If you want to hear an overheated argument, bring up religion or politics. It can destroy some of the strongest bonds. Why? Because both sides believe they are are right, and they are passionate about their beliefs, of course.

In Jane's Baby, the deep-rooted issue of abortion is on the table. And Larinda, a former nun and schoolteacher, is chosen to carry out a deed that she happens to feel very passionate about: Pastor Beckner, a prominent conservative pastor, has begun taking a pro-abortion stance, and Larinda is hired to put a stop to it.

This isn't her first murder, and it certainly won't be her last. Her addiction to Oxycontin, an opioid, keeps her immune to feelings of regret or remorse; she does as told without wavering because the monkey on her back insists on being fed.

But Larinda is a suspect for Beckner's murder because a mom and her son can place her at the scene. So, after making bail, she eliminates them, too. Then she goes on the run, disguising herself so she can set her next big hit into motion: a prominent judge who might be a decisive figure in a case that revisits Roe v. Wade.

In the meantime, a bounty hunter named Judge Drury -- with his own issues from the past to deal with -- is determined to bring her in.

Jane's Baby is a powerful story that will draw you in. The author gives you intensity, drama and insight into the way the Powers That Be can manipulate the system. I enjoyed this novel from cover to cover.