Mother To Be
Tanya Michaels
Harlequin SuperRomance, Mar 2009, $5.50
ISBN: 9780373782932
In Richmond, Virginia forty-three years old realtor Delia Carlisle believes she owns the world with her success in business and with her thirty-seven year old boyfriend, Alexander “Ringo” DiRossi. However, she panics when she learns she is pregnant and not because of her age; she is not ready to marry.
Alex wants to marry his beloved Delia and raise a family with her. He proposes, but she hesitates. Besides her doubts about marriage, she does not want him trapped into a marrying her because she is carrying. Alex knows he must convince her he wants her as his wife even if they had no kids.
The fully developed lead couple engages the audience with their older woman younger man relationship. Whereas Alex has wanted to amrry Delia forever, he delayed asking for fear she will say no and end their relationship. Now he dreads that she will use her pregnancy as the excuse to not marry him. Delia is a fascinating confused individual whose bewilderment has geometrically grown in direct correlation with her pregnancy. Fans of character driven contemporary romances will appreciate the father’s efforts to make the MOTHER TO BE his wife; as he already has her heart.
Harriet Klausner
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