Review: Worthy of Love after Life's Hard Knocks
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2012
Have you ever watched a movie and wondered what would happen if a certain hero of one movie crossed paths with a beauty from your favorite tv show?  Would they work out or would they become a cautionary love tale?Well if you want to discover what would happen if a character like Alex Hitchens (fromHitch), before he got his `love advisor' business off the ground, came across a character like Olivia Price (fromScandal: The Complete First Season), before she let her workaholic tendencies lock her in a doomed relationship, then this novel is for you!Author Farrah Rochon presents Dexter Bryant, a man determined to get his unconventional business venture off the ground while vowing to never compromise his heart again, and Asia Carpenter, a workaholic PR crisis-management boss that lost her fiancé because of her career responsibilities.  The story has a strong plot and riveting characters that will make you root for the Dexter and Asia to realize the magic occurring between them.Ms. Rochon reveals the depths of Asia's psyche and reluctance to put complete trust in men, while illustrating why Dexter's past business mistakes propel him to redeem himself.  I enjoyed the dialogue, passion, and realism of the characters and the fact that the novel is set in New York and New Jersey area was a bonus. (As a Jersey girl, I can appreciate anyone that can have their character navigate the NJ Turnpike between Camden and Manhattan with ease.)Farrah Rochon shines a light on the essence of her characters and gets them to value love in its purest form...self-acceptance.  Once Dexter and Asia face the inner demons that drive them in their professional lives, they're able to face the unresolved passion brewing between them. I highly recommend Ms. Rochon's novel 'The Rebound Man' for her superb writing style, her strong heroine, her smolderingly handsome hero, and her flair for endearing, secondary characters.Angeline M. BishopAuthor ofNorth Star