CAUGHT UP IN THE RAPTURE: A NOVEL

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Summary: Excellent book ..need a movie to be mad from it..good job
Review: i was recommended this book to read and i fell in love with it jazmine was a female much like myself wanting to sing but father didnt approve. jaz always did what her father wanted her to do until one day she met this great friend who parents where in the music business and who encouraged her to do what she felt and not what her dad wanted. jaz fell for this guy who was totally opposite of her but ends up being different from the rest of the guys..although her best friend disagreed she went on with dating him .. this was a very good book i recommend all to read this book and ms.jacksons other books she does a wonderful job on her books

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Summary: Caught up in the Rapture of Love and the music industry
Review: This book has a nice love story, and plot twists.

This book is about two young people who want to reach for the stars, gain that success and have that music career that is usually elusive to other people who only dream. However, getting there is not without its trials and tribulations. You have Jazmine Deems. She has a beautiful voice, but her father feels if she goes after a career in music she will end up like her mother. Her father wants her to stay in college, get a career, and pray for her very soul. Jazmine realizes to chase her dream, she will have move out on her own, with or without her father's blessings. X-Man(Xavier) is that guy from the hood. He wants a career as a rapper, but he has things holding him back. His troublesome gangster image, and his friends. He wants to escape from the hood, but he does not want to turn his back on his family. His "family" consists of his two friends, the wheel chair drug dealing Rich, and and T-Bone. Jazmine has a friend named Dakota who lives the opposite life she does. She is hip on the latest fashion trends, and having parents who are in the music industry, she helps Jazmine meet the right people to help her career get off the ground. Jazmine and Dakota go to an event at Black Tie records that will change their lives forever. Dakota gets Jazmine's demo tape into the hands of used to be hot music exec Bobby Strong. Bobby is trying to save his career so he will be the number one man when his boss leaves the company. He has this younger guy looking to take the title from him by the name of Kirk Walker, a newer up and coming executive who ends up signing X-Man to Black Tie.

Jazmine and X-Man end up meeting at the Black Tie party, and they hit it off, and start dating. They both hop their careers don't cause trouble in their new budding relationship. As it turns out politics rears it's ugly head, then discover they are in the middle of a producer war. If Jazmine's career takes off, then Bobby is a shoe in for that top spot at Black Tie, but if X-Man's career takes off Kirk could potentially get the job. Bobby's world is falling away from him as he deals with his excessive drug use, and the break up of his marriage. Turns out the more drugs Bobby takes, he worse his situation gets!!!

Just before Jazmine's and X-Mans albums debuts, a secret from X-man's past threatens to tear apart his future career aspirations and end his relationship with Jazmine, the one woman he can admit he loved. You have two different voices speaking through out the book. Jazmine is the girl who wants the love of a good man, her success, strength and the love and acceptance of his father. You have X-Man who wants to keep that gangster edge, but is dealing with his feelings for Jazmine, and the "trouble" he got himself into. Reading this story is like reading a Modern day Cinderella story. The book was fast paced, and kept me wanting more. I could not wait to see how it would end, and to me the ending teases you with the possibility of a sequel. Caught up in the Rapture will make you think about the song by Anita Baker of the same title. I found myself humming the song while reading the book.

This was a good book, and it's a good read.

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Summary: GO ON GIRL! My absolute favorite book!!! A must read!!!!
Review: This is the best book I have ever read! I love Ms.Jackson's work and look forward to her third book. I made the mistake of putting this book off for six months after reading LIL MAMMA'S RULES I should have moved straight on to this book. There was so much I could relate to and a lot of content in this story relates to my very life all the way down to the boyfriend who is aspiring to be a rapper. Along with LIL MAMMA'S RULES this book was autographed by Ms. Jackson at a personal appearance and I won't even let a friend whom I've read excerpts to borrow it.This is a definate must have and a classic for anyone's bookshelf which I strongly recommend. I'll say it again YOU GO GIRL!You have inspired me to write my own book. Best Wishes and keep writing. An Avid and EAGER Reader!!!