Helpful Score: 9
It's not about breeding babies, like you might think... a midwife, an outcast doctor and the small town that surrounds their story, read it and fall into the small town "every one knows every one story," and then be surprised by how it all turns out.
Helpful Score: 6
I loved all the twists and turns of this book. First Karen Harper book I've read but won't be the last.
Helpful Score: 5
Interesting book, original idea. I do have to say that I have lived my whole life in Kentucky and have never heard people talk in the manner that Ms Harper writes their accents.
Helpful Score: 4
Good read.
A midwife suspects an illegal adoption ring has infiltrated her small Appalachian community and must turn for help to the town doctor--a man who strongly disagrees with her ideas of medicine.
A midwife suspects an illegal adoption ring has infiltrated her small Appalachian community and must turn for help to the town doctor--a man who strongly disagrees with her ideas of medicine.
Helpful Score: 3
First book by Karen Harper that I've read. Great suspense. This is about pregnant women disappearing -- coincidence -- wha.t is going on? Quick, enjoyable reading
Helpful Score: 3
an Amish book based in Shelter, Kentucky. Someone is stealing babies.Without a trace or reasonable explanation, pregnant women are disappearing, targeted for the precious baby they carry.
Helpful Score: 3
Exciting, dramatic, & spine tingling!
Helpful Score: 3
great read suspense at its best
Helpful Score: 3
I really enjoy books by Karen Harper, and this is one of her best
Helpful Score: 3
super creepy
Helpful Score: 2
My friend & I are now hooked on this author. One of her really suspenseful works.
Helpful Score: 2
I have found Karen Harper to be a great author. Her books read at a great pace. The type of book you dont want to set down. And when you are finished you want more.
Helpful Score: 2
A bit of a stretch on the plot line and hard to relate to the herione but still an okay read.
...Emma Weston, a modern midwife in the hills of Appalachia, stumbles onto what appears to be a baby theft ring. When her best friend who is pregnant goes missing and her pregnant sister seems to be the next target, Emma finds herself frantically trying to solve the puzzle with the help the unlikely ally of the towns new doctor.
...Emma Weston, a modern midwife in the hills of Appalachia, stumbles onto what appears to be a baby theft ring. When her best friend who is pregnant goes missing and her pregnant sister seems to be the next target, Emma finds herself frantically trying to solve the puzzle with the help the unlikely ally of the towns new doctor.
Helpful Score: 2
Emma Weston, midwife extraordinare, and Griff Cusak, the town's new doctor, join forces to find out who's stealing newborn babies from the women of Shelter, Kentucky. As the tension heats up, Amy Marcs goes into high gear with Appalachian accents and lots of enthusiasm. Harper has filled this romp through the backwoods with romance, kidnapping and suspense, all ably portrayed by Marcs. Interestingly, only Emma Weston has no accent, despite being born and bred in the back hills of Kentucky.
Helpful Score: 2
I liked this story very much. Good characters and good story line. After living in a small town for 10 years, it brought stuff home to roost. Outsiders are often always outsiders, no matter how hard they try. Something to think about as you read. Who's to be trusted and who isn't???!!!!!
Helpful Score: 1
Excellent story. Could not put down.
Helpful Score: 1
Overall a pretty good book. Had some trouble staying focused while reading. But at the end it was very good.
Helpful Score: 1
This is a gripping and suspenseful novel set in the Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee.
At one point when I was reading it, I got the feeling I was being watched like the
character in the novel.
At one point when I was reading it, I got the feeling I was being watched like the
character in the novel.
Helpful Score: 1
good book
Helpful Score: 1
Lots of suspense. Very good reading.
Helpful Score: 1
Emma Weston, midwife extraordinare, and Griff Cusak, the town's new doctor, join forces to find out who's stealing newborn babies from the women of Shelter, Kentucky.
Helpful Score: 1
Based in the hills of Appalachia this is the story of Emma Weston, who is a modern midwife. The only person she feels she can trust is Dr. Griff Cusak. Their personal beliefs regarding child bearing clash completely. They share one thing, a deep sympathy for their patients. They also share in the dark world of terror in an effort to expose "The Baby Farm" which is stealing babies to sell. Very intriguing.
Well written, entertaining, lots of twists and turns. No bad language or sexual scenes. Great mystery and insight into Appalachian culture.
Emma Weston, midwife extraordinare, and Griff Cusak, the town's new doctor, join forces to find out who's stealing newborn babies from the women of Shelter, Kentucky. As the tension heats up, Amy Marcs goes into high gear with Appalachian accents and lots of enthusiasm. Harper has filled this romp through the backwoods with romance, kidnapping and suspense, all ably portrayed by Marcs. Interestingly, only Emma Weston has no accent, despite being born and bred in the back hills of Kentucky.
A good mystery involving missing babies & a little romance.
Deep in the hillls of Appalachia, someone is stealing babies. Without a trace or a reasonable explanatio, pregnant women are disappearing, targeted for the precious commodity they carry. Emma Weston is a modern midwife in the traditional bound town. Raised in Shelder she understands the women she's trying to help, and when her best friend seems involved and her own sister becomes endangered. Emma is determined to veveal the truth.
A great book and you will want more by Karen Harper."Deep in the hills of Appalachia,someone is stealing babies."
Good Book. Page Turner.
suspense in appalachia
Emma Weston, midwife extraordinare, and Griff Cusak, the town's new doctor, join forces to find out who's stealing newborn babies from the women of Shelter, Kentucky. As the tension heats up, Amy Marcs goes into high gear with Appalachian accents and lots of enthusiasm. Harper has filled this romp through the backwoods with romance, kidnapping and suspense, all ably portrayed by Marcs. Interestingly, only Emma Weston has no accent, despite being born and bred in the back hills of Kentucky. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2001
Pregnat women are disappearing from the hills of Kentucky.
Excellent book!
Terror in the hills of Appalachia!
50 pages into this book and it just didn't hold my interest, for one thing when a book starts out trying to use 'mountain talk/slang' and the first 50 pages is just descriptions of the sun, moon and stars, those two combined just turned me off and I had no desire to even try to go further into this book. The few characters introduced were not worth remembering and when there is always a love/hate relationship it just makes books that much more disgusting to try to get a good story out of it.
Good book.
was a good read
another edge of the seat read by Harper. she writes her stories so well you feel you are a part of them. kept me guessing till almost the end. and of course...love conquers all!
Enjoyed the book keeps you on the seat's edge
Deep in the hills ofAppalachia,someone is stealing babies.Without a trace
or a reasonable explanation,pregnant women are disappearing,targeted for
the precious commodity they carry.Emma Weston is a modern midwife in the
tradition-bound town.Raised in Shelter,she understands the women she's trying to help.And when her best friend seems involved and her own sister
becomes endangered,Emma is determined to reveal the truth.
or a reasonable explanation,pregnant women are disappearing,targeted for
the precious commodity they carry.Emma Weston is a modern midwife in the
tradition-bound town.Raised in Shelter,she understands the women she's trying to help.And when her best friend seems involved and her own sister
becomes endangered,Emma is determined to reveal the truth.
THIS IS ANOTHER GOOD READ
Great book like new where are all the babies going??? Will keep you reading..
Deep in the hills of Kentucky, somone is stealing babies. Pregnant women are disappearing for babies they carry. A modern midwife is determing to reveal the truth. She and the town's new doctor expose the baby farm.
Deep into the hills of Appalachia, someone is stealing babies. Without a trace or a reasonable explanation, pregnant women are disappearing targeted for the precious commodity they carry. Emma Weston is a modern midwife in the traditionbound town. Raised in shelter, she understands the women she's trying to help. And when her own friend seems involved in the disappearances and her own sister becomes endangered, emma is determined to reveal the truth. There's only one man that she can trust. Thought their views of moden medicine clash Griff Cussk, the town's new doctor, and Emma share one thing: a deep sympathy for their patients. Battling resistance from a town locked in the past and an increasing danger from an unknown enmy, the two stumble into a dark world of terror in an effort to expose...the baby farm.
Deep in the appalachians somebody is stealing babies.
Deep in the hills of Appalachia, someone is stealing babies. Without a trace or a reasonable explanation, pregant woman are disappearing,targered for the precios commodity they carry. Emma Weston is a modern midwife in the tradintionbound town. Raised in Shelter she understands the women she trying to help. There is only one man she can trust Griff Cusak,the towns new doctor. Battling resistanace from a town locked in the past an danger from the unknown enemy,the two stubble into a dark world of terror
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