Goodreads asked Crystal Estell:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Crystal Estell Initially, I had a vague plot concept floating around in my head [along with the other crazy stuff] about a woman getting pregnant and having to go on a hilarious search for the unknown father. I knew I wanted her to be Type A, an avid life-planner, and have this situation be something totally outside of her norm. I just didn’t know how to make it happen without delving into dubious content.

Then, [in my real-life job as a registered nurse] I ran across a couple of people complaining of blurred, or missing, memories after having sex with their partners. The light bulb went off! A night of mind-blowing sex could be the trigger for her memory loss.

But the stakes needed to be higher than just finding the father. So, I threatened her career and forced her into a fake marriage to save it, added an unreliable private investigator, and sent her on a wild, and hilarious journey to find her baby’s daddy.

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