Blurb:
While
still in high school, Demi gave birth to a baby girl and, feeling she had no
other options, put her up for adoption. Having moved on with her life—gotten
married and having had two other children—16 years later, Demi Glenn suddenly
cannot get her firstborn daughter out of her mind. After hiring two private
detectives but getting no solid information to go on, Demi turns to the one man
who will not come back empty-handed, who will not give up until he finds the
answers—David Alexander, a married father of two daughters—the father of the
baby she had given up so long ago who had no idea he had sired a child as a
teen. Together, will they be able to find their daughter without their families
being torn apart or will fate intervene, upsetting their lives in a way they'd
never dreamed in the pursuit of finding the daughter they can no longer live
without?
Review by Rochelle Weber:
Demi
Glenn has recurring nightmares that her firstborn child, born while she was a
teen and put up for adoption, is in danger. She sees someone sinister chasing
her daughter down a beach. She hires two different private detectives, neither
of whom can find the child. Desperate, she turns to the one PI she knows will
not stop until he finds the girl—David Alexander—her high school sweetheart,
and the baby’s father. Both are married with children and neither has told
their families about the baby. How could David tell his family? Demi never told
him about the baby.
Their
child, Renee, has never felt quite comfortable with her parents. They have
different interests, and as an only child, she’s lonely. She’s often wondered
if she could be adopted, but her mother swears she’s not. Still, that vague
discomfort is always there. But, she’s looking forward to the future. Her best
friend/boyfriend is leaving for college, and her parents are allowing her to go
live with her Aunt in Alberta to be close to him. She can’t wait to start this
next adventure in her life.
I
never figured out when, where or how Renee was in danger aside from her
adoptive parents finding out her birth parents were looking for her and trying
to keep her from finding out she was adopted or from meeting them. I spent much
of If Only waiting for Renee to be in
danger, but it never really happened, and I felt a bit cheated.
There
is a mystery here with elements of the paranormal as Demi, David, and Renee all
reach out to each other in their dreams. And there’s a bit of a chase scene at
the end, but again—I never felt Renee was in danger of anything but being
prevented from meeting Demi and David. There is danger, but it’s not directed
toward Renee. Just don’t look for the scene that seems to keep recurring in
Demi’s dreams. You won’t find it. If you read If Only
without the expectation of anyone chasing Renee down a beach or anywhere else,
you’ll enjoy it.
Length:
202 Pages
Prices:
Print: $9.99
Digital: $2.99
Thanks
for visiting. Rose, Julie, Donna, & Rochelle
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