Jackson Rule

Author:

Dinah McCall

Published:

Harper Monogram, July 1996 ; 289 pages

Subgenre:

Contemporary romance

Setting:

United States -- New Orleans LA, 1990s

Main characters:

Jackson Rule and Rebecca Hill

Sexual explicitness:

Fairly explicit

Keywords:

Intrigue ; child abuse, class differences, convicts, gardening, murder, preachers

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I really enjoyed this book and tell everyone how good that it is. (R.P., 2-8-98) JACKSON RULE is the first book I've read by Dinah McCall and I enjoyed it. I'm not a contemporary reader, so when I read a new author, I'm venturing out. I found Jackson to be a wonderful character if slightly (well more than slightly) implaus ible. He's spent half his life in prison for murder, so he's a solitary, distrustful, but basically a good person....Hhhhmmm, well I guess a good person could survive in prison, but I really think, in a real prison, he'd probably be dead! Okay, if I real ly wanted to read reality I'd stick to newspapers, I want romance and this book hit the spot in spades. Rebecca was a generous, lovely character and I got a kick out of her edgy and tense but loving relationship with her father. Jackson as I said was a wonderful guy. I loved how Ms. McCall had him trade all of his prison clothes for used and had him doing all the things he couldn't do in prison right off the bat. There wasn't a lot of suspense as far as knowing that Jackson was innocent of killing his father (at least not for me). I also enjoyed the fact that Ms. McCall didn't waste time with the attraction between Rebecca and Jackson. He loved her and she loved him, no wishywashy dilemma about that. If anyone is looking for a satisfying romance with some great relationships and some really nice descriptive passages and solid characters JACKSON RULE is it. I look forward to reading more of Dinah McCall's work. (K.G., 4-1-97) I liked the book Jackson Rule, but had a few problems with the story. As Jackson's 'nice guy' personality seemed unchanged by his prison experiance, he seemed more of a saint than a real person. The 'soft' ending where we find out he's innocent contributed to this. Rebecca's only conflict with Jackson seemed to be her father didn't like him. Aside from this, the story was satifactory. Unfortunatly, I couldn't help but compare McCall's Jackson Rule to Karen Robard's Johhny Harris in ONE SUMMER, who seemed much more realistic as an ex-con. (Is it just me, or was anyone else bothered the name Jackson Rule (keep thinking of the Linda Howard hero Rule Jackson) (T.B., 12-27-96) I was about in chapter 3 when I knew I was finally reading a book that I could not put down. (J.G., 12-19-96) I loved this book! If you're looking for a romance story that's unlike any other, don't miss this one! Jackson Rule is a fresh change from the usual English lords, Scottish rogues, and Indian half-breeds found in so many romance books. I have to admit the ending is a bit predictable, but then what romance story doesn't have a happy ending? I highly recommend it! (B.L., 11-22-96) First time I every read anything by this author. Really like the characters. Plot was a little bit prediticable regarding the murder but otherwise a good read. (S.R., 10-30-96)

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