Michele Dunaway, Nine Months Notice

Nine Months Notice

Michele Dunaway

Harlequin American, Apr 2007, $4.99

ISBN: 037375163X

At Wright Solutions, Tori Adams accepted a promotion that brought her back to her hometown of Kansas City, but left behind her lover of a couple of years, her boss Jeff Wright in St. Louis. While Jeff remains devastated as he thought they had more than a quick office romance after all that time together, Tori believed he could never commit to anything beyond sex.

However, she is stunned when two pregnancy tests affirm why she had missed her last two periods; she is carrying Jeff's child. Jeff is not giving up on the woman he loves and is overjoyed that she is carrying their child. He offers to marry Tori, but she refuses as she feels he only wants to do due to the baby. His strategic plan is to marry the woman he loves before she gives birth because he plans to spend a lifetime spoiling her and their offspring. The only obstacle remains persuading stubborn Tori that he wanted to make her his wife whether she was pregnant or not.

NINE MONTHS NOTICE is a fine, contemporary office romance starring two likable protagonists. Tori has learned a lesson about office romances so when a desperate Jeff crosses Missouri to be with her, she rejects his sudden need to marry her as she believes it is for the sake of his offspring and not a love for her. Thus the well written storyline focuses on Jeff's efforts to persuade his beloved that he wants a different paradigm to their relationship. Readers will enjoy this fine frolic as Jeff feels that once the baby is born, his efforts to prove he loves Tori and their child will be futile.

Harriet Klausner