Review: Decent read...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 31, 2012
I don't have much to offer in terms of a review for this book. I wish that it was noted that this book was the second book in an unidentified series. The first book is Baby on Board. Although Baby on Board was not essential to understanding And Baby Makes Three, it does however provide valuable information about the secondary characters -- Rafe and Ivy.And Baby Makes Three was a contemporary/interracial romance story about a soldier and a nurse. Marie is definitely a woman scorned after a failed marriage to an abuse soldier. After her marriage dissolved, her primary goal was to protect her heart by keeping all of her future relationships brief and physical only. No snuggling...no sleeping over...no emotions. She was a slam-bam-thank-you-ma'am kinda girl. Enter Brody --> consummate playboy and a love-em-and-leave-em kinda guy. Marie and Brody burn up the sheets, the table tops, the walls...you get the picture....and she is quite satisfied with that physical arrangement. They are both gaining their pleasure without the commitment or a relationship....Until Marie turns up pregnant. She disavows Brody and refuses to tell him about their child. At that point, she promptly disavows Brody and refuses to tell him about their child. But her dear sweet friend Ivy "accidentally" tells her husband Rafe who is Brody's best friend and fellow Marine officer. Rafe tells Brody who turns positively apoplectic. He is shocked, uncertain, and unprepared but also pleasantly surprised. He wants to be a father -- a good, loving, and supportive father -- the very antithesis of his own bigoted, hateful, and spiteful father. His mother, who he absolutely adored, taught him to love people for who they were on the inside and not by the color of their skin or any other subjective factor.Brody works to become a stable pillar in Marie's life. He accompanies her to doctor's appointments, cooks food that will combat her nausea, and rubs her feet and her back as she grows larger in her pregnancy. Marie is IT for Brody and he knows it. She, on the other hand, is resistant to him and their "future" together because of her past.Weeks turn into months and Marie slowly but surely grows comfortable with Brody's affection and his love for her. She accepts it but is still hesitant to reciprocate it...that is until her ex, Charlie, shows up on her doorstep to "remind" her about the way things used to be. That one interaction causes Marie to rethink all of her feelings for Brody. She wholeheartedly acknowledges her love for him and decides that she wants him in her life forever.The story was actually a rather short and sweet read. It was average as far as a romance story goes. There was nothing particularly indelible about the characters but Ms. Rose did a good job conveying a romantic tale. I now find myself going back a book to actually read Baby on BoardThis is definitely a good story for someone looking for a light and easy read.*Scrolls up*...hmm, will you look at that! I guess I did have something to say about this story after all :).