Becca's Baby: Shelter Valley Stories (Harlequin Superromance No. 943) [Paperback]

Tara Taylor Quinn (Author)

Book Description

Series: Superromance, 943 | Publication Date: October 1, 2000

Meet Will and Becca Parsons, who've lived in Shelter Valley, Arizona, all their lives. Shelter Valley means everything to them. Home. Family. Security. Love. Everything that matters is right there in that town.

Will and Becca have been married for 20 years. It's a good marriage—a contented marriage—marred by only one disappointment: their inability to have children. But their dream of a baby has gradually been replaced by other interests, other goals.

In any case, Will and Becca are in their 40s now.

It's too late for babies.

Except it's not. Because Becca's pregnant. And that reality throws their carefully ordered lives into complete disarray.

A baby—after all these years.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373709439
• ISBN-13: 978-0373709434
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 3.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,615,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The author of more than 50 original novels, in twenty languages, Tara Taylor Quinn is a USA Today bestseller with over six million copies sold. She is known for delivering deeply emotional and psychologically astute novels of suspense and romance. Tara has appeared on national and local TV across the country, including CBS Sunday Morning. When she's not writing or fulfilling speaking engagements, Tara loves to travel with her husband, stopping wherever the spirit takes them. They've been spotted in casinos and quaint little small town antique shops all across the country.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very fresh romance, October 13, 2000

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This review is from: Becca's Baby: Shelter Valley Stories (Harlequin Superromance No. 943) (Paperback)

In Shelter Valley, Arizona Rebecca and Will Parsons live a happy loving life together. Perhaps, the only regret shared by the duo after two decades of bliss is that they never had a child regardless of the fact that they both wanted one and kept trying. However, over time both accepts the obvious that no child is forthcoming. The barren scenario abruptly ends when at forty-two years old Rebecca becomes pregnant.

Suddenly, the idyllic world of Becca and Will is thrown into chaos. Goals were changed when it became obvious that Becca would never become pregnant. The elated Will, the president of Montford University, is as stunned as Becca is. However, Becca, who anticipated menopause, feels too old to start with the diaper brigade even as the townsfolk rally to help one of the kindest residents adjust.

BECCA'S BABY is a warm humanistic tale that takes the audience inside the head and heart of the title character. The secondary cast including Will augments the tale through their interactions with Becca. However, Becca will charm the audience as she psychologically and emotionally struggles with a radically unexpected change. She owns this novel. Tara Taylor Quinn provides a robust character study that may seem "un" romantic at first glimpse but remains worth reading by anyone who enjoys a fabulous look at the human psyche.

Harriet Klausner

5.0 out of 5 stars Becca and Wills story starts it all, May 20, 2008

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This review is from: Becca's Baby: Shelter Valley Stories (Harlequin Superromance No. 943) (Paperback)

Becca and Will Parsons live in a small community called Shelter Valley in Arizona. They have a good life together and are very well respected in the town where Becca is known for her social activism and Will is the President of Monford University in town.

They have a contented life, but for 20 years they have wanted a baby. Then Becca finds out that she is pregnant at 42. She does not feel that it is possible at her age to have a healthy baby at that age and so she decides to abort but Will wants the baby. Becca decides to keep the baby, but the problems that arose over her wanting to end her pregnancy threaten Becca and Wills marriage just as they get the very thing they wish for.

What happens next? Read Becca's Baby, and if you like that there are other books about the town and its people