Publisher: Harlequin Medical Romance  (December 2007)

An unknown woman abandoned a baby in Dr. Adam Monroe's clinic at closing time. No one can find the mother. To make matters worse, the baby's vitals indicate a possible serious medical situation. The baby does not respond. Adam takes precautions after his medical exam, not being happy with the baby's respiratory system or her oxygen saturation. Dr. Adam Monroe orders the baby to be transferred to the hospital. When he arrives, he discovers Nurse Krista Vaughn assigned to his little patient. In their professional life, Adam and Krista work together to save Joy while trying to prevent the baby from being sent to Social Services. Can they find the mother in time? Is she a suitable mother and why did she abandon her baby? As Adam and Krista work together, they discover an attraction and deepening bond developing ---- but patients come first. Their past secrets may not interfere with their medical expertise but will they prevent them from finding love? Krista has always had a crush on Adam but now that she is older will he be able to see her as a woman? What about the past that he cannot share with Krista? Behind the scenes the little baby Joy creates a little Christmas special of her own by opening the hearts of Adam and Krista ---- but will it be enough to bring them together?

Laura Iding's romance Baby: Found at Christmas is a very refreshing change of pace. The realism of the medical setting combined with the tenderness of emotion is a welcome addition to the romance genre. Laura Iding makes the reader feel the general atmosphere of the hospital while also narrowing her focus on one patient as well. The reader feels the fast pace when medical duty calls for action not emotions yet Laura Iding also details specific emotional moments that move hearts amid the fast pace of their jobs. Readers will discover a special delight in the way Laura Iding wrote the baby Joy! Wow! This is a great way to write babies in a romance --- emotionally moving, sensitive writing without being too cute or overdramatic---just wonderful! Joy is the center of this romance rather than an epilogue add-on. Joy's presence adds to the characterization of the hero and heroine as the reader sees Adam and Krista through their interactions with the baby Joy.

Adam and Krista are the kind of people and medical professionals that readers would like to encounter in real life. The reader sees the hero and heroine working at their jobs, being good at their jobs and loving their jobs. An innate sense of goodness emanates from them. Laura Iding writes moments ( the Lasik and clipboard scenes here) with a very tight precise writing style that gives insights into the characters, the medical situation, and the heart.