Review: Good read, but read this before "Turn it On"
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2011
I really enjoyed this story.Tasha knows what she wants in life (a baby) and has been burned by men enough that she decided to do it on her own. Max (A.K.A Junior) is a super smart man who matured early because he graduated from College when others his age (including his twin) were graduating from high school. When he comes home from College he is smitten with Tasha. Because she is more than 10 years older than Max she doesn't give him a second thought romantically. However, she is friends of his cousin and the Turner clan is a close knit family so she has spent lots of time at Turner events where Max is a consistent presence.The night before she goes on her new diet/health regime to prepare her body for pregnancy, she goes on her last birthday bender. When her designated driver gets drunk too, she calls her cousin Max to come take them all home. Tasha tells Max all about her plans to have a baby when she is drunk. He waits until she is sober then approaches her to let him be the baby's father. He uses this as a way to weasel his way into her life because he is still in love with her and to make her fall in love with him.This is technically the second book in the series, but I've read them both and this one should be read first. You will have more insight into the family, Maxine and the history of the porch swing if you read this first. I reread the first book after this one and enjoyed it more than the first time around.There were a few issues that prevent me from giving this story 5 stars. 1) Tasha mentions that she loves the way that Max talks in riddles and she enjoyed watching people sputter but the only time he did it was at the beginning of the story when she says this.  2) I don't remember learning why it was so important to Max that they get married. They could have done everything even if they didn't get married. 3) Lila (Tasha's best friend/Max's Cousin) takes objection to their relationship and this is a prominent hurt to Tasha but it is never resolved. Lila never really gives an explanation as to why she is so upset and I just felt like it was a loose string at the end.