The Billionaire's Unexpected Baby

I totally enjoyed reading The Billionaire's Unexpected Baby by Kira Archer, book two in her Winning the Billionaire series. Brooks Larson is well-known as the good time guy, the life and soul of the party, not the person one were go to if they were looking for someone to take responsibility; at least that’s how he and many others see him. Despite this outward appearance, he is more than willing to step up and support mom-to-be Leah Andrews. Leah is normally a rule follower, one who doesn’t take chances but the consequence of her only one-night stand is the baby she’s now expecting. She has a new job she’s about to start at a convent school but when they discover she’s pregnant she’s not sure what will happen next. When she is in danger of losing her new job at a Catholic school, due to her unwed state, Brooks speaks up for her. The result is a temporary marriage. Now their friends are wondering and taking bets if these two will stay together long until for the baby is born. I loved Brooks and his fun, carefree ways; although it was obvious from the beginning that he wanted Leah. He never believed he was worth all the good things life has to offer. Leah might be sweet but she was strong and independent; not wanting to need anyone’s help. She did want the baby’s father to know about the pregnancy and tried to make that happen. Unfortunately, there is bad history between the two men in Leah’s life and they must now make a decision on what is best for the baby. I really loved reading this book and had trouble putting it down. Ms. Archer wove a wonderful story full of laughs, jokes, sizzling chemistry, and love, drawing me in and not letting go until I read the last page. I highly recommend The Billionaire's Unexpected Baby to other readers and look forward to the next book in this series. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

Leah Andrews is your typical good girl, she had one uncharacteristic one-night stand before starting her job as a teacher in a Catholic High School and got pregnant. Brooks Larson is a billionaire, partner of Cole Harrington from the first book in this series 69 Million Things I Hate About You, a consumate playboy he also has massive self-esteem issues, although I'm not sure I ever understood why he felt he was so unloveable and why he didn't deserve a wife and family. Leah is briefly helping out her friend Kiersten, Cole's wife, with her baby and meets Brooks on a massive yacht floating around the Greek islands which Brook has hired to celebrate the christening of Cole and Kiersten's baby. Leah and Brook share an instant attraction but it goes no further than a steamy kiss, and then he walks away. A few weeks later, Leah is moving into her rooms in the swanky school when she runs into Brooks again, the Mother Superior overhears that Leah is pregnant and is about to sack her for breaking the morality clause in her contract until Brooks says they are about to get married. So, they enter a marriage of convenience, Brooks helps Leah keep her job and Leah lends Brooks some gravitas in his work. But when the baby's father finally gets in touch it turns out to be an old enemy of Brooks. This had a slow start and while I enjoyed the book I didn't really understand what led Brooks to feel he was so unworthy, why he thought he was such a bad choice as a husband, why he couldn't ever commit to a long-term relationship. Maybe I missed it. This is a very focussed book, we don't see Brooks at work, we don't see Leah at work, all the action is centred around them, their feelings, talking about their feelings with their friends etc and it felt a little light-weight as a result. I requested this book on the strength of the previous book, that had far more laugh-out-loud humour, I wouldn't really classify this book as humorous and I didn't like it as much as a result. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

This was a wonderful read! Leah is pregnant after a one night stand when she meets Brooks. When she is in danger of losing her new job at a Catholic school due to her unwed state, Brooks speaks up for her. The result is a temporary marriage. I loved Brooks and his fun, carefree ways. It was obvious from the beginning that he wanted nothing but Leah even if he didn’t realize it himself or recognize that he was worth all the good things life has to offer. Leah was a sweet heroine that was also able to stand up for herself. She wanted her baby’s father to know about the pregnancy and set about to try to make that happen. Unfortunately, there is bad history between the two men in Leah’s life and they must now make a decision on what is best for the baby. This is a fast paced read with plenty of humor, great characters and a touch of sexiness. I really enjoyed the first book of this series and enjoyed this one even more! Can’t wait for the next one! This is an honest review of an advanced copy provided by NetGalley and Entangled.