Doctor's Secret Twins

by Crystal Monroe

My doctor just told me I’m pregnant...
With HIS babies.

Luke’s the one-night stand I can’t quit.
An arrogant prick in a mouth-watering package.
I swore I was done with his trance-inducing blue eyes and smug lectures.
Then he moved next door.

Now that we’re neighbors, I can’t stay out of his bed.
Believe me, I tried.

But this is just fun and games.
Here’s why it’ll never work:

1. He’s the new ER doctor in my gossipy small town.
2. He’s twice my age.
3. I keep telling myself I hate him.

Even when he surprises me by showing a sweet side.

Now that I’m having his twins,
Could Dr. Cocky become Mr. Right?

This full-length romance is packed with heart and heat. No cheating or cliffhangers!

Genres: Romance, Doctors

228 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 28, 2023

Reviews

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars rounded up to four.

I liked the concept of this book. I felt like it had potential. But I just hated Luke so much. I know it was a big plot point that he was an arrogant azzhole but the way the heroine kept falling into bed with him after he was constantly critical of her just made me lose all respect for her. Not even his turn around could really save it for me. Not a book I’ll revisit but if you like heroes that are d!cks you might like this one.

[Alex(Books-In-A-Storm) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can honestly say I was disappointed in this book. I liked reading it, but it didn't make sense in some parts, and it jumped a lot. The parents pissed me off, and I felt like we were missing a lot.

[Theletter12 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hallie and Luke

Easy read…just not very exciting- kept wishing for some big reveal with him being such an ass but the story line moved along predictably.
Small town she’s lived here forever he is the new ER doctor. They meet at the bar and there is a one night stand. Then he buys the house next door to her parents. And a one night stand turns into more. He’s sexy but boy is he a controlling, domineering ass. Even from the first at the bar he belittles her and she just brushes it off. But after they find out they are having twins and she is living with him she’s finally had enough. She leaves him and he is miserable. His friends talk him through it and he comes back to her to apologize. He is so much better. One thing I thought was good is that he owned his inappropriate talking and made an effort to be better - not very realistic but was refreshing. Age gap of at least 10 years.

Hea with proposal, wedding and then the two boy babies.

[Serena Books · Rating 2 out of 5]

Las tramas con embarazos y bebés me encantan, lamentablemente no disfruté esta totalmente.




•Mi opinión puede contener Spoilers.
•Esta destinada a ser un descargo personal no para que alguien más lea pero si lo haces y te ofende, me disculpo porque sé lo que es que te guste un libro y otros lo critiquen.




Doctor’s Secret Twins de Crystal Monroe

Argumento:

Mi médico me acaba de decir que estoy embarazada... de SUS bebés.

Luke es el rollo de una noche que no puedo dejar.

Un idiota arrogante en un paquete delicioso.

Juré que había terminado con sus ojos azules que inducen al trance y sus sermones engreídos.

Luego se mudó al lado.

Ahora que somos vecinos, no puedo quedarme fuera de su cama.
Créeme, lo intenté.

Pero esto es solo diversión y juegos.

He aquí por qué nunca funcionará:

1. Es el nuevo médico de urgencias en mi pequeño pueblo chismoso.

2. Tiene el doble de mi edad.

3. Sigo diciéndome a mí mismo que lo odio.

Incluso cuando me sorprende mostrando un lado dulce.

Ahora que voy a tener sus gemelos,
¿podría el Dr. Imbécil convertirse en el Sr. Perfecto?



Mi humilde opinión:

Romance con diferencia de edad/embarazo sorpresa en pueblo pequeño.

Las tramas con embarazos y bebés me encantan, lamentablemente no disfruté esta totalmente.

Hallie y Luke se conocen y las chispas vuelan en una aventura de una noche. Él 37 y ella 22, brecha de edad. Tras su encuentro casual, no vuelven a verse hasta que él acepta el trabajo de médico ER en el pueblo de ella. A pesar de que Hallie se siente atraída por Luke, no puede aguantar que sea tan arrogante como crítico. Esto no le cae nada bien y no se siente cómoda con sus comentarios y consejos. No puede creer que le atraiga un hombre que le dice lo que tiene que hacer con su vida. No son compatibles según ella pero no pueden evitar caer en los brazos del otro.

No disfruté del todo con los intercambios de la pareja. Al igual que Hallie, los comentarios, bromas y críticas por parte de él no me sentaban nada bien. Por lo tanto no me gustó la actitud del personaje de Luke. Él decía estar alentando a Hallie para que se dedique a un trabajo pero se puede dar una opinión y aconsejar de una forma más amable, este tipo no era sensible, dulce y comprensivo. Alentarla y que tenga confianza en sí misma burlándose, presionándola y criticando no era el camino. Yo no podía creer que fuera tan imbécil a veces. Me daban ganas de pegarle!

Por eso me sorprendió que la razón por la que era de esa forma con Hallie se debía a su previa relación?! WTF! Hallie no era nada como Sabrina y lo demostró. Yo creí que eso él lo tenía claro y pasó página pero al parecer tenía que proteger su corazón y por eso se comportaba de forma tan imbécil? Pongo los ojos en blanco! Su actitud mejora más adelante después de que mete la pata y habla con sus amigos del hospital que le hacen ver su error.

El romance tenía steamy pero todas las escenas me parecieron similares. Después de los comentarios desafortunados de Luke y la reconciliación me gustó más el romance y la pareja juntos. Me parecieron adorables con los gemelos.

[Korkoi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Love Meant to Be -
The last thing Hallie expected after her mind blowing night with Luke, was to discover a few weeks later, he was now her next door neighbour. Luke was still thinking about his night with Hallie and was just thinking about how to find her, when he discovered she was actually his next door neighbour. Even though Hallie thought Luke was a jerk, she just couldn’t stay away from him, which led to a wild and wonderful afternoon romp.

However, what neither one of them considered would occur from their trysts, was a pregnancy. Whilst they were shocked with the news, they realised they were happy and made the decision to co-parent. Unfortunately, not everyone was happy with that decision, but spending time together made them realise they had feelings for each other.

Just as they decided to embark on a relationship, a misunderstanding between them, caused Hallie to walk away. It took them spending time apart and intense soul searching, for them to realise they couldn’t live without each other. They finally acknowledged their love for each other and found their way back on track towards a happily ever after.

This was a well written emotionally challenging story, with HOT sexual encounters, romance, back and forth drama between the characters and an interesting storyline filled with substance and grit, that had me glued to the pages. Overall, this was an amazing book to read and I can say Crystal Monroe is definitely becoming one of my favourite authors.

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[Linda Stokes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Luke is an ER doctor in Atlanta but after a bad breakup he is applying for a job in Peachwood. He is at the bar the night before his interview when he sees the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen. Hallie is at the bar with her friend Tamara and Hallie is complaining about not knowing what to do with her English degree. Luke waits for Tamara to go to the restroom and then he goes over to talk to Hallie. Hallie usually doesn’t have one night stands but she can’t help herself with Luke. They end up in his room where they have fantastic sex. Hallie figures she will never see Luke again but then her mother asks her to take cookies to the new neighbor as a welcome gift. Hallie is shocked when Luke opens the door. Luke has a habit of pissing Hallie off by pestering her about her future. Hallie leaves Luke but then comes back after her parents harass her about her future. Luke and Hallie end up having unprotected sex and then she leaves again. Hallie finds out that she is pregnant and the father is Luke. Hallie is pregnant with twins. How will her parents react to her getting pregnant out of wedlock? Will Luke be excited to have children? Will Luke get over his heartbreak? Will Luke step up to the plate and take care of Hallie and their twins? Will Luke and Hallie find love and happiness in Peachwood?
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[Harriet · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this.
Hallie is 22 and knows what she wants to do with her life - write! But she isn't ready to share that with anyone yet. Being pressured to run her families hardware store she is venting to her girlfriend and having a much needed night out. Dr Luke Beckett, is out at the bar too, trying his best not to eavesdrop but he can't take his eyes of Hallie. In the market for fun not a future, he thinks Hallie is perfect for the night and as he is passing through town (unless he aces his interview) what could go wrong?

These two have great chemistry and really good banter. This is an age gap romance, but Hallie and Luke just fit. Luke is jaded and gaurded due to his previous relationship and Hallie is young and naïve, she has yet to master verbal communication and these two things mean that things aren't going to run smoothly.

Really enjoyed the pacing, the steam and the HEA.

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[Renee Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love in Abundance

Luke is hired in small town Peachwood as a surgeon, seeking a new beginning. While in the local bar, he overhears Hallie's conversation with her friend. He's intrigued & can't help it but he wants to meet her. As with some relationships, this one starts on the wrong foot. He's opinionated & the way he jokes about her useless degree, she takes it to heart & is turned off by this characteristic trait of his personality. However, the intensity of the heat between them throws them together more often. Who would have thought building a parade float would help them bond & he has a better understanding of small town acceptance? A great ending with this loving couple remaining in a small town with twins to complete their family unit & to fulfill their HEA. A very sweet story even with all of the hormonal weeping!

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[Karen L Ledee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Luke has worked in the ER at a hospital in Atlanta. He has had a bad breakup with a coworker and needs to go where no one knows him and basically start over. He meets Hallie, the night before his interview at a new hospital, in a bar where she is with her girlfriend. She throws caution to the wind when she is attracted to him and leaves the bar with him. Well, he scores on the interview and is hired right after. When he moves to her town, unbeknownst to her, he is the new nextdoor neighbor. When he finds that she is pregnant, she wont confirm that the baby is his. But they begin to spend a lot of time together and maybe finding out about the missing father is not that important.

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[Raylene Weber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr Luke Beckett needs a change of scenery after he broke up with his ex-girlfriend who cheated on him, so he is now in Peachwood for a interview for the ER Doctor. He at the bar where he meets Hallie who is there with her friend Tamara and enjoying a night out. She ends up going back to his hotel room. He takes the job and unknown to each other he up buying the hose next door to her parents that she is back home. Everyone has a option on what she should do and can not figure out why a English degree. But unknown to them she is writing a novel. What happens when they cannot stay away from each other, and she end up pregnant. Will they make it work or will they fear keep them away from each other?.

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[Brittney Lathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a romantic/ pregnancy book.

Hallie recently graduated from college. She lives with her judgemental parents. She is not all the way sure what she wants in life. So on her night out. She meets Dr. Luke Beckett at the bar.

Luke is an ER doctor. He comes to the town for a job interview. In the process he meets Hallie. They have an instant attraction to each other.

The sex between them is 🔥🔥🔥. But when they talk they butt heads. Hallie eventually falls pregnant with Luke's twins. They have their own personal struggles to deal with.

When they figure it out it's amazing. I enjoyed the epilogues at the end of the book.

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[Isabel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ihn mochte ich eigentlich. Sie fand ich sehr nervig. Ja, er hätte ihren ENGLISCH-Abschluss nicht so schlecht reden müssen. Aber kontrollierend fand ich ihn überhaupt nicht, er war halt direkt, wollte, dass sie aus ihrer Gemütlichkeit / Faulheit was macht. Ich meine, er hat sie für nichts bei ihm wohnen lassen und sie gönnt sich einfach nur. Kochen und Co macht ja immer noch er alles. Sie hat da VIEL zu sensibel reagiert und ihn direkt verlassen. Die ganze Geschichte war dann nur noch aus der Nase gezogen, dass er die Beziehung sabotieren würde aufgrund seiner Vergangenheit etc. In meinen Augen hat er nichts falsch gemacht, sie ist auch nur zu ihm zurück, weil sie sich eine eigene Butze nicht leisten kann.

[Jeanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though they have great chemistry, Luke is very condescending and mean at times. It was not exactly intentional, but hurting Hallie repeatedly like that—just wow. She may be immature at times, but she is 22 and I am glad she stands up for herself with parents. She does not do the best job of standing up for herself with Luke. I wish her parents’ change of heart was shown, not talked about after the fact. I wish Tamara had been in the story a little more. I like that Hallie recognizes her own immaturity. I like Luke getting real friends.

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[Nicole Potter · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's a fine line between love & hate - which side of the line are they on?

What a fantastic age gap romance. Hallie is the one night stand that Luke can't forget & now he's moved to her hometown. He's twice her age, sexy as sin & Hallie can't seem to stop from falling into his bed. Their feelings are intense what happens when she falls pregnant? Will Hallie & Luke get a HEA or will his arrogance destroy it all?.

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[Merry Jelks-Emmanuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Luke and Hallie meet in a bar. He was listening in on their conversation and when her friend left to go to the bathroom, he made his move. That starts their beginning but they both are dealing with emotional baggage that comes into play when they find out Hallie is pregnant, and Luke starts to overthink. Will their insecurities break them apart. This story had me in their corner to get their chance for happiness.

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[Raecharmed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hallie and Luke share an amazing night together and then go their own ways. However, things change when Luke moves next door to her. Its harder than they thought to stay away from each other. Its not long before they are giving into each other again. Will this turn into some serious between them?

This is an amazing story that will captivate you from beginning to end. This is a well written and very entertaining story. Its a book that any book lover would enjoy.

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[bookishWife · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not sure. I didn't love it, neither hate it. A lot is missing, for example the parents. They're toxic as hell but why at the end they seems like cool?

Luke, at times I felt like he's a bully. I mean, Hallie is 22 years old, just graduate college. She's young to not explore option for the future. Plus if she wanted to be find someone and become housewife, so what? It's a noble profession. Luke's confession why he's a bully? Not a great one.

Hallie's also bit immature, but then again she's 22. But sometimes I felt she's too easy. So... just a weird mixed feeling about this book.

[Diana Lea · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG, how sweet! I loved Luke and Hallie from the moment they met at the bar. Luke was a seemingly unrelenting tease who loved to pick on Hallie but she got more than enough grief about her life plan from her parents. I'm glad they were able to work it out to get their happy ending with the help of several friends.

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[K B · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Stars
I received a free copy of the steamy Peachwood, Georgia set novel Doctor’s Secret Twins: Doctor’s Down South: An Age Gap Romance by Crystal Monroe, and this review was given freely.
Sarcastic banter, unfiltered speech, a couple of extended intimate scenes, some irony, and the great couples we have gotten to know in the series.
Instant chemistry leads to recent grad and budding novelist Hallie’s first one-night stand, but the new ER’s Dr. Luke Beckett’s arrogancy and critical teasing backfires offending her and pushing her away when they both want her to stay.

18+ for intimate scenes and unfiltered speech.

[Staci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hallie and Luke’s story start when he has a horrible breakup and applies to be an ER doc in Hallie’s town. He is at a bar when he notices her and they have a one night stand. But then she finds out he’s her neighbor and they seem to keep finding themselves in bed together but when she finds out she pregnant with two will he be ok with this and get to be a family or will his past breakup keep them apart.

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[Terra Oenning · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a good story that will have you hooked from the beginning until the end as the storyline flows throughout the book. It's a one night stand ends up more than Hallie bargain for and Luke interviews for a er dr position in the small town where everyone knows your business but will it destroy them?.

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[Dee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Small-town at its finest
Hallie and Luke make an adorable couple
I love a good story with such well written characters and town descriptions that you feel like you could be in that town with them and this book has that.

Hallie and Luke are a cute couple with great friends. I liked that side characters had such positive impacts on them. Sometimes the fishbowl can be okay.

If you like small town romance with lots of love and people knowing people this is a book for you.

It was a good read.

[Charmaine Nouwen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful,enjoyable,steamy with a bit of drama..An age gap romance story of Luke and Hallie..A doctor move to a small town for a new start And a young small town woman and aspiring writer met and had an instant connection and attraction had a one night stand knowing they would not see each other again but cupid had another plans..this is an enjoyable story that you will love.;well done!.

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[Rhonda Howell · Rating 4 out of 5]

An older man younger woman romance. Luke is new to town and turns into Hallie at the local bar and they end up sleeping together. The story unfolds as she becomes pregnant with his twins. What will happen? How will her parents react? What will he do? Enjoy this small town read where everyone gets to know each other. See what happens.

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[S · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just love the Peachwood series, those doctors have a way of stealing the ladies hearts that gets me each time.

Perfect place to heal a broken heart and love the community sprite how they all rally around each other and warmly welcome newcomers instead of being wary of them.

Looking forward to the next book in the series, wonder who it will be?.

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[Emma · Rating 1 out of 5]

I think I'm living on a different planet to everyone else when it comes to this book. The guy is a dick head from the very moment you meet him and he doesn't really improve and his big reveal reason for it was really nothing and no excuse. Even though its a short read it dragged and the writing style was very amateur-ish with a lot of pointless filler. Nothing really happens either, so no, I didn't enjoy and I can't fathom why everyone else did!

[Danee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Luke and Hallie have a nice story with an age gap. Their story is so well written that you were glued to the pages and had a hard time putting your book down, there's drama, an instant connection and secrets, and lots and lots of hot moments.

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[Kyareth14 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this story very much, the plot seemed good and the way it developed. Hallie and Luke were meant to be together, everything started as a one night stand, they realized they were neighbors and the romance began, even if they did not notice. The most beautiful twins they had and the happy ending, after so many complications.

[Angel Roo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tgis was such a great story!

Small town, age-gap romance between a doctor and his patient.

Loved the characters! Hallie and Luke balance each other out so well. Perfect match, age be damned.

Fun, likeable characters. Great worldbuilding. Just an all-around great read.

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[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hallie is getting a lot of beef from her parents about her chosen major she had chosen in college. She has a hidden dream that no one knows about. Luke is older and has his own issues, and he loves seeing her get all heated up when he gives her advice. But he may be the one who needs advice in the end.

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