Candlelight and You: Valentine Love\Wait for Love\Seventy-Two Hours & Counting

THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING, exciting, good and romantic. I love all 3 stories but the one that got me to the point were i had to reread it over within a week was the second story WAIT FOR LOVE by Melanie Schuster you have to have to have to read this story, Janice and Curt was perfect for each other you won't be disappointed this is the type of book that you will want to read every Valentine's Day If you purchase this book it will be worth it and i hope you will enjoy it...(:D)

I only picked this books because one of my favorite authors (Leslie Esdaile) wrote a story in it. I now have 2 new authors to put on my list. The thing that I liked about all the stories is that the women did not sit around and whine and cry about what they did not have. They made things happen and looked after their own. I wish more authors would write stories about strong black women who know how to use their minds and how to think for themselves. Don't get me wrong. I have been happily married for 30 years. But I know how to think for myself also. The women in the stories are an image for our young women to emulate. You GO ladies!

What a lovely way to spend Valentine's Day in preparation for a night out with your sweetie. Ms. Esdaile weaves a magical tale around a gift shop owner and a radio executive. I thoroughly enjoyed the 'angel' in the form of the little old lady who visits the shop one day and gives our heroine a tiny golden angel. Then, things reallys start heating up! What an artist Ms. Schuster has proven to be. In her story, WAIT FOR LOVE, she makes me believe in second chances. A misunderstanding between two shy souls in college turns into a fiery love affair many years later when they meet again. Curt is an ex-basketball player turned coach. Janice is an interior designer extraordinaire. Once the air is cleared and the misunderstanding is explained sparks are ignited. What chemistry! And in Linda Walters'tale a long-time boyfriend has to sit up and take notice because his lady is tired of being ignored. Every man should get this kind of wake-up call just to make sure he's still interested. All three stories were delivered is different styles with varying degrees of spice. All were romantic. All were excellent reads. Arabesque continues to get better and better where their anthologies are concerned.

This was a really nice anthology...no weak stories in the bunch. Each author easily holds her own. You'll find yourself cheering for each of the heroines in these storiesLeslie Esdaile's story brings to reality the magical powers we've always heard Cupid had. In Seventy-Two Hours and Counting, Linda Walters' heroine must choose to let an old boyfriend go while giving into the feelings she has for another man. You'll find yourself cheering for one brother, while wanting to choke the other one!My favorite of the three stories is Wait For Love by Melanie Schuster. I've read one other novel by this author, and I enjoy the charming characters she develops. Her main characters are surrounded by a great secondary characters...they alone are enough to hold your attention. But the heat between the Janice and Curt, the hero and heroine is definitely what makes this story hot!