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She's My Baby (Kimani Romance)

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SHE'S MY BABY by Adrianne Byrd
October 11, 2006

Rating **** (4 stars)

SHE'S MY BABY was a pretty quick but enjoyable read. Workaholic Leila Owens is the CEO of her own magazine and is very dedicated to her career. She believes that she's married to her company, and never plans on having children. Then, one day she wakes up and finds a baby in a bassinet in her kitchen! It's no surprise that the baby belongs to her sister Samantha, the black sheep of the family. Leila is angry but takes the baby, despite the fact that she has no clue what to do.

As Leila screams "SAM", her neighbor Garrick Grayson wakes up to the sounds and rushes to Leila's house to see what is the matter. Leila, who has never met Garrick in her life, is shocked to find this really good-looking man at her door. But what surprises her even more is how fast Garrick takes to baby Emma, and how good he is with her. From that moment, two new relationships are born. Emma latches on to Garrick as if he's her long lost relative, and Garrick and Leila discover one another.

The road is a bumpy one, as Leila tries to learn how to take care of a baby and focus on her career. Garrick seems to know all the tricks, and she slowly learns from the master. At the same time, the two of them get to know each other better, and the three of them seem to have become a family. Leila is very happy with the arrangement, and almost wishes that Samantha never comes back for Emma. Leila's assistant at work is even more surprised to find that her boss has suddenly become maternal.

Things seem to be going just great, but what happens if Samantha comes back for baby Emma?

This was a fast paced romance with a lot of humor and cute scenes with sweet baby Emma. It was amusing to see career-oriented Leila turn into a baby-loving mother, but it takes a lot more for Leila to admit that she wants to have children of her own and that she doesn't always want to put her career first. Author Adrianne Byrd's writing flows naturally and it's what makes the book so enjoyable. The dialogue is very realistic, and it helps move the story along at a brisk pace. The minor characters add to the story, all of them being well developed despite being secondary. The reader gets an insight into Garrick's background by watching him interact with his brother and sister-in-law, and we also get to meet his ex-wife, who plays a minor role at the end of the novel.

The reader also gets a glimpse of Leila's family, as it explains the reason why the baby is with Leila and not with sister Samantha. Three sisters, Leila, Roslyn, and Samantha have three very different lives, and had endured a lot while growing up, but now it is Samantha that needs the most help, as she runs away from one disaster after another. Not much is told exactly what misadventures she has had, but it is plain that she is the black sheep, and Roslyn and Leila have given up on her. But they don't want baby Emma to suffer because of her mother. Emma makes for one very cute and lovable baby, as everyone succumbs to her charms. She also is a great reason for Garrick and Leila to get together, even though it's only to baby sit.

SHE'S MY BABY was a very refreshing romance that focused on humor, as well as the old adage "opposites attract". Readers will find the scenes with Emma, Garrick and Leila charming. The author does a great job with writing descriptive scenes, and will not find it difficult to imagine the thrown oatmeal, the dirty smelly diapers, or the giggling Emma in the midst of all the chaos. SHE'S MY BABY is highly recommended, even for those who aspire not to have their own baby in the near future. - courtesy of loveromancesandmore

If you have not read any of Ms. Byrd's book this is a great place to start. This story was hilarious! Put together a woman with no clue about babies and a sexy neighbor! Enough said. the baby in the story is adorable. Even though this book is very funny it is also very heart warming and emotional (teared up on a couple of scenes). Also the book has it H-O-T moments. Definite recommendation. Also check out Ms. Byrd's other books.

Garrick and Leila's story was great,they have great chemistry and sparks. The baby on the cover is so beautiful. Garrick was a divorced man, who was recovering from a marriage with his ex- wife career driven Miranda. He meets and falls in love with Leila another career driven woman who is left with her brand new niece by her younger sister. Leila has no idea how you take care of a baby, Garrick has to help her, along the way they fall in love. Both have issues they have to deal with from the past. Leila has to deal with abandonment issues from her parents death that left her, and her sisters scarred, and Garrick has to deal with issues from his marriage with Miranda. Leila and Garrick had a great story, lots of sizzle. I hope all the other Kimani's are great stories, this was my first, even though i have read a lot of arabesque books. The baby made me laugh alot with her antics.

Adrianne Byrd has again given birth, this time to a wonderful, lighthearted, sensual family oriented romance. When super-career woman, Leila Owens founder and CEO of Atlanta Spice is thrust into becoming surrogate mother to her six month old niece Emma she literally hasn't a clue of how to change a diaper let alone take care of this dynamo-bundle of joy. Garrick Grayson, CEO of the architectural firm his father turned over to him is a man who understands life is more than work, he wants a wife and family but knows from his previous marriage that career women often choose the boardroom over the kitchen.

Garrick recuses Leila from certain insanity when he by happenstance takes on some of the pressure of her having to adjust to an overly active infant in the house. As Leila begins to depend and trust Garrick's presence in her and Emma's life, she becomes aware of what has been missing from her own. But, Sam's unexpected return threatens to destroy their impromptu family.

SHE'S MY BABY is a funny, entertaining and fast paced read. I was caught up from the moment sweet little Emma first drooled on the page. Thank you Ms. Bryd for giving your readers another satisfying trip to happy-ever-after.

This book was great! Its funny to see how the heroine interacts with dealing with the baby. You fall in love with the baby and Garrett...we all need to have a good lookin' guy across the street!

Kudos for Ms. Byrd.

Adrianne has done alot of hard thinking coming up this storyline.So many of our siblings go through initiation but never finalization of their situation.We all somewhere have to take care of someone else responsibilies.
This was a great storyline that is never-ending,reality base,we all wants ours comfort of leisure and comfortability sometimes.

Wow what a ride! had a great time reading this book. Adrianne never fails to add humour with the romance. Good to read bout love amongst the 40 something year olds for a change.

The book is a quick read! It is sweet "not" the juicy & steamy stories we are used to with Ms. Byrd. I would read it when you are between great books. :)

Though the story was cute, I thought it was missing a little something. I did like it though. Leila and her sisters had some really hard things to deal with and alot to overcome. I liked Garrick. It moved really fast. I just wish that we got to see alot more of their romance. It wasn't GREAT, but it wasn't bad either. I did like it.

I love this book. From the moment I picked it up I could not put it down. I wished there was a sequel to this book.