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The Pregnancy Test

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Mandy Keeling, while on her way to a job interview is suddenly overcome by morning sickness so severe that she is literally doubled over in an elevator. There is a gorgeous man on the elevator with her. Imagine her horror upon finding out that he is none other than Damien "Demon" Sharpton, the very man her interview is scheduled with. Damien is just as horrified, being totally clueless as to what to do for this very sick woman. Despite the interview ending with Mandy throwing up in his wastebasket, Damien hires Mandy as his assistant and is grateful that he has found someone so efficient. His only qualm is that he never sees her as the majority of their communication
is done by instant messaging and email. He has no way of knowing that Mandy is purposefully avoiding him so he won't notice her slowly expanding waistline. She desperately needs this job for the health insurance benefits as well as the regular hours which will make arranging day care much easier. Damien wants to spend more time with Mandy and insists that she accompany him on a business trip to the Caribbean. Mandy doesn't want to go, not only for the risk of Damien seeing her in a swimsuit, but because she has been having highly erotic dreams about him. Soon the two of them are playing games, both innocent resort games and more erotic private games. Eventually Damien finds out about Mandy's pregnancy; when he fully understands the reasons behind her secrecy, he cannot believe that the father could abandon her the way he did. Despite the intense sexual attraction between her and Damien, Mandy is worried about what the future will hold for her and her baby. Erin McCarthy has yet again given readers a beautifully written story, with humor, sensuality, a very real look at pregnancy and the trepidation when that pregnancy is unexpected. This book is an emotionally charged example of the best of Erin McCarthy.

Erin McCarthy has penned another heart warming, funny and all out sexy story in The Pregnancy Test.

Mandy Keeling is in a major jam. After selling off her business and being dumped by her boyfriend she finds herself pregnant. Striving to make the best of this Mandy interviews for a job as a personal assistant to get health insurance. Even though she has heard tales about how Damien Sharpton is a total tyrant, Mandy gets the job. All she has to do is lay low for a while until without her pregnancy being discovered until it's to late to fire her.

Damien Sharpton has turned his whole focus into his work. After a tragedy he cut himself off from family and friends. Something in Mandy struck a chord in him, so he hired her. Now it seems she is avoiding him. Now Damien plans a business trip to the Caribbean with Mandy in tow.

The sparks really fly once they are away from the office. Damien begins to open up and let Mandy into his world. But will this off the wall attraction and friendship survive back in the real world.

The Pregnancy Test is a spectacular read. Mandy and Damien will make you laugh your socks off and reach for a fan to cool off when they hit the sheets. Their relationship builds and grows through the whole book. Mandy's friends are a delight and I hope they each get their own stories soon.

Erin McCarthy shows off the range of her talent with this funny, steamy and poignant read. Mandy Keeling knew it was time to grow up and start living off of her parents' money. Lo and behold, nature was also trying to tell her something in the form of a pregnancy. She realized that she had to find a job that would allow her to support her baby since she wasn't getting any help from the baby's father. With the help of her friend Caroline, she lands a job interview with Damian Sharpton, an ogre of a boss whose already gone through four assistants in the last year. Amidst a bit of drama involving a rather embarrassing encounter, Mandy lands the job without letting him know she's pregnant. She manages to be a fabulous assistant while at the same time avoiding Damien like the plague.

This intrigues Damien, who can't believe in the two months since he's hired her he's seen her only a few times. Yet she manages to know him in a way he never expected, anticipating his needs and acting on them. When he tries to exert his authority to regain control, it only ends up making him seem like an immature child, which ruefully amuses him. So much so that he impulsively decides to bring her along on a trip to the Carribbean with the reasoning that it's business. Mandy is reluctant to go, but he makes it mandatory so she can't refuse.

Despite never seeing his secretary, he is attracted to her, albeit reluctantly so. He begins to question his sanity at bringing her along, but learns to relax and even show his sense of humor. As Mandy and Damien get to know each other, their already strong mutual attraction deepens, making it difficult to keep away from each other. When an intimate moment presents itself, so does the opportunity to confess to Damien about her pregnancy. When they finally kiss, it is as explosive as they imagined it would be, and things only get hotter from there. Mandy's pregnant body fascinates Damien, who reads up on the topic and becomes the world's expert on pregnant women, with amusing results. As their relationship grows, it becomes obviously how truly right they are for each other, and that they are already a family.

Wow! This book is fabulous. Mandy and Damien are refreshingly honest and their physical intimacy is sexy and intense, the result of strong feelings for each other. Mandy may seem to be young and irresponsible, but nothing means more to her than the well-being of her child, which she will do everything in her power to protect, and Damien is not the hard-nosed enployer he's made out to be. Behind all those demands lays the heart of a vulnerable man who was hurt very badly but still has the capacity to love deeply. He is a true tortured hero who longs for happiness. The icing on the cake is Erin's unique brand of humor, which is truly laugh-out-loud funny. I adored this story, and love how McCarthy's writing keeps getting better and better.

At first glance, this book appears to be a run-of-the-mill light romantic romp. Don't let the funny blurbs on the book cover fool you - this is so much, much more. My test of a book is if I become emotionally involved and feel that little "tingle" as I'm reading it. I can honestly say that this book surprised me by its tenderness, poignancy and true heart.

In "The Pregnancy Test," Erin McCarthy again presents an unusual premise for a romance - an abandoned pregnant woman and the man who falls deeply in love with her. How would she accomplish the love story in a believable fashion? Very skillfully, indeed.

Mandy and Damien begin an affair with what seems to be insurmountable obstacles - she works for him and is already pregnant with another man's baby - and he is a sad and tortured man who feels he will never recover from loss of his wife.

The story's warmth and compassion are evident in the beautiful dialogue as Damien slowly lets Mandy into his heart. While there are many funny moments, this book is deeply sensitive and the emotions are masterfully written. The scene where he declares his love is one of the best I've read.

Yes, this is a very sexy book and if that bothers you, don't read it. But if you are looking for a genuinely moving story with heartwrenching passion, do not miss this one.

British ex-pat Mandy is suddenly single, pregnant, and jobless in the Big Apple. A friend gets her an interview at a software company that will provide health benefits - the only problem is the boss is a hot head who can't keep a secretary. While experiencing the most hellacious case of morning sickness on an elevator, she manages to alienate the man riding with her, Damien "Demon" Sharpton, telling him that she is sick as a dog and has to suffer through an interview with an ogre of a man. When she realizes he is her prospective employer, rather than slink away, she faces the music, and liking her spunk, he hires her.

"Demon" is attracted, while she hides her pregnancy and fends off erotic dreams about him. A trip abroad has them giving in to their feelings. Eventually she reveals her pregnancy and Damien gets involved andimmediately goes overboard in his concern for her pregnancy, often with humorous results.

Author McCarthy uses her usual witty dialogue and sensuous situations to move the story along quickly (I read it in a day). There are a couple of hysterical scenes - particularly Damien taking over during an ultrasound, freaking out both Mandy and the technician. The book ended abruptly, almost seeming incomplete (only 248 pages with loose ends). I would have liked to know how his tattoo was altered too.

Another winner by Erin McCarthy.
Mandy is pregnant and in desperate need of a job. Her friends get her a job interview with Damien Sharpton, as his Asst. He is known as Mr. Gorgeous but anti-social. Unbeknownst to Mandy, she is in the elevator with Mr. Gorgeous and gets a violent attack of morning sickness.

She nearly dies when she realizes that Damien is the man looking for an Assistant. She doesnt tell him she is pregnant and tells him she has the flu after throwing up in his wastebasket between his legs, as she really needs the job and medical insurance. She gets the job and he immediately tells her he needs her to accompany him on a business trip to the Caribbean. She is worried about hiding her pregnancy from him. She plans to avoid him at all costs, dealing with him via email as much as possible.

He finds out she is pregnant; there is an attraction between them that they act on. Damien is hysterical reading up on pregnancy and accompanies Mandy to her ob appointment. The words that come out of his mouth are unbelievable and Mandy nearly faints when he asks the ob/gyn a question about oral sex and pregnant women.

I love all of Erin's books, and this is right up there as one of my all time favorites.

P.S. - I have written a few other reviews on amazon under Pat Lieberman. I couldnt remember my password, so signed up under Patricia.

Erin's story is ultra light, too light if you ask me.
Girl gets knocked up by awful boyfriend - meets gorgeous looking and "widowed" boss - they hit it off wonderfully and he proposes after many hot steamy nights of sex (don't forget morning sex and nooners).
This is the kind of book that doesn't surprise and doesn't entice insight. It's flat, simple, uncomplicated, and might make some women entertain the idea of taking off to the Caribbean with their boss if the chance comes up.
Sexual and young.

I expected this to be more focused on the the main character's pregnancy - you know, your typical chick lit pregnancy book. I was surprised to find the book read more like a steamy (emphasis on steamy) romance with pregnancy as one of the background stories. McCarthy can write a good sex scene for sure, but while I enjoyed the build up and the suspense, some of it rang false for me. I wanted more plot and more secondary characters. I think what was missing for me was the chick part. There wasn't a lot of interaction with her friends and there certainly wasn't enough shopping! I still recommend it though and think it's a good entry into the pregnancy/chick lit field. This is a good book to enjoy with a hot bath and your bunny slippers when you need a hot love story to warm you up. McCarthy is skilled at writing a good romance.

If you are looking for a something hot, sexy, hilarious and sweet this one takes the cake! Its rare that a book can actually make you laugh out loud but this one certainly will bring you to tears laughing and then turn around and sit you in the middle of a sexy romatic seen so hot you'll have to take a smoke break afterwards! This is the first Erin Mccarthy book i've read and she'll for sure be on the top of my next purchase list! Excellent read, read it in 2 days, very hard to put down.
The chemistry between the 2 leads is amazing, and there is no falling in, falling out of love.. once they click, they just keep clicking. very sweet story!

This is the first book I've read by Erin McCarthy and I am now one of her biggest fans! In the last six weeks, I've read five of her books and I've loved each one but this book is my absolute favorite. In a lot of books, it's always the hero who is British - it was a delight to find that here, it's the heroine who's English! And it's a fun and fast read - girl finds herself pregnant, baby daddy turns out to be a complete heel, she goes for an interview with a man who's said to have assistants for lunch and despite upchucking in his wastebasket during the interview, she gets the job! It's even more fun to read how she makes a herculean - and awfully successful - effort to stay out of sight of her boss lest he find out that she's been in the family way since the day they met. (As a long-time administrative assistant myself, I know that's next to impossible to do unless your boss travels all the time!) Unfortunately, the boss, Damien, finds our girl, Mandy, to be quite intriguing - maybe because he doesn't see her very often - and he decides to take her along on a trip to a Caribbean island. Mandy freaks - how is she going to hide her rapidly expanding tummy from this man who doesn't miss anything? She needs to keep her job, especially because of the insurance. (One has to suspend belief here because we all know how insurance companies are and if you've got anything that smacks of a pre-existing condition, you can forget being covered for it!)

Well, we can all guess what happens, but what makes this story even more riveting (besides being laugh out loud funny - Mandy is a riot) is the leading man, Damien. He has got some serious demons that he has trouble getting past even though he knows deep down that Mandy is perfect for him. I absolutely fell in love with Damien. Not only did he not flip out once he found out Mandy was pregnant, but that seemed to draw him to her even more. I loved the way he got so totally involved with her pregnancy. Usually it's the heroine of the story who needs to convince herself that the hero is the man for her, but in this story, Mandy realizes that Damien is exactly what she and her baby need, but he is the one who is conflicted and feels that he can't do justice to a relationship with her. Watching him work through his issues until he realizes that his life is with Mandy is something I won't soon forget and is what made this book so special to me. You don't often see a wonderful yet flawed hero in these type of chick lit books. Damien is a great character!

The love scenes in this book are also super hot and, at times, a bit graphic in that Erin McCarthy tends to use rather earthy language in these scenes. Weirds me out a little when I'm reading her books on the train and someone reads over my shoulder. I wouldn't necessarily use some of these words in mixed company, you know? Otherwise, I don't think there is a thing wrong with this book and it was a wonderful introduction to a great author. I still have a few more of her books to read and I can't wait till she comes out with something new. If you need an intro to Erin McCarthy, I would definitely recommend "The Pregnancy Test"!