"Captivating romance"

Gideon First feels his life will begin as soon as he marries his beloved Lupe Amorado. He is so in love, Gideon looks forward to helping Lupe raise her two preadolescent children, Miguelito and Tersita.

Everything changes when attorney Cavanaugh Pike informs Gideon that he has been named in a will as the biological father of fourteen month old Janna by a former girl friend who recently died in a car accident. Gideon knows he practiced safe sex and though time-wise Janna could be his, he insists on taking a paternity test. Gideon hides and then lies to Lupe for fear she will not marry him. When she learns the truth she is hurt by his actions, but even more so when he leans towards not raising Janna. However, one look at his baby changes his mind, but he wonders how to persuade Lupe to add a third child to the family.

K. N. Casper always provides a captivating romance especially with her First Family of Texas contemporary series. Her newest entry, GIDEON'S BABY, is a strong relationship drama. The story line hooks the audience from the start as Gideon goes through a metamorphose starting with denial converting into fear and finally into love. Though why he thinks he can hide the truth from Lupe seems inconceivable, he remains a wonderfully flawed lead protagonist. Lupe is quite a person and the support cast especially her children and Janna's grandparents provide insight into the lead couple helping to turn Ms. Casper's latest novel into a first rate tale.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted October 24, 2001

Summary

First comes love, then comes marriage...maybe! Gideon First has found the woman he loves, wants to marry and spend the rest of his life with. But wedded bliss may not be his after his ex-girlfriend charges that the child she secretly gave birth to is Gideon's.

Of course the news that her husband-to-be has fathered a child out of wedlock stuns Lupe Amorado. But what really shocks her is that Gideon considers putting his adorable little daughter up for adoption. He has his reasons, but Lupe's not sure she even wants to hear them.

Suddenly Gideon and Lupe have two crises to deal with-- Gideon's baby, and a wedding that's been put on hold!