Love's Celebration [Paperback]

Monica Jackson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078600603X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786006038
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,932,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Monica's wanted to write ever since she could hold a pencil. She had surgery in 1994, the longest time off work (as a registered nurse) she'd ever had in her life. She used the time to write her first novel and sold it to Kensington for the Arabesque line in 1995. In 1997, it finally appeared on the shelves. That book MIDNIGHT BLUE, was produced as a BET television movie of the week in 2000. Eight novels and eight novellas and short stories later from that first book, she's now a national bestselling author (says so on the books!).
Obligatory Props

Monica has won awards for her work, and has been nominated for Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. She's appeared in several radio and television appearances and has given workshop presentations. She has done television spots and also has been featured in a People magazine article, unrelated to her writing, but hey, it counts.
Awards

Nominated for Romantic Times Career Achievement award
Nominated for the Black Alliance's Golden Pen Award
Winner of Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award
Winner of Romance in Color's Award of Excellence Award
Winner of Romance in Color's Reviewer's Choice Award
Awarded the rare Romantic Times Gold Medal 4 1/2 star rating twice
Awarded Romantic Times Top Pick six times
Awarded Romantic Times 4 1/2 star rating five times
National and Blackboard bestselling author

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The history of Kwanza was good; the storyline BAD!, October 3, 1999

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This review is from: Love's Celebration (Paperback)

OK! Let's sum this book up. Happily married couple. Husband abandons family. Husband returns two years later with stories of espionage and secret undercover government conspiracies. Wife shoots husband. Family forgives husband. Town rallies around husband to prevent the bad guys from getting him. Husband & wife go on the run to clear name. Wife saves husband. Family lives happily ever after.

Give me a break! This book was really fictitious. I could not beleive half of the things the characters were saying or their actions. I appreciate the lessons of Kwanza and giving me an understanding of how to incorporate this holiday into my own family but I think more time should have been put in character development than the push to get us all to celebrate Kwanza.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A celebration of love and life, September 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Love's Celebration (Paperback)

This book begans with a happy family: Teddi, who is not such a beauty on the outside but very beautiful on the inside is abandoned by J.T., a very handsome husband who has secrets that will tear their family apart but will also bring them back together in a stronger bond. The book is very insightful on the meanings and traditions of kwanzna and there are very good recipes in the back of the book. I would recommend it for the holidays.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Happy Kwanza!!, November 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Love's Celebration (Paperback)

Beautiful novel about love,family, and holiday tradition. This novel was very creative and some of the quotes incorporated within the novel were very inspirational. Teddi loved her husband and her family so much she risked her own life to win back the life she missed two years of. Although, I was sort of put off by some of the unrealistic plots in this book it was still very good. For instance, the Feds actually letting J.T. go without any other complications to hinder him in returning to hsi family. J.T.'s disapperance for two years from his wife and his child's life was upsetting to me as well. In my opinion, Teddi took his homecoming in stride. In other words, it wasn't that chaotic or emotional as I expected. Especially, if the person you love disappears out of your life for two years and suddenly reappears. Eddie, Teddi sister seemed a little to desperate to get Cecil under her claws. Neverhteless, the book deserved a 4 star rating because of the underlying message and the love the emanated from the characters. I loved the recipes and the defintions of the 7 days celebrating the Kwanza Holiday!!!!