NO ONE BUT YOU
Michelle Monkou
Kimani Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-373-86063-0
April 2008
Romance- Multicultural

Sarafina Lovell and Jackson Thomas were soul mates in college and the ending should have been happily ever after. But because of family pressures Jackson chose to leave everything they shared to work for his familyʼs business. Itʼs been a few years but for Saraʼs twenty-fifth birthday Jackson returns. Not feeling him or any oyher because of her latest fiasco with a man, she runs every time he gets close. But that game doesnʼt last forever as Saraʼs feelings take over her need to have him once again.

Jackson knows that he has really screwed up when he walked away from Sara, but heʼs willing to do anything to get her back. They find themselves spending time together and the old feelings are there, but so is his snooty mother. Jacksonʼs family riches were one of the things that made Sara uncomfortable in the past and she has no plans on becoming a part of a family that is so materialistic. Despite his pleas her answer remains no. When they are both finally throwing in the towel, something happens to Jackson that proves that to both of them love canʼt be ignored.

In this story Ms. Monkou identifies with the feelings of losing a loved one by choice and being given a second chance. Sarafina works hard at denying her real feelings because she is afraid that she will be hurt again. And Jackson is just as determined to correct a bad decision he made the first time around. Together these two have a rough time of getting this thing called love right. The story is an enjoyable read that contains not just their story but also engages you in Saraʼs life with her sorority sisters.

Reviewed by Lora McDonald
Rating 3