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He’s in town on business. She’s just trying to make it through another difficult week.
When a chance encounter turns red-hot and steamy, neither of them ever want it to end. But what happens when they find out she’s pregnant?
Lucas already has one kid, and he’s not trying for another one. He’s not trying for anything except moving up the ladder at work…
...Until he slides into the back seat of a taxi and sees Rosie for the first time.
Her luscious lips look perfectly kissable, and her fiery red hair would look much better splayed across his pillow.
Judging by the way she’s looking at him, she feels it too.
After a traumatic attack that left Rosie in the hospital, she’s cautious around men.
But Lucas tears down her defences with one smoldering look, and she knows she’s in trouble.
There’s only one problem: ‘trouble’ turns out to be two blue lines, bright and clear on a pregnancy test. How will her mysterious Prince Charming react when he finds out he’s going to be a dad… again?
Knocked Up by the Single Dad is a sizzling-hot single father romance. If you like strong-willed, sassy heroines and oh-so-bad, drop-dead gorgeous heroes, you’ll love this page turner. Join tens of thousands of readers and buy Book 2 of the Knocked Up series today!
When a chance encounter turns red-hot and steamy, neither of them ever want it to end. But what happens when they find out she’s pregnant?
Lucas already has one kid, and he’s not trying for another one. He’s not trying for anything except moving up the ladder at work…
...Until he slides into the back seat of a taxi and sees Rosie for the first time.
Her luscious lips look perfectly kissable, and her fiery red hair would look much better splayed across his pillow.
Judging by the way she’s looking at him, she feels it too.
After a traumatic attack that left Rosie in the hospital, she’s cautious around men.
But Lucas tears down her defences with one smoldering look, and she knows she’s in trouble.
There’s only one problem: ‘trouble’ turns out to be two blue lines, bright and clear on a pregnancy test. How will her mysterious Prince Charming react when he finds out he’s going to be a dad… again?
Knocked Up by the Single Dad is a sizzling-hot single father romance. If you like strong-willed, sassy heroines and oh-so-bad, drop-dead gorgeous heroes, you’ll love this page turner. Join tens of thousands of readers and buy Book 2 of the Knocked Up series today!
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Lilian Monroe
83 books1,436 followersLilian Monroe lives in a luxurious jungle treehouse surrounded by lush greenery, with an army of scantily-clad men with rippling abdominal muscles ready to attend to her every need.
No, wait. That's not true.
Lilian Monroe spends her days dangling her feet into her pool, while a scantily-clad pool boy with rippling abdominal muscles feeds her chocolate-covered strawberries and massages her back.
Okay, okay. You got me. That's not true, either. Let's try again.
Lilian Monroe lives at home with her two children, three dogs, and twelve chickens. Her husband likes to work shirtless in the back yard. His sweaty, gleaming abdominal muscles ripple with every movement and he—
I'm sorry. I have to stop. Fine, I'll admit it. That one isn't true either.
How about this: Lilian Monroe loves thinking about men with rippling abdominal muscles serving her hand and foot, and she wants you to think about them too! She is an avid reader, writer, and lover of all things romance.
She loves everything from bad boys to billionaires. Her books are packed with sizzling-hot heat, action, suspense, and everything from second chances to single dads. She hates cheating and loves a good happily ever after (and rippling abs).
No, wait. That's not true.
Lilian Monroe spends her days dangling her feet into her pool, while a scantily-clad pool boy with rippling abdominal muscles feeds her chocolate-covered strawberries and massages her back.
Okay, okay. You got me. That's not true, either. Let's try again.
Lilian Monroe lives at home with her two children, three dogs, and twelve chickens. Her husband likes to work shirtless in the back yard. His sweaty, gleaming abdominal muscles ripple with every movement and he—
I'm sorry. I have to stop. Fine, I'll admit it. That one isn't true either.
How about this: Lilian Monroe loves thinking about men with rippling abdominal muscles serving her hand and foot, and she wants you to think about them too! She is an avid reader, writer, and lover of all things romance.
She loves everything from bad boys to billionaires. Her books are packed with sizzling-hot heat, action, suspense, and everything from second chances to single dads. She hates cheating and loves a good happily ever after (and rippling abs).
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March 7, 2021
3.75 - Someone take my kindle away from me or I’ll never stop reading these romance books
November 7, 2019
Divided
With all the miscommunication, there was a distinct lack of conflict, everytime they were upset they ran away and hid or ignored each other and then next time they saw each other in person it was all good again like it never happened. It was weird like there should have been some kind of argument with all the constant confusion and secrets.
Then there's Allie who barely interacted with Rosie on the page when she should have been a huge factor in deciding if Rosie was worth getting close to in the first place. Then there's the fact that she acts maybe 9 but is supposed to be 12. You know that age when a preteen girl goes from your wonderful, sweet, loving child into the demon who possessed her. It's makeup, boys and constant "stop treating me like a baby". Its constant requests for ridiculous things you're never going to let her do with her throwing fits when you say no because she's too young for a bikini, she's not only enough to wear makeup at school she sure as hell isn't wearing shorts that short and no she's not only enough to start dating outside of school. Its poorly written love notes falling out of her bag and getting accused of spying on her if you learn anything about her life. 12 is when the nightmare begins. It's not calling her parent Daddy (when she's not a southerner since they never seem to break the habit even as adults) and wanting to spend all her time hanging out with her Dad and Grandma baking cookies and getting cuddles. 12 is the age where they start to stop thinking you're cool and stop wanting to hang out with you. This child was all bouncy smiles and cuddles and perfectly behaved. She is the child parents wish existed but that is about as real as a unicorn.
Also should I point out that the trio of friends was a duo last book and the super close friends never mentioned Jess at all? She sort of showed up to obviously become the protagonist of the next book in the series in order to connect them as a series.
Finally there was the whole work thing that just some how always miraculously works out despite all the secrets and unprofessionalism. And the fact that she never even tells him how she got the scars and just seemed to heal without assistance from a major emotional trauma that completely disappeared when she met the hot guy.
I liked the characters, and the plot had potential but all the holes made it really difficult to believe.
With all the miscommunication, there was a distinct lack of conflict, everytime they were upset they ran away and hid or ignored each other and then next time they saw each other in person it was all good again like it never happened. It was weird like there should have been some kind of argument with all the constant confusion and secrets.
Then there's Allie who barely interacted with Rosie on the page when she should have been a huge factor in deciding if Rosie was worth getting close to in the first place. Then there's the fact that she acts maybe 9 but is supposed to be 12. You know that age when a preteen girl goes from your wonderful, sweet, loving child into the demon who possessed her. It's makeup, boys and constant "stop treating me like a baby". Its constant requests for ridiculous things you're never going to let her do with her throwing fits when you say no because she's too young for a bikini, she's not only enough to wear makeup at school she sure as hell isn't wearing shorts that short and no she's not only enough to start dating outside of school. Its poorly written love notes falling out of her bag and getting accused of spying on her if you learn anything about her life. 12 is when the nightmare begins. It's not calling her parent Daddy (when she's not a southerner since they never seem to break the habit even as adults) and wanting to spend all her time hanging out with her Dad and Grandma baking cookies and getting cuddles. 12 is the age where they start to stop thinking you're cool and stop wanting to hang out with you. This child was all bouncy smiles and cuddles and perfectly behaved. She is the child parents wish existed but that is about as real as a unicorn.
Also should I point out that the trio of friends was a duo last book and the super close friends never mentioned Jess at all? She sort of showed up to obviously become the protagonist of the next book in the series in order to connect them as a series.
Finally there was the whole work thing that just some how always miraculously works out despite all the secrets and unprofessionalism. And the fact that she never even tells him how she got the scars and just seemed to heal without assistance from a major emotional trauma that completely disappeared when she met the hot guy.
I liked the characters, and the plot had potential but all the holes made it really difficult to believe.
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Blurb:
He comes out of nowhere and steals the breath out of my lungs.
Everything in my head is screaming no, no, no!
Everything in my body is screaming yes, yes, yes!
My past has haunted me for far too long. Could he be the one to make it all better?
My fairytale fantasies seem like they’re coming true until eight little letters change my life forever:
PREGNANT.
This business trip just took a turn for the better.
The instant I see that red hair and those picture-perfect curves, I know I need to make her mine.
Oh yeah, she’s mine.
Pretty soon she’s carrying something else of mine, too.
I don’t care how many times she tries to shut me out, I’m not letting her do this on her own.
Blurb:
He comes out of nowhere and steals the breath out of my lungs.
Everything in my head is screaming no, no, no!
Everything in my body is screaming yes, yes, yes!
My past has haunted me for far too long. Could he be the one to make it all better?
My fairytale fantasies seem like they’re coming true until eight little letters change my life forever:
PREGNANT.
This business trip just took a turn for the better.
The instant I see that red hair and those picture-perfect curves, I know I need to make her mine.
Oh yeah, she’s mine.
Pretty soon she’s carrying something else of mine, too.
I don’t care how many times she tries to shut me out, I’m not letting her do this on her own.
May 17, 2020
This book had so much potential. Rosie, in the first book was a fun character. In this book she had so many insecurities. I feel like the entire book was just a misunderstanding. I hate books where if the MCs just sat down and had a talk things could be resolved in five minutes.
Not to mention the things they never talked about, how did Lucas’ wife die? How did it affect his daughter? How did the PTSD from Rosie’s attack affect her life. They never even talked about what her scars were from. Like oh you have six stab wounds? Ok we never have to talk about what happened, NBD.
I did like Rosie and Lucas. So two stars.
Not to mention the things they never talked about, how did Lucas’ wife die? How did it affect his daughter? How did the PTSD from Rosie’s attack affect her life. They never even talked about what her scars were from. Like oh you have six stab wounds? Ok we never have to talk about what happened, NBD.
I did like Rosie and Lucas. So two stars.
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January 19, 2021
I really tried but I just could not understand where the love actually came from. The entire book is spent with each of them misunderstanding every little thing happening with the other. Seriously!?! What was the point of it all?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 3, 2021
Book 1 in this series was cute enough that I thought I’d read on in the series.
It features Rosie as the FMC, who we met in book 1 and has great continuity from that one … which I won’t mention in case you didn’t already read it.
This one’s really fast-paced and gets right down to it, which is exactly how I like my romance.
✔️ Likeable characters.
✔️ NYC setting.
✔️ Single Dad / Widow.
✔️ Angst-filled.
4 stars.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Note:
Another great performance for this series, regarding the audiobook. The male’s voice is a little … cartoon-y ? It’s a little disconcerting to hear him narrate the sex scenes, might not be my first choice, but I wouldn’t call him bad by any means.
It features Rosie as the FMC, who we met in book 1 and has great continuity from that one … which I won’t mention in case you didn’t already read it.
This one’s really fast-paced and gets right down to it, which is exactly how I like my romance.
✔️ Likeable characters.
✔️ NYC setting.
✔️ Single Dad / Widow.
✔️ Angst-filled.
4 stars.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Note:
Another great performance for this series, regarding the audiobook. The male’s voice is a little … cartoon-y ? It’s a little disconcerting to hear him narrate the sex scenes, might not be my first choice, but I wouldn’t call him bad by any means.
July 23, 2020
“Morning people shouldn’t be trusted.”
This is a perfect, Hallmark romance... with a good amount of rated R sexy time. Though it was a shorter book the pace and plot development were perfect. I wasn’t dragged down by too much plot based on the misunderstandings and miscommunications. The characters were perfect and perfect for each other. The beginning was a little far-fetched and too perfect, but it worked. In the matter of a few pages Rosie’s character took a complete 180, which was a little bothersome, but again, it worked out. Cute read. Steamy love scenes. Not a bad way to spend a few hours.
This is a perfect, Hallmark romance... with a good amount of rated R sexy time. Though it was a shorter book the pace and plot development were perfect. I wasn’t dragged down by too much plot based on the misunderstandings and miscommunications. The characters were perfect and perfect for each other. The beginning was a little far-fetched and too perfect, but it worked. In the matter of a few pages Rosie’s character took a complete 180, which was a little bothersome, but again, it worked out. Cute read. Steamy love scenes. Not a bad way to spend a few hours.
February 7, 2022
These need better titles.
Story of Rosie and Lucas.
Their meet cute was interesting; there situation made her pregnancy even more complicated when she loses his phone number and neglects to tell him she's pregnant even after multiple chances to do so. ugh.
Story of Rosie and Lucas.
Their meet cute was interesting; there situation made her pregnancy even more complicated when she loses his phone number and neglects to tell him she's pregnant even after multiple chances to do so. ugh.
March 11, 2019
Not quite believable
After a traumatic experience six months prior to her birthday, Rosie meets Lucas while unexpectedly sharing a cab. Hitting it off so we'll they go to her place for a night of fun. Hmmmm doesn't seem believable. Lucas ends up giving Rosie a surprise birthday present and then spend the next three months second guessing each other then spend even more time apart due to a huge lack of communication only to end up saying, "I love you". Overall quality of writing and proofreading were ok, it just needs something to iron out the bumps. No cheating or cliffhanger and you get some steamy intimacy scenes and a happy ever after.
After a traumatic experience six months prior to her birthday, Rosie meets Lucas while unexpectedly sharing a cab. Hitting it off so we'll they go to her place for a night of fun. Hmmmm doesn't seem believable. Lucas ends up giving Rosie a surprise birthday present and then spend the next three months second guessing each other then spend even more time apart due to a huge lack of communication only to end up saying, "I love you". Overall quality of writing and proofreading were ok, it just needs something to iron out the bumps. No cheating or cliffhanger and you get some steamy intimacy scenes and a happy ever after.
May 3, 2022
no conversation required
The romantic couple at the heart of the plot spends more time having sex than getting to know one another. It’s fully 60% into the book and after their 2nd one-night-stand in 3 months before they learn each other’s surnames and Rosie bothers to tell Lucas that she misplaced his phone number. Apparently they both just “know” without ever having to anything as mundane as speak.
The romantic couple at the heart of the plot spends more time having sex than getting to know one another. It’s fully 60% into the book and after their 2nd one-night-stand in 3 months before they learn each other’s surnames and Rosie bothers to tell Lucas that she misplaced his phone number. Apparently they both just “know” without ever having to anything as mundane as speak.
April 15, 2019
Not very believable. Also this is the second book that Rosie is in and yet there's still less background on her than the male lead? Or did I miss all the info about Rosie's whole family and age and relationship history? I know it's a short book but there's not a word about any of it. Even just one would have been fine. But at least the male lead has a daughter and a mother?
September 20, 2022
good but needs editing
It was a pretty good read. It still needs editing. There’s typos and some scenes don’t make sense. One line says the friends know what happened the next paragraph the friend doesn’t know and is surprised just doesn’t make sense. Lucas is a little bit annoying. Seem to whiny for my taste.
It was a pretty good read. It still needs editing. There’s typos and some scenes don’t make sense. One line says the friends know what happened the next paragraph the friend doesn’t know and is surprised just doesn’t make sense. Lucas is a little bit annoying. Seem to whiny for my taste.
July 14, 2021
Better than the first one in my opinion but pretty much ALL of their issues could have been easily resolved with COMMUNICATION instead of them jumping to conclusions and making assumptions. Really idiotic decisions on both the H and he's part which made them less likeable for me.
November 21, 2019
Honestly, what did I expect with a title like this.... the amount of conclusions that you were jumped in this book. I CANNOT EVEN!
January 21, 2020
Average
Not much different from the first book.
A work romance and only slightly different from book one. Probably won’t read book 3
Not much different from the first book.
A work romance and only slightly different from book one. Probably won’t read book 3
March 16, 2021
This whole book just annoyed the hell out of me. Waste of time!
May 3, 2021
The amount of misunderstandings and assumptions being made throughout the book is ridiculous!
March 26, 2021
After writing the review I’m down to 2.5 I honestly don’t know if I can even handle another book like this.
I was honestly a little disappointed with this one. I had just read the first book in the series and mentioned how much I enjoyed the heroine and how I’d been having a hard time with so many of them lately. Sadly I had a really really hard time with Rosie. I’ll get into that in a sec.
The book had such promise for me. It started out with us seeing into Rosie. She had been through this huge traumatic experience a year ago and she wasn’t doing well with it. Not that I’m happy she was having a hard time but it was a bit of a relief to feel like the author wasn’t belittling what happened. Skimming over something so terrifying and acting like life doesn’t change. So I was excited to see Rose grow, take back her life. I just don’t think her did. She let life happen and then sat back and cried about it when it fell apart BECAUSE OF HER! So she meets Lucas and within minutes they are making out on the sidewalk. It’s that Insta love, he’s different I just know it thing. I’m not big into this but ok I stuck with it. They spend the whole night screwing each other, talking and very little sleeping. She loses his phone # and is utterly heartbroken over it because they had such a connection. So much of a connection she doesn’t know if he lives in LA or around it. Doesn’t know is job, NOTHING, she knows freaking nothing about this guy but a month later she’s still pining over him.
Finds out she’s pregnant the same day Lucas shows back into her life. The miscommunication between these two characters was astounding. Truly incredible how little they actually had meaningful conversations together. He’s all pissed bc she never called him and she doesn’t even tell him she lost his # and he never asks why she didn’t call. But you know, whatever let’s just hop back into bed.
Fast forward she’s I think 3 months pregnant and she still hadn’t told this man!!!! What the hell!!!! Then they are I bc their first date ever and she sees a text from some woman named Allie saying she’s excited to see him tomorrow and she loves him. What does this mess of a woman do? Why run away of course because he must be cheating on a wife or girlfriend. There couldn’t possibly be any other reason for someone to text I love you. Not a sister, stepmom, daughter, close cousin......
she’s an idiot. Again fast forward 6 months and she still doesn’t tell him she’s freaking pregnant. She’s on the way to the hospital and now all of a sudden she wants to reach out 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Uggggg!!!!!!
I have to say I loved the daughter Allie. She was a breath of fresh air and faced all these grown up problems head on even though she was only 12. Seriously she had more common sense then Rosie
“I’m a big sister?” She almost yells. “No,” I blurt out. Her face falls. “I mean, yes, I don’t know Allie. It’s complicated. You shouldn’t be listening to me at all. I shouldn’t be telling you this. You’re too young.” My daughter narrows her eyes at me and brings her nose closer to mine. She studies my face for one, two, three seconds and then finally pulls her head away and nods. “Let’s go.” “Where?” “To New York. I want to meet my little brother.”
“Allie’s legs stop swinging and she turns toward me. She frowns and shakes her head. “We should be there. They’re our family.””
After writing this review is probably give the book 2.5 stars. All of Rosies crying and I’m all alone crap wash utter bullshit. She did it her. Not Lucas, her. She should have told him right away she was pregnant. She was a total coward. I really disliked her character.
I was honestly a little disappointed with this one. I had just read the first book in the series and mentioned how much I enjoyed the heroine and how I’d been having a hard time with so many of them lately. Sadly I had a really really hard time with Rosie. I’ll get into that in a sec.
The book had such promise for me. It started out with us seeing into Rosie. She had been through this huge traumatic experience a year ago and she wasn’t doing well with it. Not that I’m happy she was having a hard time but it was a bit of a relief to feel like the author wasn’t belittling what happened. Skimming over something so terrifying and acting like life doesn’t change. So I was excited to see Rose grow, take back her life. I just don’t think her did. She let life happen and then sat back and cried about it when it fell apart BECAUSE OF HER! So she meets Lucas and within minutes they are making out on the sidewalk. It’s that Insta love, he’s different I just know it thing. I’m not big into this but ok I stuck with it. They spend the whole night screwing each other, talking and very little sleeping. She loses his phone # and is utterly heartbroken over it because they had such a connection. So much of a connection she doesn’t know if he lives in LA or around it. Doesn’t know is job, NOTHING, she knows freaking nothing about this guy but a month later she’s still pining over him.
Finds out she’s pregnant the same day Lucas shows back into her life. The miscommunication between these two characters was astounding. Truly incredible how little they actually had meaningful conversations together. He’s all pissed bc she never called him and she doesn’t even tell him she lost his # and he never asks why she didn’t call. But you know, whatever let’s just hop back into bed.
Fast forward she’s I think 3 months pregnant and she still hadn’t told this man!!!! What the hell!!!! Then they are I bc their first date ever and she sees a text from some woman named Allie saying she’s excited to see him tomorrow and she loves him. What does this mess of a woman do? Why run away of course because he must be cheating on a wife or girlfriend. There couldn’t possibly be any other reason for someone to text I love you. Not a sister, stepmom, daughter, close cousin......
she’s an idiot. Again fast forward 6 months and she still doesn’t tell him she’s freaking pregnant. She’s on the way to the hospital and now all of a sudden she wants to reach out 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Uggggg!!!!!!
I have to say I loved the daughter Allie. She was a breath of fresh air and faced all these grown up problems head on even though she was only 12. Seriously she had more common sense then Rosie
“I’m a big sister?” She almost yells. “No,” I blurt out. Her face falls. “I mean, yes, I don’t know Allie. It’s complicated. You shouldn’t be listening to me at all. I shouldn’t be telling you this. You’re too young.” My daughter narrows her eyes at me and brings her nose closer to mine. She studies my face for one, two, three seconds and then finally pulls her head away and nods. “Let’s go.” “Where?” “To New York. I want to meet my little brother.”
“Allie’s legs stop swinging and she turns toward me. She frowns and shakes her head. “We should be there. They’re our family.””
After writing this review is probably give the book 2.5 stars. All of Rosies crying and I’m all alone crap wash utter bullshit. She did it her. Not Lucas, her. She should have told him right away she was pregnant. She was a total coward. I really disliked her character.
January 10, 2024
Knocked Up by the Single Dad by Lilian Monroe
Oh man, look — on chapter 7 I was already almost putting my kindle down cause my interest was waining. You have seen my reviews on books that solely focus on the physical and you know I’m not a fan of the “falling in love” in minus 7d nor do I like focusing just on the sex. But I was determined to not add my first unfinished book to the list of unfinished books. Those are fucking rare entries. I powered through cause I liked the witty sense of humor from the MC, but boy, it was hard.
We only find the main character’s job chapters ahead, we learn a pregnancy very early on, where the communication of, “hey, we apart of the 1.- something percent of ineffectiveness”. We had no getting to know each other but physically, we (reader) learn about them, but we don’t see convos about it, and that unnerves me. It’s a book, yes, but I’d appreciate some real world shit added other than two people in communication field WHO DONT communicate between each other.
Anyway, on Rosie’s birthday she shares a cab with a handsome man, she decides to jump the sheets after experiencing otherworldly connection to him. They bang all night long and then he jumps the plane back to the other side of the country. He leaves his number by her nightstand. This is Lucas (I love this name btw). Rosie is awake and decides to share her last night adventure with her friends and instead of saving his number to her phone like a normal person, she puts the piece of paper on her purse. After her besties helps her to write down her txt message, she realizes she lost that piece of paper. She gets bummed when she can’t find it, and on the other side of the country Lucas waits. Days. Weeks. Months. And then, two red lines. Sometime later, by fate’s design, they meet. Lucas is hiring a advert company to deal with the campaigns of his clients. Lo and behold, it’s where Rosie works. They meet. They are cold to each other. They meet up later. They talk. But she doesn’t tell him anything. She tries. She’s weak-minded this one. She is listening to her body not her reason. They miscommunicate here and there until six months later her learns of the pregnancy and she’s about to pop the baby out. Like, I felt sorry for the dude. That’s how he finds out.
Anyway. It was cute, if the bits that left me baffled doesn’t do it to you, it will probably be Oscar worthy. It was cute. But I have my reservations.
Oh man, look — on chapter 7 I was already almost putting my kindle down cause my interest was waining. You have seen my reviews on books that solely focus on the physical and you know I’m not a fan of the “falling in love” in minus 7d nor do I like focusing just on the sex. But I was determined to not add my first unfinished book to the list of unfinished books. Those are fucking rare entries. I powered through cause I liked the witty sense of humor from the MC, but boy, it was hard.
We only find the main character’s job chapters ahead, we learn a pregnancy very early on, where the communication of, “hey, we apart of the 1.- something percent of ineffectiveness”. We had no getting to know each other but physically, we (reader) learn about them, but we don’t see convos about it, and that unnerves me. It’s a book, yes, but I’d appreciate some real world shit added other than two people in communication field WHO DONT communicate between each other.
Anyway, on Rosie’s birthday she shares a cab with a handsome man, she decides to jump the sheets after experiencing otherworldly connection to him. They bang all night long and then he jumps the plane back to the other side of the country. He leaves his number by her nightstand. This is Lucas (I love this name btw). Rosie is awake and decides to share her last night adventure with her friends and instead of saving his number to her phone like a normal person, she puts the piece of paper on her purse. After her besties helps her to write down her txt message, she realizes she lost that piece of paper. She gets bummed when she can’t find it, and on the other side of the country Lucas waits. Days. Weeks. Months. And then, two red lines. Sometime later, by fate’s design, they meet. Lucas is hiring a advert company to deal with the campaigns of his clients. Lo and behold, it’s where Rosie works. They meet. They are cold to each other. They meet up later. They talk. But she doesn’t tell him anything. She tries. She’s weak-minded this one. She is listening to her body not her reason. They miscommunicate here and there until six months later her learns of the pregnancy and she’s about to pop the baby out. Like, I felt sorry for the dude. That’s how he finds out.
Anyway. It was cute, if the bits that left me baffled doesn’t do it to you, it will probably be Oscar worthy. It was cute. But I have my reservations.
August 28, 2024
Rosie, still recovering from being stabbed by her best friend's stalker, tries to build courage and move on. One night, she meets Lucas, a handsome stranger, at a bar, and they share a fun and intimate encounter. He leaves her his number, but she loses it, and he assumes she intentionally didn't contact him.
As fate would have it, Lucas becomes a client at the company Rosie works at and they meet again, with a frosty tone due to the misunderstanding. Despite the tension, their attraction remains strong.
Unbeknownst to Rosie, Lucas is a widower with a daughter, Allie, whom he has not been able to spend time with due to his hectic schedule. Rosie discovers she's pregnant but mistakenly believes Lucas is still married when she sees a message from Allie on his phone. Heartbroken, she leaves him.
Lucas receives a promotion and relocates to another city, rather than traveling back and forth for work. Months pass, and he learns from his replacement at Rosie's office that she's on maternity leave. Connecting the dots, he realizes Rosie is the mother of his child.
Allie, sensing her father's unhappiness, encourages him to find Rosie. They fly to her location, arriving at the hospital just in time for the baby's birth. The misunderstandings are cleared, and they reconcile, forming a happy family.
As fate would have it, Lucas becomes a client at the company Rosie works at and they meet again, with a frosty tone due to the misunderstanding. Despite the tension, their attraction remains strong.
Unbeknownst to Rosie, Lucas is a widower with a daughter, Allie, whom he has not been able to spend time with due to his hectic schedule. Rosie discovers she's pregnant but mistakenly believes Lucas is still married when she sees a message from Allie on his phone. Heartbroken, she leaves him.
Lucas receives a promotion and relocates to another city, rather than traveling back and forth for work. Months pass, and he learns from his replacement at Rosie's office that she's on maternity leave. Connecting the dots, he realizes Rosie is the mother of his child.
Allie, sensing her father's unhappiness, encourages him to find Rosie. They fly to her location, arriving at the hospital just in time for the baby's birth. The misunderstandings are cleared, and they reconcile, forming a happy family.
April 22, 2024
Lilian Monroe’s 'Knocked Up by the Single Dad' had the potential for a compelling story, but unfortunately fell short in delivering depth and development. While the premise held promise, I found myself wanting more from both the characters and the plot.
Throughout the book, there were instances where key dialogues and developments felt rushed or missing altogether, leaving me wanting a deeper exploration of the characters’ emotions and motivations. The relationship between Harper and Ethan, while initially intriguing, lacked the depth and complexity needed to truly engage me as a reader.
Additionally, I found myself craving more insight into the characters’ backgrounds and inner struggles, which would have added layers to the story and made their journey more compelling.
Overall, 'Knocked Up by the Single Dad' left me disappointed, as it fell short of the depth and development I was hoping for. While Monroe’s writing style is engaging, the lack of substance ultimately left me feeling unsatisfied.
Throughout the book, there were instances where key dialogues and developments felt rushed or missing altogether, leaving me wanting a deeper exploration of the characters’ emotions and motivations. The relationship between Harper and Ethan, while initially intriguing, lacked the depth and complexity needed to truly engage me as a reader.
Additionally, I found myself craving more insight into the characters’ backgrounds and inner struggles, which would have added layers to the story and made their journey more compelling.
Overall, 'Knocked Up by the Single Dad' left me disappointed, as it fell short of the depth and development I was hoping for. While Monroe’s writing style is engaging, the lack of substance ultimately left me feeling unsatisfied.
March 19, 2025
⭐️ 3 stars
Now that was… something. I mean, it was… nice? There were so many twists and turns, and then, near the end, everything just came together way too quickly, making absolutely no sense at all. Suddenly, Allie is also her daughter—without even knowing her—and Lucas is instantly welcomed as Jack’s father, Rosie forgiven, all in, what, three pages tops? Without much discussion, they just moved in together like one big happy family.
Also, there’s one really obvious way to tell they never developed a deep connection (beyond the sex): she never talks to him about the incident with the stalker, and he never opens up about his late wife. That would’ve been such an easy way to build a meaningful bond, and it was completely overlooked.
Don’t get me wrong—I’m such a sucker for single-parent and accidental pregnancy tropes, but this one just wasn’t executed well.
Now that was… something. I mean, it was… nice? There were so many twists and turns, and then, near the end, everything just came together way too quickly, making absolutely no sense at all. Suddenly, Allie is also her daughter—without even knowing her—and Lucas is instantly welcomed as Jack’s father, Rosie forgiven, all in, what, three pages tops? Without much discussion, they just moved in together like one big happy family.
Also, there’s one really obvious way to tell they never developed a deep connection (beyond the sex): she never talks to him about the incident with the stalker, and he never opens up about his late wife. That would’ve been such an easy way to build a meaningful bond, and it was completely overlooked.
Don’t get me wrong—I’m such a sucker for single-parent and accidental pregnancy tropes, but this one just wasn’t executed well.
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April 18, 2019
Loved this book! Granted, the other books I’ve read by this author all sort of mimic each other - single girl & guy have sex, condom fails & results in pregnancy -but I still enjoyed the overall story. I really like this author. The only thing I’ve noticed that I don’t like in her books is that she definitely needs an editor. I thought with the first book that maybe I got an unedited version, since that book was free. However, I’ve bought the others and they all have missing words, wrong word spellings, and even some extra words. If not for that problem I would have rated it 5 stars. Sorry, just one of my pet peeves - I don’t mind problems with an ARC but if I’m gonna spend money, give me quality.
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March 4, 2023
Is confidence a rarity for the career-competent and talented?
Fun quick read without an overly complicated alpha male/submissive female plot, but the downside of the story is the insecurity of both Rosie and Lucas. How can two individuals so successful in their careers be so insecure in their personal relationships? Although dealing with an unexpected pregnancy for a couple with a deep attraction to one another but not a lot of knowledge of each other beyond that would be a unique challenge for an author to approach from the perspectives of mature well-balanced adults, for the most part, that level of writing is beyond what is usually found in this genre. That being said, the book is a light enjoyable read, but not a masterpiece.
Fun quick read without an overly complicated alpha male/submissive female plot, but the downside of the story is the insecurity of both Rosie and Lucas. How can two individuals so successful in their careers be so insecure in their personal relationships? Although dealing with an unexpected pregnancy for a couple with a deep attraction to one another but not a lot of knowledge of each other beyond that would be a unique challenge for an author to approach from the perspectives of mature well-balanced adults, for the most part, that level of writing is beyond what is usually found in this genre. That being said, the book is a light enjoyable read, but not a masterpiece.
December 2, 2023
This is the 2nd book in the Unexpected series. I appreciated the story line, but there were gaps that just didn't get filled. Rosie was attacked in the first installment and it was mentioned, along with her ptsd, but it was fully meted out and addressed. Wished there had been more dialogue for there was plenty of opportunity to discuss the trauma of physical and mental healing and trust issues considering the nature of the attack. Just no closure on this topic.
Next, there was really no peeling back the layers of Lucas being a single dad. It was stated he was single and when his wife died, but no real back story that was built into the character or the story to explain more about any trauma that he suffered. Lilian missed a great opportunity to build in sympathy for the character, and to also build the character's empathy with Rosie.
Overall, the story felt a bit rushed to wrap up although there were plenty of details in other tangential areas. Still a fun read and the tension between characters was good.
Next, there was really no peeling back the layers of Lucas being a single dad. It was stated he was single and when his wife died, but no real back story that was built into the character or the story to explain more about any trauma that he suffered. Lilian missed a great opportunity to build in sympathy for the character, and to also build the character's empathy with Rosie.
Overall, the story felt a bit rushed to wrap up although there were plenty of details in other tangential areas. Still a fun read and the tension between characters was good.
March 11, 2019
This is an interesting tale of miscommunication with two people, a single dad and a woman recovering from an attack. Love at first sight? Maybe (certainly burning up the sheets whenever they meet -- oh, yeah). Definitely miscommunication or lack of communication between people on opposite sides of the country. I wanted to yell at my Kindle over the missed opportunities. Well written -- yes. Hints were given for both Books 1 and 3 (very tempted to track down and read them as well). Humor, the strength of friendship, and more.
March 27, 2019
RIPOFF! I bought this Kindle eBook, as all my other Kindle eBooks, to read on my Chromebook using Kindle Cloud Reader. I was shocked to find Kindle Cloud Reader is NOT supported by this ebook! I am offered to read it by downloading a free app, but it doesn't work with Chromebook, neither is there a Chromebook app to read this Kindle eBook.
Why would any author sell any book on Amazon and not make sure it can be read by the Kindle platforms. That's irresponsible. No more Lilian Monroe books for me, even through Kobo.
Why would any author sell any book on Amazon and not make sure it can be read by the Kindle platforms. That's irresponsible. No more Lilian Monroe books for me, even through Kobo.
April 30, 2021
****3 Stars****
I really like the story plot but the story itself is disappointing.🤦♀️
How could you be so dumb not to say it in the first place? (That’s for the heroine) The moment she lost his number? I knew that she’s dumb. I’m sorry for my mean words. She has friends that technically spoon feeding her of what to do but she keeps on making stupid decisions.🤦♀️
I want to like this, I keep on telling my self that I should give this a chance cause eventually the story will be good but I am this close to not finishing this.🤦♀️
I wish the next book is better than this one.
I really like the story plot but the story itself is disappointing.🤦♀️
How could you be so dumb not to say it in the first place? (That’s for the heroine) The moment she lost his number? I knew that she’s dumb. I’m sorry for my mean words. She has friends that technically spoon feeding her of what to do but she keeps on making stupid decisions.🤦♀️
I want to like this, I keep on telling my self that I should give this a chance cause eventually the story will be good but I am this close to not finishing this.🤦♀️
I wish the next book is better than this one.
October 27, 2023
Most of the issues wouldn't have happened if they implemented a no lying, open communication rule. It became infuriating, like I was reading about teenage idiots. And these people have kids? Having a kid?... Yikes.
Also.... I feel the need to point out... A father isn't a dead beat if the mother doesn't even tell him the child exists.... The mother is a douchebag for stealing time away from the father though. She went MONTHS without telling him and that's an absolute character flaw. It's difficult to have any sympathy for a character like her with that hanging over the story.
Also.... I feel the need to point out... A father isn't a dead beat if the mother doesn't even tell him the child exists.... The mother is a douchebag for stealing time away from the father though. She went MONTHS without telling him and that's an absolute character flaw. It's difficult to have any sympathy for a character like her with that hanging over the story.
April 4, 2025
All I can say is so much was unrealistic in this book. How they instantly had a connection bothered me. The lack of communication was so severe and put one of them in the dark. When they saw each other next that character did not clear the air. No one that I know does that. Then they kept doing that. I took notes on how far along Rosie was pregnant as I was reading and she was like 9-10 months pregnant when she actually had the baby. This one had less of a plot than the first one in the series.
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