Love Changes Everything (Arabesque) [Mass Market Paperback]

Karen White-Owens (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Kimani Press (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583145133
• ISBN-13: 978-1583145135
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,954,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Karen White Owens is a lifelong resident of Detroit Michigan. She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and master of library and information science from Wayne State University. In addition to writing, she is an adult reference librarian at the Mount Clemens Public Library.

Ms. Owens is the author of eight romance novels and two novellas. Her 2004 novel, Circles of Love received a 4-1/2 Gold review from Romantic Times Book Club, the highest honor an author can receive and was nominated Best Multicultural Novel for 2004. Love Changes Everything received 4-1/2 stars Romantic Times Book Club and top pick for November 2005. Her next novel, I Can Make You Love Me will be released October 6, 2009

Currently she works as a part time instructor at Wayne State University's Interdisciplinary Studies Program, teaching writing communications skills to undergraduate students. At Wayne County Community College District, she teaches Introduction to Library Science. Gary her husband of twenty years is her biggest fan.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A slight twist on the classic May-December romance, January 23, 2006

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This review is from: Love Changes Everything (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

Based on an unlikely premise, Love Changes Everything nonetheless develops into an attractive story. Jordan has been a teacher for years and during that time she has exerted positive influences on the lives of many of her students, but has also been battered in many ways by the challenges of teaching. Having reached the breaking point of frustration in her current position, Jordan seeks a new position at a new high school.

As a former student who was inspired by Jordan to go into teaching, Michael has never forgotten the impact Jordan made on his life. He is thrilled to know that Jordan will be his new colleague. Upon seeing her again, he realizes that the crush he had on her as a maturing boy has grown into the full-blown attraction of a grown man. Having volunteered to be her mentor, Mike gets to spend a lot of time with Jordan and soon sets out in pursuit of a relationship with her.

Their potential relationship is beset with many problems including Jordan's excessive reluctance to become involved with a younger man - especially a former student - and separate trials that arise from their interactions with students. Author Karen White-Owens injects several lines of intrigue and conflict that arise from interactions of each of the lead characters with coworkers and students. While these complimentary storylines add complexity to the story, in conjunction with the personal problems the main characters are dealing with, the story felt overextended at times.

All in all a good story, the pace seemed to drag at times likely due to bouncing between a number of subplots and the sometimes exasperating reluctance of Jordan to deal maturely with the older woman-younger man dimension of her budding romance.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Okay book, June 24, 2006

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Kimberly A. Brown (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Changes Everything (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

This story line sounded interesting that is the reason I decided to buy this book. Sadly, the book was not that great.

Jordan, needed to grow a spine, she had no backbone whatsoever in this story.

Jordan, acts wishy-washy. She can't seem to make up her mind whether she wants to be with Mike or not. I do understand her concerns because he is 10 years younger than she is. But, after a while I wanted her to make up her mind once and for all.

At times it seemed like Jordan and Mike had a father-daughter relationship, instead of two people in a romantic relationship.

Also, there are too many different subplots in this book.

The dialogue is weak. The love scenes are not spicy, and they also lack passion.

By the middle of the book, I got really bored, also the rest of the story started to drag. I could not wait until I got to the end of the story.

I doubt if I ever will read any books written by Karen White Owens again.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Read, January 27, 2006

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Jermaine "AJJ" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Changes Everything (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

The issues between Jordan and Michael -- younger man, older woman and former teacher, former student -- were well thought out and well written. Jordan was also dealing with the insecurities of being a burnt-out teacher. She leaned on Michael a lot, but in the end you saw the glimpse of her regaining her self-confidence.