Ordinarily, I’m a fan of pink—lovely color, does smashing things for the complexion. But not when it’s the bright, glaring stripe staring back at me on the pregnancy test. Then, pink is the color of major oops, of morning sickness, of boyfriends who seemed decent but now are part of some Jerk Witness Protection Program.
Still, I’ve got a few things going for me—bitter humor, a divine right to eat till I’m the size of Marlon Brando, and good friends who’ve managed to get me a job interview with one Damien Sharpton: in need of a personal assistant, and some say, a good, swift kick in the arse. If you want to make a lasting impression, by all means, toss your cookies in your future boss’s wastebasket, which is located directly between his excruciatingly sexy legs.
Apparently, Mr. Gorgeous-But-Unbearably-Anti-Social must like personal assistants who violate their trashcans, because I got the job. And if I can avoid him via text messaging for the next nine months of free health insurance, everything will be just fine. Except that he’s just asked—no, insisted—that I go with him on a business trip to the Caribbean. Gulp. Ordinarily, this would be cause for celebration. Ordinarily, I’d shave my legs, pack my bikini, revel in day-glo drinks and my seething lust for Mr. Swarthy-And-Secretive. But there’s nothing ordinary about this situation…which means it could be absolutely extraordinary…
I really loved this book. Which was surprising since it does deal with pregnancy, something I usually avoid like the plague. Mandy is just such a wonderful character. I loved how she didn't really feel sorry for herself and her unexpected pregnancy. She just did what she had to do and got a job to support herself. Damien...I just loved him. The way he adores Mandy and his actions when learning she was pregnant... Well, you just need to read it for yourself. Lots of laughs (this is Erin McCarthy, after all), but also lots of characters with common sense. There were times when I cringed thinking some stereotypical bad-romance things would happen, but they were usually turned on their head and left me surprised. I loved it. So...go out and read Erin McCarthy's The Pregnancy Test! And the cover looks much better than the online scan...
Now..I just hope my mind isn't trying to tell me something with all these books with kids and pregnancy. *grin* Nah, I doubt it. Next up - The Greek's Christmas Baby!
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