unplanned pregnancy

3 Stars~~ The first of her books that take us back to the Golden Spurs ranch.

The Throw-Away Bride by Ann Major, Desire, #1912, December 2008 (book 1- Golden Spurs)

Excellence Rating- Good

Steaminess Rating- Yummy (*)

Abby Collins was feeling vulnerable and on the rebound the night she let her friend talk her into going out to a bar. There she picked up CEO Leo Storm. Her usual types were wild cowboys, but Leo was a dull, safe buttoned down CEO. She never expected Leo to give her the hottest night in bed. After Abby was embarrassed that she slept with him and told him she never wanted to see him again. He finally got the message when she accused him of stalking him. He issued an ultimatum "call me or we're through" But she never called him. Now two weeks later she needs to talk to him to tell him she's pregnant. Is it any wonder he's not taking her calls? But when she finally tells him, he convinces her to marry him. But then she finds out that she and her twin are the missing Golden Spur heiresses and Leo knew. He was actually at the bar that night to get a DNA sample from her. Now she has to wonder why the ruthlessly ambitious CEO married her. Did he want to be wedded to a member of the legendary family he works for? Because of the baby? Because he loved her?  Will this fragile marriage stand a chance?

31/2 Stars~~ I love how Tessa throws out one surprise after another to keep me reading this book in one sitting.

Pregnancy Proposal by Tessa Radley, Desire, #1914, December 2008 (book 3- The Saxon Brides)

Excellence Rating- Good+

Steaminess Rating- Sensual (*)

Heath Saxon is the black sheep of the Saxon family. He left Saxon's Folly to start his own winery very close by(neighbouring). But now with their wine maker leaving Heath is coming back. Not only will this bring him back into the family fold but also in the path of Amy Wright. A woman he lusted after since she was 16, a woman he fantasizes about, a woman who was engaged to his brother, Roland before he died. It was Amy's family home that Heath had bought. After Amy fainted, they discovered she was pregnant. Since Amy is undecided about being a single mother Heath offers to marry her. She would have a father for her baby; she could go back and live in her childhood home. Heath would get something too. He would have Amy but his family would see that he is serious about sticking with the family business. They were determined to make this marriage work even though Roland kept coming between them. After all she was carrying Roland's baby, wasn't she?

The Only Cowboy for Caitlin by Lois Faye Dyer, SSE, #1253, June 1999 (Related to: Lonesome Cowboy, He's Got His Daddy's Eyes, The Cowboy Takes a Wife)

Caitlin Drummond first met Trey Weber when she was 12. She had hitchhiked from L.A to her aunt's in Butte Creek and Trey had picked her up. She experienced a passionate kiss from him under the mistletoe when she was 16. They had a very passionate affair when she was 18. But at the end of summer he told that theirs was just a summer fling while he recuperated and awaiting his next assignment in the military. But in truth he knew Caitlin was destined for bigger things than a ranch in Montana so he pushed her away. Now 10 years later, he seeks her help finding a runaway child. But seeing each other again leads to touching. But a month and a half later she discovers she is pregnant. Every time they touch they explode but she wants to get the easy friendship back that she had with each other. She knows Trey will want to "do the right" thing and marry her. Can she marry for anything less than love? Something she isn't sure Trey can give because he has kept his heart closed because of a disastrous relationship with his mother.

Pepper returns to her hometown to tell her relatives and friends there why she

 left in such a hurry about 13 years ago.  

It turns out she was pregnant but the father left the small town to make his 

mark in the world never looking back.  

Sylvie Smith had co-ordinated the wedding for billionaire Tom McFarlane and Candida Harcourt. Only Candy had eloped with the events assistant days prior to the wedding and Tom was very angry at footing the bill for the non-existent
wedding. He took it out on Sylvie by minutely examining and
questioning her invoice for the costs involved despite it's cancellation.

Events manager Sylvie Smith is organizing a wedding show in a stately home to raise money for charity. Celebrity magazine offers big dollars for Sylvie to stage her own fantasy wedding as part of the wedding “fayre”. The small hitch: Sylvie is five months pregnant. The big hitch: Longbourne Court was her ancestral home, and the new owner is hardnosed business tycoon Tom McFarlane—her baby's secret father.

Favourite Scene:

Right now he should be a whole lot more worried about his ass than his assets, she thought grimly as she briefly glanced around, looking for something sharp so she could stab him. 

Another Fav Scene:

"Let me be clear.  I will never marry you.  Never.  The next time I see you, we'll be in front of a judge.  I will eviscerate you.  I will leave you broken and bleeding and then I'm going to kick you while you're down.  You're a lying bastard and I can't tell you how much I wish I'd never met you.  I can't believe I thought I was in love with you." 

A Family of Her Own by Brenda Novak, SuperRomance, #1195, April 2004 (series: book 3- Dundee, Idaho)

Katie Rogers did not believe ex-con Booker Robinson would amount to anything so she broke things off with him to date the guy with the preppy clothes and the college degree. So it's ironic that when she comes back to Dundee alone, broke and pregnant that it's Booker who ends up helping her and provides her a place to stay when her parents turn her away. Everyone told her preppy guy was no good but she wanted to get out of Dundee. It's also ironic that preppy guy became a lazy crack addict while Booker became a successful businessman. Booker has spent the last 2 years trying to forget Katie. Will having Katie under the same roof as him cause him to backslide and admit he loves her?

Diamond Spur by Diana Palmer, Mira, 2002 (first printed as Susan Kyle, January 1988)

Kate Wittman and Jason Donavan have been friends for years but when passion burns between, Jason tells Kate they need to back off because he doesn't want commitment and Kate wants a career. If they give in to their passion he might end up seducing Kate and in taking her virginity, do the honourable thing and propose marriage. But they had a hard time reigning in their passion and one they gave in. Kate could tell that Jason was contemplating marriage to her after, so she took the decision out of his hands and told him that she wanted a career more than marriage. She also lied to him about the fact that a pregnancy was unlikely. But she did end up pregnant and they did get married. But was the marriage really what they thought?