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Pam of Babylon #1-5
Pam of Babylon Series: Romance Boxed Set #1-5
The beloved series, Pam of Babylon, now in a boxed set. The first volume contains Pam of Babylon, Don't You Forget About Me, Dream Lover, Prayers for the Dying, Family Dynamics, and the bonus, First Sight.
First Sight - When Pam Met Jack
Pam of Babylon - A beautiful life at the beach is marred when Jack has a heart attack on the train from Manhattan, and Pam and Jack's two lovers discover secrets and lies, and each other.
Don't You Forget About Me - Pam, Marie and Sandra learn they share more than Jack's love.
Dream Lover - More of Jack's life is discovered as his former lovers make their way to Pam's beach house, and set out to destroy her peace. But she has a surprise.
Prayers for the Dying - Struggling to move forward after Jack's death, Pam encounters heartbreak after heartache as her children reveal the truth about having Jack as a father, and Marie finds peace in a most painful situation.
Family Dynamics - Pam finds love and stumbling blocks in its path.
1. Pam of Babylon
2. Don't You Forget About Me
3. Dream Lover
4. Prayers for the Dying
5. Family Dynamics
6.The Tao of Pam
7. In Memoriam
8. Soulmates9. Save the Date
10.I'll Always Love You
11.Beach Spirits
12. South Shore Romance
13. Meet Me at the Beach
14. Pam's Adventures in Babylon
15. Second Chance
When I was Young
Gladys and Ed's Big Adventure
Beautiful Heartbreaker
Short Stories: We're Just Friends, Julie Hsu,
Free on author's website: First Sight, A Good Beach Day
First Sight - When Pam Met Jack
Pam of Babylon - A beautiful life at the beach is marred when Jack has a heart attack on the train from Manhattan, and Pam and Jack's two lovers discover secrets and lies, and each other.
Don't You Forget About Me - Pam, Marie and Sandra learn they share more than Jack's love.
Dream Lover - More of Jack's life is discovered as his former lovers make their way to Pam's beach house, and set out to destroy her peace. But she has a surprise.
Prayers for the Dying - Struggling to move forward after Jack's death, Pam encounters heartbreak after heartache as her children reveal the truth about having Jack as a father, and Marie finds peace in a most painful situation.
Family Dynamics - Pam finds love and stumbling blocks in its path.
1. Pam of Babylon
2. Don't You Forget About Me
3. Dream Lover
4. Prayers for the Dying
5. Family Dynamics
6.The Tao of Pam
7. In Memoriam
8. Soulmates9. Save the Date
10.I'll Always Love You
11.Beach Spirits
12. South Shore Romance
13. Meet Me at the Beach
14. Pam's Adventures in Babylon
15. Second Chance
When I was Young
Gladys and Ed's Big Adventure
Beautiful Heartbreaker
Short Stories: We're Just Friends, Julie Hsu,
Free on author's website: First Sight, A Good Beach Day
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Published June 21, 2016
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Suzanne Jenkins
261 books365 followersSuzanne Jenkins lives at the west Michigan lakeshore. She is the author of Pam of Babylon and the series; Don’t You Forget About Me,Dream Lover, Prayers for the Dying, Family Dynamics and The Tao of Pam. The Greeks of Beaubien Street,and The Princess of Greektown from the Greektown Stories, Alice's Summertime Adventure, The Savant of Chelsea and Someone Like You.
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February 19, 2019
I love this series and this boxed set is a must-read. If you like dramatic romance (think soap opera), you'll love this set! Highly recommend!
My Rating: 5 stars
My Rating: 5 stars
June 13, 2017
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February 13, 2019
I have read Pam of Babylon and loved it. Looking forward to read the other volumes, because the aftermath of betrayal is such a bottomless place for stories to be born.
My review for Pam of Babylon: When a book starts from a seemingly perfect place for the character, you know he is not going to stay there long… So when Jack Smith is looking at the face of Sandra, his mistress, thinking “I am the luckiest man alive,” his luck is at its end. Not only would Marie, his wife’s sister, find out about his affair, but he would to live long enough to try to handle the scandal with Pam, his meek, trusting wife.
While he is cheating on her, Pam waits excitedly for his return. “She had the week to prepare for his homecoming… she tried to make it an oasis for him.” Despite her trust in Jack, she knows intuitively that things between them are not quite right. “There was a tiny, itsy bit of doubt, a niggling worry, an insecurity in the back of her mind. He was disconnected from her.”
When she gets a call from the hospital that Jack has died from a heart attack, Pam goes to pieces and then, gradually, reassembles them, finding a new strength in herself. She now learns the truth about him and a few of the women with whom he betrayed her. Sandra, too, goes through grief: “Her life had changed overnight.”
This book is about looking forward to restart life already, even in the presence of death. It is about healing, part of which comes from forgiveness. I know this sounds strange to some readers, who find Pam’s behavior ’too unreal.” Apparently it is easier and perhaps more natural for many of us to succumb to vengefulness. At the same time, this is exactly why this book is so fascinating. It offers a different possibility, a more hopeful one. “There was something about cleaning up, washing everything, that spoke of new beginnings.”
The author, Suzanne Jenkins, stated that she wrote the character as the opposite of herself. “I am at the opposite end of the spectrum of reactions....I wouldn't be forgiving and embracing.” Yet I feel that by the end of the story Pam inhabits her to such a degree that her words come straight from the heart, gut, and mind.
Five stars.
My review for Pam of Babylon: When a book starts from a seemingly perfect place for the character, you know he is not going to stay there long… So when Jack Smith is looking at the face of Sandra, his mistress, thinking “I am the luckiest man alive,” his luck is at its end. Not only would Marie, his wife’s sister, find out about his affair, but he would to live long enough to try to handle the scandal with Pam, his meek, trusting wife.
While he is cheating on her, Pam waits excitedly for his return. “She had the week to prepare for his homecoming… she tried to make it an oasis for him.” Despite her trust in Jack, she knows intuitively that things between them are not quite right. “There was a tiny, itsy bit of doubt, a niggling worry, an insecurity in the back of her mind. He was disconnected from her.”
When she gets a call from the hospital that Jack has died from a heart attack, Pam goes to pieces and then, gradually, reassembles them, finding a new strength in herself. She now learns the truth about him and a few of the women with whom he betrayed her. Sandra, too, goes through grief: “Her life had changed overnight.”
This book is about looking forward to restart life already, even in the presence of death. It is about healing, part of which comes from forgiveness. I know this sounds strange to some readers, who find Pam’s behavior ’too unreal.” Apparently it is easier and perhaps more natural for many of us to succumb to vengefulness. At the same time, this is exactly why this book is so fascinating. It offers a different possibility, a more hopeful one. “There was something about cleaning up, washing everything, that spoke of new beginnings.”
The author, Suzanne Jenkins, stated that she wrote the character as the opposite of herself. “I am at the opposite end of the spectrum of reactions....I wouldn't be forgiving and embracing.” Yet I feel that by the end of the story Pam inhabits her to such a degree that her words come straight from the heart, gut, and mind.
Five stars.
February 20, 2019
So many twists and turns I couldn’t put it down. I am also a hater of Jack Smith. I can’;t imagine what I would say to such a narcissistic person if I met him but he is scary personified. I felt so many emotions from Pam and rightfully she was distraught, angry and sad for the loss of her husband but more for the loss of her marriage. It is so hard to put into words what I was feeling when I read this series.... while Jack had a terrible childhood, he certainly had a strange way of dealing with his life and the challenges that went with living with an alcoholic mother and abusive step-father.
The worst part for me is thinking that the children of Jack and Pam are also dealing with their own demons and don’t know how to deal with them appropriately. More the once Pam talks about going in and talking to a counselor and never does. Her dealings with the multitude of feelings about a philandering husband who gives her AIDS, impregnates Sandra Benson who is half her husbands age, sexually abuses her younger sister and has a relationship with her under her very nose for years and says she never knew anything was going on. How much can you deny, explain away or justify to yourself - like I said so many twists and turns I couldn’t put the book down because I couldn’t imagine what Suzanne would come up with next.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The worst part for me is thinking that the children of Jack and Pam are also dealing with their own demons and don’t know how to deal with them appropriately. More the once Pam talks about going in and talking to a counselor and never does. Her dealings with the multitude of feelings about a philandering husband who gives her AIDS, impregnates Sandra Benson who is half her husbands age, sexually abuses her younger sister and has a relationship with her under her very nose for years and says she never knew anything was going on. How much can you deny, explain away or justify to yourself - like I said so many twists and turns I couldn’t put the book down because I couldn’t imagine what Suzanne would come up with next.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 20, 2019
3 1/2 Stars.
I am really on the fence about this set of books. On one hand, it is entertaining in a twisted kind of way, like watching a train wreck - you can't turn away. On the other hand, I really disliked Jack. The weasel had the audacity to die and leave his wife holding a bag full of lies! As the stories unfold, more lovers come out of the woodwork, each with their own history with Jack. Although Pam should have been nominated for sainthood, I on the other hand, was ready to kill Jack all over again. A fascinating and preposterous read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I am really on the fence about this set of books. On one hand, it is entertaining in a twisted kind of way, like watching a train wreck - you can't turn away. On the other hand, I really disliked Jack. The weasel had the audacity to die and leave his wife holding a bag full of lies! As the stories unfold, more lovers come out of the woodwork, each with their own history with Jack. Although Pam should have been nominated for sainthood, I on the other hand, was ready to kill Jack all over again. A fascinating and preposterous read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
January 23, 2019
This incredible series is a soap opera at best and once you start, you'll find it hard to put down. So grab a comfortable spot and your favorite drink and start. Seven full-length books for your reading enjoyment. Included are First Sight, Beautiful Heartbreaker, Pam of Babylon, Don’t You Forget About Me, Dream Lover, Prayers for the Dying and Family Dynamics. The characters are amazing and hard to forget and easy to like. The story is addictive and entertaining. I read an arc via Booksprout and voluntarily chose to review.
February 16, 2019
This is an enjoyable and well written set of books. I was entertained by the drama, interactions between the characters, and all the secrets and lies, kept me engrossed and flipping the pages until the end. I recommend you read it for yourself.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 22, 2019
A captivating read from beginning to end! An exciting storyline that leaves you breathless wanting more! Sexy steam filled chemistry! Emotionally heartfelt, enjoyable and fun! One heck of a twisted, intense rollercoaster ride! An amazing must read!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 28, 2019
Lies and Truths
Jack. Handsome. Rich. Ill. Sick. Assertive. A father. Husband. Lover. Adultery. Abuser. A Dom.
Pam. Beautiful. Wife. Curvy and health conscience. Mother of two. Loved by all.
Marie. Sister to Pam. Abused as teenager. Lover to Jack.
Ashton. Best friend and lover to Jack since they were boys.
Jack?
Jack. Handsome. Rich. Ill. Sick. Assertive. A father. Husband. Lover. Adultery. Abuser. A Dom.
Pam. Beautiful. Wife. Curvy and health conscience. Mother of two. Loved by all.
Marie. Sister to Pam. Abused as teenager. Lover to Jack.
Ashton. Best friend and lover to Jack since they were boys.
Jack?
June 28, 2019
Pam of Babylon; first 5 books
Wow, one of those “I can’t stop reading, have to see what train wreck is next”.
The first couple of books were very well edited, and then editing got very sloppy; double words in sentences, repeated phrases or a few words, etc. It was distracting & annoying.
Wow, one of those “I can’t stop reading, have to see what train wreck is next”.
The first couple of books were very well edited, and then editing got very sloppy; double words in sentences, repeated phrases or a few words, etc. It was distracting & annoying.
August 20, 2019
Loved the storyline but the typographical errors nearly made me put the book down and not
finish. Wasn't this proofed at all. I plowed through and enjoyed it even as depressing as it
was. I couldn't wait to see what the next bazaar thing was going to unfold. Congrats on a great
read. Find another proofreader.
F.Nolen
finish. Wasn't this proofed at all. I plowed through and enjoyed it even as depressing as it
was. I couldn't wait to see what the next bazaar thing was going to unfold. Congrats on a great
read. Find another proofreader.
F.Nolen
September 26, 2020
Completely hooked!!!
Came across this box set by chance, and so glad I did. This story has me hooked. Aside from some grammatical errors and incorrect punctuation which admittedly annoyed me, I loved the journey of Pam's life and subsequently, her family's also. Definitely a must read for anyone who enjoys the drama along with ebbs and flows of life.
Came across this box set by chance, and so glad I did. This story has me hooked. Aside from some grammatical errors and incorrect punctuation which admittedly annoyed me, I loved the journey of Pam's life and subsequently, her family's also. Definitely a must read for anyone who enjoys the drama along with ebbs and flows of life.
November 13, 2023
Never ending surprises
Pam continues to have the family with the weirdest experiences and friends imaginable. And then there are the love stories they all get involved in.
Thankfully, Pam appears to have an exciting loveliness ahead of her. And her kids have both found someone to be intimate with.
Pam continues to have the family with the weirdest experiences and friends imaginable. And then there are the love stories they all get involved in.
Thankfully, Pam appears to have an exciting loveliness ahead of her. And her kids have both found someone to be intimate with.
February 16, 2019
Pam of Babylon
by csleap
I love this series. Suzanne is a wonderful writer and this was the first of her books that I read. Now I read everything of hers that I can get my hands on.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
by csleap
I love this series. Suzanne is a wonderful writer and this was the first of her books that I read. Now I read everything of hers that I can get my hands on.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 17, 2019
One never knows the truth behind the man. A man who is beloved by all, his past comes out after his death. How does Pam cope with it?
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 20, 2019
Well written stories with lots of angst, humor, sadness, love. Quite a soap opera in a box!
Great reads, very entertaining.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Great reads, very entertaining.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 5, 2019
Interesting Plot
Way too long, unnecessary characters introduced toward the end, needed better editing, but good story idea, could be a best seller with deeper dive into psychological problems, whitewashed the real issues. Took too long to read.
Way too long, unnecessary characters introduced toward the end, needed better editing, but good story idea, could be a best seller with deeper dive into psychological problems, whitewashed the real issues. Took too long to read.
August 22, 2019
What a story
How much can one woman and her family take. This series has a little bit of everything. Front in center is Pam, which was amazing to see her come out of her shell and into her own. Brave lady...
How much can one woman and her family take. This series has a little bit of everything. Front in center is Pam, which was amazing to see her come out of her shell and into her own. Brave lady...
November 9, 2019
Couldn't put it down
I read this set through in five days time - only stopping for work and sleep! Though at times I thought only a daytime soap opera could have any more drama, the Smith family and all interested characters had it all!
I read this set through in five days time - only stopping for work and sleep! Though at times I thought only a daytime soap opera could have any more drama, the Smith family and all interested characters had it all!
August 24, 2020
H to C
HIV➡COVID
The books were long and poorly edited. What it did highlight was how one person could infect so many. Now we have the virus which is spread so much easier. It brought the concept of the pandemic home.
HIV➡COVID
The books were long and poorly edited. What it did highlight was how one person could infect so many. Now we have the virus which is spread so much easier. It brought the concept of the pandemic home.
February 12, 2019
Not my cup of tea
I didn't know this was a book about a teacher using his power to take advantage of his students and students dumb enough to go along with it.
I didn't know this was a book about a teacher using his power to take advantage of his students and students dumb enough to go along with it.
February 20, 2019
This is a great series. It has all the elements that you'd look for. A great story love loss tragedy
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 15, 2019
Please see individual stories for review.
June 19, 2019
The dead husband was a monster, but this series is like a train wreck, that you can’t stop watching. I keep hoping the characters will redeem themselves at some point.....!
July 5, 2019
A very deep and intense novel of wayward family life
In the words of the immortal Robbie Burns, " Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to "deceive".
In the words of the immortal Robbie Burns, " Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to "deceive".
July 15, 2019
Long rread
Liked the box set. Was an extremely long read. as finally finished. Box set was, interesting twists within the families.
Liked the box set. Was an extremely long read. as finally finished. Box set was, interesting twists within the families.
August 18, 2019
Loved this series!
This series of books kept you on the edge of your seat! You just never knew what would happen next.
This series of books kept you on the edge of your seat! You just never knew what would happen next.
August 31, 2019
LOVED this series!
LOVED continuation and the length!
LOVED every character!
LOVED the connections and relationships!
LOVED the twists and turns!
LOVED the flow!
LOVED continuation and the length!
LOVED every character!
LOVED the connections and relationships!
LOVED the twists and turns!
LOVED the flow!
September 12, 2019
Great
I enjoyed the whole series. Terrific . Great stories. Very realistic situations presented. Unexpected ending . It left me wondering if there another book coming up .
I enjoyed the whole series. Terrific . Great stories. Very realistic situations presented. Unexpected ending . It left me wondering if there another book coming up .
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