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His Pregnancy Ultimatum: Expecting (Harlequin Presents)

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I loved this book! It has the classic love/hate relationship. A headstrong woman who's found herself pregnant after a one night stand and she's trying to ignore the sexual attraction to the father-to-be.. and he's trying to win her trust and love the whole time! And don't forget the meddlesome sister trying to do whatever she can to throw the 2 parents-to-be together to make them fall in love! Gotta love it!

I liked reading this book very much, the characters were likeable and the story didn't drag. It was refreshing to read a book where the hero didn't blackmail the heroine into marriage after learning of her pregnancy. The hero was likeable because he supported the heroine and allowed her to get to know him, so that love would grow realistically.

There does seem to be a recurring theme in Helen Bianchin books of a "crazy" ex girlfriend (which in this case was only in her head) but I do think it makes the book more interesting.

University student Mia had always told her sister that she would remain a virgin until marriage. So when she travels on holiday to see her sister, who's divorced and has a 10-year-old son, and drops the bombshell that she's pregnant, sis rightfully wonders what's up: was she raped, or is she engaged to marry this guy?
Not only no, but she didn't even get the man's name. Their eyes met across a crowded room and next thing you know they're ripping each other's clothes off in a hotel room.
Understandably, after a night of debauchery Mia is shocked and disgusted at her behavior and sneaks out of the hotel room. So imagine her surprise when she visits a college friend's home for dinner and meets his older brother: Nikolos, her one-night stand.
Only Nikolos has done everything to try to find his mystery woman for whom he fell like a giant redwood and he has absolutely no intention of letting her get away this time. Thankfully for Helen Bianchin fans, Nikolos does not vow revenge, blackmail Mia into his bed, force her to marry him by threatening to put her sister and nephew in the poorhouse or any of the other ways some of these books get the couple together. Instead, he sets out to court her and makes any sane woman reading this story fall at least a little bit in love with him.
Don't know why one of these reviewers thought the book was horrid. To each his own, I guess. He not only invites Mia out, but also her sister and nephew and shows what great daddy material he'll be by taking the boy under his wing.
Although they don't wind up right back in the sack with one another, scorching hot love scenes eventually ensue once Mia realizes she's fighting a losing fight. And Nikolos is soooooo wonderful, so WHY exactly was it she was resisting his offer of marriage, again? :)
One of the things I liked best about this book is that we get to read the hero's view: of his admiration, love for her. It's just a couple of sentences here and there, but it gives the reader his perspective. Nothing more frustrating than having to find out how he feels in the last 3 pages of one of these books.
Sadly, we have to deal with another of Ms. Bianchin's psycho-woman-who's-about-to-boil-a-bunny-rabbit-'cause-she's-crazy-about-the-hero-and-if-she-can't-have-him-no-one-else-can characters. I'd have given this book 4 stars if only she'd left out this lunatic. Another odd thing about this story: once the heroine has visited a dr. to have her pregnancy confirmed (this happens before we even "meet" Mia), she never visits a doctor while she's on holiday. And Nikolos does not cajole her into finding a doctor so he can ask questions about his honey bunch and his bambino. I found that odd.
Instead of including the wacky woman, I think Ms. Bianchin should have introduced a few doctor visits, maybe had Mia befriending another expectant Mom in the waiting room, cute scenes with Nikolos regarding the doctor visits and so on.
Other good Bianchin books: "The Marriage Campaign," "Purchased by the Billionaire," "Forgotten Husband," "The Husband Assignment," "The Greek Bridegroom," "The Marriage Arrangement," or "The Wedding Ultimatum." Although "Pregnancy Ultimatum" is good, any of these are much better examples of Bianchin's significant talents.

I know Harlequinn Books are a short read (usually takes me 2 days)but this books was just terrible. I won't even keep this on my shelf.