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The Tycoon's Toddler Surprise
Ignoring or avoiding Mikhail Benovich was not an option. When he wanted something, he went after it with everything. Seeing Kristen across the room, he decided he wanted her. A month after their first meeting, they were married. Two months later, Kristen found herself pregnant. And two months after that, her unborn baby girl was fighting for her life. Kristen left the stressful lifestyle, but never meant to leave Mikhail. Diligently, she sent him a letter each month detailing the progress of her pregnancy, the birth of their beautiful baby girl, and all the milestones of her young life. Three years later, Mikhail finds one of those letters and is furious, unaware until that moment that he is a father! He immediately goes to find his daughter, determined to win custody, only to find that, not only does his daughter recognize him, but his three year old daughter is barreling towards him, throwing herself into his arms in her excitement that he’d finally arrived. Something doesn’t add up and he’s determined to get to the bottom of the issue. And get his family back, even if his estranged wife is opposed.
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Elizabeth Lennox
293 books1,373 followersUSA Today™ best-selling author Elizabeth Lennox writes contemporary romance novels featuring sheiks, business tycoons, royalty, and other sexy rich men. Her male lead characters are smart, driven and determined, but can still be sensitive and vulnerable. Elizabeth’s female lead characters come from a variety of backgrounds. They are strong, intelligent and independent, while still feminine and caring.
Although she wanted to be a romance novelist since the eighth grade, that dream only became a reality for her in 2009 and a full time job in 2012. Along the way, she received a BS in History and held different jobs in the real estate, government consulting, and financial industries. All during that time, though, she was always writing, using her personal experiences, dreams, and travels throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean as backdrops for her stories. To date, she has written over eighty books and sold over 5.1 million copies. Her free novellas have been downloaded over 8 million times since 2013.
Elizabeth lives in Virginia with her husband and two children. Their home is just outside of Washington, D.C., and many of her novels are set in this area.
Although she wanted to be a romance novelist since the eighth grade, that dream only became a reality for her in 2009 and a full time job in 2012. Along the way, she received a BS in History and held different jobs in the real estate, government consulting, and financial industries. All during that time, though, she was always writing, using her personal experiences, dreams, and travels throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean as backdrops for her stories. To date, she has written over eighty books and sold over 5.1 million copies. Her free novellas have been downloaded over 8 million times since 2013.
Elizabeth lives in Virginia with her husband and two children. Their home is just outside of Washington, D.C., and many of her novels are set in this area.
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February 27, 2018
The romance equivalent of
Hi, I'm big shutdown Russian her. Yavoh!
Bg Ruskie hero sees the sweet and honorable heroine and falls for.
Big Ruskie hero pats the heroine A LOT.
Heroine gets pregnant but gets scared. No, wait. She has a pregnancy scare.
Evil OW/PA is really, really mean, and hides the heroine's letters to the big Ruskie hero since thebunny heroine goes for bedrest.
Ruskie hero is mad and bad until he realizes that the evil OW/PA is the true evil-doer.
Ruskie hero wants to pat thebunny heroine some more, but she says they have to talk first.
Three year old plot moppet is a mere six months from getting her Masters in Linguistics.
Cute, short and sweet.
Hi, I'm big shutdown Russian her. Yavoh!
Bg Ruskie hero sees the sweet and honorable heroine and falls for.
Big Ruskie hero pats the heroine A LOT.
Heroine gets pregnant but gets scared. No, wait. She has a pregnancy scare.
Evil OW/PA is really, really mean, and hides the heroine's letters to the big Ruskie hero since the
Ruskie hero is mad and bad until he realizes that the evil OW/PA is the true evil-doer.
Ruskie hero wants to pat the
Three year old plot moppet is a mere six months from getting her Masters in Linguistics.
Cute, short and sweet.
April 28, 2023
On revisiting this one (with distance from the things that bothered me the first time), I added a star. They really do communicate well and the reasons given for their separation did carry weight. In fact, I rather fault her more, for not actually traveling to his office or their NY home to actually see him. I guess they are both at fault (but him more so of course!, (cheeky smile)).
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Mikhail and Kristen. Mikhail and Kristen have a whirl wind romance and get married in only a month. But soon enough reality rears it's ugly head. Reality is that Mikhail is a work-a-holic and soon Kristen is finding herself more and more on the sidelines of his life. She gets pregnant and almost loses the baby because of the stress of the situation. So she leaves to go back to her home town to have their baby with the support of her family. Mikhail misunderstands and lets her go with no attempt to follow her. A few years pass and this whole time Kristen has been sending him letters with pics of their little girl but he never replies. You can see where this is going right? After a fluke change in his schedule Alex comes across the latest letter from Kristen with the pics of their daughter. He, of course, jumps to the wrong conclusion. But don't worry, the story doesn't get mired in OTT a-hole alpha cr*p. The MCs, once they meet again, actually communicate. But if Mikhail had cared, he could have been to see her much sooner, and therefore not missed the first 3 years of his daughter's life. Can Kristen forgive him? It reads kinda like a harlequin, but with a stronger heroine than most harlequins boast. My biggest complaint is Victoria, the little girl. She is annoyingly cute and acts more like a 5 year old than almost 3. I also thought the ending was very abrupt and I never felt that Mikhail truly loved Kristen. He was just so cold and formal.
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Mikhail and Kristen. Mikhail and Kristen have a whirl wind romance and get married in only a month. But soon enough reality rears it's ugly head. Reality is that Mikhail is a work-a-holic and soon Kristen is finding herself more and more on the sidelines of his life. She gets pregnant and almost loses the baby because of the stress of the situation. So she leaves to go back to her home town to have their baby with the support of her family. Mikhail misunderstands and lets her go with no attempt to follow her. A few years pass and this whole time Kristen has been sending him letters with pics of their little girl but he never replies. You can see where this is going right? After a fluke change in his schedule Alex comes across the latest letter from Kristen with the pics of their daughter. He, of course, jumps to the wrong conclusion. But don't worry, the story doesn't get mired in OTT a-hole alpha cr*p. The MCs, once they meet again, actually communicate. But if Mikhail had cared, he could have been to see her much sooner, and therefore not missed the first 3 years of his daughter's life. Can Kristen forgive him? It reads kinda like a harlequin, but with a stronger heroine than most harlequins boast. My biggest complaint is Victoria, the little girl. She is annoyingly cute and acts more like a 5 year old than almost 3. I also thought the ending was very abrupt and I never felt that Mikhail truly loved Kristen. He was just so cold and formal.
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March 20, 2019
This story could have been epic. Hero walks away from his pregnant bride, refusing to talk to her ever again. Leaving her to move on with her life without him, and to raise their daughter all by herself. I really adore this theme in stories, the struggles the heroine goes through and the challenge of making it and raising a baby all by herself. This one really started out strong.
But then, I soon found out this was all a miscommunication between the two. Mikhail thought his wife had walked out of their marriage after miscarrying their baby,
Kristen didn't walk away from her marriage, she just left Mikhail a note telling him that she couldn't live in the fast lane anymore. She meant to explain in detail with him that she needed a stress break (after ALMOST losing their baby), once she got settled into her new home, and that she fully expected him to move with her to a smaller stress free town. But here's where the story completely fell apart. Kristen tried to contact Mikhail at his office numerous times but could never get through as his evil assistant (wanting Mikhail for herself) wasn't telling him Kristen had ever called. So Kristen then resorted to writing Mikhail letters, and instead of delivering these letters, the evil assistant just stuck them in a file so she could be busted for stealing mail later on in the story. So lame, but that wasn't even the most ridiculous part of this story! Why the hell didn't Kristen just use her cell phone to text or call Mikhail so the messages would go directly to his cell phone??? Because he had one. He used it several times in this story. This has to be the most ridiculous plotline hole EVER.
This ridiculousness ruined the story for me. I mean , come on. In this day and age there's no way a person couldn't be tracked down and talked to for THREE years. I was really liking this story and the writing was tight. It's too bad it was too unbelievable to enjoy completely.
March 16, 2018
2 stars
I had expectations for this one but it didn't deliver. Good bones for a HP-modeled story. Too much telling or inner monologue, lack of depth made this a skimmer. The child acted much older than a 3-year old. The evil PA, gf wannabe provided much of the "separation" and lack of communication - she wouldn't put through calls and hid all letters - but she kept them in a file in case she needed to clear herself. The OW began to drink vodka because the H is Russian and kind of gets hooked on it. In the middle of the book, security finds the file and has her arrested. We never hear about her again.
I had expectations for this one but it didn't deliver. Good bones for a HP-modeled story. Too much telling or inner monologue, lack of depth made this a skimmer. The child acted much older than a 3-year old. The evil PA, gf wannabe provided much of the "separation" and lack of communication - she wouldn't put through calls and hid all letters - but she kept them in a file in case she needed to clear herself. The OW began to drink vodka because the H is Russian and kind of gets hooked on it. In the middle of the book, security finds the file and has her arrested. We never hear about her again.
August 15, 2017
He cheated during their separation, she didn't.
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March 21, 2016
Ridiculously cute and sweet. It was nothing like the books I'm used to, but I liked it a lot. Funny how you get the whole plot from the title of the novella alone. Nothing more, nothing less than what it said. Quick, fun, sweet read.
December 13, 2014
The Tycoon's Toddler Surprise review
The Tycoon's Toddler Surprise is a sweet short story written by author Elizabeth Lennox. A married couple are reunited after a misunderstanding.
The Tycoon's Toddler Surprise is a sweet short story written by author Elizabeth Lennox. A married couple are reunited after a misunderstanding.
September 24, 2017
Cute short storry. The cute part is for Victoria.. cuttie little pie who is 3 but talks and act like a 5 year old. The ending seems abrupt like this wasn't supposed to be a short story.
February 14, 2014
I really enjoyed this book. Little Victoria was the star of this book. Victoria was three years old, smart, sweet, and simple adorable. She only knew her father by the pictures that her mother Kristen showed her, and by the stories that they found on line about him. Her father Mikhail was a rich business man. Victoria loved spending each weekend with her mom, looking for new stories about her dad. The first time she saw her dad in person, she ran too him, and hugged him hard. She never wanted to let go.
Kristen left New York, and her husband, when she started having complications in her pregnancy. Her child came first before anything. Kristen sent letters to Mikhail each month telling him how his daughter was doing. She got no response. The letters were going to his office. His awful secretary was hiding the letters. He didn’t know he had a daughter, till he found one of the letters. I loved the way he stepped up to the plate, and wanted to be there for his wife, and child. Sweet book!
Kristen left New York, and her husband, when she started having complications in her pregnancy. Her child came first before anything. Kristen sent letters to Mikhail each month telling him how his daughter was doing. She got no response. The letters were going to his office. His awful secretary was hiding the letters. He didn’t know he had a daughter, till he found one of the letters. I loved the way he stepped up to the plate, and wanted to be there for his wife, and child. Sweet book!
April 9, 2015
This is a short but sweet and light romance book. It doesn't have that much drama like a general 'secret-child' book has but that actually tips the scale in its favour.
I would recommend it for all those who just want a break from very intense and overwhelming reads !!
4 'the cold never bothered me anyway' stars !!
I would recommend it for all those who just want a break from very intense and overwhelming reads !!
4 'the cold never bothered me anyway' stars !!
October 6, 2020
My rating: 2 stars.
What I liked: The daughter. I think she was smarter than both her parents (and she just turned 3)
What I didn’t like: We have the h who up and leaves because the H is way too involve with his work and it puts stress on the pregnant h. She writes letters to the H but he never receives them due to ow.... first the h knew this woman did not like her but she still mails the letter to his job where this woman works (smh). The h also tries calling the H but instead of calling on his cell phone or maybe the house phone she calls the office (again where evil woman works) and the ow never tells him (wtf) after this I just wanted the book to end.
How hot was it: 3 out 5
Triggers: The H and h are married and due to stress the pregnant h leaves. There is an ow who causes them to stay apart (3 years) the H was with other women when separated the h was not.
Final thoughts: Unfortunately this was a no for me. I finished it last night and all I remember is the things that annoyed me :/
What I liked: The daughter. I think she was smarter than both her parents (and she just turned 3)
What I didn’t like: We have the h who up and leaves because the H is way too involve with his work and it puts stress on the pregnant h. She writes letters to the H but he never receives them due to ow.... first the h knew this woman did not like her but she still mails the letter to his job where this woman works (smh). The h also tries calling the H but instead of calling on his cell phone or maybe the house phone she calls the office (again where evil woman works) and the ow never tells him (wtf) after this I just wanted the book to end.
How hot was it: 3 out 5
Triggers: The H and h are married and due to stress the pregnant h leaves. There is an ow who causes them to stay apart (3 years) the H was with other women when separated the h was not.
Final thoughts: Unfortunately this was a no for me. I finished it last night and all I remember is the things that annoyed me :/
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June 30, 2022Self note avoid
Cheating H.
He-hub- slept with a few ow during their 3 year separation
The wife-h- went to her country to have their baby because of pregnancy complications. The H was too busy working.
She mailed him monthly with their daughters pictures, but his evil PA hid her letters.
The h was a doormat, completely faithful. She never even asked if he was faithful while they were apart in the book.
Cheating H.
He-hub- slept with a few ow during their 3 year separation
The wife-h- went to her country to have their baby because of pregnancy complications. The H was too busy working.
She mailed him monthly with their daughters pictures, but his evil PA hid her letters.
The h was a doormat, completely faithful. She never even asked if he was faithful while they were apart in the book.
February 5, 2018
Completely clueless hero. Heroine sent him letters every month for three years detailing everything their little girl did and his assistant hid them all because she was hot for him and was determined to get him to notice her and he never once questioned why his wife disappeared on him. Clueless fool.
April 14, 2019
The book had so much potential, but the ending was so abrupt the reader wouldn't know what hit him. I enjoyed Tory, the couple 's child very much....
January 25, 2016
A sweet read.
Passion flares between Mikhail and Kristen leading to a quick marriage and an early pregnancy. Almost losing her baby before she knew it about scares Kristen, leading her to make a tough choice. Believing he lost his baby and almost his wife leaves Mikhail with the knowledge that Kristen has gotten under his skin.
In the 3 years apart, Kristen never gives up hope that Mikhail will join them and sends him letters and pictures and also keeps her smart daughter updated on her dad. After accidently finding one of these letters Mikhail heads to MN to confront Kristen. He recieves the shock of his life when his daughter runs up to him and hugs him.
You can feel his hard heart going soft with his daughter's love and pride in him. Confronting Kristen and still reeling from the passion he is feeling, Mikhail starts to question what happened all those years ago.
Kristen and Mikhail come across as real people with real fears and emotions and a sweet adorable daughter. Her family is great too.
A great well written read.
Passion flares between Mikhail and Kristen leading to a quick marriage and an early pregnancy. Almost losing her baby before she knew it about scares Kristen, leading her to make a tough choice. Believing he lost his baby and almost his wife leaves Mikhail with the knowledge that Kristen has gotten under his skin.
In the 3 years apart, Kristen never gives up hope that Mikhail will join them and sends him letters and pictures and also keeps her smart daughter updated on her dad. After accidently finding one of these letters Mikhail heads to MN to confront Kristen. He recieves the shock of his life when his daughter runs up to him and hugs him.
You can feel his hard heart going soft with his daughter's love and pride in him. Confronting Kristen and still reeling from the passion he is feeling, Mikhail starts to question what happened all those years ago.
Kristen and Mikhail come across as real people with real fears and emotions and a sweet adorable daughter. Her family is great too.
A great well written read.
October 1, 2012
If you like Harlequin type stories, you might find this entertaining although the plot is totally unbelievable.
February 13, 2013
Decent novel but I don't believe it was well thought out. There was lots of things that needed to be sorted that weren't.
March 4, 2019
No, just no. Dropped this at about 50%. The characters were all stupid and unbelievable. The guy has nothing going for him except for a thick checkbook and well functioning netherparts apparently and the chick is dumb (How? She's supposed to be a lawyer for fudge's sake!) and a doormat. Heck, even the just-turned-3 years old daughter made me roll my eyes because she talks like a much older child.... So yeah. There was nothing in this book that made me want to keep on reading and I couldn't remotely "buy" any of the characters in this book. Not even in romancelandia with all its glorified douchebags, insecure doormats and wonders all around. I'm sorry to say but this was a case of bad writing entirely. :/
June 15, 2018
Super annoying hero character! The story didn't make sense to me. How can a husband believe his secretary more than his own wife?! If that so, just marry your damn secretary. And how can a wife has no any access to her husband if not through his secretary? In this modern world, i can't believe if the husband doesn't have his own phone to begin with. The story just didn't make any sense. The child in the story also acted so much older than her age that again, made the story feel so unreal. Did not finish this book.
March 7, 2017
I liked it. The characters were good, and the MC had her senses and didn't get back with the guy the second she saw him, or forgive him. There was actual misunderstanding and evil-doer here which made me feel better. The male MC was understanding, too. There was sufficient focus on the daughter.
The only thing I got bothered by was that the ending was too abrupt. Before I knew it, the book was over, especially when I felt like there'll be another couple chapters left.
The only thing I got bothered by was that the ending was too abrupt. Before I knew it, the book was over, especially when I felt like there'll be another couple chapters left.
July 3, 2018
The characters did not feel developed and the pacing was bad. They just decided to kiss and make up at the 90 something percent part of the book cause the H finally could open up a bit about his past. Definitely felt rushed.
Also, hated that the H would rather believe his secretary than the h. The Secretary is also dumb as hell. Why would she keep the letters. Convenient plot device and lazy writing.
Also, hated that the H would rather believe his secretary than the h. The Secretary is also dumb as hell. Why would she keep the letters. Convenient plot device and lazy writing.
October 23, 2020
This is a bittersweet story of love found then lost. Mikhail saw Kristen at a party and pursued her. They married but separated after a few months. Now it seems when she left she forgot to tell him something. Three years later he finds a letter she had sent him, about the daughter he never knew. And he wants her. But not all is as it seems. He now has to make a choice... I enjoy many books by Elizabeth Lennox and will keep getting them.
August 31, 2022
This is more like a 2.5 - 2.75. It was an overall decent and interesting story to revisit since the last time I’d read it. Overall the story was exactly what I was expecting from a Harlequin book and it delivered. Very quick easy read, there were some plot points that I wasn’t a huge fan of and certain parts of the miscommunication and FL & ML’s relationship that I thought could have been better but overall not bad.
August 11, 2021
I hated that he believed his assistant over the woman he supposedly loved about the phone calls and letters she had sent. Then finding out the truth he didn't even apologize for calling her a liar the jerk. Nothing really happened to Ellen for what she did to the h, personally I would have kicked her butt.
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February 18, 2024
Surprisingly, for me this was just an ok story. I’ve read quite a few of Lennox’s books and usually found them mostly/very enjoyable. I never fully engaged with either the plot or the main characters. Mikhail and Kristen were somewhat unidimensional and the plot had few twists or surprises. After setting it aside for several weeks I finished the book just to finish it.
March 16, 2018
The Tycoon's Toddler Surprise...
A delightful read. Funny and angst filled characters. Passionate and heartfelt. Miscommunication and betrayal tears them apart. Love and perseverance brings them back together.
A delightful read. Funny and angst filled characters. Passionate and heartfelt. Miscommunication and betrayal tears them apart. Love and perseverance brings them back together.
March 21, 2018
The Tycoon's Toddler Surprise
Recommend. Overall this was an enjoyable story. Kristen & Mikhail strong connection was not destroyed by time and a meddling Secretary. The little surprise Mikhail received was an added bonus. Sex was 🔥.
Recommend. Overall this was an enjoyable story. Kristen & Mikhail strong connection was not destroyed by time and a meddling Secretary. The little surprise Mikhail received was an added bonus. Sex was 🔥.
July 4, 2021
I don’t get it. HAD HE NOT ‘FOUND’ THE LETTERS HE WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE BABY OFF HER.. I don’t get why she would want to be with him after that, she knew he would’ve and HE knew he would’ve. But they didn’t acknowledge that fact. Didn’t like it. 👎
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April 28, 2018
The book was very well written and I enjoyed it
May 14, 2018
i loved this book. great read.
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