What Happens After Hours

404 Sound #4

by Kianna Alexander

He’s not impressed by her fame.

She’s not impressed by his money.

These opposites are about to ignite!

From the moment R & B star Cambria Harding walks into Miles Woodson’s Atlanta recording studio, he knows there’ll be trouble. She’s as fiery as he is reserved, and she gets under his skin like no woman ever has. The impassioned artist forces Miles out of his comfort zone, saying this spark is just a pleasurable distraction. But the heat of their “limited engagement” makes them wonder if opposites can do more than just attract…

Genres: Harlequin, Contemporary, Romance

219 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 2022

About the author

I've always loved the written word. For as long as I can remember, I read as much as I could, as often as I could. Cereal boxes, newspapers, product packaging. Ebony, Essence, and Jet Magazine. Billboards. I loved it all. I read the entire Fear Street series, as well as the Sweet Valley Books, from Twins and Friends through Sweet Valley High. Each week I'd bring 15 or 20 books home from the library, and read them all before the due date.

Now, my mother owned a pristine, barely touched collection of Harlequin romance novels, and I was not to touch them under any circumstances. Well, as a teenager, you know what that meant. I read some of them, and got my first introduction to romance.

When I was sixteen, I picked up my stepmother's copy of Night Song, by Beverly Jenkins. The cover showed an obviously historical image of a black couple, against a beautiful backdrop, locked in a passionate embrace. With my love of history, I had to crack this book. What I read inside literally blew my mind. I was exposed to a wonderful, touching love story involving people who looked like me! What a thrill. To this day Night Song remains my favorite book, and I credit it with planting the seed of desire to write romance. I didn't get serious until many years later, but that's where it all began.

Reviews

[Daria · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was such a disappointment to have to give a book that I have anticipated a low rating. I thought that I would love this but it just failed me. The writing was the most frustrating thing that I have ever read: from the story having too many plot lines for the length of the story, the chemistry that was not there, the dialogue being robotic and not sounding like a real person saying any of those things, and everything just happening way too fast for anything organic to happen for any of the characters. Just sad to see a good book go to waste with a gorgeous cover.

[Harlequin Books]

African American & Black Romance
Miniseries
404 Sound (Book #4)

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was OK, but not one of my favorites in this series. Looking forward to Nia’s story next .

[Valerie Mace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, this was written like 2022, is there a sequel telling me about the dad?