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The Baby Thief
Jenna visits a fertility clinic, hoping to be artificially inseminated, but the clinic doctor takes one look at her patient and makes other plans. The doctor and her lover conspire to kidnap Jenna and steal one of her eggs—a simple procedure that the “donor” should no have memory of. Yet from the beginning, things go terribly wrong.
338 pages, Paperback
First published March 8, 2010
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L.J. Sellers
57 books477 followersI write the bestselling Detective Jackson mystery/thriller series—a four-time Readers Favorite award winner—as well as the Agent Dallas series, the Extractor thrillers, and provocative standalone thrillers. My 30 novels have been highly praised and have sold more than a million copies.
I reside in Eugene, Oregon where my many of my novels are set, and I'm also an award-winning journalist who earned the Grand Neal. When not plotting murders, I enjoy standup comedy, cycling, social networking, and attending mystery conferences. I've also been known to jump out of airplanes.
I reside in Eugene, Oregon where my many of my novels are set, and I'm also an award-winning journalist who earned the Grand Neal. When not plotting murders, I enjoy standup comedy, cycling, social networking, and attending mystery conferences. I've also been known to jump out of airplanes.
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February 10, 2015
2.5
Totally unrealistic, I hate insta-love and how everyone seem to gave other characters important information just like that: "Hey,are you Jenna's mother?""Well, she was adopted, from this agency and the lawyer's name is this, but don't tell anyone!",
But it kept me interested and reading it til the end.
Totally unrealistic, I hate insta-love and how everyone seem to gave other characters important information just like that: "Hey,are you Jenna's mother?""Well, she was adopted, from this agency and the lawyer's name is this, but don't tell anyone!",
But it kept me interested and reading it til the end.
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April 10, 2012I got this book as a free Kindle download. I doubt I would have paid for it.
So far, the book is like Lifetime movie lulzy. I'm going to use this review to post my favorite lines.
Leaving the police station after being robbed at gunpoint at the restaurant where she works (a robbery in which a customer is shot and killed), the author writes: "Jenna had never felt so tired in all her life, not even after the first time she'd done a full hour on the stair-stepper at Court Sports."
WOW that's like REALLY TIRED OMG.
She accepts a ride home from Eric, a reporter who happened to be at the restaurant during the robbery. "Yet after what she'd been through, Eric felt as safe and comfortable as a cup of hot chocolate."
She asks Eric to check her apartment to make sure no one is hiding out there. Eric thinks, "It would be tough not to take her beautiful face in his hands and press his mouth against those luscious, trembling lips, but he wouldn't violate her tender trust in him no matter how badly he wanted her." THEY JUST MET. AND SOMEONE WAS SHOT. AND HAHAHAHAHA TENDER TRUST! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
And this is just in the first 6% of the book. THIS IS GONNA BE HILARIOUS.
So far, the book is like Lifetime movie lulzy. I'm going to use this review to post my favorite lines.
Leaving the police station after being robbed at gunpoint at the restaurant where she works (a robbery in which a customer is shot and killed), the author writes: "Jenna had never felt so tired in all her life, not even after the first time she'd done a full hour on the stair-stepper at Court Sports."
WOW that's like REALLY TIRED OMG.
She accepts a ride home from Eric, a reporter who happened to be at the restaurant during the robbery. "Yet after what she'd been through, Eric felt as safe and comfortable as a cup of hot chocolate."
She asks Eric to check her apartment to make sure no one is hiding out there. Eric thinks, "It would be tough not to take her beautiful face in his hands and press his mouth against those luscious, trembling lips, but he wouldn't violate her tender trust in him no matter how badly he wanted her." THEY JUST MET. AND SOMEONE WAS SHOT. AND HAHAHAHAHA TENDER TRUST! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
And this is just in the first 6% of the book. THIS IS GONNA BE HILARIOUS.
April 5, 2012
4.5 stars/Fiction; Suspense
This thriller takes off from page one and is loaded with non-stop action. I read it in one sitting.
Jenna goes to see a fertility specialist who through DNA testing discovers that she (the fertility specialist) is actually Jenna's biological sibling, adopted at birth. From that moment on, the Doctor (who has her own fertility issues) sets into motion a series of events to steal 'eggs' from her patient for her own use. But things go wrong, there is a witness to the abduction. A reporter who will stop at nothing to find out what happened to Jenna, and by doing so risks his own life in the process.
Fast paced and gripping, I highly recommend this book.
This thriller takes off from page one and is loaded with non-stop action. I read it in one sitting.
Jenna goes to see a fertility specialist who through DNA testing discovers that she (the fertility specialist) is actually Jenna's biological sibling, adopted at birth. From that moment on, the Doctor (who has her own fertility issues) sets into motion a series of events to steal 'eggs' from her patient for her own use. But things go wrong, there is a witness to the abduction. A reporter who will stop at nothing to find out what happened to Jenna, and by doing so risks his own life in the process.
Fast paced and gripping, I highly recommend this book.
October 22, 2018
Not nearly as good as her Wade Jackson series, although Jackson has a cameo role. Plot too far fetched, superficial character development.
May 31, 2011
In The Baby Thief, when Jenna MClure walks into Dr. Elizabeth Demauer’s office, hoping that the doctor will aid her quest to have a baby, it sets off a series of events that will change the lives of both women forever.
A violent robbery shatters the calm safety of Jenna’s world. In the aftermath, she meets with a reporter Eric Troutman, who may hold the promise of a bright future. Elizabeth is a troubled young woman, with a secret connection to Jenna’s past. Jenna has something she wants. Elizabeth jeopardizes her future and practice to have it. She’s caught in the spell of a disgraced Dr. David Carmichael, who carries out medical experiments in a secretive religious community. Jenna, Elizabeth and David are all hiding secrets and Eric is on a determined quest to learn everything.
This is the first L.J.Sellers’ book I have read, but it will not be the last. She is brilliant at sketching her characters in full, most of them beautiful but all inherently flawed. It is easy to feel sympathy for everyone, even her villains, who let their pride and desires guide them to commit unspeakable crimes. L.J. Sellers is also a master at pacing and knows how to keep a reader engrossed.
A violent robbery shatters the calm safety of Jenna’s world. In the aftermath, she meets with a reporter Eric Troutman, who may hold the promise of a bright future. Elizabeth is a troubled young woman, with a secret connection to Jenna’s past. Jenna has something she wants. Elizabeth jeopardizes her future and practice to have it. She’s caught in the spell of a disgraced Dr. David Carmichael, who carries out medical experiments in a secretive religious community. Jenna, Elizabeth and David are all hiding secrets and Eric is on a determined quest to learn everything.
This is the first L.J.Sellers’ book I have read, but it will not be the last. She is brilliant at sketching her characters in full, most of them beautiful but all inherently flawed. It is easy to feel sympathy for everyone, even her villains, who let their pride and desires guide them to commit unspeakable crimes. L.J. Sellers is also a master at pacing and knows how to keep a reader engrossed.
August 18, 2011
Jenna visits a furility clinic where the doctor is her faternal twin, seperated at birth by adoption. After running a dna test, the doctor sister, Elizabeth, and her lover, Carmicheal, kidnap her and hold her captive in Carmicheal's compound/church with the help of ex-con Zeke (Ezekial).
Things go wrong after free lance reporter, Eric, witnesses the kidnapping. Eric, sensing something is wrong, contacts the police, who an officer happens to be his best friend.
Upon seeing himself in the newspaper articile with his police sketch, Zeke decides he must kill Eric. Eric, while recovering from the attack, finds the compound. Being seen inside the church by residents, Zeke is summoned and brings him to Jenna while Carmicheal and Elizabeth are beginning to harvest an ovary.
Very interesting. My attention was kept through out the book. I found very few parts boring to be honest.
I received this book free of charge and am in way bound to give a positive review nor was I paid for my review
Things go wrong after free lance reporter, Eric, witnesses the kidnapping. Eric, sensing something is wrong, contacts the police, who an officer happens to be his best friend.
Upon seeing himself in the newspaper articile with his police sketch, Zeke decides he must kill Eric. Eric, while recovering from the attack, finds the compound. Being seen inside the church by residents, Zeke is summoned and brings him to Jenna while Carmicheal and Elizabeth are beginning to harvest an ovary.
Very interesting. My attention was kept through out the book. I found very few parts boring to be honest.
I received this book free of charge and am in way bound to give a positive review nor was I paid for my review
November 5, 2010
The Baby Thief was an excellent book filled with suspense. It had a couple of twists in it that you just didn't see coming. The book was a very quick read with very little down time. I always enjoy reading a book that I have a hard time putting down and this is certainly that type of book. Thank you Goodreads for introducing me to yet another wonderful author.
October 30, 2010
When Jenna McClure disappears after visiting a fertility clinic, reporter Eric Troutman tries to convince himself and the police that a kidnapping has occurred. What follows is a fast paced book that holds your interest right to the end.
One of the best mystery books that I've read in a while and the first book that I've read by author L.J. Sellers but it certainly won't be my last.
One of the best mystery books that I've read in a while and the first book that I've read by author L.J. Sellers but it certainly won't be my last.
November 2, 2012
Not what I was expecting but it was a little entertaining. Parts where a little too "far fetched" for my tastes.
October 8, 2012
The Baby Thief by L.J Sellers
I downloaded this book during a promotion on Amazon and was delighted when I started to read it to find it a gripping and interesting read.
The premise of the book is novel and fresh and I feel if I say anymore in this regard I will be giving out spoilers. But it is a work of fiction with a novel slant to a comfortable scenario which makes it gripping and at the same time terrifying. It is not however a horror or even a true psychological thriller so I would urge you to read it yourself to understand my meaning in this regard. Plot deserves a 5 * review rating.
The characters in the story is well fleshed out, well rounded and I loved that background was created even on the most peripheral of characters without adding bulk and needless drudgery in the story. I also really appreciated the fact that the author managed to make no black and white distinction with her characters, she managed to give the evil guys enough of a background and motive to have some redeeming qualities and the good guys were not all that perfect. They were human. This was a very nice deviation on many books I have been reading lately. Character development, 5 * review rating.
Formatting and editing of the book was professionally executed and if any minor mistakes were present it never grated on my nerves so I will give this aspect of the book a 5 * rating as well.
General enjoyment and recommendation for a specific target market.
I believe that all action/adventure/suspense/romance lovers will love this book and that it will keep them out of many a pleasurable hour of sleep. A resounding 5 * rating from me.
In general this book is a 5 * rated book and I would very strongly suggest you all go out and get a copy to read and enjoy. It is money well spent.
~WaAr~
I downloaded this book during a promotion on Amazon and was delighted when I started to read it to find it a gripping and interesting read.
The premise of the book is novel and fresh and I feel if I say anymore in this regard I will be giving out spoilers. But it is a work of fiction with a novel slant to a comfortable scenario which makes it gripping and at the same time terrifying. It is not however a horror or even a true psychological thriller so I would urge you to read it yourself to understand my meaning in this regard. Plot deserves a 5 * review rating.
The characters in the story is well fleshed out, well rounded and I loved that background was created even on the most peripheral of characters without adding bulk and needless drudgery in the story. I also really appreciated the fact that the author managed to make no black and white distinction with her characters, she managed to give the evil guys enough of a background and motive to have some redeeming qualities and the good guys were not all that perfect. They were human. This was a very nice deviation on many books I have been reading lately. Character development, 5 * review rating.
Formatting and editing of the book was professionally executed and if any minor mistakes were present it never grated on my nerves so I will give this aspect of the book a 5 * rating as well.
General enjoyment and recommendation for a specific target market.
I believe that all action/adventure/suspense/romance lovers will love this book and that it will keep them out of many a pleasurable hour of sleep. A resounding 5 * rating from me.
In general this book is a 5 * rated book and I would very strongly suggest you all go out and get a copy to read and enjoy. It is money well spent.
~WaAr~
October 21, 2010
I think more Detective Jackson would have made me give it five stars.
It's not bad. Matter of fact, it's quite readable, but I've been spoiled by Sellers' Detective Jackson series.
I will say that it started slow, but picked up pace as the story got rolling. Part of my ho-hum attitude is the subject matter. It's quite believable, of course, given some more recent news stories about women stealing other's babies. In one particularly gruesome case, the woman killed the very pregnant mom and cut the infant out of her. It died, of course.
So there is good evidence of a primal urge to have children, even if it means taking someone else's child. In the book, it's down to basics. The baby thief is stealing another woman's eggs. The other woman happens to be the thief's sister (unbeknowst to either of them prior to recent developments).
Jenna (the egg owner) is relatively tough and a good heroine except that she's drugged and incapacitated for most of the book. I really wanted her to kill somebody or at least break a leg or two, but she never got the chance. Same with the hero. He's severely injured and physically can't cope very well with the evil bad people. Bless him. He sure does try, but it comes down to a deus ex machina ending.
Since neither lead is instrumental in retribution against the bad guys, I just feel a bit let down.
Not one of Sellers' best books, but a decent read nonetheless.
It's not bad. Matter of fact, it's quite readable, but I've been spoiled by Sellers' Detective Jackson series.
I will say that it started slow, but picked up pace as the story got rolling. Part of my ho-hum attitude is the subject matter. It's quite believable, of course, given some more recent news stories about women stealing other's babies. In one particularly gruesome case, the woman killed the very pregnant mom and cut the infant out of her. It died, of course.
So there is good evidence of a primal urge to have children, even if it means taking someone else's child. In the book, it's down to basics. The baby thief is stealing another woman's eggs. The other woman happens to be the thief's sister (unbeknowst to either of them prior to recent developments).
Jenna (the egg owner) is relatively tough and a good heroine except that she's drugged and incapacitated for most of the book. I really wanted her to kill somebody or at least break a leg or two, but she never got the chance. Same with the hero. He's severely injured and physically can't cope very well with the evil bad people. Bless him. He sure does try, but it comes down to a deus ex machina ending.
Since neither lead is instrumental in retribution against the bad guys, I just feel a bit let down.
Not one of Sellers' best books, but a decent read nonetheless.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 28, 2013
***SPOILERS*** Jenna is in her thirties and single, so she decides to be artificially inseminated. At the clinic, her doctor takes a sample of her DNA because she thinks she looks similar to her, and what do you know- it's a match! The doctor finds out that they are actually twin sisters separated at birth by adoption. She also wants a baby but is sterile, so she comes up with a plan to steal her sister's eggs to make a baby of her own.
In the meantime, Jenna is robbed at gunpoint and decides to have sex with the first random stranger she meets to make herself feel better. This stranger immediately falls in love with her and catches on to the evil doctor's plans, saving the day.
Yuck. This sounded like such a great plot, but it bombed. It was alright, but felt too forced and I hate when main characters fall in love at first sight and can't live without each other (Okay, that's not entirely true, but in most contexts it comes out super unrealistic- case in point). I could have told you everything about this book as soon as I found out Jenna had sex with Eric, right down her pregnancy with him at the end. Boring!
In the meantime, Jenna is robbed at gunpoint and decides to have sex with the first random stranger she meets to make herself feel better. This stranger immediately falls in love with her and catches on to the evil doctor's plans, saving the day.
Yuck. This sounded like such a great plot, but it bombed. It was alright, but felt too forced and I hate when main characters fall in love at first sight and can't live without each other (Okay, that's not entirely true, but in most contexts it comes out super unrealistic- case in point). I could have told you everything about this book as soon as I found out Jenna had sex with Eric, right down her pregnancy with him at the end. Boring!
August 17, 2012
Absolutely loved this book! It was a little confusing keeping all the different characters straight at the beginning but it quickly got easier. The book was very fast paced, which I liked. However, like in the first book I read, it seemed like everything tied up at the end within the span of a few pages which seemed almost too fast for me.
September 16, 2012
This was one of those can't put down books. Pretty good. As with most thrillers, there are some pretty sick, twisted people doing some sick, twisted stuff. It was no different in this book. I think the ending was a bit abrupt and I didn't quite like how it all turned out, but the rest of the book was really good.
May 25, 2011
I enjoyed this read. Well thought out plot, although at times I felt it dragged a bit. Characters were well developed and defined. Enjoyed the introduction of Jackson, having read all of the Jackson series prior to reading this book.
March 10, 2011
Although this book drove me crazy with some grammatical errors (not sure what kind of copy I had), it was quite suspenseful and a pretty good page turner!
September 12, 2017
This book was ok. It passed the time and was interesting enough to hold my attention, but there wasn't anything particularly special about it.
November 27, 2018
This book was difficult to read, not with the writing, which told the story very plainly and painfully. How someone could make money from poor people, those in need, and those in shame and pain is outlined in this true telling of Georgia Tann, a baby seller who worked in Tennessee for decades (1924-1950)making a fortune out of literally stealing and selling babies, with massive cooperation of corrupt officials and heinous associates.
Hard to believe it's true, but this account explodes a troubled time in the US.
Hard to believe it's true, but this account explodes a troubled time in the US.
October 26, 2019
Better than I expected since I ordered it by accident! Invitro clinic Dr. Demauer treated Jenna and discovered she was her twin sister--separated at birth and adopted by 2 different families. Dr. D had an abusive childhood and saw her chance to take Jenna's egg and have a blood offspring. In cahoots with Dr. Cutherbertson a cult leader/fertility doctor himself, they kidnap Jenna. Jenna had just met Eric and he would not let her disappearance go so contacted his friend Det. Jackson. They investigated and searched for her and found her at the last minute...of course.
October 8, 2017
Unbelievable and Predictable
It was unbelievable but I felt compelled to read on. The plot was sappy and ridiculous and the writing was barely average, but I still wanted to read the next chapter and the next. I knew how it would end, but I wanted to read the details.
It was unbelievable but I felt compelled to read on. The plot was sappy and ridiculous and the writing was barely average, but I still wanted to read the next chapter and the next. I knew how it would end, but I wanted to read the details.
July 13, 2017
Great Read
This book was great! It was a thriller to me. Kept me guessing. Loved how everything turned out. Hope to read about them in the future!
This book was great! It was a thriller to me. Kept me guessing. Loved how everything turned out. Hope to read about them in the future!
October 9, 2018
Good read !
This was an excellently written book, full of suspence. The characters were great and I couldn't put it down. I'll definitely read more books from this author.
This was an excellently written book, full of suspence. The characters were great and I couldn't put it down. I'll definitely read more books from this author.
March 15, 2019
Great book
Great Book!
Was very suspenseful!
Easy to read.
A little farfetched but hard to put down.
Would recommend this book.
Great Book!
Was very suspenseful!
Easy to read.
A little farfetched but hard to put down.
Would recommend this book.
August 29, 2020
Good read!!
June 28, 2021
The Baby Thief
It was okay. I was just not in the mood for this book. It was me, not the book. I might read it another time.
It was okay. I was just not in the mood for this book. It was me, not the book. I might read it another time.
April 23, 2025
Entertaining Quick Read
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and found myself thinking about what would happen next when I couldn't read. Fast paced and a great thriller.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and found myself thinking about what would happen next when I couldn't read. Fast paced and a great thriller.
January 7, 2012
Dr Elizabeth Demauer works at the Assisted Reproduction Clinic and when Jenna Mcclure visits the clinic wanting a baby by artificial insemination, Elizabeth immediately notices the strong similarities in looks between her and Jenna. Elizabeth had being adopted and by using equipment at the clinic she is able to run DNA tests and compare samples and she finds out that Jenna is her biological sister.
Elizabeth herself wants to have a baby but she can not conceive a child herself due to pelvic infections she had has a child. These were probably caused by the fact she was sexual abused by her adopted father. So when she finds out that Jenna is her biological sister she sees this as the perfect opportunity for her to create the perfect baby for herself using her expertise and David Carmichael who she had met at medical school.
David Carmichael or the Reverend Carmichael as he was now known as was running a cult church he called, The Church of the Reborn. A religious commune mainly made up of female members. The church was twenty-five miles away from the nearest town hidden away in an isolated fortress. Not many people knew about the churches location, making it the perfect place for David’s other work. David was also running a secret underground test-tube baby clinic to impregnate the women in the church using sperm stolen from the clinic by Elizabeth. David had become obsessed with creating life. David owes everything to Elizabeth. Elizabeth had kept him from losing his medical licence and going to jail in the past.
So when Elizabeth tells David she wants to kidnap Jenna and harvest her eggs and fertilize them and transfers them into her body, David as not choice but to go along with her plans.
Eric Troutman is a freelance Journalist who is at first only interested in writing a story about Jenna after witnessing her saving the life of a badly injured man, who was injured in a robbery where Jenna works. There is an attraction between Jenna and Eric and they begin a love affair. But when Jenna suddenly disappears will Eric think she has just lost interest in him or will he care enough to find out what happened?
Will Elizabeth and David get away with their evil sinister plan and will Elizabeth get the baby she has been craving for?
What will become of Jenna once Elizabeth and David have taken what they need from her and have no further use for her?
The Baby Thief is a really chilling novel about the lengths one woman will go to, so she can get the perfect genetic baby. This is another great thriller by LJ Sellers. Well worth the read.
Elizabeth herself wants to have a baby but she can not conceive a child herself due to pelvic infections she had has a child. These were probably caused by the fact she was sexual abused by her adopted father. So when she finds out that Jenna is her biological sister she sees this as the perfect opportunity for her to create the perfect baby for herself using her expertise and David Carmichael who she had met at medical school.
David Carmichael or the Reverend Carmichael as he was now known as was running a cult church he called, The Church of the Reborn. A religious commune mainly made up of female members. The church was twenty-five miles away from the nearest town hidden away in an isolated fortress. Not many people knew about the churches location, making it the perfect place for David’s other work. David was also running a secret underground test-tube baby clinic to impregnate the women in the church using sperm stolen from the clinic by Elizabeth. David had become obsessed with creating life. David owes everything to Elizabeth. Elizabeth had kept him from losing his medical licence and going to jail in the past.
So when Elizabeth tells David she wants to kidnap Jenna and harvest her eggs and fertilize them and transfers them into her body, David as not choice but to go along with her plans.
Eric Troutman is a freelance Journalist who is at first only interested in writing a story about Jenna after witnessing her saving the life of a badly injured man, who was injured in a robbery where Jenna works. There is an attraction between Jenna and Eric and they begin a love affair. But when Jenna suddenly disappears will Eric think she has just lost interest in him or will he care enough to find out what happened?
Will Elizabeth and David get away with their evil sinister plan and will Elizabeth get the baby she has been craving for?
What will become of Jenna once Elizabeth and David have taken what they need from her and have no further use for her?
The Baby Thief is a really chilling novel about the lengths one woman will go to, so she can get the perfect genetic baby. This is another great thriller by LJ Sellers. Well worth the read.
January 29, 2015
The restaurant where Jenna McClure was robbed by an armed gunmen. One gun was shoved in her face demanding the keys to the drawer full of cash. It was a frightening experience for her. Eric Troutman, a freelance writer witnessed the crime. He had quietly taken a few pictures of Jenna as she gave compressions to a wounded man. He learned her name from one of the restaurant staff and after stopping at the hospital to find out the wounded man had died, he went to the police station hoping to find Jenna. After finding her and trying to comfort her, he offered to drive her home.
They became friends and Eric found out that Jenna is a runner and planning to run in a River Run. Eric offered to run with her knowing he was not in good shape. Eric dropped out before the end of the race and planned to meet Jenna at the end. But he could not find her. Deciding to go home he saw Jenna two blocks away getting into a big gray van with two men.
He worried about her and tried several times to call her but she never answered her phone. He went to the police and tried convince them she had been kidnapped.
Jenna had been kidnapped by Reverend Carmichael and his helper Zeke. She was taken to a compound on a deserted road consisting of a church and a clinic in the basement. Jenna was drugged and kept in restraints occasionally coming waking up only to be drugged again.
The story was a good ending but is full of lots of surprises.
They became friends and Eric found out that Jenna is a runner and planning to run in a River Run. Eric offered to run with her knowing he was not in good shape. Eric dropped out before the end of the race and planned to meet Jenna at the end. But he could not find her. Deciding to go home he saw Jenna two blocks away getting into a big gray van with two men.
He worried about her and tried several times to call her but she never answered her phone. He went to the police and tried convince them she had been kidnapped.
Jenna had been kidnapped by Reverend Carmichael and his helper Zeke. She was taken to a compound on a deserted road consisting of a church and a clinic in the basement. Jenna was drugged and kept in restraints occasionally coming waking up only to be drugged again.
The story was a good ending but is full of lots of surprises.
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March 2, 2014The Baby thief, by L. J. Sellers, b-plus, Narrated by Tanya Edy, Produced by Brilliance Audio, downloaded from audible.com.
Jenna McClure lives in Eugene, Oregon. She is 32, hasn’t found anyone she wants to have as a husband yet, and wants to have a baby. She goes to a fertility clinic where she meets Dr. Elizabeth Denauer, a brilliant geneticist. Elizabeth sees a strong resemblance between herself and Jenna, so she checks the DNA and realizes they are biological sisters. They have the same mother but were both adopted out to other families. And, on top of that, they are twins. Elizabeth also wants a child, and she is sterile. So, she hatches a plan to kidnap Jenna to harvest her eggs to implant them into herself to have a baby. She kidnaps Jenna, and has her taken to the religious compound of her lover, a doctor/preacher. Jenna is pretty sure she’s not going to get out of this alive. In the meantime, Jenna had just met the man who might be the right man for her. He sees her kidnapped, and goes to his police friend, our own Inspector Wade Jackson, and reports her missing. There follows a medical thriller that will keep you on pins and needles until the end.
Jenna McClure lives in Eugene, Oregon. She is 32, hasn’t found anyone she wants to have as a husband yet, and wants to have a baby. She goes to a fertility clinic where she meets Dr. Elizabeth Denauer, a brilliant geneticist. Elizabeth sees a strong resemblance between herself and Jenna, so she checks the DNA and realizes they are biological sisters. They have the same mother but were both adopted out to other families. And, on top of that, they are twins. Elizabeth also wants a child, and she is sterile. So, she hatches a plan to kidnap Jenna to harvest her eggs to implant them into herself to have a baby. She kidnaps Jenna, and has her taken to the religious compound of her lover, a doctor/preacher. Jenna is pretty sure she’s not going to get out of this alive. In the meantime, Jenna had just met the man who might be the right man for her. He sees her kidnapped, and goes to his police friend, our own Inspector Wade Jackson, and reports her missing. There follows a medical thriller that will keep you on pins and needles until the end.
April 23, 2012
I really liked the story idea although by the title I was expecting something quite different. I would like to read more of a backstory on these characters. Just as I became interested in a bit of history, i.e. Elizabeth's childhood, the subject would be cut short with very little detail. This would have helped answer the many questions still floating around in my brain. Why did Elizabeth choose to have her long lost sister kidnapped instead of introducing herself and becoming friendly enough to ask for the favor. Time was never mentioned as being a problem for Elizabeth ... the time to get close with Jenna. She clearly wanted a relationship ... when she says after a couple of years she'd tell her about their relationship and they would become family.
Everyone seemed to be quite "touched" mentally. I constantly thought all the antagonists would, one-at-a-time, completely go off the deep end and follow their muddled thoughts like Zeke ultimately did. But even he, in the end, doesn't ever really go over, does he?
Great story, just left me wanting something more.
Everyone seemed to be quite "touched" mentally. I constantly thought all the antagonists would, one-at-a-time, completely go off the deep end and follow their muddled thoughts like Zeke ultimately did. But even he, in the end, doesn't ever really go over, does he?
Great story, just left me wanting something more.
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