and Dex were lovers, until her father committed a crime and she stood by him, Feeling betrayed, Dex refused to allow Alyson to remain in his life and consequently never found out that she was pregnant with his child.
Now that child has been kidnapped, and Alyson needs Dex's help to find their son, . .
I've read other Ann Voss Peterson books that I've quite enjoyed, but I found this one very poor, Alyson is a reasonable heroine, but Dex is so rigid and unbending that he's impossible for me to like, In addition, the plot is totally screwy, The idea that someone could be pardoned for a crime because the governor believed he had a "DNA clone" just blows my mind, and the level of incompetency in the legal system defies belief.
Yes, I know that the U, S. legal system is up the creek sometimes, but this book takes it to a farcical level,
Not a keeper,stars. Signed copy. Pretty good suspense set locally by a local author, SECRET BABY
Alyson Fitzroy had a secret, A precious baby she struggled to protect, until the harrowing day her child was stolen! Now the only man she could turn to was Dex Harrington.
The powerful D. A. who could put her baby's kidnapper behind bars forever, The lover who had fathered her child, . .
DETERMINED DADDY
Dex Harrington was shocked to discover he had a sonand determined to keep his baby safe.
Even if that meant taking matters into his own hands, Even if that meant allowing Alyson Fitzroy into his heart, Because as soon as he joined forces with the beauty he believed had betrayed him, he realized so much was at stake.
For he hungered to claim this woman and child as his own once and for all! great book Compelling enough for me to finish reading but too may character problems and logic errors for me to thoroughly enjoy.
The hero is the DA, His son is kidnapped. Instead of doing what a lawman would do call the FBI for help cause kidnapping is a Federal, not a local offense he listens to the heroine who insists they follow the kidnappers demands no police.
I don't believe a man who has committed his life to the law would refuse to involve the federal authorities.
Yeah, maybe some of the local authorities were dirty, But the hero and heroine had enough evidence of the kidnapping and the identity of the kidnapper to the partial recording of the first phone call plus the heroine's testimony of being attached when her kid was taken to have the bad guy arrested.
All this by the end of chapter,
The hero allows the rapist/murder/ultra wealthy bad guy to isolate him from the resources he needs such a stupid move I wondered how the hero managed to become the DA.
I mean, he has power and connections and resources at this disposal,
Come on, they didn't even have or ask for any proof that the baby was still alive, They knew what this guy was capable of but decided to trust the bad guy's word that the baby was alive and well.
And the bad guy phoned the heroine on a regular basis, The hero makes some type of statement that it wasn't possible to trace or record the calls, Ever
heard of a cloned phone What about GPS on cell phones that can be activated by authorities to help them pin down acall Yeah, it's possible to trace a cell phone to it's location and it's possible to clone a cell phone with the clone attached to a voice recorder.
There were other things that bugged me, but those were out of character for a DA,
I don't know the original publication date for the print version of this ebook, But the writer obviously didn't watch TV crime dramas, or research what the authorities can do with technology,
All that aside, I appreciated that the author let me know the baby was safe and that the bad guy did not intend the kid harm.
I would not have continued reading otherwise, Picked up in the ER, . . a quick read. Ann Voss Peterson is the author of over thirty novels and has millions of books in print all over the globe.
Winner of the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award and a Rita finalist, Ann is known for her adrenaline fueled thrillers and romantic suspense novels, including the Codename: Chandler spy thrillers she writes with J.
A. Konrath and her own thriller series featuring small town Wisconsin police chief Val Ryker, A creative writing major in college, Ann worked all manner of jobs after graduation, ranging from grooming show horses to washing windows, and now she draws on her wide variety of life experiences to fill her fictional worlds with compelling energy and undeniable emotion.
She lives near Madison, Wisconsin with her family and their b Ann Voss Peterson is the author of over thirty novels and has millions of books in print all over the globe.
Winner of the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award and a Rita finalist, Ann is known for her adrenaline fueled thrillers and romantic suspense novels, including the Codename: Chandler spy thrillers she writes with J.
A. Konrath and her own thriller series featuring small town Wisconsin police chief Val Ryker, A creative writing major in college, Ann worked all manner of jobs after graduation, ranging from grooming show horses to washing windows, and now she draws on her wide variety of life experiences to fill her fictional worlds with compelling energy and undeniable emotion.
She lives near Madison, Wisconsin with her family and their border collie, sitelink.