A Perfect Passion, August 2006
Enjoy three of my backlist titles in one economical volume, The Look of Love, A Magical Moment and Heart's Desire
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The Look of Love | A
Magical Moment | Heart's Desire
THE LOOK OF LOVE, December 1999
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Letters from readers
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Eastman Friends novel
- Romance
Communications Honorable Mention for a Reviewer's
Choice Award for 1999 along with:
RIVER'S END, Nora Roberts
THE LOOK OF LOVE, Monica Jackson
ALWAYS, Trevor Meldal-Johnson
2000 KISSES, Christina Skye
ACTS OF HONOR, Vickie Hinze
THEN CAME HEAVEN, LaVyrle Spencer
"THE LOOK OF LOVE is a creative masterpiece that brings the issues many single, working mothers' face. The characterization is excellent as the reader share their thoughts, actions and emotions. Ms. Jackson deftly flushes out her plot with sensitivity and style. She blends a sensual provocative love story around mother-daughter relationships and the cost to be true to oneself. Then to add to this wonderful tale she gives us a remarkable secondary romance with older protagonists who will charm and delight. This is an author who is not afraid to give readers a not-so- perfect heroine who grapples with weight, romance and two kids going through puberty. I loved it."
"THE LOOK OF LOVE is a witty, hilarious and poignant literary journey that debunks the stereotypes, perceptions and realities of the "perfect" woman."
"Original, unique, refreshing.definitely not to be missed!"
" . . . a believable story that challenges the notion that only a svelte heroine can have a steamy, romantic romp and find everlasting love." "This is a most enjoyable, socially responsible love story of down-to-earth people with whom practically all women can identify. It gives hope to every woman who has ever worried about her weight. Great story!"
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Magical Moment, June 1999 Magic and Mystery . .
From Library Journal
Taylor Cates, the psychic legal
adviser for a shelter for abused women, finds herself tuned into an avenging
angel who is using demonic methods to rid these ladies
of their main problem--their husbands. When the avenger
goes awry and threatens Taylor's beloved, private detective
Stone Emerson, Taylor prepares for the ultimate battle
between good and evil. Jackson (Heart's Desire, Kensington,
1998) has crafted an edge-of-your-seat novel that sparkles
with snappy dialog, clever turns of phrases, and some real
X-File moments.--JC, SM Copyright 1999 Cahners Business
Information.
From Gwendolyn Osborne - The Mystery Reader.com
...Monica Jackson's fourth and, I think, best novel....Despite
the various plot twists and themes in the novel, the basic
love story between Stone and Taylor never suffers. The
characters are likeable and refreshingly honest. Opposites
attract....All the elements in A Magical Moment came together.
I liked it...a lot.
Unconventional Atlanta lawyer Taylor Cates is fiercely dedicated to her work helping battered women at a non-profit shelter. So far she's avoided falling in love and losing her hard-won freedom. The shelter is threatened by a series of mysterious murders and private investigator Stone Emerson comes back into her life. With the shelter--and Taylor's life--in danger, Stone is willing to do anything to win her trust . . . and her love.
A Magical Moment is definitely not your run-of-the-mill romantic suspense. Refreshing characters, an edgy murder mystery thread and more than a touch of the paranormal all make this book special. If you remember Taylor from Heart's Desire, she's psychic, outspoken and a little more complex than your usual romance heroine. I think you'll like her a lot too.
An Eastman Family novel
Heart's Desire, July 1998
A 4 1/2 star Romantic Times Top Pick!In HEART'S DESIRE, Monica Jackson offers romance readers the greatest gift of all; a story packed with adventure, mystery, a hero to sigh for, a heroine to cheer for and a romance that will warm our heart's for years to come. --Romantic Times
A gifted writer, Ms. Jackson creates marvelous, complex characters. She tightens their relationships until their actions threaten the security of others in this fascinating drama. Good news. You'll meet some of them again in another book.--Rendezvous
Kara Smith's mother's dying words told her that the father she believed was long dead was alive and well, the well known congressman, Sidney Eastman. From the moment that Kara learns how her father had abandoned and rejected her pregnant mother, she vowed revenge at any cost.
In a desperate attempt to get close to her father, she sets her sights on Brent Stevens, his loyal, unshakably honest right hand man. But her gamble only ignites uncontrollable passions that leave both her and Brent hungry for more. Then as Kara is drawn into her father's intimate circle and family, she starts to flounder in the Eastman family's dangerous games and desperate secrets.
Before she realizes, the stakes are higher than Kara ever imagined, with the man she wants, the family she never had, and the father's love she yearns for sitting on the table. Will she play the right cards? Will her luck carry her through, or will she lose all her heart's desires?
Kara learns that money and power can be only a thin veneer covering heartbreak, and dysfunction, because all too often what you think you want is a far cry from your true heart's desire.Heart's Desire is moderately spicy, fast paced, and the characters have complex motivations, to say the least.
They are not your perfecty romance characters either. Think soap opera high drama with a touch of ironic humor. The book is tongue-in-cheek, a subtle play on overtly soap-operaish romances, which I think are funny and enjoy when I'm in the mood.
