Adopted: Outback Baby

by Barbara Hannay

Nell Ruthven thought she'd missed her chance to be a mom when, at age nineteen, she was forced to give up her baby for adoption. Now Nell's discovered she has a tiny grandson in need of care. And her teenage sweetheart, cattleman Jacob Tucker, is in town….

At thirty-nine, this couple never thought they'd be parents, let alone grandparents! They never even thought they'd see each other again. But taking care of baby Sam gives them a second chance—maybe even a second chance to fall in love….

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Harlequin, Contemporary Romance, Fiction

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 1, 2008

About the author

Multi award winning author, Barbara Hannay, is a city bred girl with a yen for country life. Most of her 50 plus books are set in rural and outback Australia and they've been enjoyed by readers around the world.

Barbara has been nominated five times for Romance Writers of America's RITA Award which she won in 2007 and she has twice won Australia's Romantic Book of the Year award.

In her own version of life imitating art, Barbara and her husband currently live on a misty hillside in beautiful Far North Queensland where they keep heritage pigs, hens, ducks, turkeys and an untidy but productive garden.

Visit Barbara's website at www.barbarahannay.com
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Reviews

[Christine (KizzieReads) · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good read. A little bit rushed, but a nice, quick read. I think the characters could have been a bit more well rounded, but the book was too short for that. If you need a nice, feel good story, this is it.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is about Gemma who helps her girlfriend by watching her daughter while her girlfriend goes to the middle east to help find her husband. When the father's brother , Max, shows up and drags them back to the outback to wait for their return. Gemma is in love with the brother Max but never figure she had a chance but while they try to deal with life in the outback, they also seem to figure out themselves as well.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book and the unique situation the characters found themselves in. When Nell fell pregnant and 19, her parents separated her and Jacob, as well as stole the baby from her. Twenty years later, that child dies and leaves behind a tiny baby, which these two young grandparents adopt. I love the antics between Nell and Jacob as they reconnect and it made for a very enjoyable read.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I suspected when I started reading this book that I had already read it about 3 years ago, and I was right. But it's a good story, and worth a second read. I enjoyed it.

[ReadKnitHoard · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

*happy sigh* That hit the spot. (That would be the warm-fuzzies, bundle-of-joy spot…)

[Jennifer Susan Antony · Rating 4 out of 5]

20 years after they meet up again as an grandparents!! Emotional conflict since beginning of the book.

[Casey Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweetly touching and emotionally evocative.
I shed a few tears throughout this book.
Enjoy this emotive tale of love found, lost and rekindled.

[Cassandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Book. Shows that something good can come from something bad.