Title: Don’t You Want Me Baby?
Author: Rachel Dove
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: ★★★★☆
Source: Rachel’s Random Resources/Netgalley
Blurb: Amber Fitzpatrick is about to hit thirty and has achieved none of the things she hoped to have done by now. Her dreams of owning her own business seem out of reach. Her boyfriend has just dumped her and now her biological clock is clanging in her head.
But maybe Amber doesn’t need a man for the next stage of her life? Maybe as an independent woman she can have a baby all by herself?
There’s only one problem. Handsome but excruciatingly annoying best friend Tyler Williams. Tyler thinks Amber’s motherhood plans are plain crazy! She just needs to wait for Mr. Right to come along…and maybe he’s closer than she thinks?
But with Amber hellbent on doing it alone, Tyler sets out to prove to her that being her best friend could also come with excellent benefits…if only she’s brave enough to take the chance.
Review: As Amber is an older heroine and that’s rare in romance (though thankfully becoming less so!) I really wanted to like this story. However, it’s hard to like her, which makes liking her story difficult.
Amber wants a baby, but on her terms and pushing friends away is a recipe for loneliness… and no baby. Although there are ways around that (I’ve a gay friend who’s gone this route) which Amber is determined to take.
Her love interest, Tyler, is the guy who has always been there. I loved his character and how constant and present he was. Although he’s in love with Amber, he doesn’t play the “nice guy” card and seems content with the friend-zone while she sorts herself out.
When they do get together, there’s a break-up which I didn’t feel was necessary, especially when Amber and Tyler are behaving like grown-ups the rest of the time. They do make up (obviously) and it was nice to see them finally get it together. The spicy scenes rather made up for the fall out. All in all, this is a great story and I enjoyed reading it.
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