Harlequin
Medical Romance (December 2007)
ISBN: 9780373066308
An unknown woman abandoned a baby in Dr. Adam Monroe's clinic at
closing time. No one can find the mother. To make matters worse, the
baby's vitals indicate a possible serious medical situation. The baby
does not respond. Adam takes precautions after his medical exam, not
being happy with the baby's respiratory system or her oxygen
saturation. Dr. Adam Monroe orders the baby to be transferred to the
hospital. When he arrives, he discovers Nurse Krista Vaughn assigned to
his little patient. In their professional life, Adam and Krista work
together to save Joy while trying to prevent the baby from being sent
to Social Services. Can they find the mother in time? Is she a suitable
mother and why did she abandon her baby? As Adam and Krista work
together, they discover an attraction and deepening bond developing
---- but patients come first. Their past secrets may not interfere with
their medical expertise but will they prevent them from finding love?
Krista has always had a crush on Adam but now that she is older will he
be able to see her as a woman? What about the past that he cannot share
with Krista? Behind the scenes the little baby Joy creates a little
Christmas special of her own by opening the hearts of Adam and Krista
---- but will it be enough to bring them together?
Laura Iding's romance
Baby: Found at
Christmas, published under Harlequin's Medical Romance line, is
a very refreshing change of pace. The realism of the medical setting
combined with the tenderness of emotion is a welcome addition to the
romance genre. Laura Iding makes the reader feel the general atmosphere
of the hospital while also narrowing her focus on one patient as well.
The reader feels the fast pace when medical duty calls for action not
emotions yet Laura Iding also details specific emotional moments that
move hearts amid the fast pace of their jobs. Readers will discover a
special delight in the way Laura Iding wrote the baby Joy! Wow! This is
a great way to write babies in a romance --- emotionally moving,
sensitive writing without being too cute or overdramatic---just
wonderful! Joy is the center of this romance rather than an epilogue
add-on. Joy's presence adds to the characterization of the hero and
heroine as the reader sees Adam and Krista through their interactions
with the baby Joy.
Adam and Krista are the kind of people and medical professionals that
readers would like to encounter in real life. The reader sees the hero
and heroine working at their jobs, being good at their jobs and loving
their jobs. An innate sense of goodness emanates from them. Laura Iding
writes moments ( the Lasik and clipboard scenes here) with a very tight
precise writing style that gives insights into the characters, the
medical situation, and the heart.
Steaminess Level:
Tender romance.
Squeamish level:
Just fine for even the most squeamish
Medical scene: The medical scene covers
deafness and respiratory illness, and oxygen saturation.
Author Laura Iding
specializes in critical care and writes Medical Romance for Harlequin
and Mills and Boon outside of North America.
Laura Iding's
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