Knocked Up

Stacey Lynn

Jun 2018 · Crazy Love Book 2 · Sold by Loveswept

About this eBook

First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes baby in a baby carriage. Just not necessarily in that order. . . .
 
Braxton: I should probably be dead or in jail right now. Instead, thanks to some tough love, I worked my ass off and now I own a string of tattoo parlors throughout the Pacific Northwest. And yet the one thing I’ve always wanted—a family—still seems out of reach. When my best friend gets married, I’m just hoping to blow off some steam with the super-hot maid of honor. But after Cara Thompson tracks me down to tell me she’s pregnant, she’s more surprised than I am when I tell her I’m all in.
 
Cara: For the first time in my life, I’m living for myself—not for my parents and their ridiculous expectations. I gave up on my MBA, dropped out of the Ivy League, and moved to Portland to pursue my dream of becoming an artist. And what’s the first thing I do? Get knocked up. For a tatted-up sex god, Braxton Henley seems way too eager to “be there for me.” Is this guy serious? Maybe. He sure is patient. Because he won’t back down until I admit what I know in my heart: that our one night stand might’ve led me to the one.

Praise for Knocked Up

“Stacey Lynn always knows how to perfectly balance sexy and sweet, and has a modern writing style that makes all of her stories feel fresh and fun.”—New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne

“A broody alpha hero with heart . . . I fell madly in love with Braxton from the very first page. Prepare to pull an all-nighter with Knocked Up.”—USA Today bestselling author Stacey Kennedy

“Knocked Up is secret-baby trope perfection! Loved the very sexy, overprotective Braxton. A great read!”—Wendy S. Marcus, author of All I Need Is You

“Braxton is your ultimate tattooed father-to-be—sweet and ever so sexy.”—Stina Lindenblatt, author of the Pushing Limits series

The steamy standalone novels in Stacey Lynn’s Crazy Love series can be read together or separately:
FAKE WIFE | KNOCKED UP
 
And don’t miss her passionate Fireside series:
HIS TO LOVE | HIS TO PROTECT | HIS TO CHERISH | HIS TO SEDUCE
 
This standalone ebook includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

Ratings and reviews

**I read an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review** This story just what you would expect from the title - a man and a woman get together for a one-night stand and the woman ends up pregnant. Cara Thompson has always been the child in her family that was overlooked and never did right in the eyes of her parents. In order to escape that, she leaves the very comfortable life she led with them to move out on her own and prove she could make it doing what she loves, which is art, versus going to law school. When she finds herself pregnant after sleeping with the best man at her best friends wedding, she has a lot to reevaluate, including whether or not to tell the father. Braxton Henley did not have the easiest life growing up, but because of the one adult who took him under his wing, he's living his best life. He's got the view he wants from his home and he's got MadInk, the tattoo parlor that he owns and operates. He is in a good place in his life and is not at all expecting the curve ball that comes at him when Cara stops by to talk with him. Are these two people that seem so different really all that different at all? And, will they be able to get out of their own way and give in to what they are both feeling regardless of the life they created? When I read the blurb for this book, I thought it sounded like something right up my alley and I was looking forward to reading it. While I liked the book, there were several things that were inconsistent within the story. The biggest miss in my opinion is the cover of the book. The man used on the cover is good looking, but he looks nothing like Braxton. To me, it's important to have someone similar on the cover if you're going with people on the cover. Also, the dog, Lucy, is a huge part of the story and in the beginning she's referred to as one breed and later in the book, she's a completely different one. The story was good enough, but the inconsistencies really put a damper on my overall thoughts on the book.

Book 2 in the Crazy Love Series and what a great series this it’s shaping up to be. Cara and Braxton met at their best friends wedding in book 1 and what should have been a night of passion with no strings attached turns into so much more when Cara finds herself pregnant after a one night stand and to make matters worse she had sneaked out in the middle of the night without even a goodbye. Braxton is ready to step up and do what is needed but Cara is not so sure so what follows is a lot of old fashioned wooing. Will Cara except her future is with the hot tattooed Braxton....... I really enjoyed this fun flirty quick read, it had just the right amount of passion mixed in with just a tiny amount of angst, if you love a easy to read romance that isn’t too complicated this will be right up your street. Can’t wat for the next instalment in the Crazy Love Series.

I really liked the book,however It would be nice to hear how the reactions were once there grandson came into the world. Did the except Braxton.... I think done well another book could be written, and how Cara's & Braxton's life has changed along with there beloved dog. I will hope for a continuing of the story. Thank you for a great book!!

About the author

Stacey Lynn is a simple girl raised in the Midwest. Over the long, frigid winters, she would read every book she could get her hands on, from John Grisham and Danielle Steel to Ann M. Martin and C. S. Lewis. She began writing poems and short stories long before she reached high school, and now, as a wife and mother to four children, she finds solace from the craziness of her life by creating steamy, sexy stories. After publishing her first book, what began as a hobby has now turned into an unending passion.