Heart's Desire

by Monica Jackson

Book Overview

Will the need for revengestand in the way of her dreamsKara Smith learns who her fatherreally is from her dying mother. She vowsrevenge on the man who discarded andrejected them.It's not long until... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786005327
• ISBN13: 9780786005321
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE WHEN WE PRACTICE TO DECEIVE!

But we find in this web of deceit, the hunter gets captured by the game! Ms. Monica Jackson has penned a beautiful tale of how revenge can turn around and bite the one in pursuit.Kara Smith learned on her mother's deathbed that her father (who deserted them before Kara was born) was none other than a prominent government official, Congressman Sidney Eastman. She is so incensed at this knowledge that she devises a plan to bring the Congressman down. Brent Stevens, the Congressman's Administrative Assistant is the instrument Kara initially uses to bring her plan of revenge into play. But she didn't figure on falling for the prey she had set up. The stage is set and he web begins when Kara meets Brent at a party and passes herself off as an easy "woman of the night." This in itself goes against the grain of Kara's upbringing. Her mother had provided an environment of the strictest religious edits,in which romance of the soul was a definite no no.Though the sexual tension was quite evident in this first meeting, the fulfillment was not to be. Kara accomplished her goal if stealing papers from Brent that would be detrimental to his employer (Congressman Eastman) if they should ever become public.Now the roller coaster of deceit really gets started. But the ride would take Kara on many unanticipated adventures. Now the net of deceit must expand to include meetings between Kara and her siblings Jenny and Dante. The introduction of these characters really add much drama to the situation.Ms. Jackson pens a romance tale that whets our appetites for more of the same. I personally have ordered all the rest of her books and look forward to reding them with as much enthusiasm as this one. A winnah!

Talk about family drama

Kara Smith got the shock of her life and on her mother's death bed at that. Her father was not really dead, but a famous congressman. All Kara could feel for her father was anger. He wanted her mother to get rid of her. Her mother loved this man to death. Kara decided she would make him pay for her mother's pain.Kara met Brent Stevens. Her father's right hand man. Brent was also engaged to Kara's half sister Jenny. Jenny turned out to be kind of like a fatal attraction when it came to Brent. Kara's half brother Dante, was drooling all over her when they met. He had his problems too, with women.Kara's stepmother Tiffany, was a drunk. But, after I continued to read their story, I see how she was just trying to drown her sorrows.Brent and Kara fell in love unexpectedly and that love was truly tested.This was a wonderful story by Ms. Jackson. I wanted to re-read this story right before I picked up Tiffany's story Never Too Late For Love.

Like a Pot of Stew

This book was so good it was like a pot of stew. It had a little bit of everything in it; romance, villains, heartbreak, etc... It definitely was hard to put this book down!

Riveting!!!

I don't want to be a plot-spoiler. I want you to read this novel for yourselves. But, I WILL say that if you like a fast-paced novel that grabs your attention from the beginning and doesn't let go until the very end, then this is the book for you. Kara and Brent are a very human couple. Their first meeting is unconventional, to say the least! Everything about this novel is unusual, which is why I liked it so much. Ms. Jackson isn't afraid to push the envelope. It's not your average romance novel. These characters don't always behave according to societal rules. But then real-life is not cookie-cutter perfect. Nor is Kara or Brent. They have their problems, and they overcome them. Very inspirational for those of us who like a dose of reality in our modern-day fairy tales. Excellent job, Ms. Jackson!

Read In One Day

This is my first time reading a book by Ms. Jackson. It was a great one and I look forward to reading other books by her.I just couldn't put this book down.