Too Hot Too Handle (Arabesque) [Mass Market Paperback]

Monica Jackson (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Kimani Press (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583141561
• ISBN-13: 978-1583141564
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #251,281 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

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SCORNED, September 6, 2001

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Sean D. Young (Merrillville, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Too Hot Too Handle (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

Monica Jackson introduced the Eastman family in the book Heart's Desire. This book featured a young woman whose mother dies, but tells her daughter that the illustrious Senator Sidney Eastman is really her father. Senator Eastman turns out to be a low-down person and destroys his own family. His daughter Jenny is in love with his right hand man. When he Brent breaks off the relationship, she drowns her sorrows in Southern Comfort. Jenny's drinking gets out of hand and she is even driving while under the influence. She has a terrible car accident in which she kills a man and his infant child and almost loses her own life. Jenny has always been daddy's little girl and really resents Kara Kincaid, when she finds out that Eastman is her daddy too. Jenny finally tries to get her act together after spending time in jail.

Jenny meets her new stepfather's son Dr. Jared Cates. Jared is a known playboy, but Jenny can't help but be attracted to him. Jenny also becomes friends with one of Jared's ex-lovers. Stacie was dumped by Jared and when she finds out that Jenny is involved with him, she warns her of his track record with women. Well after an encounter with Jared, Jenny doesn't hear from him for days and goes to cry on Stacie's shoulder. Stacie convinces Jenny to join a club she belongs to called S.C.O.R.N.E.D. (Sisters Committed to Overcoming Rejecting Narcissistic Egomaniacal Dogs) When Jenny goes to this meeting she finds out that there are alot of women in the group that have dated Jared and he dumped them too. Well the ladies decide that Jenny can help them get even with him. They devise a plan to make Jared fall hard for Jenny and then Jenny would dump him.
The relationship would be over before he knew what hit him. Then he would know how women feel when he does that to them.

To get to know more about the Eastman and Cates families read Hearts Desire, A Magical Moment and Never Too Late For Love. My favorite Monica Jackson story is The Look of Love.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fiery, April 24, 2002

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Luv2Read "imareader2" (Baton Rouge, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Too Hot Too Handle (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

"Too Hot to Handle" is the story of Jenny Eastman and Jared Cates. In the past, Jenny's life had taken a turn for the worse, but now seems to be shaping up. Now even more so because of her involvement with Jared.

Although Jared has been termed "a dog" where women are concerned, now Jared truly has feelings for Jenny and would like to change and become the top dog in Jenny's life.

At first Jenny is skeptical of Jared, who once was involved with women who are now Jenny's friends. Can Jenny's feelings for Jared overcome her doubts brought on by her friends' accusations?

"Too Hot to Handle" is a passionate book. It's not only about Jenny and Jared, but also about Jared's old flames,who pick up their lives from the smothering ashes and move on to light other fires.

"Too Hot to Handle" is another great book by Ms. Jackson. I enjoyed the other stories about the Eastmans and the Cates who we met in one or more of Ms. Jackson's books "A Magical Moment," "Never Too Late for Love", and "The Look of Love."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's for real, November 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Too Hot Too Handle (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)

I don't often read romances, but if they're all like this, I'm going to have to start reading more of them. I thought that these books were all about perfection and fantasy and were all the same, but from this book I can tell that isn't the case. These characters were real, like people I know and meet everyday. I especially like the male lead character, Jared. The reluctance he felt to commit, his ambivalence and excuses were not the way I feel a woman fantasizes it should be, but that's the way it all too often is. The book held my interest from the start and didn't let it go. That's the highest recommendation I can give--pure escapist entertainment from beginning to end.