The Reluctant Captive

by Joyce Jackson

Book Overview

Katherine, a successful and gorgeous American with a fiance at home, is travelling in Nairobi on World Bank business. Jackson Shuga, a native Kenyan, is a much feared rebel leader who is fighting for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585710407
• ISBN13: 9781585710409
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Genesis Press (MS)
• Length: 421 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.8" x 7.2"

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I LIKED IT first time reading this author. Was a good read

Adventure & Romance Meet!

Catherine Wallington has always been fond of her Uncle Julius, especially since he took her in as a young girl and raised her after her parents died. So when Uncle Julius invites Catherine to fly to Kenya for a banquet to celebrate being nominated as the first African American for the World Trade Bank( an organization that aids in supplying loans to countries in dire straits) Catherine quickly accepts the invitation. She gives little thought to the fact that Kenya is undergoing significant civil unrest which might jeopardize her safety.In the meantime, N-Zee and David, members of a rebel group, thought that their handsome and intelligent rebel leader, Jackson Shugga, would be ecstatic if they could kidnap the daughter of the only African American World Bank Director. Unbeknownst to the kidnappers, JaLisa, the Director's daughter, became ill the night of the banquet and was unable to attend the affair. The young, attractive, seductive lady they took as hostage is the Director's niece!Jackson Shugga is shocked and appalled as the actions of his deputies and realizes they must return Catherine to her family as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, he didn't anticipate that chaos and unrest would intensify and that he would have to wait before he could safely return Catherine to her relatives.As days pass, Catherine is annoyed and angered that she has to stay longer than another day. She just wants to go home. N-Zee is upset that Jackson appears to be smitten by Catherine and as such she's plotting how to eliminate Catherine. Jackson knew that N-Zee and other women in his rebel faction were in love with him, but until he met Catherine he had never felt passion and quickly he allows his emotions to lead him to ..."I must have Catherine." Slowly Catherine allows her guard down and lets Jackson seep into her space but can she really be falling in love with this infamous terrorist?A Reluctant Captive is a well-written and intriguing jungle romance adventure. The character development was on point, the imagery was vivid and the storyline was engaging. Jackson has written an exciting debut novel which I recommend to serious romance readers.

Adventure, Politics and Romance...OH MY!

In her debut novel, Joyce Jackson pulls together a story full of adventure, intrigue, politics, and that ever needed ROMANCE with much style!The Reluctant Captive brings us Katherine Wellington, a D.C. financial advisor who flies to Kenya in order to celebrate her uncle's new director appointment into the World Bank, an organization that aids in supplying loans to countries in dire financial straits. Unbeknownst to Katherine, Kenya is in extreme turmoil, and a rebel faction has been created in order to bring about justice to Kenyans.Jackson Shugga, the faction's leader finds himself in a tight predicament when Nziguniziju (N Zee to her friends) who is third in command wrangles the help of fellow comrade David to abduct the new director's daughter. The major problem? They mistake Katherine for his daughter and abduct her instead.Though frightened, a brave Katherine keeps her spirits up and her wits about her as she deals with the rebels and their stone cold leader, Jackson. The rebels' goal is to use Katherine as a pawn to help Kenya, but what isn't expected is the ignition of passion between Jackson and Katherine that explodes in the jungle's heat.N Zee is furious that her plan has backfired. Being beautiful and devious has allowed her to get whatever she wants from many of the men in the group, including Kimya who is second in command. But her feminine wiles have never snagged Jackson, and when she sees his affection for Katherine grow, she vows to destroy their pending love, by any means necessary. I have to say, I could literally write a BOOK of a review for The Reluctant Captive. This book contained so much that a review can barely do it justice. I will admit, the heftiness of the book (400+ pages) was daunting to me initially, but the story that Joyce Jackson intricately develops is a great one. The characters are thoroughly fleshed out with great back story, the dialogue is crisp, the images that Jackson paints of the jungle and happenings there are very realistic.At the publisher's site (Genesis Press) they state that Indigo romances are sensuous love stories with strong plots and are character driven, and this novel hits all three points straight on the head: detailed romantic trysts, tightly woven plots and characters that jump off the page. There were many things I enjoyed about this novel, but one that I TRULY enjoyed was the strength of the heroine. She was independent yet feminine, but her will was just as strong as any man, and in romances, sometimes I have to swallow hard with the "faltering" of the female characters whenever the male is present.Joyce Jackson has written a wonderful debut romance, and her future as a romance novelist looks very bright.Reviewed by Shonie

Provocative Debut Novel by Ms. Jackson

The Reluctant Captive was an intriguing tale of a young woman named Katherine who fell victim to mistaken identity. Katherine's uncle Julius Wellington had been appointed to the Board of Directors of the World Bank. He asked Katherine if she would accompany him to a banquet in honor of this history making event in Kenya. Mr. Wellington was the first African American to be appointed to the board. Katherine is crazy about her uncle and accepts. Julius' daughter JaLisa is going also, but when it's time for the dinner, she is ill and can not attend.Katherine is in the ladies room and is kidnapped by NZee and her accomplice David. They take Katherine to their leader Jackson Shugaa. They thought Katherine was Julius's daughter and felt they could use her to influence him to do what they wanted him to do. Jackson wants to return Katherine, but unfortunately there were events that made him have to keep Katherine longer than he anticipated. NZee didn't like Katherine period. NZee was in love with Jackson and wanted no one else to be near him. She beats Katherine up and Jackson decides that Katherine will stay with him until she can be returned. NZee is burning up now! She hates the American! Katherine didn't want to be there, let alone stay in the same place with Jackson. She just wanted to go home. She did notice Jackson's golden eyes and was mesmerized. She didn't like living in the wild life, but noticed she had to survive and did. Katherine started feeling things that she had never felt before. Jackson seem to pull her to him anytime they were near each other. Jackson knew NZee and a couple other women in his village was in love with him. He loved them too, but not in a passionate manner. Katherine on the other hand, really made him think about things of the heart. Their closeness every night was very sensual. I think Jackson was taken with Katherine right away.THE RELUCTANT CAPTIVE was a very romantic story. I usually don't like jungle adventures, but this one was very well done. I loved the chemistry between Jackson and Katherine. Ms. Jackson did a wonderful job bringing adventure and romance together. Good Job!

A spicy romance

When the World Bank selected African-American Julius Wellingon to the Board of Directors, they set history with his appointment. A proud Julius asks his niece Katherine to join the honors in Kenya. In Kenyatta, Julius' daughter JaLisa misses the celebration due to earlier food poisoning. In the bathroom, N Zee uses a "wet cloth" to render Katherine unconscious. She and her reluctant accomplice take Katherine to their leader, the terrorist Jackson Shugaa so they can use their captive to influence her father Julius for they mistake Katherine for JaLisa. Jackson knows his staff and plans to return Katherine to her "father". However, Jackson's efforts to rid himself of the foreigner go astray forcing him to keep her in the jungle where they fall in love. THE RELUCTANT CAPTIVE is an entertaining ethnic romance that uses recent headlines as a backdrop to a wonderful romance and more important to the plight of the Kenyan people. The story line mixes the two subplots together in a clever decisive way so the audience can relish a strong tale, but not be overwhelmed with the situation in Africa. Sub-genre fans that want depth to their story line will find Joyce Jackson's novel a very insightful tale.Harriet Klausner