Love Takes Time (Adrianne Byrd)

Growing up as the cooks daughter in the Hinton household, Alyssa Jansen hid her crush on badboy Quentin Hinton; or so she thought. Fast forward, Alyssa is all grown up and a succesful model, who has convinced herself she is over her crush. The alluring Alyssa has now however caught the eye of Quentin, who is determined to have her to himself. Sterling Hinton is working hard to make sure that Quentin does not get his hands on Alyssa and toss her like his many other conquest. A family tragedy throws Sterling and Alyssa into each other arms, but the loyalty Sterling feels towards her father forces him to push her away. Sterling still wants Alyssa and Quentin is determined he needs to have her. Which brother will win, as Alyssa learns that Love Takes time?

This is a story that will make you laugh, cry and fall in love. Adrianne Byrd has again created a captivating love story.

Well I must say I lost a lot of beauty sleepy trying to finish this book
Adrianne did her thing in 'Love takes time' I totally fell in love with Sterling.and like the title says it took my man Sterling time to figure out he loved Alyssa. But it was worth it, I almost cried when his eyes got cloudy when he spotted Alyssa dancing with Quentin. it was a great story and she always give a little twist every time, I'd get in good with the plot she'd switch back to Quentin. I wanted to scream! cause I was excited to what happened next.ooh I wanted to cheat so bad and flip through the pages... But I didn't.

I have loved so many of Ms. Byrd's books. She can spin a story like no other. I loved not really knowing how the end was going to play out. I loved the "Love Triangle", but I am so glad things turned out like I wanted them to...LOL OMG, I cannot wait for the next installment.I read this so fast, I could not put it down!!!!!

This book was surprisingly good. When I first started reading it I wasn't sure I was gonna like it, because it read a lot like the movie Sabrina. I liked the movie, but duplication is a turn off. I glad I didn't allow the similarity keep my from finishing it. The story was good, even though I agree that it felt a little rushed. I would have liked to have seen Alyssa and Sterling's relationship developed more, but it was a quick read so I guess I won't complain. There was a lot of focus on their age difference, but Alyssa's father married a woman 15 years younger than him so what was the big deal. Although Sterling and Alyssa's father were friends, I originally didn't get the impression that they were the same age. I figured Alfred was more of a mentor to Sterling. You won't be disappointed because it is a good story, just a little too rushed.

I'm not sure I really liked this book, first I had a problem with Alyssa having a romance with a guy who was obviously an adult when she was 13 and experiencing her first crush. Then the story focused mainly on their individual lives and I felt took took long for the main characters to come together. When they did, the romance was hot but was done in about a chapter. Not Adrianne's usual style, I was a little disappointed.