Wow this book was just so good and so easy to get lost in. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and I just didn't want the story to end. I just couldn't get enough of these wonderful characters and I just loved getting to see their journey. I will most definitely be reading more stories from this wonderful author.

This was a new author for me and I enjoyed it. You know sometimes it is hit or miss of dealing with small towns and this one was a good one.. Jess was running and hiding from her dead husband nasty family. As she starts to watching Lars little girl Daisy, she is realizing what a family is supposed to be. So here everything is looking good and peaceful when of course chaos has to come around. This book is not boring, keep you on toes..Enjoy!

Jess is the widowed mother of a ten-month-old son who is running from her late husband’s maniacal and controlling mother.

Lars is the divorced father of an almost three-year-old precocious daughter and is determined to never fall victim to a woman without substance again.

Jess and Lars connect after Jess begins providing childcare for Lars’s daughter. Their children also bond. As Jess begins to fear that someone is trying to kidnap her son, Lars and his family come to the rescue. Is the relationship that Jess and Lars are building one based on fear and companionship or is it one that can become lasting?

This one had such potential and it started off great. Sadly, it quickly lost my interest and I gave up reading it.

This book was very good. Jess was starting out in a new town and caught the attention of Lars when she answered an ad for babysitting. Lars had a precosious 2 year old that he desperately needed help with. I loved Daisy. She said what she thought no matter what. She was also a little drama queen. When Jess had some trouble his whole family stepped up to help. It was quite ingenius how they did it
The book wormed it's way into my heart and I will reread it often. I will look for more books in this series and author.

I got this book from NetGalley for an honest review

It’s so much fun to come back to this town and the characters it’s almost like coming home. This story does not disappoint and in fact, I could not put this book down. Jess and her baby son, Jack, arrive in Konisburg to hide away from her dead husband’s family. When she begins watching Lars Toleffson’s little girl, Daisy, she is immersed in what having a real family would be like. Just as things seem to be going well, Jess’ peaceful existence is thrown into chaos when attacks begin. This story keeps you wanting to turn the pages and not stop. I loved the entire thing and can’t wait for the next book about this town and family!

This book took me 12 days to read, which is highly unusual for me - in two ways. First of all, I typically plow through books in two days, three at most. Secondly, if a book isn’t pulling me in by 30 percent I’ll dump it. So I’m not sure why I kept reading Be My Baby since neither of those things were the case this time.

Widow Jessamyn Carroll is on the run from her evil former mother-in-law who is trying to take away her nine month old son, Jack. After fleeing Pennsylvania in the middle of the night she’s landed in the small town of Konigsburg, Texas, where she manages a bed and breakfast.

Accountant Lars Tolefson moved from Iowa to Konigsburg about a year ago to be closer to his three brothers. Having gone through an acrimonious divorce, he was looking for a quiet place to raise his uber-precocious (to the point of unbelievability, in my opinion) two year old daughter. In search of reliable child care, he posts an ad in the paper and Jess responds.

Unfortunately, the very day Lars leaves his daughter with Jess, strange things start happening. At first Lars isn’t sure who the target is, but it soon becomes apparent someone is after Jess and Jack. Jess’s precarious position brings out Lars’s protective instincts, along with those of the brothers and their wives, and they all rally around to keep Jess and Jack safe.

This book was a contrast in opposites for me. The story didn’t pull me in, but every time I thought I’d add it to my DNF pile, the dialogue would make me chuckle and pull me back in. I love stories about small towns and large, lovingly-interfering families, so this series should be right in my wheelhouse. I also really liked that we knew who the villain was the whole time - no hiding it from the reader for the sake of artificially building suspense, and the heroine didn’t hide her “big secret” from the hero, either, which is unusual and refreshing.

When I’m in a good book I will read any chance I get - standing in the grocery line, waiting for my son after school, while dinner is in the oven. I wasn’t ever compelled to read Be My Baby in my spare moments, and because the past couple weeks have been busy I didn’t read until late at night before going to bed. There was something about the writing that didn’t ever keep me engaged for more than a chapter or two at a time. My biggest problem was with Lars’s daughter, even if she was supposed to be advanced for her age. Every time she was on the page I couldn’t stop myself from thinking how unrealistic she was portrayed, and it just took me out of the story.

Then, we had thoughts like His interest in Jess Carroll had stopped being platonic a long time ago. Uh, you’ve known her for, like, three days. And then later, from Jess: No man was supposed to look sexy with his hands full of dirty dishes. I beg to differ. Maybe the only thing sexier than a man doing dishes is one pushing a vacuum cleaner. Amiright ladies?!?!

So yeah, this one didn’t work for me. But it didn’t totally put me off either, so that’s something I guess. I should have stuck to my initial hesitation before requesting this ARC - this book was originally published in 2009, rereleased in 2017, and offered as an ARC with a new cover in 2020. Bottom line, I don’t have any interest in the rest of the series, nor do I think I’ll read anything else by this author. At this point in my reading and blogging life, I’m looking for more in the stories I read, and sadly this author didn’t do that for me.

* thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing, LLC for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review

Enjoyed it
This is my first book by Meg Benjamin.

What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Jack
Part of a series: Konigsburg
Standalone
HEA

I look forward to reading the other books in this series.

A great read - I liked how it was told from both of their points of view and also the chance to catch up with the characters from the previous books. A twist I wasn't expecting too!

Jess is hiding from her mother in law, who is trying to take everything from Jess, including her baby. She starts as the nanny for Daisy, Lars young daughter and soon they are spending more time together. Jess is drawn in to Lars family as she is threatened by her past, but do they have a chance together?

If you like the woman-in-trouble-with-a-cute-child who needs the protection of the hunky guy plotline, then this will be an enjoyable read for your. Jessamyn has fled her home after her husband died in order to escape from her evil mother-in-law who wants to kidnap her grandson and won’t hesitate even if Jess doesn’t survive the kidnapping. When she starts taking care of Lars’ cute little girl, Lars soon figures out that Jessis hiding something and needs his help. Fortunately, he has some tough brothers and spunky sisters-in-law who will do anything to help him help her.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

LOVED this book! The is a wonderful romance that drew me right in and kept me hooked until the very last page. Jess is a single mother with the in-laws from hell. Her MIL is so bad that Jess took her baby and escaped in the middle of the night to get away from her. She thought she'd been doing well hiding until strange things started to happen.

Lars is a single dad with the ex-wife from hell who desperately needs reliable child care for his daughter. When he finds Jess, it seems to be perfect...

I loved the characters and felt invested in their story. The family dynamics and back stories made this interesting and added depth to the story. While this is the first book I've read by this author, it won't be the last. I'm looking forward to reading more of her books.