Magic Hour

Library Journal Review: Having lost face and confidence after a patient commits murder, child psychiatrist Julia Cates returns to her hometown of Rain Valley, WA, at the request of the chief of police?her sister, Ellie. A young girl has been found in a tree, growling like an animal, unable to communicate in any way. Who is she? Where did she come from? Is she a kidnap victim or a wild child? With the assistance of Ellie, hunky doctor Max Cerrasin, and a few odd townsfolk, Julia employs patience and her expertise to try to bring Alice back to the world. But news of the girl's situation reaches the media, and now Julia's past garners more attention than her skill. We also see how Ellie's beauty-queen history has affected her romantic entanglements and discover the issues that Dr. Max keeps hidden but that speak to Julia's heart. Hannah (The Things We Do for Love) has created a quirky little community where everyone knows everyone else's business. She strews a few boulders in the paths of our cast of characters, but, ultimately, they all come to the realization that love is all you need. Recommended for public libraries. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 11/1/05.]?Bette-Lee Fox,Library Journa.?Bette-Lee Fox,Library Journal Copyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.