Saving His Son

By Rita Herron

Saving His Son by Rita Herron released on Jan 25, 2001 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373226012
• ISBN13: 9780373226016
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.1" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

A 4 STARS PLUS --- BUT

It kept seeming like I had read this story before at least up till their night of passion. Lindsey Payne - she has loved only one man in her life - the man who had given her her son. Gavin McCord - he had to protect her by pushing her away. Dr. William Cross - A highly respected doctor that runs the birthing clinic. He tells her that her baby died. Janet Quinn - she was on hand to help deliver Lindsey's baby. She takes off. Lamar Forbes - he does not believe Lindsey, that someone tried to kill her or that her baby was still alive. His town is safe from crime. Christopher Little - a lawyer with a big bank account. Jim Faulkner - Lindsay's ex - her testamony put him in prison. Danny Swain - a prisoner who threatened to get even with Gavin. Dwight Johnson - his son walked into Gavin's crossfire. Yvonne & James Faulkner - the grandparents of Lindsey's baby? Excellent characters - a bit of intrigue - neat mystery - well paced. Will definitely recommend --m

Very highly recommended

Lindsey Payne's worst fear has come true. Her son is missing. If he's alive, her son is six weeks old. Four calls have come this week, with only the words "Your son is alive." She'd been so distraught that first week after he was born that her doctor had prescribed sedatives. She remembers someone trying to kill her at Maple Hollow's birthing clinic, but no one believed her. Gavin McCord's life didn't have room for a wife or child. Lindsey respected his feelings. She had married once, and when she found out that her husband gambled and embezzled funds from his own law firm. When Lindsey divorced him and planed to testify against him, her ex-husband threatened her life. So Lindsey hired Gavin to protect her. And the last night before she testified, they had made love. Only Gavin hadn't wanted a relationship, and refused her the opportunity to tell him that she was pregnant. Now Lindsey must turn to him for help finding her child. Lindsey doesn't know that Gavin had other reasons for not telling how he really felt. Reasons to try to protect her. But all that doesn't matter now that Gavin knows his son might be alive, might be the pawn of a vicious game. Gavin had sent Lindsey away to protect her, and instead of protecting her, sending Lindsey away left her vulnerable and unprotected. Now they must work together to find their son, and whether or not they find him, decide what to do about the still strong feelings they share for each other.This heart-rendering tale of love, loss and fear will captivate the imagination and hold the reader in emotional hostage until the last page is turned. The characters are believable, intense, and memorable, risking everything to seek the truth. Intense and memorable, SAVING HIS SON is a keeper. Very highly recommended.

Saving His Son

In 1996, Harlequin Intrigue published "A Baby's Cry" by Amanda Stevens (Intrigue 388), the story of a woman who is told her child died at birth. She begins receiving anonymous notes that her son is actually alive. She goes to the child's secret father, a police detective. Will he help her find the truth? Now Intrigue is publishing "Saving His Son" by Rita Herron (Intrigue 601), the story of a woman who is told her child died at birth. She begins receiving anonymous notes that her son is actually alive. She goes to the child's secret father, a police detective. Will he help her find the truth?Sound familiar? It's another case of Intrigue deja vu (and from the looks of it, two months from now, we'll be seeing this story again in Adrianne Lee's "Undercover Baby"). The secret baby hook is one thing. A story based on such a similar premise is harder to accept. Stevens's book was almost perfect, with the exception of about 500 scenes where the characters stand at windows staring out into the night. Herron's can't help but suffer in comparison. The similarity is unfortunate. This is the best book Herron has produced for the Intrigue line."Saving His Son" contains none of the flaws of her previous books: the slow pacing and repetitiveness of "Send Me a Hero," the awkward prose of "Her Eyewitness," or the passive heroine, obvious ending, selfish hero and soap opera weepiness of the dismal "Forgotten Lullaby." The storytelling is brisk, packing plenty of plot in 250 pages. The heroine is a woman who is distraught over the loss of her son. She is still strong enough to fight to get him back, unlike the heroine of her last book, who seemed content to sit around and be victimized. She shows strength and cleverness, earning the title of "heroine." Unlike so many secret child stories, it was nice to read one where the father doesn't throw a fit about not being told, but acknowledges how he was at fault. That's a real man, and a real hero. There is emotion and angst, but the plot never comes to a complete stop to allow the characters to wallow in it. "Saving His Son" is the first real page-turner Herron has written.To her credit, Herron is one of the few new Intrigue writers actually bothering to attempt to write the kind of story this series was built on: a mystery. After four books, she finally wrote a good one. Her last book, the awful "Forgotten Lullaby," took the approach of all bad mystery writers: she tried to make the ending a "surprise" by having the characters suspect everyone except the actual villain. Never mind that she spoiled the surprise in the first chapter. This only made the characters look foolish (they're suspecting everyone they know, including friends and family, and yet they never manage to suspect the one person who has complete access to their lives???) and the obvious tactic made it clear to smart readers who would end up being the villain (why else would she being trying so hard to divert attention from th