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December 25th 1997
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Never again and this is why. Pseudonyms OK for authors. Not okay for readers. Sorry, I don't think so.
Here's my original review so those who will cannot accuse me of being a drive-by troll. If anything I was a silly fangirl. I wrote this way back when. Ahhh, innocence was bliss.
In my opinion, this is one of Sala's best. It was an emotional read for me from the very beginning. It's a contemporary and features one of the most sensitive "good guy" heroes I've ever come across in a novel. No annoyi ...more
Here's my original review so those who will cannot accuse me of being a drive-by troll. If anything I was a silly fangirl. I wrote this way back when. Ahhh, innocence was bliss.
In my opinion, this is one of Sala's best. It was an emotional read for me from the very beginning. It's a contemporary and features one of the most sensitive "good guy" heroes I've ever come across in a novel. No annoyi ...more

Sharon Sala can be hit or miss with her books, but with "Sweet Baby", she has a definite winner on her hands. This maybe considered one of her best.
Victoria or Tory as her boyfriend Brett calls her, came home to an empty house when she was seven years old. Her parents were gone and the house was empty of everything. She was so scarred by the experience from going to foster home to foster home, she is more of a shell of a person. She is afraid to love the people in her life. She shuts down. And ...more
Victoria or Tory as her boyfriend Brett calls her, came home to an empty house when she was seven years old. Her parents were gone and the house was empty of everything. She was so scarred by the experience from going to foster home to foster home, she is more of a shell of a person. She is afraid to love the people in her life. She shuts down. And ...more

Quite angsty. When Sharon Sala is on she's one of the best. The heroine here is seriously messed up and the hero is twisting in the wind trying to deal with her. He is pretty constant in his love and acceptance and his desire to help and protect her. He's a great hero. I liked to see the heroine meet his family as that is always something I enjoy in books since any relationship will have to deal with in-laws unless they are both orphans. When it's done correctly it's a great opportunity to revea
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Sharon Sala has fast become one of my all time favorite authors! I felt a little disappointed in this book thus the 3 star rating but it is still a pretty good read regardless!
Tory (Victoria)finally finds a place of belonging with Brett Hooker but she still struggles to feel safe and secure after so many years.
She takes a photo one day that flashes something in her memory and her dreams become haunted with the face of the tattooed man. This spirals a lot of emotions that Brett just can’t seem ...more
Tory (Victoria)finally finds a place of belonging with Brett Hooker but she still struggles to feel safe and secure after so many years.
She takes a photo one day that flashes something in her memory and her dreams become haunted with the face of the tattooed man. This spirals a lot of emotions that Brett just can’t seem ...more

Totally engrossing story
I'm new to reading Sharon Sala, but if this book is any indication, she is going to be a favorite author.
Sweet Baby grabs you at the first few paragraphs and doesn't let go until the last word. Laughter, sorrow, anger, sympathy, heartbreak, joy...this book evokes it all.
The characters are memorable, even the secondary ones, and the scenes and settings are so visual it's like you're there in the middle of everything.
If you haven't read anything by Sharon Sala before, t ...more
I'm new to reading Sharon Sala, but if this book is any indication, she is going to be a favorite author.
Sweet Baby grabs you at the first few paragraphs and doesn't let go until the last word. Laughter, sorrow, anger, sympathy, heartbreak, joy...this book evokes it all.
The characters are memorable, even the secondary ones, and the scenes and settings are so visual it's like you're there in the middle of everything.
If you haven't read anything by Sharon Sala before, t ...more

Sweet baby
Loved this book. At times it made me angry then sad but the story was one I couldn’t put down to I finished. It begins with a 6 year old child coming home to a empty house. The abandonment she felt with no answers why mold the rest of her life. She is by herself in a closet fir three days before being removed from the house with no memory of what happened. The foster system finished the damage to her belief in others to be there for her. She finds a man that loves her totally but deep ...more
Loved this book. At times it made me angry then sad but the story was one I couldn’t put down to I finished. It begins with a 6 year old child coming home to a empty house. The abandonment she felt with no answers why mold the rest of her life. She is by herself in a closet fir three days before being removed from the house with no memory of what happened. The foster system finished the damage to her belief in others to be there for her. She finds a man that loves her totally but deep ...more

Tory Lancaster is about to come face-to-face with her past, a past haunted by a Mysterious tattooed man and the doll that was her only friend. With Brett's help she can meet the past head-on -- if it doesn't drive them apart. So many secrets, so little time, and all for the love of SWEET BABY. . .
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Aharon Sala at her best!
Outstanding! This is definitely a 3 hankie story that only Sharon Sala could write. An abandoned child placed in the foster care system, photojournalist Tory Lancaster has made a life for herself. But a not so random picture of a crowd pushed her back into the nightmare of her childhood.
Outstanding! This is definitely a 3 hankie story that only Sharon Sala could write. An abandoned child placed in the foster care system, photojournalist Tory Lancaster has made a life for herself. But a not so random picture of a crowd pushed her back into the nightmare of her childhood.

I love Sharon Sala
Ms. Sala has the talent to bring her characters to life. I felt Tory's pain and her fears. I cried as she made the journey to understand the why that shaped her to be the woman she became. ...more
Ms. Sala has the talent to bring her characters to life. I felt Tory's pain and her fears. I cried as she made the journey to understand the why that shaped her to be the woman she became. ...more

Sharon Sala writes a story about a woman with a mystery past. It was a touching and really wonderful story of Tory Lancaster's tortured life (nightmares) trying to find her childhood and Brett Hooker's understanding and love for her; what a wonderful extended family the Hookers were. Her books are well-written and, refreshingly, well-edited.
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This is a sweet story about a woman with serious attachment issues. She’s in love with Brett, but treats him like he doesn’t matter. Tory leaves him over and over for work for weeks without a thought or a call, and saunters back into his life as if she never left.
Brett is such a kind man who loves Tory so much he will do anything to help heal her and make her amenable to the concept of ‘being loved’.
Tory doesn’t remember her childhood before the second grade. She was raised in fos ...more
This is a sweet story about a woman with serious attachment issues. She’s in love with Brett, but treats him like he doesn’t matter. Tory leaves him over and over for work for weeks without a thought or a call, and saunters back into his life as if she never left.
Brett is such a kind man who loves Tory so much he will do anything to help heal her and make her amenable to the concept of ‘being loved’.
Tory doesn’t remember her childhood before the second grade. She was raised in fos ...more

From the beginning, you feel sympathy for Tory Lancaster who as a young girl came home to an empty house, her family gone. Luckily twenty five years later she has fallen in love with a man whose love is so genuine that it seems far fetched at times for what she puts him though. This story is not action packed or suspenseful, yet it keeps you turning the pages. I couldn't help but get choked up while reading this book, it will tug at your heart in several ways.
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Definitely a good read!
I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book- as a matter of fact I wasn't sure if I would even finish it. But I just finished it and am so glad I did! I will now consider this one of my favorite books. Brett and Tory sweet main characters. I loved there story and how even though each had their own issues they were all about each other. I was definitely recommend this book and will read others by the author. ...more
I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book- as a matter of fact I wasn't sure if I would even finish it. But I just finished it and am so glad I did! I will now consider this one of my favorite books. Brett and Tory sweet main characters. I loved there story and how even though each had their own issues they were all about each other. I was definitely recommend this book and will read others by the author. ...more

This is the saddest book with the most rewarding ending! What the main protagonists goes through is absolutely heart wrenching. The author definitely knows how to Tug on the heartstrings, tie them in a knot, and then yank on them for good measure right before stomping all over them. A most excellent read. I love my southern-Fried romances.

Victoria "Tory" Lancaster is a photographer and travels often for work. She has been living with her boyfriend, Brett, for 4 years but has some commitment issues. A bit of a tear-jerker as she works through her nightmares and the mystery of her childhood.
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This book left me heartbroken and that's how you know it is a great book. Sharon Sala is a master reaching a reader's emotions and taking them on a journey. I love the tenacity of Brett's love for Tory. Tory had a horrific childhood, but overcame it and found true happiness in the end.
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Jan 08, 2009
Dawn
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it was amazing
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Recommends it for:
Anyone who enjoys a good suspense novel.
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I read all of Sharon Sala's books.
This was a very good suspense novel. I have read many of Sala's books and they are all great.
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A very interesting book. A woman who doesn't remember her childhood and a man who loves her. Well worth a read.
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Biography
Sharon Sala is a long-time member of RWA, as well as a member of OKRWA. She has 100 plus books in print, published in five different genres – Romance, Young Adult, Western, Fiction, and Women’s Fiction. First published in 1991, she’s an eight-time RITA finalist, winner of the Janet Dailey Award, five-time Career Achievement winner from RT Magazine, five time winner of the National Reader ...more
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