The Baby Blitz by Lex Martin

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A sexy, enemies-to-lovers, brother’s best friend romance from USA Today bestselling author Lex Martin.

Two pink lines won’t change the bad blood between us.

I haven’t always hated my brother’s best friend, but Michael Oliver gets under my skin and brings out the worst in me. He knows how to push my buttons, and I relish pushing all of his. He betrayed my trust years ago, so I’ve made it my mission in life to aggravate him until he admits he was wrong.

When his sister’s wedding brings us together, Michael suggests a truce for one night. If only he weren’t so handsome and smart, maybe I could resist the allure, but I’ve always been a little impulsive, and this man is my ultimate temptation. After years of pent-up frustration and unrequited lust, I finally let down my guard, and that’s all it takes for us to combust.

But like all bad decisions, the morning after brings a reckoning, and I leave his hotel room swearing to never waste another moment of my time pining after him. Who needs that grumpy jerk warming her bed? Not me.

I don’t let myself think about that steamy night together, or how it pained me to hear about his football injury, or how much I know he wants to get drafted so he can help his family. Because I’m cutting Michael out of my life for good.

Only the two little pink lines mean I can’t forget him. Even if I desperately want to.

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The Baby Blitz features a college football player and the feisty girl next door, the one he swore he’d never make a move on. One-click if you enjoy steamy enemies-to-lovers romances with lots of angst and humor. This is a companion standalone to The Varsity Dad Dilemma and Tight Ends & Tiaras.

The Baby Blitz

Terrific new adult sports romance with a twist!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙🖤💚❤️💜
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌍
Character development: 😔😃😤🥰😘

The heroine: Magnolia Morales (a.k.a. Maggie) – she had a crush on her brother, Sebastian’s best friend Olly since she was young. Though when she was a junior in high school, she got over it, by falling for their other friend Luke. But when Luke broke up with her, Maggie overheard them talking and found out that Olly told Luke she was cheating on him. She also found out that Olly has a pretty low opinion of her, and she vowed to get back at him no matter what. And she did get back at him in so many ways. The two haven’t gotten along since.

The Hero: Michael Oliver (a.k.a. Olly) – he is now a senior in college, and he injured his ACL while playing football, damaging his chances for being drafted to the NFL. Though he does have one more season of eligibility to show he can be back to full strength it means playing since he didn’t play football his freshman year. He is not quite sure what to do since his family could really use the money he would get from being drafted.

The Story: Maggie is now a junior in college, and she is struggling to pay all of her bills. She helps pay her mom’s rent and for the special diet her autistic sister eats. Her brother Bash is a senior in college who is going on to law school afterwards, so she figure’s he can help out once he is a lawyer. She also inherited an old victorian house from her uncle. She loves that house and wouldn’t sell it, she is trying to renovate it, though she isn’t very good at it, and it is much more expensive than she expected, and the property taxes are as well.

I have to admit, sometimes when I read books like this, I can really see the benefit of those billionaire romance books. It is a bit depressing when the main characters are as poor as I sometimes am. I get enough of that kind of depression every time I look at my credit card and student loan balances. I almost put this book down because of that especially knowing from the blurb and title that this heroine gets pregnant, and their situation gets even worse.

The characters are definitely likable. I was afraid after reading the blurb and the initial quote at the start of the book, from Taming of a Shrew that Maggie might be a bit of a shrew herself. However, she wasn’t at all. I do also love the “wedding hook-up” trope and the “pregnant from a one-night stand” trope. I was never too fond of the “brother’s best friend” trope. Though, that doesn’t play all that big of a part in this book. I ended up really liking this one and staying up nearly all night on a work night to finish it.

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