Josephine

First of all this book is for young adults so you cant expect the same passion and action in her adult historical novels and furthermore if you didn't know that the books were being re-released then you are not a true fan of Beverly Jenkins because you would not have forgotten these characters. This book shows the innocence and sweetness of true love and still chronicles the struggles of that time. Both Josephine and Belle's stories are reminders of true love for young amd mature teenagers. I'm sorry but Beverly Jenkins IMHO shouldn't have to give out a single red cent to refund anyone for what is exceptional writing.

I am an avid reader of all of Beverly Jenkins books, but I almost skipped this one because I thought it would be to childish. Well, I was happily surprised. The story of Jo and Adam is very sweet and made me remember a time when I was just seventeen and falling in love for the first time. The story is full of humor, romance, history, and just a little touch of danger. I especially liked Jo's friend Trudy. I knew a girl just like that in high school! Readers of Ms. Jenkins other books will be able to sense the same style of writing throughout. The leading lady (Jo) is headstrong and not willing to be a traditional woman who is meek and bidable and just waiting for marriage. The leading man (Adam) is just way too handsome for his own good and is used to women falling all over themselves just to be with him. Sound familiar???? The story also takes place in Whittaker where the book Indigo is set. Bea makes an appearance in the storyline. I was also able to locate a copy of Belle and the Beau so I'll read that one also. So glad I didn't skip this wonderful story.

This book is a great story and is somewhat a secondary book to Belle and the Beau. The leading character in this story is Josephine Best, Daniel younger sister, and is very set in her goals. She owns a hairstyling shop, been to college, and is dating George Brooks who is passive and not really her type.Then she meets Adam Morgan, Daniel's friend from way back, who is famous for his charm with the ladies. Jojo knows that she can't get caught up in that... but somehow she just cant help it. She tries to resist Adam. But does it work? Do these two who seem destined to be together work it out? Or does this romance fall apart?I highly recommend this to anyone who love historical romance... definatly a five star book!!

If you have read any other books from this series, you know that they are simply fantastic. Belle and the Beau features JoJo, who's story is in Josephine and the Soldier. JoJo is Daniel's little sister, the man that Belle married in the aforesaid novel.JoJo's story is my personal favorite in the series(so far). In Belle and the Beau, Adam Morgan and his brother Jeremy used to tease their best friends little sister all the time, calling her "Pest" and aggravate her to no end. When the brothers move to Canada, the Best family thinks that that is the last they will ever see or hear from the Morgans. But it's not!Adam is injured in the civil War and returns to his old town where several soldiers are staying. Mrs. Best offers him a place in their home, since she always loved the Morgans like her own sons.When Adam see his little "Pest" again, he doesn't even recognize her! She is grown up and beautiful, taking his breath away. However, the Jo remebers Adam and Jere was that they unending charm towards the ladies, always "picking flowers", and they stayed that way. That is, until Adam sees JoJo. JoJo treis to ignore the way Adam makes her fell, but she simply can't. She has her eye on another man, after all, who's asked to call on her. But, then how does Adam make her feel in ways that no other man ever has? She loves him, and he her, bu whereas Adam is willing to admit to it and put an end to his "flower picking days", JoJo does not believe him....yet.Read this book, but only after you read Belle and the Beau. Knowing the two's history together makes this even more charming and hilarious then it would be, READ IT!

Josephine Best is seventeen years old, and she has a different plan for her life than most young women her age in 1864. Raised in a progressive free black family that ran a station on the Underground Railroad, Josephine has been encouraged since she was a child to follow her dreams, even if they were not traditional ones for a girl to have. Josephine has attended the Women's Program at Oberlin College and now runs her own hairdressing shop in her hometown. Most of the girls her age are thinking about marriage. Josephine might be too, but she fears if she marries she will be forced to give up her business. Then Adam Morgan returns injured from the war. Adam was one of her older brother Daniel's childhood friends, and tormented her mercilessly when they were both children. But now they're both all grown up and discovering feelings for each other that they never would have expected. Beverly Jenkins has written a second book for the Avon True Romance series that is just as good as her first, Belle and the Beau. I recommend this book to all readers who love the Avon True Romance series.