Seize the Day
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Erin McAvoy is thriving—or at least, she'd like to think so. A connoisseur of tacos, snarky T-shirts, and Pinterest projects, she spends her days caring for the incredible animals at one of the country's top zoos. Life is good... except for the life-changing secret she keeps tucked away: a DNA test has revealed she's at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer. Ignoring it might be easier, but time isn't on her side—if Erin wants a chance to have a baby, she has to act now.
The only constant guy in her life is Barry—a sloth (yes, the animal, not the personality type)—but unfortunately, he's not much help when it comes to starting a family. Navigating her options is tricky, especially since she grew up in a conservative household where unconventional solutions weren't exactly encouraged. And don't even get her started on the nightmare of online dating.
Enter Xander Barnes, a co-worker who's either her greatest annoyance or her greatest ally—possibly both. When Xander suggests a daring plan to help Erin get the baby she dreams of, it might just be her best shot at motherhood. Her family may not approve, and the path ahead is anything but simple, but Erin's ready to leap into the unknown.
Because if a leopard can change its spots, so can she. And who knows? Along with a baby, she might just find the love—and the tacos—she's been craving all along.
Klantrecensies
Carpe Diem: from enemies to lovers.
Kathryn R. Biel, ‘Seize the Day’
The UnBRACable Women Series, #2.
(BRCA: a genetic mutation which makes women susceptible to cancer in the breast or ovary).
As a Hidden Gems ARC reader I received a free copy and promised an honest review. Here it is.
Rating: 4 stars (of 5).
In general: Carpe Diem, from enemies to lovers.
Main characters:
- Erin (32).
She’s a Zookeeper who loves animals and is very happy in her job. She thinks that she has no time for boyfriends. But at her age the biological clock starts ticking and the discovery of BRCA makes it more urging.
- Xander Barnes.
Colleague of Erin. He’s looking good and has a ‘bad boy’ reputation so Erin loathes him and they bicker a lot. But she has to admit that he’s good with animals.
Erin and Xander both get a promotion at the Zoo and more often have to work together. Erin’s dislike for him reduces when she sees that he may have a sharp tongue, but also is a person who cares for her. And in a weak moment she informs him about her BRCA problem and confesses that she ‘s looking for an (affordable) way to get an artificial pregnancy before the cancer strikes and without hurting the feelings of her conservative mother too much.
Then the author, Kathryn R. Biel, describes how Xander helps Erin to achieve her dream. It includes a lot of technical info about artificial insemination (for this reader not the most interesting subject), but also many sassy dialogues and scenes in which women with the same problems try to help each other. An original plot with a foreseeable ending; for me a pleasure to read.
R. Huiszoon.