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Undeniably Unexpected

J. Saman

4.32 AVERAGE


I just could not get into this. I found myself not wanting to read it, and I just wasnโ€™t interested in picking it up. Lifeโ€™s too short and there are too many other things to read!
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asht1's review

5.0
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Undeniably Unexpected follows the story of Keegan, Loomis, and Fen(ric).

Keegan is going through the motions of finishing up her residency as an OB/GYN doctor at the main hospital in Boston. When we meet her in this book she is at a local coffee shop working on a paranormal romance novel. Yes, Keegan is doing both at the moment but we all know where her heart lies. As much as Keegan loves taking care of moms and their babies she loves writing more. But as a woman from a prominent family in Boston.. can she really write full time?

Well.. here comes her inspiration the tall, blonde, and handsome, Loomis. Loomis has been a secret crush of Keegan's for years. These two have known of each other for a little bit but Keegan never crossed the line of taking things to the next level with playboy Loomis. Yes, Loomis has a reputation. But that reputation is about to change when he finds out he's a dad.

These two embark on a fake dating rouse because Keegan's ex will not leave her alone. A little quid pro quo. Little do either of these know.. that they're going to fall in love, hard and fast.. and Fen is going to be the star of the show in blocking most attempts of them getting close.

I do love these characters so much and I enjoyed reading this lovely contemporary romance novel because it's different. It has elements of mystery, intrigue, and laughs. These two are surrounded by a bounty of family members and friends who would move mountains to keep them safe.

If you're looking for a movie star daddy that falls for a red headed paranormal romance writer, then this book needs to be on your TBR.

Thank you to Valentine PR and J Saman for the advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

squill23's review

4.5
emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I have been enjoying this series, so I was happy to get my hands on this one. I wasn't sure how this was going to go, but I was pleasantly surprised with how J. Saman created this world for Keegan and Loomis.

I really enjoyed Loomis' character. The playboy turned fatherโ€”I thought his character was developed really well. I loved how vulnerable he was able to be and how he attempted to maintain the boundaries he set, even if in the end those lines got blurred. I loved how much he loved his son; being thrust into this new role without an inkling of information, he did what he needed to do. I loved that his need to make sure that Fen grows up knowing unconditional love. 

Keegan, I have loved her since the beginning of this series and all the little snippets we have gotten of her throughout. I love that she has a secret romance author hobby going on and I can understand her fear of going against the grain and not feeling "Accepted" about what she may want from her life. I could understand why she struggles with decisions about what she wants for her future.

  The sexual tension between these two that literally starts at the beginning until it finally explodes emanates off the page. I loved the flirting and the banter. It all felt natural and real. How hard they fought to keep the boundaries they set, but at the same time, we know they don't want to keep them.

I loved the family component; it was perfect. I love that Julie keeps everyone together. I love this aspect of this series; we get to keep tabs on everyone. It also adds dimensions to the MCs themselves.

I am excited to see what comes next for the Undeniable series.  

Thank you, J. Saman and Valentine PR for the ARC in return for an honest review.
funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

๐ŸŽง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—– ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ช๐ŸŽง
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๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—”๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—˜๐—— by J. Saman

๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ: Bostonโ€™s Irresistible Billionaires (Book 6)

๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—”๐—ง: Audiobook (Dual narration)
Samantha Brentmoor
Will M. Watt

๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: 5/5 โญ๏ธ

๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: 3.5/5 ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐—ก๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: 5/5 ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ 

๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฅ๐—˜: Contemporary Romance 

๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฆ: British Movie Star x Doctor, Single Dad, Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity, Secret Romance Author, Friends to Lovers, He Falls First

๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—–๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ: 16, 19, 21, 25, 34, 35

I was late to the game with this series, but Iโ€™m in it now and LOVING IT!!

This was such a fun fake relationship, forced proximity listen! How can you not fall in love with a bad boy British movie star whoโ€™s new to a single dad role? Loomis and Keegan have some great chemistry that sparks from the first encounter. 

This story is a great example of why I enjoy dual POV! As the reader, we know the characters are secretly obsessed with each other while believing the other doesnโ€™t feel the same. Rather than finding it frustrating, I think it creates emotional tension and anticipation, rather than miscommunication. J. Saman writes some exceptional spice! Itโ€™s organic and authentic to the character dynamic thatโ€™s natural and reflects a nice balance thatโ€™s both romantic and kinky. ๐Ÿ˜

Both narratorsโ€™ accent work is phenomenal! Loomis is British and Keegan is American so both narrators were not only executing dual POV for both the male and female characters but also seamlessly jumped back and forth between a British and American accent as well - super impressive!  

Iโ€™ve said on multiple occasions that Samโ€™s dude could get it but Samโ€™s British dude is next level! I thought the softness she brought to Keegan amplified her vulnerability with Loomis as well!

I adore the British accent - itโ€™s so posh! Add that element to the deep, rich, smooth timber of Will M. Wattโ€˜s voice and itโ€™s just so freaking soothing! He makes wonderfully natural choices with his timing and inflection that adds just that little bit more to the performance. He reminds me a bit of Jude Law. And when Loomis calls Keegan โ€œloveโ€?โ€ฆ๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

Highly recommend this series in audio! Planning to work my way through the entire Saman-verse soon!

Thank you to @mustloveaudio and J. Saman for the ALC!

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Thanks for the ARC, VPR!

I was bummed when I didnโ€™t Get the ARC for Undeniably Enemies, but when i was approved for this, I WAS SO EXCITED.

Keegan is one of the memorable characters in the series! So for her to get her HEA, it was GO-Go.

Paired with her unrequited no so finally LOVE, in the form of Tinsleyโ€™s British movie star-tabloid darling, Best friend was a good job by J.Saman cos finally they are heading somewhere.

I love single dad romance,especially if the dad is a reformed playboy, whoโ€™s clueless what to do with his child. Loomis was endearing to read plus charming.

Keegan is always the quiet & soft one in the bunch, so upon reading knowing thatโ€™s she a secret romantasy writer, was a blast. Kickass O&G by day, steamy author by night!

Love that they created a family for baby which was sweet & cute plus Keegan & Loomis were sparks everywhere.

I still prefer Jack & Wren/Owen & Estlinโ€™s book though. But since iโ€™m a fan of this series, of course I will be rooting for Vanderโ€™s.

P/S if youโ€™re new to the series, you might get lost, i understand but if you like to be rogue, have a try, J.Samanโ€™s writing is superb.

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daisyreadsromance's review

4.5

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๐ŸŽง๐ƒ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
๐’๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐š ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ญ
โžก๏ธProduced by ๐‹๐ฒ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ

๐Ÿ’™ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ 
๐Ÿ’™ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ฆ๐œ ๐๐จ๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ & ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ
๐Ÿ’™ ๐’๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐š๐
๐Ÿ’™ ๐…๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ
๐Ÿ’™ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

โœจ๐’ฏ๐’ฝโ„ด๐“Š๐‘”๐’ฝ๐“‰๐“ˆโœจ
๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ข๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐”๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ is yet another amazing addition to ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ. The story follows Keegan Fritz and the Hollywood bad boy, Loomis Powell. When a simple outing together sparks a flurry of dating rumors, the two decide to fake a relationship in order to protect Loomis' son's identity and repair his public image.

๐ˆ have always had a soft spot for misunderstood characters, and Loomis is no exception. Despite his flashy lifestyle, he is a good person at heart who is simply trying to navigate the complexities of fame and unexpected fatherhood. Keegan, initially relegated to the friend zone, finds herself drawn to Loomis during a private getaway, leading to a realization that their attraction is impossible to ignore.

๐ŸŽง๐“๐ก๐ž dynamic between Keegan and Loomis is electric, and my heart swelled when the Fritz family welcomed Loomis's son with open arms. The dual narration by ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐š ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ซ and ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ญ was spot on. They do an excellent job bringing the characters to life, and to be honest, Samantha Bretmoor can do no wrong in my eyes!

If you're a fan of billionaire romances with a focus on found family, I highly recommend picking up this book. And don't forget to explore ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ž series. Many thanks to ๐‰. ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ง and ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ for providing me with this audio copy. My thoughts shared here are my own.

๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐Ÿ’.๐Ÿ“โญ๏ธ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ: ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐Ÿ’.๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽง

kristybirdwell's review

5.0
emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

One hot British bad boy who just found out he's a father and one doctor with and imagination that creates wonderful if bloodthirsty romantic characters in books but her day job is wearing on here so when she's given and opertunity to take her writing career more seriously she can't wait until she injury herself now she has hurt hand and somehow she's become the latest paparazzi favorite all because Keegan had to fall for the most unavailable man Loomis now there faking a relationship hiding from her ex and hiding on and island in the Florida Keys and everyone thinks there a real couple.

I was allowed to read and advance copy of this book and this is my honest review.

joannsreads's review

3.5
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Love, family and heartbreak collide to make Undeniably Unexpected irresistible. Saman celebrates family while pushing the boundaries of romance. Loomis and Keegan merge spicy temptation with heartwarming storytelling and create a hauntingly, unforgettable keeper.