Tell Me Something Good (Louisiana Love Series: City Girls, #2) by Lynn Emery

Tell Me Something Good (Louisiana Love Series: City Girls, #2) Reviews

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  Joyce M. H.

  Enjoy this book,
  The story takes place in Louisiana during the time where people who light skinned only associated with Creole people who lighted skinned and looked down on people that were darker than they were.
  Tell Me Something Good is all centered around a picture that belongs to Lyrissa's family and the St. Denis has it in their possession and Noel's grandmother is not willing to part with it.
  
  Mama Grace who is Lyrissa's grandmother who raised her along with her aunt Gracie when both parents died. Mama Grace sure does know to hold a grudge.
  Lyrissa works at a art gallery.
  
  Noel Phillip St. Denis is the CEO of Treme' Corporation.
  
  Noel and Carlton are cousins whom Carlton's father has put a wedge between the two cousins.
  Miss. Georgina is the family matriarch and she has two sons Richard and Willie who just like their sons don't see eye to eye. Once their father died Willie ran Treme' Corporation while is brother Richard played professional golf.
  
  In walks Julie, who has a thing for Noel for sometimes and is not to happy that Noel is interested din Lyrissa and does everything she can to break up what is going on between the two. Julie enlist the help of Noel's cousin to help her become Mrs. Noel St. Denis but of course that does not work. Julie and Carlton embezzling funds, and just ruining Treme' Corporation.
  
  In the end will Lyrissa's family obtain their painting, will Lyrissa and know be together despite their skin tone, and lets not forget about Julie.
  
  Lyrissa has a best friend Ebony who is a attorney and helps out her family to regain the painting "Sunday Stroll". It would be nice for Ebony to get a story.
  
  A must read book,
• 
  Myesha-Tiara

  Favorite Quote: “Your own heart can betray you, cher. It can convince you of the most foolish things.”~ Mama Grace
  
  I love a good corporate black woman in a romance novel, mainly because the way they describe the outfits. Sis is always fire and it takes place in Louisiana where I’m from so I was immediately more invested in this one. However Lyrissa starts trying my patience because she is so stubborn but she is no dummy. Noel on the other hand is a charmer and from a old school rich Creole family and if you know anything about Louisiana class and colorism are a huge issue, so their dynamic is interesting to see play out. Especially since Noel’s family stole a paint that belongs to Lyrissa’s family and now she is helping sell his grandmothers art work. Will she be able to get what’s owed to her legacy and steer clear of the Creole charmer?
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  Stormy Cole

  Upon opening the pages of "Tell Me Something More" by Lynn Emery, I entered into a world of old school Southern charm. Lynn Emery made me long to be sitting on a porch shaded by a an oak tree while eating fried chicken, mashed potatoes, biscuits and gravy with a slice of pecan pie all washed down with a pitcher of tea.
  
  This is about a vendetta generations in the making regarding a priceless painting and the rightful ownership of said painting. The grandmothers of Lyrissa Rideau and Noel St. Denis are firm in upholding the vendetta.
  
  Noel St. Denis is running the family company while dealing with the incompetences and jealousies amongst family members all while trying to make the company turn a profit.
  
  Lyrissa Rideau is pursuing her PhD while working at an art gallery which gives her the entry she needs into Noel's world.
  
  Will family and a vendetta win out or will the love between Lyrissa and Noel be allowed to thrive?
  
  I enjoyed the eccentric characters, the Southern endearments, and all the drinking of tea.
  
  However, I did struggle with misspelled words and abrupt changes from one scene to another. There should have been several spaces between the ending of one scene and the starting of another. At times, I was left confused and found myself re-reading several areas to clarify that I was now in a new scene. Also, I felt some conversations needed to have a better distinction between people such as two paragraphs versus it being in one paragraph.
  
  All in all, I enjoyed this book.
  
  I did receive this book through Goodreads First Reads for free in exchange for my honest and fair opinion.
• 
  Lola Riley

  Thanks to Goodreads and Lynn for a free, autographed copy. Romance is usually not "my cup of tea."
  
  But this book had interesting characters, great local color (fabulous New Orleans), and a good story!
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  Taylor

  I got a free copy of the book through a giveaway on Goodreads.
  
  I have nothing bad to say about the book.
  
  My only issue is that the full first and last names were overused.