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Summary: The Taming of Jessie Rose: I give it 10 stars!!!Great read!!
Review: Beverly Jenkins has done it again. Very good book. Could not put it down. Any book that can make me smile and laugh out loud is worth it's weight in gold. Thanks Beverly!!!
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Summary: INCREDIBLE
Review: Beverly Jenkins is in a class by herself. I have read 3 of her novels, Through the Storm, Night Song and The Taming of Jessi Rose. They are all absolutely wonderful.*I could tell you that they are great historical accounts of the lives of Black and Native Americans in the late 1800's and early 1900's. also * I could tell you that they are heart warming, sensual, innovative Romances full of adventure and witty dialogue. or * I could tell you that they are stories you never imagined existed, that these men and women created lives for themselves that were full of love & hope despite the turmoil and oppression around them. But honestly nothing I can tell you will prepare you for the depth to which these novels will affect you. You must read them to fully understand. I have ordered Always and Forever and Topaz and can't wait for them to arrive. PS. Most of Ms Jenkins books are being re-printed and are available in your local bookstore and on line services.
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Summary: Liked it alot, i didn't think I would
Review: I didn't think that I would like this book very much due to the cover and it didn't sound very good. But i really really enjoyed it, it was sweet. a good buy.
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Summary: Liked it alot, i didn't think I would
Review: I didn't think that I would like this book very much due to the cover and it didn't sound very good. But i really really enjoyed it, it was sweet. a good buy.
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Summary: What a treat!
Review: I hadn't realized how long it had been since the last Beverly Jenkins novel I read, but it was certainly too long ago! A most forcible reminder of that fact was brought home when I was but a few pages into this wonderful book. I've been struggling lately with the seeming oxymoron of 'historical romance'. The two words are not mutually exclusive, but it seems that more and more of the recent books have too much history (much of it inaccurate) for the romance readers, or too much romance for the lovers of history. What a treat it is to find a book in which these two elements are so inextricably melded together into one extremely satisfying whole. Beverly Jenkins improves with each book. Fact. Even though one would have thought that impossible, even when reading her very first book, "Night Song". There is even more humor in Jessi Rose than I remembered from prior books, but it certainly added more lustre to the story of this intrepid young woman--determined to hold the family ranch in safe keeping for her young nephew, Joth--and the train-robber Griffin Blake, who is sent to help her. He doesn't want to be there, and she doesn't want him there, but there he is, and there he's gonna stay. Their battle of wits--and sharp retorts to each other--will keep you smiling long after the book is read. Set in Texas in the 1880s, the plot is pure Western; the money-hungry land-grabber wants acreage he can't get legally, so he resorts to force. What makes it different is the history of Blacks in the United States after the War Between the States and the supposed emancipation of them. Laws are only as good as those who enforce them, making this topic as current as today's headlines. Then, as now, of course, it is the people themselves who make the difference, and the characters in this book will stay with you for a long time. Oh, and did I mention this book has one of my favorite plot lines? Slightly older woman/younger man, and it works beautifully here. Where, oh where--is there a film/tv producer who would make this into a movie? It would be an absolute smash hit, if it were faithfully recreated according to the author's delicious vision. Well, except perhaps for the love scenes, which, unless tamed down just a tad, might well move it right out of the family-type films of which we need more excellent examples. (Don't you think Hallie Berry would make an absolutely dandy Jessi Rose?) Readers of romance and/or history owe a huge debt of gratitude to Beverly Jenkins, for having exposed a mostly previously-unknown world to the public eye. She deserves every accolade she's earned--and then some!
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Summary: I read this book in a day and a half!
Review: I have been a fan of Beverly Jenkins's novels since Night Song. I have just finished reading The Taming of Jessi Rose and I knew I had to write. I think there are one or two of your books I have not read (simply because I did not know they existed). I look for your name whenever I visit my local bookstores and most of the time, your titles are sold out. I no longer read the summary on the back of your novels to see if it's a story I'm interested in. If it has your name on it, I just pick it up and put it in my cart. (I read a lot of books and I have one or two favorite authors - Yours is the only book I buy by virtue of your name alone.) I appreciate the amount of research that you must do to write such wonderful historical romances. Your hard work shows in the effortless way you seem to weave historical details into the fabric of the love story, making it entertaining, while at the same time, giving the story substance. I also appreciate the fact that your work is not littered with the amount of profanity that seems to be so prevalent in stories about black people. I loved Jessi Rose. This story was different from any other I've read. You managed to take four outlaws and turn them into lovable men with colorful personalities, each one of them I would like to know better. I'd be interested to read more about the "Terrible Twins". What kind of woman would it take to turn them on the path of the straight and narrow? I hope you continue to write. You have a wonderful talent for storytelling and keeping your reader enthralled. As far as I'm concerned, you are the best! I agree with the Detroit Free Press. You are definitely on your way to superstar status. You deserve it.
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Summary: Did she really need to be tamed?!?!
Review: I think Jesse Rose needed to be unleashed! I've always enjoyed Beverly Jenkins' books, though I must say I was not "feeling" this one. Why? Maybe it had to do with the older woman, younger man plot. I'm not sure, but the main character left me feeling void of something, she was too sappy (almost a charity case, as if Griffin felt sorry for her). I've read five of her books and this is the only one I didn't like.
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Summary: LOVE CHANGES THINGS
Review: JESSI ROSE GAVE UP HER LIFE BACK EAST TEACHING SCHOOL. RETURNED TO BLANCO COUNTY, TEXAS TO HELP HER FATHER RUN THE RANCH AND TAKE CARE OF HER NEPHEW JOTHAM WHOSE MOTHER DIED IN CHILD BIRTH.
DURING A RAIN STORM A STAMPED TAKES PLACE AND HER FATHER IS SHOT IN THE BACK AND KILLED. WITH HIS DYING BREATH HE TELLS HER WHO SHOT HIM AND ASK HER TO NOT GIVE UP THE RANCH TO REED DARCY. DARCY WAS TAKING LAND, CATTLE, AND EVERY THING HE COULD GET HIS HAND ON FROM THE TOWN BECAUSE THE RAILROAD WAS ON ITS WAY. JESSI FATHER HAD REFUSED TO SELL OR GIVE IN . JOTH WROTE THE SHERIFF WILDHORSE ASKING FOR HELP FOR HE AND HIS AUNT, TELLING HIM THAT THE LOCAL SHERIFF WAS ON REEDS PAYROLL ANDS WOULD NOT HELP. INTO TOWN RIDES GRIFFIN SLOAN BLAKE, A TRAIN ROBBER WHO UP UNTIL NOW WAS SERVING THE NEXT 7 YEARS IN THE KANSAS STATE PENITENITARY. SHERIFF WILDHORSE TELLS HIM IF HE GOSE TO TEXAS AND SOLVES THIS PROBLEM WITH REED HE WILL BE PARDON BY JUDGE ISAAC PARKER. WHEN JESSI ROSE AND GRIFFIN FIRST MEET SHE TELLS HIM SHE DOESN'T NEED OR WANT HIS HELP AND TO GET OFF HER RANCH. THINKING OF HER NEPHEW, SHE DECIDES TO LEM HIM STAY. GRIFFIN TELLS HER HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT CATTLE OR RUNNING A RANCH SHE WONDERS JUST HOW MUCH HELP HE WILL BE. TOGETHER THEY WORK TO FIND OUT THE REAL REASONBEHIND REED WANTING TO TAKE OVER THE COUNTY. THE MORE THEY WORK TOGETHER THE CLOSE THEY BECOME; WITH BOTH FIGHTING THEIR FEELINGS FOR EACH OTHER. THEY FIRST BECOME FRIENDS, THEN LOVERS, THEN HUSBSAND AND WIFE. THE CAST OF SUPPORTING CHARACTERS HELP TO MAKE THIS A WONDERFUL STORY OF LOVE, AND THE EXTENDED FAMILY. BEVERLY JENKINS HAS DONE IT AGAIN.
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Summary: THE TAMING OF JESSI ROSE
Review: THE TAMING OF JESSI ROSE WAS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF BEVERLY JENKINS EXCELLENT WRITING/STORY TELLING SKILLS. I HAVE READ ALL HER BOOKS AT LEAST TWICE, AND LOVED EVERYONE. WHEN THEY COME OUT, I AUTOMATICALLY BUY THEM REGARDLESS OF REVIEWS, HEARSAY ETC. I AM SO PLEASED WITH THE HISTORY FACTS THAT SHE BRINGS OUT THAT I HAVE NEVER HEARD. I HAVE BUT ONE PROBLEM WITH BEVERLY'S BOOKS, "WAITING FOR THE NEXT ONE!!"
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Summary: The Best!!!!!!
Review: The taming of the rose is the story of Jessi, and Griffin. Griffin is just gettin out of jail, and jessi is the person everyone in town chooses to gossip about. The reason I didn't really like this is that, from reading a lot of historical novels, the main characthers usually hate each other until the end or they love one another, and just don't tell. Another thing is that Jessi and Griffin moved too fast in my opinion for a historical novel.
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