The Jaguar’s Heart – Reviews

Denise Hamilton, author of the Eve Diamond series: Intriguing conspiracy, secretive actions…gave me chills…I want more, way, way more…that surreal landscape, belief suspended between reality and sorcery… clearly written from experience and great imagination…

Joseph Shields, writer/producer/director of an Emmy winning Nova, Hollywood Heartbeat, The Thunderbirds, and several screenplays: Clancy meets Castaneda, brilliantly colorful and cinematic… a hero’s journey through a world we never knew existed… we come to love the country as much as we love Kate and Elizabeth…

Ed Stackler, editor for Greg Iles, Ridley Pearson, Ted Dekker, and others: Eloquent, and evocative in both dialogue and prose…written with a style whose atmospheric quality is perfectly suited to the subject…

Jean Jenkins, editor Southern California Writers Conference: Wow! Running start, great characters. I’m hooked. I love Jesse J. Rideout… can’t wait to see what comes next… convincing blend of history and fiction… A wonderful writer destined for the bestseller list.

Claire Carmichael, author of over a dozen novels, and UCLA writing instructor: Magical realism… a love triangle embedded in a fantastic thriller… compelling and beautiful…

Paul Levine, attorney, Southern California Writers Conference: Are you sure this is your first novel? Do you write under another name? Jaguar is very, very good…

Ricky Boyd, book manager with Hastings Entertainment, a retail chain with 153 stores: “The Jaguar’s Heart kept me awake for nights, chilling and beautiful… I’m looking forward to having it in our stores.”

Roberta Mencher, reviewer L.A. Press: I love Jesse, Kate and Elizabeth… Magdalena is the powerful but loving grandmother and wise woman we all want to know…a beautiful ending… I didn’t want it to end…