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ANOTHER MAN'S BABY - Dyanne Davis Parker/Noire Passion November 2007 |
SYNOPSIS: Gabrielle Jackson wants two thing: Eric her husband, and his baby. When Eric returns home from Iraq and the doctor gives him test results that says he's sterile he's heartbroken for Gabi. A baby is the one thing he promised to give her. When Gabrielle tells him she's pregnant, Eric doubts the baby is his. As Eric struggles with his nightmares and Gabi struggles to hold onto their marriage, their faith is tested as they attempt to rebuild their future.
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |3+| Keren Childers
REVIEW: Eric Jackson returns home from the war a
different man. After narrowly escaping death when his troops came under
fire, he begins having nightmares . Gabrielle has been in love with her
husband since high school, and when he returns, she assumes things will
go back to the way they were before he left. This is the not case and
Eric becomes distant while dealing with his demons. Gabrielle tries to
reach him, but finds their relationship is spiraling out of control.
When Gabrielle becomes pregnant a lot of unanswered questions arise.
With their marriage already on the rocks, this only adds fuel to the
fire. The only thing that can help them now is faith.
This story moves very slowly in the beginning, and I found it boring at
times. The communication between the two leads is nonexistent after
awhile, and this is their biggest problem. The plot has a few flaws that
don’t connect to the story. For example, Jamila, Gabrielle’s friend,
goes after Eric and does things to hurt Gabrielle in the process. But
she claims that they are good friends. What is the motive behind this?
Also, the circumstances behind Eric’s fertility issue didn’t make sense
to me. I did, however, enjoy the love scenes between Eric and Gabrielle.
The secondary characters helped some, but didn’t bring a lot to the
table. Jamila is a woman many women talk about when they say “Don’t
bring a woman like that around my man”. This story had some good points
about men and woman in the military and doing active duty in the war. So
many things have changed for them upon returning from combat. I enjoyed
this element of the story; I truly have the utmost respect for the
troops, because they go through so much.
Overall, ANOTHER MAN'S BABY is a book worth reading if you can
get past a few weaknesses.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 3rd January 2008