Title: Birth of a Baby Daddy
Author: Piper Rayne
Series: The Baileys #3
Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)
My Bookshelves: Contemporary romance, Small town romance
Pace: Medium
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2019
Although there was a bit of a teaser at the end of Advice from a Jilted Bride and you kind of had to guess which twin this was about… I already kind of knew. I mean, it could have gone both ways, but something about the reactions and the start of their story made me guess Rome. And, I absolutely loved that, not only was I correct, but also that his story started off with such a wonderful bang. Diving straight in from the scene at the end of Advice from a Jilted Bride, you are just swept up in the chaos of a Baby Daddy getting to know the mother of his child and his daughter.
I loved that this romance was one in which the couple get to know one another through co-parenting. In fact, there isn’t a huge romantic drive at the beginning of the story, it’s more about their daughter and trying to figure out how to co-parent. And, it isn’t until they start to really get to know one another that they start to fall. It’s a great way to go from one-night stand, to co-parents, to lovers, and in doing so, acknowledging and dealing with all of their nonsense and hangups.
One of the facets of this story that I loved the most was how quickly Harley enjoys jumping on board with welcoming the Bailey family into her daughter’s life. Whilst she shows up with no expectations, and just wants information, she quickly welcomes her daughter’s family without actually putting up many barriers. I’m so used to romances and stories in which the mother is reluctant to open the door to the extended family, and I love that she’s not like this. Completely, totally and utterly putting her daughter’s needs and well-being above all else.
I love that Birth of a Baby Daddy introduces the very first of Grandma Dori’s first great-grandchildren. The whole Bailey clan might want to get to know Calista, but it is Grandma Dori’s intense (and somewhat manic) need to get to bond with Calista that really drives it. Plus, there is this sense of family and love that I can’t get past with this series. It might be about Rome and Harley, but, for me, it’s also about how the entire Bailey clan are able to pull together and support one another.
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