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heathercm2001's review
5.0
I have read all of Brenda Novak's Whiskey Creek books, so I know she does a fantastic job with small town books. This book was just as great as all the others! I am officially hooked on another Brenda Novak series. I really liked how this book started off with quite the shocker, and just kept going strong. I couldn't believe it! Delaney wants a baby so bad, that she tries to get a baby through a one night stand. There was just one surprise after another. Among the many surprises are the characters themselves. They evolve quite a bit in this story, and Novak did it seamlessly. The town and people of Dundee are introduced very well, and you really get a taste for what the town is like, and I know I loved it!
fariha_mou's review
1.0
I shouldn’t have read this book, the blurb itself was giving me a warning…
We always rant on how disgusting the male protagonist was. But see female protagonist can follow this trait too …
The heroine, Delaney lives in Dundee, she was 30years old, portrait as an innocent, honest & kind-hearted one. But what she did was cunning & reckless. I just couldn’t pass that and forgive her. She wanted a child for herself but artificial insemination was too expensive for her so that’s why she chooses the easiest way. She thought to find a man and sleep with him to get pregnant. And she exactly did that.
The hero was 31 years old and came to Dundee to work on his grandpa’s ranch. The hero was a rape child and his maternal uncles despise him for that. Because of his uncles, his life is a living hell. He came to work on the ranch to prove his worth and everything.
Main Plot: The heroine goes to the bar and picks the hero who was an ultimate version of a Huge Jackman. The Hero asked about the protection and she said not to worry about it. And both of them were clean. The heroine intention was clear to have sex, get pregnant and never tell the hero about it. She wanted a baby on her own. The hero’s intention was like she is hot & she wants to get rid of her virginity and I will be having a good time… so why not?
Before having the marathon sex they talked about themselves and get comfortable with each other. The morning after- the heroine panics about the whole thing. The hero said he liked her, want to know more about her and asked for her number. The heroine somehow managed to not giving the number to the hero and leaves and the hero felt bad about it.
Later they meet again and the whole thing came to light and the hero felt betrayed. He was angry and threatened the heroine.
* The heroine used the hero as a sperm donor without telling him about the whole idea. where is your honesty woman?
* And the heroine was planning to raise the child as her own and never involved the father here.
* How can be a person like this? Is having a child is so important that you deceived a person without thinking about the consequence?
* She was planning to raise the child on her own. Did she forget that a child needs father too…? And one of the important things here is -the heroine was an orphan and was raised by a town couple. She should have realized it better than anyone that how a person feels when one parent is missing.
* And her financial situation wasn’t good either. Wanting a child when your financial situation is not good is another bad thing to do.
Stupid, Disgusting, Deceiving, irritating which word is best for the heroine I couldn’t decide. On the other hand, I find the hero’s story was very satisfying. He was on the path of salvaging a dying ranch and at the same time fighting for his own identity also. The hero forgives her very easily and nobody finds out about her deceiving story also. she got off very easily. 🙄😣
Thoughts About the Next Book: I am skipping it. Not sure about the hero of the book but I am damn sure about the heroine. She was damn irritating and a good for nothing friend. She is the one who very much influenced the heroine to find the sperm donor by deceiving.
Safety Issue: It was safe.
We always rant on how disgusting the male protagonist was. But see female protagonist can follow this trait too …
The heroine, Delaney lives in Dundee, she was 30years old, portrait as an innocent, honest & kind-hearted one. But what she did was cunning & reckless. I just couldn’t pass that and forgive her. She wanted a child for herself but artificial insemination was too expensive for her so that’s why she chooses the easiest way. She thought to find a man and sleep with him to get pregnant. And she exactly did that.
The hero was 31 years old and came to Dundee to work on his grandpa’s ranch. The hero was a rape child and his maternal uncles despise him for that. Because of his uncles, his life is a living hell. He came to work on the ranch to prove his worth and everything.
Main Plot: The heroine goes to the bar and picks the hero who was an ultimate version of a Huge Jackman. The Hero asked about the protection and she said not to worry about it. And both of them were clean. The heroine intention was clear to have sex, get pregnant and never tell the hero about it. She wanted a baby on her own. The hero’s intention was like she is hot & she wants to get rid of her virginity and I will be having a good time… so why not?
Before having the marathon sex they talked about themselves and get comfortable with each other. The morning after- the heroine panics about the whole thing. The hero said he liked her, want to know more about her and asked for her number. The heroine somehow managed to not giving the number to the hero and leaves and the hero felt bad about it.
Later they meet again and the whole thing came to light and the hero felt betrayed. He was angry and threatened the heroine.
* The heroine used the hero as a sperm donor without telling him about the whole idea. where is your honesty woman?
* And the heroine was planning to raise the child as her own and never involved the father here.
* How can be a person like this? Is having a child is so important that you deceived a person without thinking about the consequence?
* She was planning to raise the child on her own. Did she forget that a child needs father too…? And one of the important things here is -the heroine was an orphan and was raised by a town couple. She should have realized it better than anyone that how a person feels when one parent is missing.
* And her financial situation wasn’t good either. Wanting a child when your financial situation is not good is another bad thing to do.
Stupid, Disgusting, Deceiving, irritating which word is best for the heroine I couldn’t decide. On the other hand, I find the hero’s story was very satisfying. He was on the path of salvaging a dying ranch and at the same time fighting for his own identity also. The hero forgives her very easily and nobody finds out about her deceiving story also. she got off very easily. 🙄😣
Thoughts About the Next Book: I am skipping it. Not sure about the hero of the book but I am damn sure about the heroine. She was damn irritating and a good for nothing friend. She is the one who very much influenced the heroine to find the sperm donor by deceiving.
Safety Issue: It was safe.
amym84's review
2.0
I got the book free for my kindle so I tought I'd give it a try. It was a pretty quick read. The whole premise was a little much to take in. Delaney (who's only 30 years p;d by the way) feels like she's headed into spinsterhood, but wants more than anything a family. She would love to have the perfect husband and have beautiful children, but feels it's impossible in the small town of Dundee, Idaho that she currently lives in. So instead of trying to find someone to date, maybe even adopting, she gets the idea that it would be fine to have a one night stand with an unsuspecting man in order to get pregnant. He doesn't ever have to know about the baby, and all of Delaney's dreams will come true.
Of course with schemes such as these things never go as planned and said one-night-stand ends up moving to Dundee, Idaho unbeknownst to our now pregnant Delaney. To say that Delaney was supposed to be a person that everyone liked in the town, someone who was always there helping other people, she's the librarian for goodness sake, to be so selfish was really irritating. I'm not even speaking about the one night stand. I'm talking about the child that results from her unwavering need to have a family before she's over-the-hill (at 30!!). Yet not once does this future cross her mind until the act is done. Her impulsivity with with something as serious as birthing and caring for a child was irritating. I don't know if the book just has to move along quickly so there was no time to flesh this aspect out until later, but it should have been something seriously thought about.
Then the whole back and forth between Connor and Delaney, was just exhausting. I understand that he felt betrayed by what she didbut making his fanatical claims of how he will take his child and be a father to the child one moment, but wouldn't even sit down and have a conversation with Delaney about the future was irrational. They both just skirted around the topic thinking they knew what was going on in the other person's head, then being completely surprised when they were wrong.
Overall, it's one of those books that you really can't take too seriously or you;ll just end up ripping your hair out. I probably wouldn't have ever thought to read this book if it wasn't offered for free. I don't know if I will pick up the others in the series.
Of course with schemes such as these things never go as planned and said one-night-stand ends up moving to Dundee, Idaho unbeknownst to our now pregnant Delaney. To say that Delaney was supposed to be a person that everyone liked in the town, someone who was always there helping other people, she's the librarian for goodness sake, to be so selfish was really irritating. I'm not even speaking about the one night stand. I'm talking about the child that results from her unwavering need to have a family before she's over-the-hill (at 30!!). Yet not once does this future cross her mind until the act is done. Her impulsivity with with something as serious as birthing and caring for a child was irritating. I don't know if the book just has to move along quickly so there was no time to flesh this aspect out until later, but it should have been something seriously thought about.
Then the whole back and forth between Connor and Delaney, was just exhausting. I understand that he felt betrayed by what she didbut making his fanatical claims of how he will take his child and be a father to the child one moment, but wouldn't even sit down and have a conversation with Delaney about the future was irrational. They both just skirted around the topic thinking they knew what was going on in the other person's head, then being completely surprised when they were wrong.
Overall, it's one of those books that you really can't take too seriously or you;ll just end up ripping your hair out. I probably wouldn't have ever thought to read this book if it wasn't offered for free. I don't know if I will pick up the others in the series.
ssleblanc's review against another edition
2.0
I really love her books, but of all that I have read this is my least favorite so far. I think it was just the premise of the dishonesty from the beginning that turned me off and I couldn't get past it. Not a bad book, but just not a book that pulled me in.
nighteyes82's review against another edition
3.0
there are a lot of people bashing the heroine for her decision. well that was plain stupid and thank God for her nothing expect the baby she wanted happened (hello psycho murderers/ AIDS...). I don't condemn her. I know poeple that did worse and didn't have half the guilty conscience she has.
I don't understand the background of Coner (I keep reading connard French for a**hole. disturbing...) was is really necessary to explain his behaviour. I mean the uncles being stupid jerks to the point of physical injuries? ok the H has to have a bad background too make him look more Alpha but still. the mother or the grand-father never knew? stoped it? cared?
the emotions was well described. but the abrupt ending was a cold shower. I guess it should have been longer but this kind of book can't afford it. a pity.
well I will still read Rebecca's story but just because I want to know the back-story between her and Josh. ^^
I don't understand the background of Coner (I keep reading connard French for a**hole. disturbing...) was is really necessary to explain his behaviour. I mean the uncles being stupid jerks to the point of physical injuries? ok the H has to have a bad background too make him look more Alpha but still. the mother or the grand-father never knew? stoped it? cared?
the emotions was well described. but the abrupt ending was a cold shower. I guess it should have been longer but this kind of book can't afford it. a pity.
well I will still read Rebecca's story but just because I want to know the back-story between her and Josh. ^^
aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0