Eleven Roses
Alexander Hernandez
Reviewed by Terry Studer
Eleven Roses by Alexander Hernandez is not quite what I expected and
not
your typical romance. It starts out slow but once we go from reading
past and present to a more stable look at the affair of the past, the
story does indeed improve dramatically.
Michael Alvarez is a struggling law student who is proud of himself and
his culture. He is the youngest of two sons and good looking,
independent and extremely bright. Like most young men of his age once
he sees what he wants he is determined to get it.
Alexis Stanton is beautiful, smart, sexy and bored to tears with her
marriage. With the figure of a goddess she can have any man she wants.
She's not looking for love but it's funny how something you're not
looking for can come up and bite you in the butt when least expected.
Bar hopping with her best friend leads to unexpected results that
spiral into places she never thought she would go.
This story is hot, sultry, steamy and erotically sexy. I found this to
be more towards erotica than romance but it could classify as both.
From the female perspective I found it to be more like a raw soap opera
but trying to place myself in the male perspective frame of mind I
could see it looking more like a romance.
There is a a bit of cultural history here about Cuba and most of the
story does take place in Florida most likely Little Havana. I did find
this part of it quite fascinating and actually enjoyed it more than the
sex scenes. Unable to speak Spanish, I did have a bit of trouble with
deciphering the language. Also the parts that were written in what
would be considered a Spanish accent were also a bit challenging.
Nothing that can't be overcome and understood though.
Overall, the author did a good job especially for a first novel. I
would recommend this for anyone who is looking for something a bit
different. It's not often you find a man writing romance novels let
alone read them. Also, once the storyline does pick up it is anything
but boring so give it a try.