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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Heart rendering -- Very highly recommended,
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This review is from: His Child or Hers? (A Walk Down the Aisle: Wedding Celebration #2) (Harlequin Superromance, No 993) (Mass Market Paperback)
Dr. Natalie Lawson became a physician in Guatemala because she loves the place and the people. There she met her husband Carlos, and there they planned to raise their son Benjamin. When an earthquake kills Carlos and leaves Natalie hospitalized for months, infant Benjamin is taken to an orphanage to be cared for until Natalie can leave the hospital. An unfortunate mistake, however, allows her child to be adopted to NYPD detective Hand Ballantyne, and it takes three years and almost of her funds for a PI to find the child in America. Nick and his wife adopted the infant in an effort to save their marriage. A few months later his wife decided that the child didn't make her happy and left baby Robbie in her husband's custody. Hank adores his adoptive son, thriving on bedtime stories and monsters, and thrilling in watching his child grow. So when he opens the door to find the birth mother standing on his front steps, Hank can't help feeling devastated. If the case goes to court, his lawyer cautions that there's a possibility of loosing custody. From the first moment he meets Natalie, Hank finds himself fighting his attraction and finds that caring for her tempers his zeal for fighting for Robbie at any cost. Instead, knowing Natalie as a person as well as a birth mother force him to accept her pain and disappointment as well as his own. Likewise, Natalie quickly learns compromise, calling her son by his adoptive name for example, as she spends time with a man who loves her child as much as she does. With no legal precedent to protect either of their interests, Hank and Natalie must work together to find the answers to their conundrum, and to face the fear of becoming the unneeded parent. Indeed, establishing a mutually acceptable compromise seems virtually unimaginable. Even as their mutual attraction brings them together, the thousands of miles and the past fears between them make the possibility of a future quite unlikely. HIS CHILD OR HERS by Dawn Stewardson boldly tackles the emotional quagmire that results when a birth mother shows up to reclaim her child. While the genre dictates a happily-ever-after ending, the emotional intensity and philosophical implications raised will touch the reader's heart. Further, HIS CHILD OR HERS is not about a marriage of convenience, as would be an easy plot device to solve these characters' dilemmas. Instead, HIS CHILD OR HERS is about discovering the true of nature of love; that is, putting the needs of a child and each other ahead of one's own needs and desires. This tender exploration of love will bring tears to the eyes, and remain on the reader's keeper shelf forever. Very highly recommended.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A heartwarming dama,
This review is from: His Child or Hers? (A Walk Down the Aisle: Wedding Celebration #2) (Harlequin Superromance, No 993) (Mass Market Paperback)
The earthquake devastated Guatemala four months ago, but Dr. Natalie Lawson just left the hospital after suffering severe injuries. Her husband Carlos died during the quake while the Sisters of Mercy Orphanage cared for their baby Benjamin. When Natalie arrives to pick up her beloved Benjamin, she learns he is gone, having been adopted by mistake.A few years later, private investigators find Benjamin living in New Jersey with his adoptive father, NYPD detective Hank Ballantyne. Now called Robbie, Natalie wants her baby back, but admits that Hank has done a great job raising her son. Natalie introduces herself to Hank with concrete evidence that she is the biological mother of his son and both agree on doing what is best for Robbie. As they struggle with whatever that is, love offers a long-term solution that could satisfy everyone's desires. HIS CHILD OR HERS? is a powerful "Count on a Cop" tale that showcases the myriad of relationships that can encompass love. The story line is exhilarating as the two adults struggle with the attraction between them and what is best for the show-stopping Robbie. The return of the likable Hank (see partner to the star of THE MAN BEHIND THE BADGE) and the debut appearance of the caring Natalie make for an easy fan decision, as Dawn Stewardson provides readers with an emotional heartbanger. Harriet Klausner
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What makes a family?,
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This review is from: His Child or Hers? (A Walk Down the Aisle: Wedding Celebration #2) (Harlequin Superromance, No 993) (Mass Market Paperback)
Natalie Lawson is an American working with an organization similar to Doctors Without Boarders. She has a practice in Guatemala where she met and married a Spanish archaeologist and had a son named Benjamin. Four months after Benjamin's birth there was an earthquake in Guatemala killing Natalie's husband and injuring her. She recovered and went to an orphanage looking for her son. When she gets their she finds that there was a mix up and her son is no longer there.Hank Ballantyne is a single father of three year old Robbie when Natalie comes to his door to tell him that she thinks Robbie is her Benjamin. After a DNA test reveals that Natalie is in fact Robbie's birth mother they decide what the best coarse of action is. They start slow letting Natalie spend time with Robbie to get him to know her. But then when something happens to the woman temporarily taking care of Robbie Natalie steps in to watch him. Things start to get interesting because there is a spark between the two that they do not want to explore. Also during this time Natalie works at a nearby hospital when she spends time with a Spanish speaking girl who was burned in a fire. All in all a very touching book that is hard to put down
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