The ABC’s of Tease and Please: A Romance Handbook

LouLou L’Amour
Romance Unlimited (2005)
ISBN 0973734507
Reviewed by Kelli Glesige for Reader Views (3/06)

Leona Hamel, also known as LouLou L’Amour, has more than 20 years experience in business and dealing with matters of the heart. She created Romance Unlimited, a division of LDL Enterprises Inc. and titles herself as Romance Agent. Leona’s book, “The ABC’s of Tease and Please” is a lighthearted book meant to be shared with the person you love. Leona is passionate about human connection and her greatest desire is to have men and women discover the most remarkable relationship they can have with one another. She is a hopeless romantic and is reunited with her childhood sweetheart, Sylvain. How romantic!

“The ABC’s of Tease and Please” is a romance handbook that would make a great gift on Valentine’s Day or as an anniversary or wedding gift. A page at the front of the book offers a spot for one to sign the book over to the gift recipient. Leona’s book often reads like a recipe booklet, offering a smorgasbord of romantic gestures and getting started off with an appetizer. We are offered a Recipe for Romance and LouLou’s Love Loaf. In Leona’s words, she says she offers a myriad of romantic gestures to help inspire you with creating your own personal expression of love.

Leona’s suggestions can give couples some important relationship tips. We are reminded that any relationship can never have too much romance. “Learn what truly matters and never take each other for granted”, says LouLou.

Through the 125 pages of her book, LouLou offers catchy titles for each romance tip and cute drawings of full-page graphics depicting the tip in use. Tease and Please is a book of suggestions to initiate romance, which may be done by either sex, LouLou is quick to point out.

I personally found “The ABC’s of Tease and Please” to be a fun read, but some of her suggestions were a little risqué for my taste. Some tips will definitely take advance planning and may be a bit too pricey for most. And some ideas may be just a bit far-fetched also, but this book is meant to be a little fun and daring. However, most of her ideas are very do-able, and most are inexpensive. My favorite tip by LouLou involved baking chocolate chip cookies. She also tells us to always greet our sweetheart with a minimum ten second kiss, longer if needed.

LouLou tells us to celebrate our relationship and show appreciation for one another. Be passionately committed. Make it a priority to connect with your sweetheart each day. Be there for each other and know what is truly important to your mate. Don’t take each other for granted and be the best partner you can be. Be assured that a warm and loving embrace, a special “I’m thinking of you!” note, a whispered “I love you” in the ear – may only take a moment to complete but will mean so much in the heart of your partner.

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