Jet-setting bachelor Dex Messina thought he knew
everything about women...until he met the tiny infant girl abandoned on his
doorstep. One thing Dex was sure of: the gorgeous redhead who stormed back
into his life, insisting she'd made a mistake, was hiding something. And
uncovering her secret would be his pleasure.
To gain custody of her beloved niece, Lucy Alwin would do anything—even pose
as the woman with whom Dex had shared one intimate night. But if boldly
lying to the powerful billionaire was difficult, resisting their burning
desire could prove impossible.
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I have a confession to make: I think I'm in love with
Dex Messina, the hero of "Baby on the Billionaire's Doorstep". And it's not
because he's handsome, or rich or intelligent--though he is assuredly all of
those things. It's because he's a wonderful father.
Oh, he didn't start out that way, to be sure. In fact, when he found a baby
on his doorstep, he wanted nothing to do with her. But she wormed her sweet
way into his heart, and transformed him.
I have to admit to being not quite so fond of our heroine, Lucy Alwin. I can
sort of understand why she did what she did--lying to Dex about who
she was. It's clear she didn't think things through, that she panicked and
didn't consider the ramifications of her lie. But, I kept thinking that, had
she just walked up to Dex and explained the situation, he would have been
quite reasonable about it. Of course, then we wouldn't have had our story.
And that would have been a shame, because Emily McKay has penned an
entertaining one.
Dex responds quite admirably to the announcement that he's the father of a
five-month-old daughter, the result of a one night stand. Oh, he goes
through the gamut of emotions one would expect, but in the end, he's a man
to admire. I loved watching his inept behavior, his worry, his
fear...everything a new father must feel. And, his feelings toward Lucy were
equally difficult for him, because he barely remembers spending the night
with her (which, of course, he didn't).
Lucy isn't happy about the fact that she admires Dex. She imagined him to be
arrogant, unfeeling and more. Yet, he steps into fatherhood shoes
readily--much to her dismay. His determination to be a father really puts a
kink in her plan to gain full custody of Izzie. Worse, she begins to admire
him, to desire him, and to love him.
If you enjoy books with cute, though realistic, babies, handsome, successful
men and loving, determined women, I think you'd be smart to grab yourself a
copy of "Baby on the Billionaire's Doorstep".
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