The Mackenzies: Jake

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Summary: Railroad Dreamer Meets Financial Genius
Review: Beth MacKenzie dreams of finishing college and returning home to help her father, Matthew MacKenzie with their dreams of linking a railroad between Denver and Dallas. But during a starlit night on the banks of the Charles River, Beth meets a young man, Jake from Texas with a devastating smile that causes her heart to flutter. She falls for this handsome college man from the start - love at first sight. They spend a wonderful and passionate weekend together, but Beth's happiness is soon shattered! Beth overhears one of Jake's friends joking about Jake's new reputation for gettting a girl into his bed for the entire weekend. Michael Jacob (Jake) Carrington has to prove himself anew with the fiery professional Miss Beth MacKenzie becomes since their shared weekend. Jake has really fallen for Beth, but now he's got to fix the bridges between them.

This book was a joy and pleasure to read because of the author's ability to bring the characters from the previous books (The MacKenzies: David; and Peter) back. Beth's sister Thia and Angie, along with the other colorful characters made me smile. These sisters have such a strong bond of commitment to each other and their respective dreams for hearths and husbands. I recommend this book, along with the other five books from The MacKenzies Series, prior to reading the next book in the series "Josh" which is scheduled for release in the next few months.

Rating:
Summary: Railroad Dreamer Meets Financial Genius
Review: Beth MacKenzie dreams of finishing college and returning home to help her father, Matthew MacKenzie with their dreams of linking a railroad between Denver and Dallas. But during a starlit night on the banks of the Charles River, Beth meets a young man, Jake from Texas with a devastating smile that causes her heart to flutter. She falls for this handsome college man from the start - love at first sight. They spend a wonderful and passionate weekend together, but Beth's happiness is soon shattered! Beth overhears one of Jake's friends joking about Jake's new reputation for gettting a girl into his bed for the entire weekend. Michael Jacob (Jake) Carrington has to prove himself anew with the fiery professional Miss Beth MacKenzie becomes since their shared weekend. Jake has really fallen for Beth, but now he's got to fix the bridges between them.

This book was a joy and pleasure to read because of the author's ability to bring the characters from the previous books (The MacKenzies: David; and Peter) back. Beth's sister Thia and Angie, along with the other colorful characters made me smile. These sisters have such a strong bond of commitment to each other and their respective dreams for hearths and husbands. I recommend this book, along with the other five books from The MacKenzies Series, prior to reading the next book in the series "Josh" which is scheduled for release in the next few months.

Rating:
Summary: Superb...
Review: I can't say enough about this series. I absolutely love it. This book is tied (the other being The MacKenzies: Cleve) as my favorite in this series. I was a little disappointed when I saw that "Jake" was the title of this book because from reading David & Peter there was somebody else that I was really hoping for to be with Beth. But, as the say don't judge a book by the cover or should I say "title" in this case. I loved seeing everybody from the previous books & I loved what they did with the Billy Boy Walden Gang. I highly recommend this book. I would recommend reading these books in order though so you have a real understanding of what's going on with the other people in the book.

The MacKenzies in order (so far):

Luke
Flint
Cleve
David
Peter
Jake

Don't miss this series it's been the best so far & there's still more to come in this series.


Rating:
Summary: A Good Book
Review: It was a nice book but, to understand and enjoy it you need to read first "The mackenzies : Dave" and "The Mackenzies Peter". I didn't read them and i think i've missed a lot of the plot because of that.

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Summary: GREAT ENDING TO A WONDERFUL SERIES
Review: JAKE WAS A GREAT ENDING TO A WONDERFUL SERIES BY MS. LEIGH. WITH HAVING WRITTEN 5 BOOKS ALREADY IN THIS SERIES, TO COME UP WITH NOT ONLY A BOOK TO KEEP THE SERIES GOING, BUT TO ALSO GIVE IT IT'S OWN STORY WAS A HARD JOB, BUT ONE THAT MS. LEIGH HANDLED GREAT. JAKE AND BETH HAVING MET EARLIER IN THEIR LIVES AND PARTING ON BAD TERMS ONLY TO MEET AGAIN AND AGAIN IN HER SISTER'S STORIES WAS A GOOD TEASE FOR US READERS. WE KNEW SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT BETWEEN THEM, AND WONDERED WHAT IS WAS THAT BETH HATED ABOUT HIM. NOW, WE KNOW, AND SHE HAD A GOOD REASON NOT TO LIKE HIM. I ONLY WISH REVENGE HADN'T PLAYED A PART IN JAKE PLAN TO WOO AND MARRY BETH. BUT, IT ALL WORKED OUT IN THE END. AND TO HAVE LUKE, FLINT AND CLEVE COME TO THE RESCUE WHEN THEIR TWINS WERE KIDNAPPED AND THE BILLY BOB WALDEN GANG TO TURN OUT TO BE GOOD OLD BOYS WAS GENIUS. I ENJOYED THIS SERIES AND CAN'T WAIT FOR MS. LEIGH'S NEXT BOOK.

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Summary: Good book if you don't mind weak females.
Review: Overall, I think the book was okay. It had its moments, but I think Beth let Jake get away with too much. How quickly she forgot the reason she was married to him in the first place. Why do the female leads always fall victim to the mans kisses. No matter how hard they try they just can't seem to laugh in a mans face after he tries to dominate her using his sex appeal. Maybe, I'm just tired of weak female characters. For once, I'd like to see the male character brought to his knees without somehow turning to tables on his leading lady. Other than Beth being a total wimp, I'd say the book is pretty good.