this knowledge can change lives, usually for the better.
I really liked this book! I gave it four stars because I am personally sensitive to the name of Jesus being used unnecessarily. That's just me! I just feel that there are many expletives that could be used instead of the Lord's Name given that a few of the characters hold Christianity as important.
Love is the main theme of this novel, not just romantic, but the love shared between parents and children, life-long friends, and brothers in arms. This novel also covers the idea of what it means to be true to oneself and how this knowledge can change lives, usually for the better.
I really liked this book! I gave it four stars because I am personally sensitive to the name of Jesus being used unnecessarily. That's just me! I just feel that there are many expletives that could be used instead of the Lord's Name given that a few of the characters hold Christianity as important.
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