The Lonely Hearts Club

by Radclyffe

Book Overview

Take three friends, add two ex-lovers and several new ones, then mix with more secrets than any of them know. The result is a recipe for explosive rivalries and incendiary romance. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602820058
• ISBN13: 9781602820050
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

I loved Liz & Reilly especially.. 4.5 stars

I can't stop thinking of this book, I even re-read the ending last night, it was so addicting. Ok, I'll start by the end point I wish to make; we need a sequel here, too many cute things are not completed/resolved (Bren/Candace). I mean Liz and Reilly were so cute it hurt, and would be nice to see progressing, but I really would like to see bad girl candace and even bigger bad girl Bren go all out and move forward; Somewhat very sexy with an evolving love story with a pregnant woman, many nice thoughts there... From hospital corridors to not so private sex near the softball diamond this book has it all! Background, the characters: My favorite: Thirty-five year old Liz Ramsey is a medical attorney who is lovely inside and out. (and pregnant too) A ladyshark: Twenty-seven year old Candace, a model pretty blonde, has a high stakes job as a self-employed commodities trader who lives and loves in the moment. Cutesy Bren, with quite a large amount of secrets: Thirty year old Bren is attractive, thoughtful and introspective, she has a fulfilling job directing the rare books department at Temple University but has never been in a long term relationship. Three great friends, hot as they are, very close but with some secrets And gorgeous thirty-one year old orthopedic surgeon Dr. Reilly Danvers is a joy to get to know; what a romatic cutie, she's my fav. Spoiler ** The "crisis" at the end with Julia on the street, I will only allude to added some very nice tension, and a very very cute romance scene. Bravo RadClyffe for a superb twist! My 1st Radclyffe book, I will be buying more. If you liked this one, anything by Meghan O'Brien is also good(like a 10 vs a 9 on 10, all very good..) and Kim baldwin/Xenia Alexiou.

I was lonely...

Once it ended. Friends thought I had disappeared for a day when I started reading this book and made other plans! Seriously though, great book, intriguing characters, sex-surprisingly not all that much, but enough to really keep you interested. Anyway, Radclyffe proves that whether weilding a pen or a scalpel, she can cut to the heart of a her readers and her characters alike.

She Has Done It Again!

This is another one of Radclyffe's that I couldn't put down. Excellent story. Excellent characters. Great portray of true genuine friendship. It was good that there were three different storylines going on all at the same time, yet all linked together. I really liked Bren. The soft spoken friend (well it appeared that way at first). I hope there is a sequel to this one. I would like to read more about her character in the future. As usual I am never disappointed when it comes to Radyclyffe.

Great Read!

Cudos to Radclyffe! I loved the Sex-in-the-City style of this book! It was entertaining, fast reading, and it flowed beautifully. I liked the way that all the characters had their own stories but there was that common thread of frienship that ran throughout. The "club" encounters were entertaining as well. The book had drama, comedy, and wonderful sex. Great read!

Love this book!

Think Friends, Sex in the City, and The L-Word, with Radclyffe's signature touches, for an engaging, uplifting and truly sexy character-driven emotional adventure. The Lonely Hearts Club explores the hearts and minds of six professional women, all different, all sexy, and all complicated, and all searching for true love, even if they think they're better off single. Whether a playgirl, a person who prefers her fantasies, or a practical and loyal woman embarking on motherhood, everyone needs companionship, love, trust, and lust. Radclyffe succeeds in showing how different our sexuality can be - and how valid despite those differences. Liz Ramsey is a thirty-five-year-old mal-practice attorney on top of her game when life altering changes throws her for a loop. Her best friends, Marilyn Monroe-esque Candace Lory, a commodities trader who gets around and Brenda Beal, a thirty-year-old quietly sensitive care-taker, who enjoys the fantasy of love perhaps more than the reality, remain the constant by which she lives her life. "For nine years [Liz, Candace and Bren had] shared secrets, heartbreaks, the joy of new beginnings and the pain of breaking up. They had forged something that went beyond friendship and created a family in a far more intimate way than anything Liz shared with most of her blood relatives" (page 19). But even a `family of choice' can have secrets and still maintain a healthy, loving, nurturing, and protective relationship. Add Dr. Reilly Danvers, an orthopedic surgeon, who is "melt-in-your-mouth hot," and feeds off the tension of her profession so that she's too tired to worry about her life outside the hospital, Parker Playgirl Jones, a sexy corporate attorney and Julia, Liz's ex among other surprise guests, and you have an ensemble of compelling characters, intriguing complications amidst soul-searching, tying up loose ends, and making way for fulfilling futures. Gay or straight, most women would agree that these are the key ingredients to a happier life. Readers who aren't afraid to explore their sensual and sexual side and think about their needs and desires will want to read The Lonely Hearts Club because there's always something to learn. Between the witty and often funny, charming and meaningful dialogue, cliff-hanger scene endings, the hints of deep dark secrets along the way, and characters you'll love, it is no surprise that The Lonely Hearts Club will leave you lonely no more. Every gesture, look, sigh, and thought moves the plot along with just enough hints to maintain suspense. Each character has a unique descriptor. How Radclyffe keeps track of all these women is a wonder. Radclyffe empowers woman and being a lesbian is not a pre-requisite for reading her work. Happily married and single straight women who enjoy romance, exploring sexual desire, living vicariously through characters who etch themselves in your heart and mind, and who long for stimulating circumstances between multi-faceted characters, will not wa