This Child of Mine

Kitt Stevens has a troubled past that she has long since buried, or so she thought. Kitt is very passionate about her work and when Mark Masters charges in with the potential to harm all of that work, she decides to fight back. Kitt never counted on the passion that ignites every time that she is around Mark. Mark also makes her think of her past, which is something Kitt has tried so hard to forget. Kitt soon finds herself deeply entwined with Mark's life. Only that involves even more than she is prepared for. Tanni, Mark's adorable little girl that he had to pay the birth mother to have, is the light of his life. After discovering Tanni and all that Mark went through to get her, how can she possibly tell him her secret? How can she tell him that when he was fighting to keep his baby, that she gave hers away?This is an emotionally charged story. At first, I found myself thinking that Mark was a, well, dork. He seemed out of his league around Kitt. Later, when discovering all that he has been through and what a good father he is, it is hard not to like him. Kitt, on the other hand, seemed stuck-up and snobbish. She seemed to blame everyone else for all the negative things in her life. Mark puts his faith and trust in her and she throws him away, not once, but twice. I was hoping that things would work out for Tanni and Mark. And I did feel sorry for Kitt and the fact that she was suffering, but at times I felt she pushed Mark too far. By the end of the story, you are just hoping that Mark does not get the door slammed in his face again. It was still a good story, even if Kitt's 'suffering' lasted a little too long and was a little too drawn out.