Sienna Shaw thought she’d found forever when she met the wealthy and charming Tyir Willis. For months, Tyir wined, dined, and wooed Sienna until she agreed to relocate to be closer to him. In the blink of an eye, Sienna’s would be fairytale love is snatched away. Being a single mother was never on Sienna’s list of things to do. When her prince charming turned out to be a frog, she’s left to figure out how to navigate through motherhood alone.
Gabriel Goodman has never had an issue with meeting women. In fact, women flocked to him despite his lack of emotional attachment. When a captivating woman comes into his bed and breakfast seeking refuge from a raging storm, Gabe offers more than shelter from the storm. Tasked with protecting Sienna from the weather and soothing her cares, Gabe eagerly agrees.
Unfortunately, after the one-night stand is over Gabe can’t get her off his mind. When he tracks down the very pregnant Sienna, he’s faced with the decision of whether to stick around with the woman he can’t forget or count his losses and bail.
Tatum James is a passionate author of romance, urban fiction, and women’s fiction. Since publishing her debut novella Identical Sins in 2018, she has written more than 30 titles—each one known for its unique storylines, unpredictable twists, and vivid characters. A true storyteller at heart, Tatum loves painting pictures with words, weaving emotion, tension, and passion into every page.
A South Georgia native from the small town of Abbeville, Tatum grew up surrounded by the quiet of the rural South—a place where imagination had room to run wild. That early creativity now fuels her writing, often infused with her love of storytelling and music. These twin passions frequently shape the themes and rhythm of her books.
Outside of writing, Tatum has worked as a dedicated nurse for over a decade. Her compassion and life experience shine through in the depth of her characters and the realism of her stories.
The Stepdaddy Award of the Year goes to Gabe. In my opinion, he was the real father and daddy of Hannah. Tyir just donated his sperm to help create Hannah. I love the person Gabe was to Sienna. When he fell in love with her, he accepted everything that came with her. So her being pregnant by another man was not a deal breaker in his eyes. He became the father that Deadbeat refused to be. Tyir was a sorry excuse of a man because he should have never pursued Sienna without ending his marriage first. His messiness led to Sienna falling into the arms of a real gentleman. He took care of Sienna from the day of the storm to the birth of Hannah and beyond. He stepped up and made sure no one else wedged in between his forever.
Ms. Tatum this storyline was popping and had a few plot twists along the way. Gabe was the perfect book Bae and Man for Sienna. He was serious about his little family. Now I have to say I was lowkey rooting for him to be Hannah's biological father. However, he was still her daddy and that is all that mattered.
This was a really good book and I enjoyed it from beginning to end. Gabriel was such a good man and was committed to his girls. I loved how he loved Sienna and never left her side even when she tried to push him away. Sienna was annoying at times with how she was pushing Gabriel away and thinking that her being pregnant by someone else made her unloveable, but Gabriel showed his love at every turn. I was happy she finally stopped pushing him away and let that man love her. Tyir was trash and Gabriel’s mother flipped the script real quick. 4.5/5 stars
Gabe, Gabe! If Tatum doesn’t do anything else she’s going to create a male character that you are going to fall in love with and that’s Gabe. I love Gabe! He did not play about Sienna and she stood her grounds with and about him too. Oooo baby Hannah the way she captured my little heart while reading I felt like I knew her.,❤️
Secret baby with a twist. Sienna had quite an experience 😯…meeting Gabe was fate. No matter how much Sienna tried to push Gabe away, he showed her what it was like to be with a good man. It was nice to see everyone be cordial at the end. These types of stories don’t always end this way. A definite must read!!
Sienna received news that would have most depressed for months, but she took it and moved on. She was hurt, but meeting Gabe helped her get through it. What she intended to be one night turned into love. Gabe loved her and everything she had going on. Their happiness was undeniable. This was an awesome read.
Awww this was a very beautiful heart warming ❤️ story that will touch you heart ❤️ it was so much love in this story and trying to make it work for love ❤️ one of my favorite definitely book Bae beautiful couple.
Loved loved loved how Gabe stepped up from the very beginning to be a Dad despite Sienna fighting him on it. She was scared but eventually realized that he was who she needed.
This was a beautiful story. I loved how Gabe loved Sienna and Hannah. He treated her like she was his even before she was born. This is a different story from the norm and I'm so happy I read it.
I love how attentive and caring Gabe is. Love that Sienna got her happy ending. Also like the fact that Tyir was able to work things out and co-parent with them. Gave is definitely book bf material. Tatum James is really gifts and definitely has good taste in men.
Great standalone from start to finish. I loved how this book flowed from start to finish. Tatum really delivered a good read with this one. Gabe and Sienna's story was beautiful from the beginning to the end. Great job Tatum
This book did what it needed to do. Gabe only saw love when it came to Sienna not all the bs she was going through and that made him want to be there even more to get her through the bs. This love story was right on time.
A super quick read, with a man loving his lady unconditionally and Gabe did just that from the jump. Despite her messy situation, i appreciate how levelheaded and selfless Sienna was.
I’m glad Sienna came to her sense & stop pushing Gabe away cause she was about to get on my nerves. Tyir had me ready to fight him & Gabe mama got on my nerves! I love Sienna & Gabe together
Sometimes it takes God to step down to punch us directly in the face to see a person for whom they really are in order to walk into the life meant for us.
Pretty good read! I wish there were more men like Gabriel Goodman in the real world. I think what irritated me the most was how Sienna kept beating a dead horse about Gabe deciding to leave well after her feelings were involved. I would have liked for her to just go with the flow. I'm super pissed that Tyir ended up back in the picture somehow. I don't accept his apology, Tatum!! Good read overall.
I loved me some Gabe, honey!!! That man was a man from the beginning to end of this story y’all. This was a read that kept my attention without all the drama, but kept me interested. I don’t want to tell anything, but what I will say is give this book a chance. You won’t be disappointed.
This was a story about a real man that knew what he wanted and was willing to accept the trials that life through his way, because he knew what he wanted was worth fighting for no matter what anyone said or thought of the situation.
The mold was destroyed when Gabe was born. There isn’t a man alive that can do what he has done for Sienna. Fate was there in full force to put those two together. I just knew it would be a different outcome. Boy was I surprised. This is one to enjoy cover to cover. Awesome book!
I enjoyed this book so much. I'm happy that the men could be cordial after a conversation. Hannah is blessed like me growing up with multiple father figures. I had four loving father figures (including bio dad) & recently gained another in my 30s
I enjoyed the book from beginning to end. Tyir was a curse to Sienna but turned out to be a blessing. Glad Gabe and Tyir could come to a mutual agreement about Hannah having 2 dads.