Birthright

Nora Roberts

Mar 2004 · Sold by Penguin

About this eBook

From beloved author Nora Roberts comes the #1 New York Times bestseller about shattering loss and shocking discovery—set in a small town nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains…

When five-thousand-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger, and romance.

While overseeing the dig, she must try to make sense of a cloud of death and misfortune that hangs over the project—fueling rumors that the site is cursed. She must cope with the presence of her irritating—but irresistible—ex-husband, Jake. And when a stranger claims to know a secret about her privileged Boston childhood, she must question her own past as well...

Ratings and reviews

The novel "Birthright" by Nora Roberts is an invigorating tale of a young women trying to discover the truth of her heritage while struggling through a web of deceit. As an infant Jessica Collins was stolen out of her stroller, and thirty years later she is recognized by her other, only now she isn't Jessica Collins she is now known as Callie Dunbrook. Callie then embarks on a journey that causes her to delve into the dark underworld of illegal kidnapping and adoption rings, and the consequences may be lethal. Nora Roberts wrote this story for fictional entertainment purposes, however it displays many aspects of truth that plague today's society such as human trafficking etc. Nora Roberts is a New York Times best selling novelists and is known for her mystery/romance novels or her grisly murder stories written as her alias J.D Robb. She often writes stories with intricate criminal plots such as birth rights that contain true facts about crimes that are committed in real life. Nora Roberts uses a plethora of evidence to support her stories plot by using probable situations should these events really have been happening. She includes falsified adoptions, health care workers involved in the kidnapping, and the simple who do the actual kidnapping. She weaves an intricate story line filled with numerous people who would've needed to be involved to accomplish something as heinous as this. This stories evidence becomes overwhelming throughout Callie's journey as she begins to gather more and more evidence the longer she searches. She uncovers false papers, people involved in kidnappings, and eventual discovers the head honcho of the entire operation. Callie also manages to uncover the person responsible for the "accidents" that had befallen her since her search for the truth began. This book is a very convincing representation of a real life situation while still managing to be an interesting read rather then strict facts. It includes much plausible evidence while keeping the story interesting by including hostiles who would like to see her mission fail and an ex-husband who she has never really gotten over. This books taps into real life emotions by displaying Callie's struggle to cope with now having not one but two families, one of which she's never encountered before. This part of the story is very convincing because it's a very real depiction of how someone might deal with the same situation. This book compares very well to other books of the same nature, because it manages to include viable facts while keeping the story interesting and intriguing. Rather then the straight laced facts of other articles or books on the subject it also includes a story plot that makes you desire to read further. Altogether this book was an amazing read that i wouldn't mind reading multiple times. This book would be useful to someone who would enjoy a mystery, romance, and informative read all wrapped together. This book was insightful, intriguing, intricate and something that would remain an all time favorite for years to come.

I've been a huge fan of Nora Roberts and JD Robb for years. Birthright lived up to the Roberts expectation. A little slow at times, but overall hard to put down. Birthright is yet another success for Roberts and those who enjoy her work.

The plot was full of murders and sabotages, unlike many of her books. It bored me, though I kept trudging until the settings became intriguing. After that, the grace of words kept me hooked till an unforeseen end.

About the author

Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J. D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.