Craving You

Samantha Chase

Mar 2025 · The Donovans (Sweetbriar Ridge) Book 5 · Chasing Romance, Inc.

About this ebook

A sexy weekend fling at a wedding.

That’s all it was supposed to be.

And it was, until two little pink lines appeared.

 

Hailey Donovan was never impulsive. Well, until that weekend at her cousin’s wedding when she met the most attractive man she’d ever seen. They danced, they flirted, and at the end of the night, she threw caution to the wind and agreed to spend the weekend with him. It was never supposed to be more than that—it made no sense to keep in touch when they lived a thousand miles apart. A positive pregnancy test and a mild panic attack later, she kind of wishes they’d stayed in touch. As if that wasn’t enough, turns out her baby-daddy-to-be is her cousin’s new brother-in-law. Things are about to get extremely complicated.

 

Everything in Max Calloway’s life is coming up roses. Sort of. He was currently living above his brother’s garage, but the expansion of his cybersecurity business and investing in the family bar was going to help change that. And if that wasn’t enough, he’d had the most exciting weekend of his life with a beautiful woman. It’s just too bad he hadn’t been able to convince her to stay in touch. But his luck must really be turning because Hailey’s coming back to Sweetbriar Ridge for a visit, and he’s determined to get her to give them a chance.

 

Then she tells him he’s going to be a father.

 

They may be doing things a little out of order, but Max doesn’t let that stand in his way. He’s determined to prove to her that what they have is real. But first Hailey needs to learn to trust that what’s happening between them is more than just a craving.

Ratings and reviews

CRAVING YOU is the 5th book in Samantha Chase’s contemporary, adult THE DONOVANS: SWEETBRIAR RIDGE romance series.This is nutritionist and yoga instructor Hailey Donovan, and cybersecurity expect and bartender Max Calloway’s story line.CRAVING YOU is a story of family and friendships, acceptance and mistrust, relationships and love. The premise is engaging and captivating but the Donovan family dynamics can be overwhelming. The characters are energetic; the romance is fated and seductive.

Four and a half stars CRAVING YOU is the fifth in Samantha Chase’s The Donovans: Sweetbriar Ridge series. Hailey Donovan and Max Calloway discover and act on a mutual attraction at the wedding of his brother and her cousin, with some lasting consequences. It turns out that this gave the two of them some extra incentive to explore the possibility of a lasting connection. I enjoyed Ms Chase's story and its characters--strong family ties and supportive friends are a big part of the landscape.

Craving You is Max Calloway and Hailey Donovan’s second chance romance and its book five in The Donovans: Sweetbriar Ridge Series. The last thing this couple expected was for one passionate night to change their lives. It was only meant to be a weekend of fun but two pink lines on a stick has this couple looking at where life will take them and trying to work together for the sake of the baby. Problem is deep down they both want more

About the author

Samantha Chase is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller of contemporary romance that’s hotter than sweet, sweeter than hot. She released her debut novel in 2011 and currently has more than eighty titles under her belt – including THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE which was a Hallmark Christmas movie in 2017 and THE WEDDING SEASON which was a Hallmark wedding movie in 2023! She’s a Disney enthusiast who still happily listens to 80’s rock. When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Solitaire when she should be writing, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Maylene…oh, and spending time with her husband of 35 years and their two sons in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

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