Synopsis Melissa and Jack McGuane, who for years tried desperately to have a child, have had almost a year of blissful parenthood with their adoptive daughter Angelina--when they receive a horrible message: Angelina's biological father wants her back. Melissa and Jack are heartbroken, but, distrusting the young man's motivations, soon their despair turns to determination to keep their daughter out of harm's way. This a heart-thumping read from award-winning author C. J. Box.
Nine months after bringing their adopted daughter Angelina home, Jack and Melissa McGuane receive a devastating phone call from the adoption agency: the birth father, a teenager and son of a powerful Denver judge, never signed away his parental rights, and he wants Angelina back.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2009-01-06 |
| Size | | Length: | 340 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 20.8 oz |
Publisher's Note "Delighted when they finally achieve their dream of adopting a baby, Jack and Melissa are devastated when their daughter Angelina's teenage birth father and her grandfather, a powerful Denver judge, set out to put aside the adoption and, realizing that there is something sinister about their motivations, risk everything to protect their child. 100,000 first printing."
Industry Reviews "As usual, Box blessedly reasserts that whatever the cost...truth exists, and ordinary folk have the strength to find it." (Starred review.) (11/17/2008)
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