We first meet Becka Baudin at the reception following her sister Leah’s wedding. It quickly becomes apparent that Becka has an extremely cynical view on romance, love, life, and particularly marriage. It’s during this reception that she runs into HIM - the very sexy, pulse poundingly hot Aaron Livingston. She is immediately attracted to Aaron, and instantly decides she wants a one night stand with him. I actually found this reversal of the usual trope - man meets woman, instant lust, wants to go home with her - quite refreshing. Becka is not one for small talk, and is comfortable enough with her sexuality to know she’s going to go home with Aaron, screw his brains out, and never see him again. Aaron is actually the more reluctant one, who doesn’t normally do things like this, and who makes their sexual encounter more than the quickie she’d been looking for.
After that night, Becka never intended to see Aaron again, no matter how unexpected and fantastic their night together actually was. At least, that was the plan. Until the condom broke, and her birth control failed. Twelve weeks later, she contacts Aaron to let him know she’s pregnant, and she has every intention of keeping the baby.
I won’t give away any more of the plot than that. But I will say Becka gave Aaron a real fight. She really is cynical with a capital C. Where he quickly developed feelings for her (and had developed feelings beyond physical attraction from the moment they met), she just wasn’t willing to trust a man. Aaron had a lot of walls to break through before she would believe he really was going to be there - not just for the baby, but for her, too.
Ultimately, this book was a pretty quick read. I did find Becka’s cynicism grating at times. I’m a big believer in basing your opinions of people on their actions rather than their words, and Becka didn’t seem to be able to do that with Aaron because of her own baggage. But Aaron was a strong, capable, determined (did I mention sexy AF?) man, and he wasn’t going anywhere. I enjoyed watching their battle of wills play out.
**I was generously provided with an ARC via NetGalley for my honest review.**