At Last! :

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Summary: Exoteric Book Club Review
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Although, Lisa Harrison Jackson is classified as a romance writer, her book, "At Last" is not just a romance novel. The story encompasses the social understanding of the career versus family dilemma relating to females in corporate America. The center of the novel is Alexa Kirkwood who is a successful executive for a publishing company. Alexa becomes the maid of honor for the renewing of vows for her best friend, Maya Renault, a news anchorwoman for a local television station, and her husband, Bryant Renault. To Alexa's surprise, Darius Riverside, who, nine years ago Alexa was engaged to but walked out on because of her career, was also in the wedding. It is not long before the two rekindles a loving and joyous relationship. And just as everything begins to fall into place, Alexa is challenged with another decision of choosing between a career and the man she loves. The novel was easy to read and the author's descriptions of the characters, environment, and the love scenes were magnificent. I love the way the author sprinkles into the novel the names of real life people and things such as celebrities and designer brand names to give realism to this fictional novel. Jackson gives us a slice of life from the middle-class African American community. We can hardly wait for Jackson's next novel.


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Summary: A Shelf Keeper
Review: A Book That Lives Up to the Title!
This book has a prominant place on my KEEPER SHELF! Ms. Jackson has done an outstanding job creating characters that you can care deeply about and want the best for. I was rooting for Alexa and Darius the entire time and hoped that their deep love for each other would bring them together again and keep them together this time. By the end of the book, you'll think, 'At last, a great story with great characters!' You won't be able to put this one down.

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Summary: You'll Stay Up All Night
Review: As Alexa and Darius find their way from college lovers to man and wife, you will travel on their journey with them--crying when they cry, frowning when they are frustrated, and cheering when they reach the ultimate success of true love.

A wonderful journey!

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Summary: An Enjoyable Read
Review: This book is quite an enjoyable read! It clearly demonstrates the phenomenal love a man, Darius, has for a woman, Alexa, despite the choices she makes. The tables have turned. It is refreshing to read about a man desiring to have the complete love of his woman as opposed to a woman striving to receive total and complete love from her man. Alexa and Darius are very believable characters that easily slip into your heart as you experience the ups and downs in their relationship from the beginning and on to the suspenseful conclusion. The book not only provides a passionate love story between two endearing characters, but also presents an opportunity for the reader to reflect upon and carefully consider his/her own life-changing decisions. Again, a very enjoyable read!