Catch Hold Of First Comes Baby... / The Loners Guarded Heart Constructed By Michelle Douglas Distributed As Print
The characters never became real to me, I couldn't connect with them, and their dialogue felt unnatural, Very good friends to lovers story, Meg and Ben have been friends since they were children, there for each other when their families weren't, Meg has always wanted to be a mother and when health problems cause her to go for single motherhood she knows that she wants Ben to be the baby's father.
He has all the qualities she wants plus she knows that he isn't interested in settling down so the baby would pretty much be all hers.
With Ben's footloose lifestyle he can be the fun "uncle", The only thing she worries about is that it might change their friendship, She doesn't expect Ben to suddenly decide that he wants to be a father to the baby and it is freaking her out, She also doesn't expect to suddenly start seeing him as more than just her best friend, They had kissed once but decided they didn't want to risk their friendship, but now that's all she can think about, She is also fighting the worry that Ben will suddenly decide that he no longer wants to be a father and will abandon her and the baby, a feeling she is familiar with from her issues with her own father.
I really had a problem with her lack of confidence in Ben's commitment to the baby and the way she kept throwing obstacles and tests at him.
I was glad to see her finally realize what she had been doing and why,
Ben had been running from any kind of commitment all his life, He refused to believe in love because of the intensity of the emotion, It brought back way too many bad memories of his parents and the way that they treated each other and him, He has an exciting life as a high adventure tour guide and his friendship with Meg to make him happy, He is stunned when she asks for his help and only too happy to give it, At first he is happy with the "uncle" option, but then realizes that he doesn't want his child to miss out on having a father the way he did.
He doesn't expect Meg's resistance to the idea but is determined to prove to her that he can do it, I really liked the growth shown by Ben as he changes from the rather selfish traveler that he had been to a man who can be there for the people he loves.
I had fun watching him learn to deal with being an adult, It was really interesting to see the way that he fought his attraction to Meg, trying to convince himself that it would ruin his friendship with her.
He tried really hard to convince himself that it was just lust until his friend pointed out the truth to him, His big moment at the end was incredibly sweet,
I also enjoyed the relationship of Meg's dad and Ben's grandmother, The two of them were adorable together, especially once they started to open up with Meg and Ben, Miniseries: Mothers in a Million
Category: Contemporary Romance
"Readers will enjoy the light and airy dialogue and modern spin on this friendstolovers tale, set in beautiful Fingal Bay, Australia.
" RT Book s, ratedLifelong friendship gives way to everlasting love in Michelle Douglas heartwarming Harlequin Romance, First Comes Baby,
Having a baby of her own is the one thing Meg has always dreamed about, Having had a less than perfect childhood, Meg has always yearned to have her own child to love, protect and spoil rotten, With her business thriving and her finances secure, Meg quickly realises that the time has come for her to make her fantasy of becoming a mother a reality.
But with no man on the horizon, Meg feels her longedfor dream slipping through her fingers, With the small coastal town of Fingal Bay seriously lacking in eligible bachelors, Meg begins to wonder whether she should bit the bullet and go down the anonymous sperm donor route.
However, when her old friend Ben Sullivan comes back to town, it looks like Meg has finally found the perfect man to father her muchwanted child.
Growing up in Fingal Bay, freespirited Ben Sullivan couldnt wait to shake off the shackles of small town life, Keen to see the world and to have daring adventures across the globe, Ben has got no plans to settle down or to have a family of his own.
The stifling confines of commitment and longterm relationships are not for him, Ben has got neither the time nor the inclination to have a family but he is floored when his best friend Meg asks him to donate his sperm so that she can have a baby! Ben cannot believe his ears when he hears Megs shocking proposition, but he is prepared to do anything for his best friend even if he cannot help but be assailed by doubts about whether he would be able to walk away from his child and from the woman hes loved all his life!
Meg is delighted when Ben finally agrees to give her her muchlonged for child.
Knowing that Ben would rather be throwing himself off a mountain than kneedeep in nappies and baby powder, Meg makes it perfectly clear that she doesnt expect Ben to be part of their childs life.
Trapping her best friend into a life of suburban domesticity is not Megs intention, but as they begin to get even closer, Ben and Megs friendship soon begins to give way to something deeper
The more time Ben spends with Meg in Fingal Bay, the more he realizes that there is nowhere else on earth he would rather be than by her side.
But will he manage to convince Meg of his love for her and their unborn child Or are they destined to spend the rest of their lives as just friends
Sparkling with warmth, humour and charm, First Comes Baby is a beguiling romantic tale that is sure to capture your heart with its captivating blend of searing emotional intensity, multilayered characters, believable conflict and firstclass romance.
I absolutely adored Meg and Bens realistic love story and I defy anyone not to cheer on these wellwritten, welldeveloped and nuanced characters on their journey to the happy ever after which they so richly deserve.
Wellwritten, poignant and absolutely impossible to put down, Michelle Douglas fabulous romantic novels are mustreads for fans of Marion Lennox and Sarah Mayberry!
This review was originally published on Cataromance.
First Comes Baby
An uplifting new tale celebrating Mothers in a Million,
Meg has always dreamed of having the perfect family, and when she learns her baby window is closing there's only one person who can help.
Ben has been Meg's best friend since childhood, Their relationship is strictly platonicexcept for that one unforgettable kiss, Helping her to become a mother is the easiest decision Ben has ever made, Only, soon he wants to be more than just their baby's "uncle, " Can he convince Meg that he's ready to do the unthinkable and settle down to be a real father
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Can she break the iron padlock around his heart This is such a lovely story I fell into it from the first page, Can best friends Ben and Meg still be best friends if they do the unthinkable and fall in love can this baby they are having bring them together Oh yes and what a moving story on the way to their HEA so good.
This is Mills Boon/Harlequin romance at its best! Goodreads reviewerMichelle is an award winning author who has been writing for romance publisher Harlequin Mills Boon since.
Truly funny and moving, “Poignant and absolutely impossible to put down,” and “Sparkling with warmth, humour and charm” is just a small sample
of what the critics have had to say about her romances.
Inshe graduated with her PhD her topic area was Contemporary Romance and Feminism, Shes a sucker for happy endings, heroines who have a secret stash of chocolate, and heroes who know how to laugh, She lives in Newcastle on Australias east coast with her own romantic hero, a house full of dust and books, and an eclectic collection ofs ands vinyl.
"This is Mills Boon/Harlequin romance at its best!" Goodreads reviewerMichelle is an award winning author who has been writing for romance publisher Harlequin Mills Boon since.
"Truly funny and moving", “Poignant and absolutely impossible to put down,” and “Sparkling with warmth, humour and charm” is just a small sample of what the critics have had to say about her romances.
Inshe graduated with her PhD her topic area was Contemporary Romance and Feminism, Shes a sucker for happy endings, heroines who have a secret stash of chocolate, and heroes who know how to laugh, She lives in Newcastle on Australia's east coast with her own romantic hero, a house full of dust and books, and an eclectic collection ofs ands vinyl.
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