A Family Reunion

by Brenda Jackson

Overview

EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS. SOME ARE JUST TOO HARD TO TELL
—-BUT TOO HOT TO KEEP. . .

It's been fifteen years since the Bennetts were all in one place, at one time, and now at a total blowout of a reunion four special cousins' hidden desires and long-kept secrets will challenge their bond, test their courage, and change their hearts forever. . .

Taye is a hair stylist with big ambitions. She's trusted the wrong men in the past and now she determined to land the right one, no matter who stands in her way.

Michael is a widowed airline pilot struggling to manage his teenage daughter, but turbulence comes when a new passion enters his life.

Alexia was the chubby little girl who has turned into a sexy superstar who seems to have it all. . .except the one thing she's always wanted to make her life complete: a child. Now she has the perfect man in mind to be the father of her child. . .without his knowledge.

Rae'jean is the pretty young doctor engaged to be married, but happiness still eludes her because her past is shrouded in mystery. And before she can say "I do" she must come home to finally learn the truth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312315085
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/13/2004
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

Brenda Jackson is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of numerous novels, including the Westmorelands series and, from St. Martin's Press, Some Like It Hot, Taste of Passion and The Playa's Handbook, among others. She was the first African-American author to have a book published under the Harlequin/Silhouette Desire line of books and the first African-American romance author to make USA Today's Bestseller's List and the New York Times Bestseller's List for the series romance genre. Jackson has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Jacksonville University, and worked for thirty-seven years in management at a major insurance company. She now divides her time between family, writing and traveling. She has been married for thirty-seven years to her childhood sweetheart, Gerald, and they have two sons. She lives in the city where she was born, Jacksonville, Florida.

Reading Group Guide

EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS. SOME ARE JUST TOO HARD TO TELL — BUT TOO HOT TO KEEP. . .
It's been fifteen years since the Bennetts were all in one place, at one time, and now at a total blowout of a reunion four special cousins' hidden desires and long-kept secrets will challenge their bond, test their courage, and change their hearts forever….
Taye is a hair stylist with big ambitions. She's trusted the wrong men in the past and now she determined to land the right one, no matter who stands in her way.
Michael is a widowed airline pilot struggling to manage his teenage daughter, but turbulence comes when a new passion enters his life.
Alexia was the chubby little girl who has turned into a sexy superstar who seems to have it all…except the one thing she's always wanted to make her life complete: a child. Now she has the perfect man in mind to be the father of her child…without his knowledge.
Rae'jean is the pretty young doctor engaged to be married, but happiness still eludes her because her past is shrouded in mystery. And before she can say "I do" she must come home to finally learn the truth.

1. Do you think that Taye should have initiated conversations with Monica about her father before she heard about her daughter's curiosity?
2. Should Michael have told Kennedy about Stephanie and at some point introduced the two of them?
3. Once Rae'jean realized she was attracted to another man, should she have broken off her engagement with Grady? Why or why not?
4. Should Rae'jean have questioned the family about her father when she knew it was a closely guarded family secret? Why or why not?
5. Do you feel Rae'jean was right to give up Grady to another woman? What would you have done?
6. Was Quinn justified in feeling used once he learned of Alexia's plot to get pregnant?
7. Was it wrong for Taye and Michael to become involved, even though Michael was only an adopted Bennett? Explain your answer.
8. Do you think Brandy was justified in exposing Lorenzo and Jolene the way she did at the wedding reception?
9. Do you look at Grampa Ethan's death as too sad an ending or do you think it was a happy ending? Why do you feel this way?

Editorial Reviews

Chockful of romance, Mrs. Jacksons knack for building relationships is excellently displayed.” —RT Reviews (Top Pick) 

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