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Can't Stop Loving You (Zebra Romantic Suspense)

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When she was only eighteen, Rowan gave her child up for adoption. Fifteen years later, when Rowan receives an email from her daughter, the events of that long ago Independence day suddenly resurface -- the signing of the papers relinquishing rights to her daughter, and the loss of the child's father as well. The email provokes her into leaving behind her small town life in Missouri, and flying to New York to meet her past. But when she arrives, Mariel finds a newspaper article that indicates her daughter is missing.

Mariel contacts the child's father, Noah, to clue him in that their daughter might be in trouble. Together they meet the adoptive parents, and begin the quest to find the missing girl. Along the way, they must confront not only the past, but also their still strong feelings for each other. Their time together becomes a journey in self-discovery and an opportunity to heal the wounds of the past. Indeed, if they have the courage, Mariel and Noah have the chance to reclaim all that was lost, as they soon realize that not only have they never stopped loving each other, they've also never stopped loving the child they share.

CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU is one the most emotionally charged, deeply felt novels I have encountered in mainstream fiction. Personal experience gives this novel an added depth and an assertion to the "truth" of the emotions, guilt, and challenges. A novel of shared pain, of growth, of second chances and joy, CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU comes very highly recommended.

I have never written a review before, but I felt I just had to for this one. I have a very busy lifestyle, but try to fit reading in when possible (ya know - trying to show the kids a good past time activity). But this one floored me. For the first time ever, I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN! I've always heard people say that, but geesh, I thought they must just have too much time on their hands. Now I know what they mean!Get the book! I can't think of anyone that wouldn't be touched by this.

I picked this book up, thinking it would be more of a mystery than it was. While the story line was based on a missing teenage girl, it was more the story of Noah and Mariel and a love lost many years ago. While I was disappointed that there was less mystery/suspense, it was still a good story and I felt myself rooting for them to get back together. If it's a love story you're looking for, this is it, with the dramatic ending we all dream of. If it's a mystery/suspense, you'll be somewhat disappointed.

I read this book in a matter of two days. I wasn't really suprised with the outcome of the story but it was a really good read. I enjoyed it. I felt like I was on the streets of New York with Merial and Noah. This book was good but I wasn't suprised.

In 1986 Strasburg, New York, teenage college student Mariel Rowan gives birth to a girl. Her parents back in Rockton, Missouri know nothing of their granddaughter's life as the dance scholarship student hid the truth from them. Her boyfriend Noah Lyons offers marriage because he personally knows how devastating it is on a child to be raised by a single parent. Mariel rejects his offer and does what she feels is best for her beloved infant by giving her up for adoption.

Fifteen years later, an e-mail from Amber Steadman, claiming to be her daughter, stuns Mariel. She travels to New York to meet Amber, but upon arriving in Valley Falls, she learns the teen is missing. Unable to turn to anyone, Mariel contacts Noah for the first time in years. He quickly joins her in the search for their daughter. As they panic over the child they once gave away, Noah and Mariel fall in love, but finding Amber remains the top priority for both of them.

CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU is an exciting relationship drama that readers will enjoy. The lead couple is attractive and charming, but because the story line centers on the search and their fears for Amber, sparks between them are limited, which adds to a more authentic feel to the plot. Also adding realism is the fact that the Steadmans are not ogres. Instead they are caring, worried middle class parents struggling with a teen. Though Amber's finding of Mariel seems too easy, the audience will gain much pleasure from Janelle Taylor's latest novel.

Harriet Klausner