ABOUT THE BOOK
Anna has finally got what she longed for.
After years of focusing on her career—ignoring the quiet, insistent need for a child—a chance encounter with Rob led to an arrangement that changed everything.
Now she’s pregnant.
But nothing about what comes next is simple. This was never meant to be a relationship. As her pregnancy becomes more difficult, Anna retreats, unwilling to face Rob, or the feelings she can no longer ignore.
Because wanting a baby was one thing. Letting someone in is something else entirely.
Rob always knew their arrangement had limits. He didn’t expect Anna would quickly become the one person he can’t walk away from.
Now, both must decide what they’re willing to fight for. Can they overcome the complications of their own backgrounds and truly build a family together?
Or was their connection never meant to last?
MY REVIEW
I’ve been reading this excellent series since the beginning, and it keeps getting better. Anna and Rob are friends who decide to have a child, but don’t know what to do when the time comes. Anna wants more, while Rob doesn’t believe he’s enough. This experience turns their lives around for the better!
Anna is a successful designer who is longing for a child, and when she meets an old friend at a wedding, she convinces him to help her conceive. Now, pregnant, terrified, and unable to keep food down, her mental and physical health are paying the price. What she didn’t see was Rob coming to the rescue and messing with her heart.
Rob is a successful journalist and is happy with his active lifestyle until his friend Anna asks him to help her have a child. At first he feels a sense of achievement, but then becomes afraid of what the future as a father will bring; was that all there was to it? Had he fulfilled his purpose, and what would he do next?
It was rather unusual for Anna and Rob to go from a relationship based on a deal to friends who develop romantic feelings. I really liked the fact that Rob looked after Anna and even asked to move into her house so that he could keep an eye on her. The way he cooked for her and made her feel comfortable without putting pressure on her was atypical of a single man who doesn’t see himself getting married. As they came to trust one another and their emotions, with a bit of helpful guidance from their friends Sam and Jess, the story became extremely enjoyable to me.
As for Sam and Jess, they too are unexpectedly pregnant, thus contributing to their large blended family, something that has to be told in its own right. It is precisely their constant support and their skill at arranging things so that Rob and Anna can explore their feelings that make good friends worthwhile. Caroline is another friend who is dealing with Anna’s shocking secret and this has caused an uncomfortable conflict between them. Likewise, Rob’s friend and politician, James, is causing problems of his own due to his terrible secrets.
If you enjoy stories among friends who find love unexpectedly, give this lovely book a try. To understand the emotional relationships between the friends, I recommend reading the series in order. I am looking forward to seeing what Ms. Light has planned for this series!
Thank you to Ms. Light for giving me the opportunity to read this book with no expectation of a positive review.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Katharine Light was born in Glasgow and lived there until her family moved to Manchester when she was ten. While in her teens, she began writing stories for her younger sister Emma. These mostly centred around a naïve heroine and a 1980s pop star (some would say the hero was modelled on John Taylor of Duran Duran).
She did a degree in psychology at University College London, and after a year travelling, worked in corporate film production for several years, before taking a break to raise her children.
For many years she wrote mainly during the holidays, around her busy work for a local church.
Her first novel Like Me, published in 2023, was shortlisted for The Selfies Book Awards 2024. Her short story My arms are empty which is based on an episode from her second novel Me Too recently won the City University competition City Writes.
She is a director of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, with responsibility for organising their conferences, gatherings and awards ceremonies.
Katharine lives in London with her husband and quite often at least one of their adult children. She loves singing, walking, painting, looking at art, and going to the theatre.
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