What do you say about a Harlequin book? They are delicious and always hit the spot when you need a quick, good, steamy read and this was definitely on par with that.

Vienna is always seeking approval from her family and has never felt good enough. Meeting at her secluded home where Jasper is hiding out and she was escaping from the press, the two soon find common ground and love.

Unfortunately, I was unable to read this title. My personal life got too hectic to keep up. I was try to Rea it at another time.

A BABY TO MAKE HER HIS BRIDE is an emotional swoon-worthy romance with a strong heroine, who would not settle for anything less than what she wanted. And a sensitive gorgeous hero, who was emotionally closed but opens up when the time is right. Author Dani Collins beautifully brought these two characters together making them move past their grievances and achieving their happy ever after. This is an emotionally uplifting story of hope and future.
Highly recommended to readers of romance.

This is my first time reading a book by Dani Collins and I enjoyed the romantic journey of Vienna and Jasper. This is the 4th book in the “Four Weddings And A Baby Series”. Jasper is on the run and hiding from his employer who allegedly killed his friend. Vienna finds escape at her private hideaway awaiting her divorce away from the public and prying eyes. When she arrives, she finds out that she is not alone and that Jasper is seeking refuge. These two lead very complicated lives involving their families. When the two meet there is an instant attraction with great chemistry and the soon give way to feelings. Events happen and Jasper and Vienna finds themselves in Chile. Then Jasper learns of Vienna being pregnant with his child. The two seal that their love and get married. What an awesome love story.

I received an ARC via NetGalley and I am leaving my review voluntarily.

When I struggle to settle on a book and everything I pick up I drop with ennui, I read a category romance to clear the reading decks. (It’s especially difficult to “settle” on a book when your past two reads have been as magnificent as Kestrel’s Five Decembers and Goodman’s Ill-Mannered Ladies.) The category hits the reading spot: the time commitment is minimal; the narrative, familiar; and, if the writing is smooth and enjoyable, the flaws, bearable. Now I love Collins’s romances and her Prospector’s Only Prospect will be among my year’s romance reading highlights, but I can’t say the same for the mediocre Baby To Make Her His Bride. In the HP world, the premise will be familiar, but the blurb fills in some details:

Fleeing her very public divorce, socialite Vienna is shocked to find her private hideaway already occupied. Gruff and brooding Jasper was presumed dead—just like Vienna’s love life. So her instant connection to him is unexpected, yet completely undeniable…One night is all Jasper can offer Vienna. The people closest to him always get hurt. Then scandal strikes, forcing them to fly to Chile as a couple for the whole world to see! But when Jasper learns Vienna is carrying his baby, he must take things one step further to protect them both…with his diamond ring!

Things don’t quite happen exactly this way, but you get the gist of it.

Collins has an unwavering strength: she can write, craft a sentence and capture what is fun in the genre: its ability to capture a moment of attraction/confrontation. Baby To Make Her His Bride starts this way when Vienna finds Jasper living in what she’d hoped would be her lie-low-and-ride-the-divorce-wave hidey-hole:

Her senses were accosted by lake-blue eyes…His jaw was clean-shaven and looked hard as iron. The glower he wore was even harder. His legs were planted like hundred-year-old oak trees. He looked her up and down as though she were a squirrel he’d have to shoo out with a broom. His thick brows went up, demanding she answer. Habits of a lifetime had her wanting to make an apology and slink away. I’m nobody. Confrontation had never worked out for her. She wasn’t actually in the wrong here, even though he was making her feel that way. It’s my house, she reminded herself…She never wanted to be a bother, but nearly everyone treated her as though she was. She needed to grow up and grow a pair.

It’s economical writing: we get a grumpy-hero-description, humour, and learn something about our heroine’s self-concept and how she’s going to change it. Great stuff.

Unfortunately, the economy stops here. I never managed to feel much for Vienna and Jasper and their romance never came together. Collins resorted to love-scene shorthand to convince us of emotional connection. And to keep them together? The requisite broken condom and magical one-night-of-love-making resultant pregnancy (readers will be super-annoyed that Vienna has fertility issues, but now, with Jasper, tara! oven meet bun).

Collins builds Vienna and Jasper’s connection with exposition rather than the witty banter I adore about her romances. Given how wonderful The Prospector’s Only Prospect is, Collins remains on my auto-buy list. And as far as HPs go, I can usually get to the end of a well-written one (a category that attracts much awkward purply prose), but this isn’t a fave. Miss Austen would agree, it offers “tolerable comfort,” Mansfield Park.

Dani Collins’s A Baby To Make Her His Bride is published by Harlequin Books. It released April 25th. I received an e-ARC from Harlequin Books, via Netgalley. This did not impede the free expression of my opinion.

This is the 4th and final book in the Four Weddings and a Baby series. Vienna had decided to end her lifeless marriage and wanted a place of refuge while waiting for the divorce to go through. Some place her soon to be ex couldn’t find her, to try to stop the divorce. Jasper was living at this refuge until it was safe to allow the world, and his family, to know he was alive.Vienna and Jasper had interesting backgrounds which complicated their lives; especially when they met. A relationship that was supposed to be temporary moved into more as consequences occurred. After enduring a loveless marriage to a man who manipulated and used her, Vienna wouldn’t settle for less than love. An unexpected pregnancy brought them together and they found their happy ever after.

Tis was a truly terrible read. The book was all over the map. I don’t know what the editor was thinking allowing it to be released for review. I just couldn’t string together the story or dialogue. Seriously, just throw the book out and start over.

Vienna is in hiding from her soon to be ex-husband while Jasper is in hiding to escape his family. Neither expected the other, nor the red-hot chemistry between them. Determined to make this an affair in passing, they certainly did not expect to be outed nor for Vienna to get pregnant. The rest is history.
This is a classic Harlequin, a short, sweet escape from the daily humdrum.

This book is not a standalone, I made the mistake of reading this before I ever read the books before this one. The story line was really promising, but I easily lost interest. The book went really fast, but even though their chemistry was unmatched and steamy as hell, everything else was really BLAH.

A Baby to Make Her His Bride brings the Four Weddings and A Baby series to a conclusion, and what an emotional ending this was. Unfortunately, Jasper and Vienna bring a whole lot of baggage to their new relationship that will get in the way of the obvious way that they love each other, but love is a risk, one that Jasper hesitates to commit to.

Vienna has been the perfect wife in a loveless marriage for years, but that ends today when her husband will finally be served with divorce papers. If he can’t find her, then he cannot harass her or try to sweet-talk her into not filing. But she’s done. She’ll go off-grid for a while at a home that was purchased in her name a while ago by her brother. She’ll be safe until she can move on to the next stage of her life. Finding the house occupied was certainly not expected.

Jasper has allowed the world to believe he died in a landslide. He’s grieving for the life of a friend who was killed in that non-accident, yes, but he’s also spent considerable time and money to bring the person behind that landslide to justice. So, when his new brother-in-law offered this remote house to stay in he didn’t hesitate. Now, a beautiful woman has walked into his home as if she owned the place… which in fact she did. Now what does he do with this interloper who seems to be carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders?

Vienna’s and Jasper’s romance is full of so many emotions. Yes, I say that about a lot of books, but when a story will reach in and break your heart for two people who have been through so much… I don’t know what to call that except an emotional romance. There is a line in the book, and I’m paraphrasing here but, it’s “We bring a lot of baggage to this relationship, and sometimes one of us is going to trip over some of it”. That statement rings so true for not only this book but for life in general as well. Vienna sacrificed so much in her marriage, and finally, she was just done, and I don’t blame her one bit for her ex is a nasty piece of work. But his actions and his words left a mark. Jasper is devastated by his friend’s death, and he will find justice for him if it is the last thing he does. He is consumed with bringing one man to justice to the extent that he’s lost sight of what is most important in his life… the woman who is carrying his baby, the woman who loves him in spite of himself. He needed a wake-up call… and man, did he ever get one!

Their story was the perfect way to wrap up this series. We got the chance to see some of the couples from the previous stories, finally had answers to questions that have been puzzling, and watched two deserving people find a love to last a lifetime. Hard to ask for much more than that. If you love an emotional romance with believable people facing some hard choices, then this story is simply perfect for you.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are my own – good, bad, or indifferent.*

Release date: April 25, 2023

A Baby to Make Her His Bride by Dani Collins, book four in the Four Weddings and a Baby series, is a lovely story of finding love when least expected. Vienna had decided to end her lifeless marriage and wanted a place of refuge while waiting for the divorce to go through. Some place her soon to be ex couldn’t find her, to try to stop the divorce. Arriving at her house she discovered someone was there; someone who was in hiding. Jasper was living at this refuge until it was safe to allow the world, and his family, to know he was alive. He did not expect Vienna to arrive at the house, let alone the sizzling and sparking chemistry they shared. Vienna and Jasper had interesting backgrounds which complicated their lives; especially when they met. A relationship that was supposed to be temporary moved into more as consequences occurred. After enduring a loveless marriage to a man who manipulated and used her, Vienna wouldn’t settle for less than love. The journey to love was filled with obstacles, but worth the work to get there. I highly recommend A Baby to Make Her His Bride to other readers.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

The h and theH are both in hiding.’ The h from her soon to be her ex-husband and the H from the press. The H is accused of killing his friend by causing a landslide in Chile. He is gathering evidence to prove his innocence. The H and the h are related by marriage. The h’s ex finds them and leaks their whereabouts to the media. The h is pregnant, which she was told would probably never happen. They move in together while the H tries to convince her to marry him.
I’d give this 4.5 stars.

This was fun, I did like the plot and how things developed, very enjoyable, quick little read and definitely will recommend to friends

A big thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Presents for the eARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. I liked the book, but found it pretty unrealistic. I found it interesting. The characters were interesting. Vienna and Jasper had chemistry. 4 star

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and author for allowing me to read this book for free for an honest review. It took me a while to try to get into this book after reading the first few chapters. However, the book didn’t really keep me interested, so I didn’t finish.

I really liked this book! The characters had interesting backstories and their lives are super complicated when they meet. They know that what they have is only temporary and the story really packs some angst when they find out the heroine in pregnant. I loved the heroine and that she wasn’t willing to let herself get sucked into another loveless relationship and was fully prepared to be independent if the H was not able to step up. I understood the Hs hesitance and his backstory was so heartbreaking. I loved watching them fall in love and getting their HEA