Debra Salonen, Bringing Baby Home

Bringing Baby Home

Debra Salonen

Harlequin American, Aug 2006, $4.99

ISBN: 0373751303

The prophecy that her Rom roots predict for her involve a child of the light and a man of the dark, but that she must select one for she can only save one. Though she ran from her destiny, all she found was a harsh life out there so Liz Radonvic comes home to Vegas since she has chosen to bring light to a little girl she met in India by adopting Preisha, who suffers from a birth defect.

However, before her dreams are answered by the government red tape, she meets gardener David Baines. They are attracted to one another, but she fears he is hiding something from her even as she wonders if she can have him and Preisha that is until he reveals the truth about himself as he is the dark side of that prophecy.

This is a warm tale in which love conquers all. Liz and David are terrific lead characters who fall in love in spite of her belief he is hiding something bad about himself from her. Though there is lighthearted undercurrent starting with David running over her hedgehog cactus, the story line contains a serious theme dealing with adoption especially of children with ailments; readers' hearts will go out to Preisha.

Harriet Klausner