Craving You
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4.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
A sexy weekend fling at a wedding.
That's all it was supposed to be.
And it was, until two little pink lines appeared.
Hailey Donovan was never impulsive. Well, until that weekend at her cousin's wedding when she met the most attractive man she'd ever seen. They danced, they flirted, and at the end of the night, she threw caution to the wind and agreed to spend the weekend with him. It was never supposed to be more than that—it made no sense to keep in touch when they lived a thousand miles apart. A positive pregnancy test and a mild panic attack later, she kind of wishes they'd stayed in touch. As if that wasn't enough, turns out her baby-daddy-to-be is her cousin's new brother-in-law. Things are about to get extremely complicated.
Everything in Max Calloway's life is coming up roses. Sort of. He was currently living above his brother's garage, but the expansion of his cybersecurity business and investing in the family bar was going to help change that. And if that wasn't enough, he'd had the most exciting weekend of his life with a beautiful woman. It's just too bad he hadn't been able to convince her to stay in touch. But his luck must really be turning because Hailey's coming back to Sweetbriar Ridge for a visit, and he's determined to get her to give them a chance.
Then she tells him he's going to be a father.
They may be doing things a little out of order, but Max doesn't let that stand in his way. He's determined to prove to her that what they have is real. But first Hailey needs to learn to trust that what's happening between them is more than just a craving.
Customer Reviews
Engaging and captivating
CRAVING YOU is the fifth instalment in Samantha Chase’s contemporary, adult THE DONOVANS: SWEETBRIAR RIDGE romance series, a spin off from the author’s THE DONOVANS. This is nutritionist and yoga instructor Hailey Donovan, and cybersecurity expect and bartender Max Calloway’s story line. CRAVING YOU can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.
Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Max and Hailey) CRAVING YOU follows in the wake of a one-night stand between nutritionist and yoga instructor Hailey Donovan, and cybersecurity expect and bartender Max Calloway. A one night stand with the groom’s brother at her cousin’s wedding resulted in an unexpected pregnancy for our story line heroine. Hoping for a smooth reveal, Hailey drove five hours to confront the man with whom she would fall in love. Max Calloway is at a crossroads. Having recently sold his house to move to Sweetbriar Ridge to help his ailing father John, Max is living above his brother’s garage, rethinking his plans for the future until the arrival of Hailey Donovan pulls Max in another direction, potential husband and father.
The world building follows the rekindling relationship between Max and Hailey, as Hailey struggles with not only with her pregnancy but a new start with our story line hero. Max is all in; is hoping for marriage and family but Hailey is mistrusting in the face of a prior betrayal.
The relationship between Hailey and Max is one of second chances-of a sort. A one-night stand quickly turns into something more, and Max is determined to prove they are worthy of their own happily ever after. There are no $ex scenes, everything is implied.
There is a large ensemble cast of pushy but well meaning secondary and supporting characters, most of whom we have met in the previous story lines. We are reintroduced to Marcus and Billie (Seeing You), Hailey’s sister Sloane, and their high-handed, in your face yet over protective parents Bridget and Kevin Donovan, Billie’s siblings Jade, Ashly and Chloe, and Max’s father John. I was struggling to like Bridget and Kevin, because of their verbal and emotional attack against our story line heroine.
CRAVING YOU is a story of family and friendships, acceptance and mistrust, relationships and love. The premise is engaging and captivating but the Donovan family dynamics can be overwhelming. The characters are energetic; the romance is fated and seductive.