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Book Review By Jennifer Nieradka-Piperni
The Hunt for Hawke's Daughter by Jean Barrett

After a hot affair Karen Ramey walked out of Devlin Hawke's life without any explanation, and now three years later one of his investigations leads him back to her. Devlin unfortunately informs Karen that the man she married is not legally her husband, as he never bothered to divorce his previous wife. Karen's husband left with her daughter while she was on a business trip.
To get Devlin to help her get her daughter back she tells him the secret of why she left. Livie is his daughter! Also, Devlin was unintentionally responsible for the death of his youngest sister. Now, as they get closer to retrieving Livie, and old sparks begin to fly between them, Karen realizes she wants Devlin as her boyfriend again.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action:
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes
Is really... - the father of the child

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 40's-50's

Main Female Character - 20's-30's
Profession/status:

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Pacific NW
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 80%
Focus of story - many multiple characters
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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