Reconstructing Jackson

Name: Reconstructing Jackson
Rating: 4.92307710647583 (13 reviews)

Holly Bush

Nov 2012 · Holly Bush Books

4.9

13 reviews

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299

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1867 . . . Southern lawyer and Civil War veteran, Reed Jackson, returns to his family’s plantation in a wheelchair. His father deems him unfit, and deeds the Jackson holdings, including his intended bride, to a younger brother. Angry and bitter, Reed moves west to Fenton, Missouri, home to a cousin with a successful business, intending to start over.

Belle Richards, a dirt poor farm girl aching to learn how to read, cleans, cooks and holds together her family’s meager property. A violent brother and a drunken father plot to marry her off, and gain a new horse in the bargain. But Belle’s got other plans, and risks her life to reach them.

Reed is captivated by Belle from their first meeting, but wheelchair bound, is unable to protect her from violence. Bleak times will challenge Reed and Belle's courage and dreams as they forge a new beginning from the ashes of war and ignorance.

Ratings and reviews

4.9

13 reviews

Rosemary De Gouveia

July 24, 2024

Good story. Reed, a confederate, loses his leg during the American civil War. His father disowns him due to this and his fiancee marries his brother. He leaves and joins his cousin and his wife and becomes a lawyer. He meets Beulah, a negro lady, who works for his cousin in their hotel and also Belle a white girl who gets taught how to read and write by Beulah. Belle gets badly beaten up her cruel racist brother, Jed. Beulah brings her to Reed as she knows Jed will come after her. Reed, Belle and some other characters were good people but Jed is an awful human being who you get to hate even more as the story progresses. The ending was satisfying.

Penny Richard

August 5, 2019

Loved the whole story

About the author

“Love does not end, even with tragedy and sadness, and has given us the will to go on.” Crawford Family Series

Holly Bush’s books are set during the turbulent and transformative years of the late 1800s and include the very popular Crawford Family Series following the fortunes of three Boston-born sisters—Train Station Bride, Contract to Wed, and Her Safe Harbor. Cross the Ocean and Charming the Duke are both Victorian romances set in England. Fan favorites Romancing Olive and Reconstructing Jackson are stand-alone American historical romances. Holly’s books are “emotional, with heartfelt, sexy romance.”

Holly makes her home with her husband, one happy Labrador Retriever, and two difficult cats in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Connect with Holly at www.hollybushbooks.com, on Twitter @hollybushbooks, and on Facebook at Holly Bush.

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