In this book, caterer Mia finds herself pregnant after a one-night stand with billionaire Zander. As they navigate their unexpected situation, Zander confronts his commitment issues and family dynamics with Mia's help. While the book delivers the classic Harlequin Presents drama with wealthy heroes and exotic locales, Zander's character development adds depth to the story. However, the romance between Mia and Zander feels somewhat lacking in depth, and the plot could benefit from more conflict to drive the story forward. Overall, it's a satisfying read for fans of low-brain happy romances.

I breezed through this book in almost no time. Nice and quick read. Not boring but nothing to keep in the memory bank for re-reading.

The h is hired by the H to cater a party held by his company. Although they are attracted to each other, nothing happens until the party is over. They have sex at the end of the party, and the h gets pregnant. The H blocks the h when she tries to inform him about the pregnancy. The H has a policy of one night only. The h finally gets in touch with the H and tells him about the pregnancy. After almost suffering a miscarriage, the H encourages the h to move in with him.

Caterer Mia doesn’t think there’s any issue in topping off her triumph at billionaire Zander’s birthday bash by going to bed with him – until she realizes the one night stand’s resulted in a baby.

Harlequin romances come through for me whenever I want a low brain happy read, and have done so again in this book. It’s part of the Harlequin Presents imprint, which is the line you’re thinking of when you think of the classic high drama romance with wealthy heroes and exotic locales. Author Lucy King goes for a more grounded version of this though.

Zander is your typical filthy rich, emotionally constipated hero with commitment issues and an uneasy relationship with his family. However, King tries to address his character arc upfront, as Zander comes to understand through Mia’s help how his life experiences have brought him to this point. Unlike a lot of his alphahole predecessors, he’s not happy that he is the way he is, and as such his characterization is a breath of fresh air.

However, I thought the romance was just middle-of-the-road. Though Mia and Zander get along well, I never really understood what drew them to each other so powerfully. As such, while I liked both characters, I wasn’t so invested in their romance together. I would have liked more conflict to propel the plot too – external conflict is minimal which I don’t mind, but with internal conflict being solved easily by Mia’s mind-blowing armchair therapist skills we get left with a rather basic story.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Presents for the eARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. I enjoyed this book, and really liked the characters. They seemed logical and more realistic than some. A one night stand turns into an unexpected pregnancy. I could see this happening. Very quick, enjoyable read. 4 stars