Empty Cradle

Rating:
Summary: Not believable.
Review: I usually enjoy Karen Harper's books, but this time in EMPTY CRADLE she stretched credibility too much. First, the reason Alexis wanted to become pregnant was too far fetched. Then, as fragile as the pregnancy was supposed to be, Alexis was practically a G.I. Jane with all her heroics. Also,the relationship with her mother and with Nick were not too believable either. Admittedly I read and read until I finished the book, but I enjoyed DARK ROAD HOME a whole lot more and BLACK ORCHID was terrific.

Rating:
Summary: Karen Harper is in great form with this suspense thriller
Review: Just before Geoff McCall died during the Gulf War, he had some of his sperm frozen so in case something tragic happened to him, his beloved spouse Alexis could still have the child they always wanted. Alexis, a TV anchorwoman, turns to the Santa Fe Evergreen Clinic for help.

The clinic, run by Doctors Nathan and Jasmine Stanhope, are on the cutting edge of fertility research. Initially, Alexis is elated with what the charismatic medical duo tells her. However, after becoming pregnant, she begins to see a nightmarish side to the clinic. She turns to nearby art dealer, Nick Destin, who she once did a TV piece on, for help. As their feelings for each other grows, so does the danger. Someone(s) wants to insure that the deepest skeletons of the New Mexico fertility clinic remains buried in the sands.

Karen Harper is one of the more dependable writers of romantic suspense in the nineties as her books are always top rate. Her current novel will please the fans of the genre as the lead protagonists are wonderful and very believable, The story line is fast-paced and loaded with suspense, especially having a vulnerable pregnant woman struggling against a highly regarded medical institution. EMPTY CRADLE is a fulfilling terrifying yet romantic tale.

Harriet Klausner