Ecstasy

by Gwynne Forster

About to lose her eyesight, schoolteacher Jeannetta Rollins believes that her only hope lies in surgeon Mason Fenwick, a doctor who has left medicine because of an unavoidable tragedy, and risks everything to get him to operate.

Genres: African American Romance, Romance

377 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1997

About the author

Gwynne Forster (1922-2015) was the pseudonym of American novelist, short fiction writer, demographer, and sociologist Gwendolyn Johnson-Acsadi. Forster was best known as an early innovator of the African American Romance fiction tradition. Forster was a prolific writer who authored more than 50 books, as well as multiple studies in the field of demography. Forster won a wide readership with her novels and garnered awards, including the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and the Black Writers Alliance Gold Pen Award.

Reviews

[KAREN MCCRAW · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally an ending I could live with

I almost gave this book 4 stars but it finally turned me around. Jeannette went after Mason because she needed the surgery but when he finally agreed she started running. I enjoyed all the others finding each other and Skip made the story more entertaining.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Breathtaking!

This was the first time I have read a Gwynne Forster book, but it will not be the last. This book is absolutely wonderful. The characters are so realistic and interesting, and I loved the author's descriptive style. I felt like I was seeing the world through the characters' eyes and enjoying the sunrises and sunsets and beauty of nature with them. If you believe a neurosurgeon and a college professor should sound like the educated people they are, but still fall in passionate, heads-over-heels love hard and completely like everyone else, this is a romance novel that you shouldn't miss! Thank you Mrs. Forster.

[Celeste · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mason and Jeannetta

It must've been love and they almost lost it somehow. Love means being able to be vulnerable. It's trusting that the person you give your heart too will not destroy it. Mason and Jeannetta had to go beyond the surface and get to the heart of their love. Faced with many challenges the evolution of their loved pulled at the heart. It was good to see how Skip was intertwine and how Geoffrey was able to put things into perspective. Even Laura and Steve as the older siblings having found their voice and love mates. It is one of those stories where you release that love has many layers.

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a really nice story about love, lies and misunderstandings. I felt like they were playing with each others emotions and that brought on a lot of the misunderstandings and they both were missing each others point of views. I was happy to see that they both ended up learning from each other on how to love and let go. *3 1/2 stars*

[Crystal · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good story but a VERY slow read. I started reading this book on June 5th and where I can usually finish a book in a couple of days, it took me over two weeks to get through it. I was even able to put it down and read another book, which usually doesnt happen. Great story once it picked up and got going but it took entirely too long.

[Debra Odom · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty decent read. I skipped a lot of the last part because I got tired of the drawn out love scenes.

[Shondalon]

I love this love story not just with Jenny and Mason, but skip as well. I just hate it to end I hope there is sequel.