Solid Soul

Brenda Jackson has graced us with another family to fall in love with. This time it is the Steele Family - men worthy of loving and who are honor bound with family values worth fighting for. In Solid Soul, we meet Chance Steele, who is a widower with a teen age son. Chance is thrown into a meeting with Kylie Hagan, his son's Marcus' new friend, Tiffany's mother. Marcus and Tiffany decide it is way past time that their parents start dating again. Therefore, they concoct an imaginary love story between Marcus and Tiffany, knowing how Chance and Kylie feel about teenagers getting seriously involved. However, Marcus and Tiffany's plan works out just right for them when the tray is turned and their parents, Chance and Kylie fall into the web of love. Kylie is reluctant at first to become involved with Chance or any other man, but Chance is not just any other man -- he is a Steele, who knows what he wants, goes after what he wants, and does not give up until he has accomplished his goal. This is an exciting, sometimes funny, but also very serious story of love and romance and family issues. I love the way Ms. Jackson ties in the real life issues in her stories and this one is no exception. After reading Solid Soul, you are bound to look forward to seeing what happens with the other Steeles and find out which Steele man is next to fall in the love. The second book in the Steele series is Night Heat, a story of fiery and sizzling love.

I have been a fan of Mrs. Jackson's since 1994 when she first introduced her first family, The Madaris's and I have yet to be disppointed. She takes such time with her characters and developing their romances that is so endearing. She also puts such emphasis on things such as the holding of each other's gazes, or how they often stare into each other's eyes as if no one else is in the room that it makes my heart pound just reading it. And the love scenes . . . forget about it. I will continue to read any and everything that she puts out because she pours her heart and soul into making her readers happy. And for the single readers, she gives a little hope that one day we too will find our "solid soul" mates. I just finished reading Solid Soul and ordered Night Heat (Bas's story) prior to this posting. I am glad that Bas ditched Cassandra with her snobbish self. I also hope that Lena and Donovan get the opportunity to develop their story as well. She needs love too and I see the potential for them as well as they will now be intertwined with one another.

I've loved Brenda Jackson's writing for a long time. This Steele series got off to a great start with Chance and Kylie. The story of the kids playing matchmaker was sweet and in true Brenda style, the lovemaking was HOT!!

Solid Soul by Brenda Jackson, the first book in a seven book series "Forged of Steele". Solid Soul is Chance Steele's story, when dose a single parents go to far in making sure their children do not make the same mistakes they did? On the other hand when does the single parent who not by choice is left to raise children alone go to far in keeping a promise to the parent who is no longer there. Tough love, tough choices, no love, no choices where does the vicious circle stop, where is the connection which makes the circle whole. These are the questions asked and answered by Chance and Kylie with a little help from their friends. Once again Ms Jackson has hit her mark, giving her characters, sub characters just the right voice and interaction with each other to keep one wondering. The defining moment for me was on page 253, read and see why I say this is a choice all parents make married or single for our children. I am waiting on the next six stories, I know the Steele family will give us the same joy, adventure, love, oh No's, fun and laughter as the Madaris, and Westmoreland families.

The Steeles are here and I'm SO happy to meet them! This book introduces us to yummy Chance Steele, the eldest of the four sexy brothers from North Carolina and oh my, is he gorgeous! With a teenage son to raise alone and a company to run, he hasn't really given much thought to a serious relationship. Kylie Hagan, owner of the town's local flower shop also faces the same dilemma, with a teenage daughter to raise -- romance is the furthest thing from her mind. That is, until their kids get together. It seems the teenagers are in love (or so they say!) And guess what? Kylie and Chance are NOT happy campers. They both have high hopes for each of their kids and a budding relationship isn't one of them. However, will their children's relationship awaken them to something they've been denying themselves? To the needs and mutual attraction they've been ignoring? Maybe... This book is wonderful and Ms. Jackson's trademark love scenes are awesome: passionate, hot and too sexy. I can't wait to meet the next sexy brother - the family bad boy - Sebastian (Bas). Thank you, Ms. Jackson!