Accidental Baby
3.5 Stars

Liam Rafferty and Jo Smith have been best buddies since childhood, but everything changes when their one night together results in a pregnancy. Liam insists on marriage, but Jo is determined to go it alone rather than marry a man who doesn't love her. Or does he?

The marriage of convenience plot is actually more suited to historical rather than contemporary novels, but it works here somehow. Unfortunately, the romance suffers from the lack of communication that often characterizes category romances and both the hero and heroine are stubborn in the extreme.

Moreover, the writing doesn't always flow with some awkward transitions between past and present events, as well as head hopping between POVs, which makes it difficult to follow whose thoughts and words are being presented.

Nevertheless, the story is enjoyable overall mainly due to Jo and Liam's intense chemistry and obvious feelings for each other. Their sex scenes are also steamier than expected for a late 90s Harlequin.

All in all, a faced paced and satisfying read. ( )