Review: Wonderful emotional story by Meyers
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2013
The Switched Baby Scandal by Theresa Meyers is Contemporary Romance, with a different theme.  I have never read Meyers, and was pleasantly pleased with this book.  If you read the description above, you know the theme is about a mixup years before with the switching of two babies.We meet our heroine, Taylor Lawrence, when she is at the hospital trying to get her blood tests for paternity, since she needs these results when she appears in court.  Taylor is fighting her ex-boyfriend, the father of her 4 year old daughter Emily, for childcare support.  He had left her the moment he found out she was pregnant.  But Taylor discovers to her dismay that Emily is not her true daughter.  From that point, the hospital has to uncover what happened, though we do not see this part.Instead we meet our hero, Reece Wallace, a successful attorney, who is still suffering from the loss of his wife and child in a car crash a year before.  Reece hides his state of depression to his friends and co-workers.  Then he receives the phone call from the hospital, and everything in his life is about to change.Taylor meets Reece, as the hospital brings them together to settle things.  She resents him, worrying that he will force himself into her daughter's life, as well as hers.  After her last boyfriend's domineering ways, she is determined not to become involved again.  All Taylor wants is her life to continue with her daughter, Emily.  It doesn't matter that genetically Emily is not her daughter, but she brought her up from the beginning and loves her with all her heart.Reece is determined to become part of Emily's life, and strangely he feels some attraction to Taylor, which baffles him.  But all he cares about now is getting to know Emily.  Rather then go into detail, this is an excellent story.  What follows is a slow progress of Taylor trying to be more understanding and accepting Reece as Emily's father; coming to terms herself that her birth daughter is dead, and she never got to know her.  Taylor must also learn to handle Emily already caring about Reece.  Taylor knows despite her misgivings, Reece is not going away, and will be a part of their lives.Meyers does an excellent job of building up this relationship between Reece and Taylor.  She does this slowly, allowing each to get past their own issues.  Their common bond is Emily, and the sharing of stories of both daughters will bring them together.  There is also the mystery of how this switch happened.I enjoyed this book very much. I recommend this book, as it was a nice romance; a couple you liked, and rooted for; and the precious child they both loved.