Baby Daddy by Kendall Ryan

We met in a trapped elevator.

Emmett was on his way to work, sophisticated and handsome in his tailored suit and tie.

I was on my way to the sperm bank. Awkward, right?

At thirty-five, my life hadn’t taken the path I thought it would and I was tired of waiting—I wanted a baby. And I was ready to take matters into my own hands to make it happen.

After our ill-fated elevator encounter, Emmett insisted on taking me to dinner—he also insisted on something else—that I ditch my plan involving a turkey baster and let him do the job. He would be my baby daddy. He was a wealthy and powerful CEO with little interest in diapers or playdates. And since he didn’t want kids, I’d be on my own once his bun was in my oven, free to go my own way.

 

But once his baby was inside me, it was like a switch had been flipped, and I got a whole lot more than I ever bargained for.
Publisher: Kendall Ryan | Genre: Contemporary Romance  | Source: Won | Rating: 3 Cups

Challenges Read For:  - Literary Pickers  Toilet/commode/outhouse-

 

I won this one during my book club’s monthly giveaway and while it was hot and sassy, I don’t really feel as though this was a stellar read. It wasn’t a bad book, I just feel like the whole plot has become a trend of sorts and once you’ve read one it’s hard to be impressed by the other. I mean, sure there were a few variations thrown into this one but it basically boils down to read one, read them all.  

 

Here’s what’s going on. When Jenna gets trapped in an elevator on her way to the sperm bank, she never imagines that the handsome stranger trapped with her would offer to father her child the old-fashion way. Married to his job and not wanting a child of his own, Emmett sees this as his perfect chance to do something for someone else. Neither Emmett nor Jenna realized that their plan is a bit more complicated than just making a baby. Now that they’ve finally admitted to having feelings for each other, a business deal threatens to tear them apart before they can even begin.

 

Jenna and Emmett were rather fun together—although, at times, she came off as a bit selfish. She wasn’t the easiest for me to like. I thought that Emmett was rather sweet and admirable. The bit drama could have been avoided if they had actually talked to each other instead of shagging like rabbits but it was resolved almost instantly making it feel a bit useless.

 

Overall, not the worst book I’ve read and not the best. It was fun and quick but I’m sort of over the whole single lady wants a baby, goes to the sperm bank, but some bloke offers his services instead trend.