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Topaz [Mass Market Paperback]

Beverly Jenkins (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)


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Book Description

September 21, 1997
A Perilous Pursuit

Kate Love is an ambitious young newspaper reporter on the trail of a railroad stock swindler who has been preying onelderly Blacks. Her investigation points to Rupert Samuels, one of the wealthiest and most eligible black men in the east, but her covert efforts to get close enough to uncover thegoods on him bring her to the brink of becoming his wife.

A Promise of Pleasure

Snatched from the altar by Dix Wildhorse, a Black SeminoleMarshal from Oklahoma's Indian country, Kate has no choice but to flee with the daring knight her father sent to rescueand wed her. Marriage had never been part of Kate's plans, and she isn't about to abandon her career to become thedutiful wife of a wild west lawman bent on wrapping her in his own protective cocoon. Determined to hold on to her independence despite the dark simmering fire Dix's bronzed, muscled embrace ignites, she challenges him at every turn.Yet even as their battle of wills intensifies, the heat of their passion blazes with unmatched fury...a wildfire of lovethat can only be answered in the sweet ecstasy of surrender.


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Newspaper reporter Katherine Love goes undercover in order to investigate, and ultimately expose, suspected Chicago stock-swindler Rupert Samuels. As she moves closer to uncovering Samuels's schemes, Katherine very nearly becomes his bride. But fate has other plans, as Katherine finds out when Dixon Wildhorse, a black Seminole marshal, literally snatches her from the altar. It seems that Katherine's father offered her hand in marriage to Dixon as payment for a long-standing debt. Can the two find happiness together despite their differences? Beverly Jenkins skillfully blends romance, black history, and life in the Wild West to create a lively, tender love story, which is sure to find its way into the hearts of readers everywhere.

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"Jenkins is a gifted storyteller who knows how to bring special spark and sass to romance." -- -- Romantic Times

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Avon; First Edition edition (September 21, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0380786605
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380786602
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #490,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Beverly Jenkins grew up in Detroit and majored in journalism and English literature at Michigan tate University. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, People, the Dallas Morning News, Vibe, and many other national publications.

 

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Chica, you will LOVE this book!!!!, May 17, 2005
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I actually read this book a while ago, but forgot to put in my two cents... It was wonderful!! Dixon Wildhorse is right up there with Chase Jefferson as my favorite leading man in Beverly Jenkins books. Before this book, I didn't know that Black Seminoles existed. What a great way to educate us about them and tell a riveting story at the same time.

Kate Love is headstrong and resistant in the beginning, but Dix slowly wins her over. I liked the fact that she is a reporter in the 1800's. Of course she had to sign some of her work as a man, but those were the times. My favorite scenes, "count for me chica" and "riding out the storm (in the tent and on their porch)".

This book is tied directly to Always and Forever -- a move that only Ms. Jenkins could pull off and keep both plots moving and flowing. A must read for all Beverly Jenkins fans.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Long Awaited "Topaz!", December 13, 2000
This review is from: Topaz (Mass Market Paperback)
Is Jenkins the best historical romance novelist of all times or what!! Well she is in my book. I loved Topaz. This novel was very rich in Black Seminole and African American history,"American History." The characters in this one are truly unforgettable. Dixon Wildhorse was a man after my own heart. I reall don't blame Kate Love for falling in love with Dix even though the circumstances would suggest her dislike for him. I loved the way their love developed for each other over time. Even more Jenkins once again created characters that will be remembered for a long time to come. It is one thing to have a great romance in a book, but when you add great history, great characters, and a great connection of all those things, the novel is truly in a class all by itself. That ladies and gentlemen, can also be said about the author of that great novel. Love you work, you, Beverly Jenkins, are truly in a class by yourself!!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars So Good!, August 1, 2000
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Well I first have to give a very special group on The Color of Love Forum my thanks for getting me started on the journey of reading Beverly Jenkins books. A special sorority sister of mine actually mailed her copy to me to read. Boy am I glad she thought enough of me to do just that, because Topaz was one great book that I truly enjoyed reading.

I had not taken the leap into the historical romances but its something about the way Ms Jenkins uses her skill to tell these stories, you get pulled in like a magnet and cannot stop reading until you've finished.

Well, Marshall Dixon, "Dix" Wildhorse is some kind of man who comes from a strong heritage of Black Seminoles winds us marrying Katherine, "Kate, Love. The relationship journeys through some ups and downs but has such a spark of some sizzling love scenes in the 1800's WOW! If I say more, I'll end up giving the story away and that is not allowed on this site.

But just take my word folks, because this historical romance is not what you've been led to believe. It's more like the history of blacks during these times and Ms Jenkins is an excellent author in presenting this story about Dix and Kate. I strongly feel if she was our history teacher, she would make taking black history such an enjoyment that we would all earn passing grades.

Well, I have been given my next Jenkins book to read and that's Vivid. Thank you Beverly Jenkins for an outstanding book, and I kept my promise I made to you in Dallas that I would start reading your books. What a joy it has been!

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Under the cover of the darkness, Katherine Love stood with her back pressed closely against the outside wall of the warehouse, hoping she couldn't be seen. Read the first page
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Miss Sunshine, Indian Territory, Dixon Wildhorse, Rupert Samuels, Bart Love, Kansas City, Merle Gleason, Judge Parker, New York, Arnold Taylor, Lyndon Green, Sweetie Pie, Hiram Walker, United States, Jackson Blake, Black Seminole, Candace Taylor, Miss Vera, Seminole Nation, Fort Smith, Bass Reeves, Frederick Douglass, Hannah Green, Katherine Wildhorse, Tiger Creek
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