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Her Sister'S Baby

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Colleen Deering -- She'll do anything for her sister, Sheila. And if her gift takes up nine months of her life and entails morning sickness and stretch marks, well, what are sisters for? Because what Sheila wants--more than anything is the world--is a baby. And it will be Sheila's baby; Colleen has assured her sister of that. She's doing this for Sheila. Michael Delaney -- Handsome and reserved, he's Colleen's brother-in-law, Sheila's husband. He, too, wants a baby--with all his heart. When Colleen offers to be a surrogate for his wife, he's stunned. But Michael eventually accepts the idea--and he's deeply grateful for Colleen's gift of love. Tragically, Sheila never even gets a chance to hold the baby. In their sorrow, Colleen and Michael turn to each other, only to discover an unacknowledged attraction--a dangerous attraction. Dangerous, because they both want Sheila's child... Wow!! I was soooo impressed by this novel. At first, I thought it sounded kind of sleazy. I mean, the husband of one sister falling for the other shortly after his wife's death. But Janice Johnson made the whole plot work beautifully. The characters came to life in a way that's rarely seen in many books. The conflict and the emotions were real. I could hardly put in down, and I'm in the middle of finals week!! Definitely one of Janice Kay Johnson's best. I highly recommend you go out and find this one immediately.

Finally, a book that explores the in-depth feelings of its characters. Colleen is a divorced mom with two children. Colleen loves her sister Sheila with all her heart, but her sister is unable to carry a child to term. Colleen offers her the greatest gift of all-to carry a child for her. Sheila and her husband Michael are delighted when Colleen announces that she is pregnant. Sadly, not long after Sheila is killed in a car wreck. Colleen stuggles with the loss of her sister and realizes that the baby inside her is still half hers and wants to keep it. Besides the gift was for her sister not her brother-in-law. Colleen does not realize that Michael intends to fight for his baby. The story that unfolds from there will make you smile and cry. Everyone's feelings are explored - Michael, Colleen, and Colleen's two other children. The ending is very heart warming. I can not wait to read more books by Janice Kay Johnson. This was the first and will not be the last.

I purchased this book because it was a bonus book from Lavryle Spencer's Sweet Memories. What a wonderful find!!! This book was the best romance I have read in a very long time. I had never heard of Janice Kay Johnson and I absolutely LOVED everything about this book. I am going to find everything I can that has been written by this author. EXCELLENT!!!!

I had never heard of Janice Kay Johnson and discovered "Her Sister's Baby" because it was at the back of a book by LaVyrle Spencer. Wow! It blew me away! Although the outcome of the plot was predictable, the characters were well developed, the plot moved slowly enough to be believable but not so slowly that I was bored. The build up of sexual tension was exciting and the dialogue between the characters (especially Colleen and her children) was believable. I stayed up till 5 AM to finish the book because I couldn't bear to put it down! I would gladly read a sequel to this story.