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Summary: A Great Contemporary Story
Review: I had my doubts that I would even like "Baby Oh Baby" due the fact that I saw it advertise in the back of another book that I didn't like, but I took a chance and bought and I am glad that I did. "Baby Oh Baby" is a great story about losing love and finding it again. The one thing that I really liked was the fact that the secondary characters also had a storyline to, that help to contribute to the main story. Can't wait to read more by Robin Wells
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Summary: Wow, what a sweet story!
Review: I picked this book up after reading a couple suspense stories in a row and needing something a little more lighthearted. What a pleasant surprise! This book had laughs but was so much more. I loved the relationships between the characters. For a change there was actually a hero and herione who did not make me shake my head in disgust. They acted like real people. The secondary characters, Tom and Susannah were well thought out and very realistic. And you just gotta love Pearl! There were several belly laughs as well, particularly the hospital waiting room scene. I laughed so hard my husband starting looking at me strangely. I am looking forward to the next books by this author and I will be searching my book stores for her previous book "Prince Charming". All in all this is worth your time.
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Summary: I Kept Waking Up My Husband......
Review: I was laughing so hard when I was reading this that I kept waking him up. I then tried not laughing and my body was shaking so much that that woke him up.This is a wonderfully funny book and I hope to read more books by Robin Wells.
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Summary: What a Beautiful Story
Review: I wasn't sure if this was a novel I wanted to read or not but after reading brief description of it in "RT" I took a chance and purchased it anyway; I'm so glad I did. In the normal scope of life first comes love, then marriage and then baby. This novel does not fall into the normal scope. Beautiful and eccentric rancher, Annie Hollister decided to leave the high paced life of advertising and return to the ranch her grandparents left her to enjoy a life she loves, fresh air, trees, grass, animals, etc. After returning to the ranch Annie's biological clock is ticking loud and clear but she sees no man she'd want to have a child with so decides to go to a fertility facility and have a child on her own. Annie has a beautiful baby girl, Madeline, by means of artificial insemination believing that the donor signed an agreement stating that he would not be a presence in her or her child's lives. Things don't always work out like we want. Handsome and determined attorney Jake Chastaine discovers he has fathered child (in fact Annie's child) because of an unscrupulous doctor who uses Jake' sperm which Jake and his wife had hoped to use one day but sadly that day never comes as his wife is killed before the deed can be performed. Once Jake finds Annie Hollister and has gotten a look at Madeline who happens to be the spitting image of himself he decides he wants to be a part of this child's life is every sense of word and will do anything to attain that goal even if it means a court battle. Annie's afraid of losing Madeline and initially wants to leave town as she wants no part of Jake but she gets sick and guess who ends up taking care of Madeline, right, Jake and that's when things slowly begin to change to the normal scope. Jake has a tough time dealing with a very active 14-month-old baby who gets into everything a toddler can get into but Jake eventually gets the hang of things. When Annie is released from the hospital she realizes that it might not be so bad having Jake in Madeline's life. The story continues in the normal scope: first comes like, then love, and then marriage but getting there is no easy road for these two very different people but they do say that opposites attract. This is a wonderful novel filled with much humor and love that will leave you feeling wonderful all over. I enjoyed it Baby Oh Baby so very much and you will too.
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Summary: Intriguing beginning and then schmaltz
Review: I won't go into the plot as other reviewers have already given you a rather complete synopsis. After the beginning of the book the character development was weak and disappointing. Annie starts out as a strong, quirky individual by mid-book she's so hung up on Jake that she looses her charm and strength of character. Jake was just too angst ridden for me to enjoy. The secondary characters problems just brought the book down further. That, and that their major maritial problem is resolved by sex in the sauna well, once again a female character "melts".....pun intended. I guess I had anticipated stronger female and male characters, the ones I get from ... I think Ms Wells shows promise but the next book I'll get from the library.
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Summary: Madeline is a Scene Stealer
Review: I'm always on the lookout for a new romance author with a talent for comedy, and I'm adding Robin Wells to my list of favorites. I was casting this in my mind, which is always a good sign. I found the hero, Jake; a widower who discovers that his sperm sample intended for in vitro fertilization with his late wife was put in the sperm bank and ultimately used to impregnate a stranger; to be highly sympathetic. The heroine, Annie - the unwitting sperm donation recipient - was great fun to root for. And their baby, Madeline, was realistically portrayed and the center of most of the hilarious scenes in the book. One in particular stands out in my mind that might give Crusie or Evanovich a run for their money. I'm going to get the author's previous work, 'Prince Charming', and I'm looking forward to seeing what she comes up with next.
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Summary: underdevelped baby
Review: Jake and Annie are very likeable characters in this book. I have to agree with most of the other reviewers. I also agree that it fizzled out pretty quickly. I read the whole book and enjoyed it to the end, but there were too many things that were just plain unbelievable that Ms Wells tried to weave into the plot. How many women would enter into a marriage believing that the unknown guy only has the best interests of them and the baby at heart? Annie could have really set herself up for an unhappy ending if Jake had turned out to be a self-serving man. I mean, he could have married her and then sued her for all she was worth for custody! Fortunately, the book's planned and no-surprise ending kept things on an even keel for Annie, Madeline and Jake. Maybe I'm too hardened, but this novel didn't even provide halfway believable escapism. Despite all that, Ms Wells delivers fine characterization and shows potential for future endeavors.
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Summary: underdevelped baby
Review: Jake and Annie are very likeable characters in this book. I have to agree with most of the other reviewers. I also agree that it fizzled out pretty quickly. I read the whole book and enjoyed it to the end, but there were too many things that were just plain unbelievable that Ms Wells tried to weave into the plot. How many women would enter into a marriage believing that the unknown guy only has the best interests of them and the baby at heart? Annie could have really set herself up for an unhappy ending if Jake had turned out to be a self-serving man. I mean, he could have married her and then sued her for all she was worth for custody! Fortunately, the book's planned and no-surprise ending kept things on an even keel for Annie, Madeline and Jake. Maybe I'm too hardened, but this novel didn't even provide halfway believable escapism. Despite all that, Ms Wells delivers fine characterization and shows potential for future endeavors.
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Summary: A Pleasure to Read
Review: Jake's wife, Racheal, has died in a car accident. Before her death, the two of them had been going to a fertilty clinic. When he finds out that his "deposit" has been used, a baby born to someone, he must find them, both...Jake goes to the home of Annie, a rancher, a tea-leaf reader, a mother, but not a wife.... At first there is antagonism between Jake and Annie. Eventually, there will be a friendship, a romance. These two characters are opposites--Jake, a "stuffed-shirt" type, and Annie, a "kook". Somehow, though, you see them working together for Madeline's sake, (Baby), and maybe, each other, too. The cover of this book made me think comedy. Yes, there are funny moments; but, the subject is a serious one. Also, there's a sweet secondary romance, that held my interest. One of the things I liked about this book is the origin of the title. When you read about it, you will understand what I mean. Something I didn't like was a bit of the comedy directed at the villianess. Maybe a bit too "slapstick" for me. However, this book really was a pleasure to read.
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Summary: 4 1/2 stars - poignant, sweet, unusual
Review: Not sure how I stumbled onto this book - must have seen it on someone's Listmania list. Anyway, the reviews were positive and the story sounded intriguing and unusual. A man who lost his wife in a car accident discovers two years after her death that the fertility clinic they were using to have a baby had allowed his sperm to be used as a "donor" for another woman! Attorney Jake Chastaine has not been handling his wife's death well. He's become short-tempered, sarcastic and surly but that just masks the loneliness and sense of loss he feels. Imagine his outrage, not to mention his feeling of being cheated, when he discovers that his sperm was used to impregnate a woman he's never met - resulting in a little girl he never knew existed! Well that's going to change - and soon! Annie Hollister is a single mom (by choice) living a quiet life on her alpaca ranch and reading tea leaves for friends. When a gorgeous man shows up on her doorstep she assumes he's the nephew of friend here for a reading. Boy is she ever wrong. When he tells her that he is the father of baby Madeline, she is shocked to the core and the very real fear of losing her daughter or even having to share her with this stranger looms large and threatening. Their encounter shakes them both, with Jake throwing around threats of legal action and Annie simply panicking and contemplating fleeing the state. Once emotions, distrust and antagonisms lessen, they decide to try to compromise for the baby's sake, and in order to give Madeline an easier start in life (without having to explain her complicated conception all her life) they agree to marry for six months and then divorce. This way Madeline will have a more normal family background. But when feelings develop, what then? Annie feels she can't compete with the seeming perfection of his first wife's memory. While Jake is surprised to find himself attracted to Annie who is so different from practical, logical Rachel - and from himself. This could never work in the long-term - could it? This is the sweet story of quirky, free-spirited Annie and logical, buttoned-down Jake and how surprisingly right they just might be for one another. There's also the poignant secondary story of how Jake's in-laws, Tom and Susanna cope with their marital difficulties stemming from their still raw grief over the loss of their daughter, compounded by the news about baby Madeline and their very different reactions to that news. The author's sense of humor is a bit on the cornball, goofy, hokey side for my taste and at times seems forced (the billboards, the twinkies, his initial, stereotypical incompetence in caring for the baby) and kinda got on my nerves. But I found the story so interesting, and felt invested in the two relationships here - Jake & Annie and Tom & Susanna - that I didn't mind too much. A recommended read.
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