Baby Breakout

Outlaws #2

by Lisa Childs

Jedidiah Kleyn had been convicted because Erica Towsley hadn't come forward. So the night he escaped from prison, it was with one thing in mind—find Erica and make her clear his name. But the moment he laid eyes on the angelic beauty, his hatred was overwhelmed by the ferocity of his still-burning desire. And then he saw the child—his child.He'd thought that proving his innocence was all that mattered. But whoever had framed him was now targeting Erica and his little girl. And as the woman he'd blamed and the child he'd never known laid claim to his heart, Jed would risk anything to protect them. Because now there was nothing more important than his family…not his freedom, not even his life.

Genres: Harlequin, Romance, Romantic Suspense

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Born one dark and stormy Halloween night, Lisa Childs was predestined to write suspense novels. She loves spinning dark and twisty stories that keep readers awake because they’re either too busy turning pages or too scared to sleep. Lisa Childs is the prolific author of more than seventy published novels. In addition to romantic suspense, she also writes women’s fiction, paranormal and contemporary romance.

Lisa loves to hear from readers who can contact her on Facebook or through her website.

Reviews

[Gwen (The Gwendolyn Reading Method) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't have high expectations for this book, but AT LEAST me not wanting to kill the main female character would have been nice. Seriously, she believed ANYTHING anyone told her.

Good Guy who's been unjustly imprisoned for years: I'm actually innocent.

Female Character: OH NO! How could I have doubted you??? I'm a horrible person.

Bad Guy: No, he actually did it. HE'S EVIL.

Female Character: I've been a FOOL! How could I have trusted him.

Good Guy: No, I'm actually innocent!

Female Character: OH NO! How could I have doubted you??? I'm a horrible person.

AND THIS PATTERN REPEATS AT LEAST TEN TIMES. She believes anything anyone tells her. Not once, but EVERY COUPLE PAGES.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book. Now that Jed had escaped, he needed to find Erica and clear his name. Seeing Erica and hearing about what went on at her end made him realize he still had big problems. Trust was a big issue in this book. Jed didn't trust Erica, as he thought she was still lying about what had happened that night. He also didn't trust her not to call the cops. Erica didn't trust that Jed was not guilty of the crimes he went to prison for. She would start to trust a little, then something would happen and she'd go back again. I really wish that she had been more trusting from the beginning. I liked seeing Rowe and Macy, and was glad to see how much help he was able to provide. The bad guy was not who I figured at first. I loved the showdown at the end. There was plenty of tension and suspense in this book.

[Evelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

The title was misleading. The story had interesting aspects.

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Erica Townsley thought she would never see Jed Kleyn again. Their reunion is not a happy one however as three years ago after one passionate night together Jed was arrested for murder. After three years in one of the most deadly prisons in America Jed escapes and comes to Erica demanding that she clear his name. He does not expect what he finds however, for him to still burn with desire for her or the three year old girl, his daughter conceived on their last night together. The two must work together to find the evidence to clear Jed's name before his enemies manage to do what they failed to do in prison: Kill him.

While not the high suspense of Patterson's crime novels "Baby Breakout" leaves you hanging on to every page up until the end. While the last few chapters have a slightly rushed feeling to them overall it was a great novel and a great introduction into Harlequin's Intrigue genre. I will definitely be looking into reading more books in this category come the future.

Compared to other Harlequin titles I have read, "Baby Breakout" focuses primarily on Jed's perspective and the switch from on point of view to another can be jarring as other then a slight page break there is very little indication of POV switch. One of the things I would have done differently would have been keeping it to one single POV throughout the novel. For example if it had been entirely from Emily's point of view it would have increased suspense by keeping up the feeling of doubt over Jed's innocence, only revealing near the end that he for sure did not do what he was accused of. By doing it from her perspective we could also explore her doubts about him farther instead of just observing them from Jed's perspective and seeing him be hurt by them.

The major conflict is quite obviously Jed being imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit and those that framed him trying to kill him before he reveals their game. Jed's determination to protect his family and clear his name is admirable though false accusations and imprisonment in horrible death trap prisons isn't an issue that most white people are going to face.

Overall however, I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading other books in this category and other books by Lise Childs. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the light content of a Harlequin novel but also wants more excitement and suspense then the average Harlequin provides.

I give "Baby Breakout" 3.5 Hearts out of 5. <3<3<3

[Debbie Heaton · Rating 4 out of 5]

In Childs’ romantic suspense novel, Jedidiah Kleyn had escaped from prison having been convicted three years previously because Erica Towsley had failed to stand up and admit she was his alibi. In search of her to clear his name, he never expected to find he still cared about her nor had he known they shared a child. Proving his innocence was important, but protecting the family he never knew he had topped his priorities.

This installment to the Outlaws series is powerful, fast-paced and filled with suspense. A real page turner.

[Madiha · Rating 2 out of 5]

After Macy's story I was dying to read Jedidiah's story. Well, it was a bummer. It was just not good enough. The whole I trust you, I trust you not thing going on between the MCs was just...UGH! What I don't get is if you are going to put a child in the story then why not give it some role. I just hate it when there is a baby in a novel and no cute scenes to go along with. Prop babies are so not cool. If you liked the first Outlaw book there is a 70% chance you are not going to like this one. I, for one, didn't.

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would say that this was an ok book. The story line moved along well. The characters were good together and the daughter was adorable. I'm glad that the author had a little humor in the book. I also liked that this book was linked back to the first book in the series but if you didn't read the first book you're not going to be lost. Overall it was a good read.

[Harlequin Books]

Miniseries: Outlaws

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

WELL when i first started this i did not like Erica but the more i read i felt sorry for her. She was used. Poor Jed didn't even know he had a lil girl. And the crack pot lawyer Marcus was dirty.

[Hannah Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was awesome!

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a good book.

[Harlequin Books]

Miniseries: Outlaws