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Finding Single Dads #3
Single Dad's Loss
Life has a way of messing up plans. Even if you don’t have any. When my best friend Leah died, life messed up mine. Instead of giving me the chance to mourn the woman who’d been like a sister to me, she signed my name as the father of her child.Father to an infant, a hole in my chest, and no experience whatsoever with children—what could possibly go wrong?However, Heaven sends you an angel when you least expect it, and that’s where Katie comes in.But… Will her presence be enough to make me strong for what’s coming—or will I ultimately fail in the end?Author's All books in this series can be read out of order
130 pages, Paperback
Published January 25, 2019
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Sam Destiny
46 books185 followersJust a free-lance lover of the written word and fictional worlds... Everyone has that one perfect book boyfriend... I wanted my own, so... Here we are!
I've been writing since I figured guys in real life don't do what I want them to do, and there is nithing better than to write the stuff you like... Until I realized that THOSE boys don't do what you want them to do, either... *sighs*
I've been writing since I figured guys in real life don't do what I want them to do, and there is nithing better than to write the stuff you like... Until I realized that THOSE boys don't do what you want them to do, either... *sighs*
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October 1, 2018
It's 0 stars for me, but what the heck? I feel generous today.....
Reading this story just made feel that the Hero’s true love was the BF – not heroine. He protested A LOT but his actions and words spoke otherwise and this left me confused. Every other page is always about the BF, his grief and how much he cared/loved her. It’s always Leah this & Leah that and his heartbreak is how one would feel about a lover/mate then a BF so I don't know what the Author was trying to convey because this is not how "friends" act & feel - nor can one call this a romance between Hero & heroine.
For someone who is supposedly had only “brotherly” feelings for her, it made no sense to have confusing lines like this:
“She’d been my best friend since I could remember, but never once had I been attracted to her in that way. She was cute, with her red hair and freckles, but I felt like she was my little sister. Granted, we’d been each other’s firsts in a lot of ways, but that had been convenience, nothing more. People didn’t believe me when I said we were just friends, but I didn’t care ”.
Then there’s the part where Hero was going to be IN the delivery room with his BF when she gave birth! If he was Gay, I could understand it, but since he was not and they were supposed to just be platonic “friends”, that seemed WAY to intimate.
“Why weren’t you a couple? I mean… She was beautiful, and you two were close. It’s… I don’t know. I didn’t think it was possible for men and women to just be friends.”
“She wanted passion. I wanted need. You know, the feeling of missing someone, needing to touch them the moment they come into the room. That’s what I wanted, but it was never there with Leah. Yes, I missed her when we were apart, and I’ll miss her like crazy every day to come, but that’s it. I didn’t want to touch her or constantly hold her. Hell, we weren’t even the ‘cuddling’ best friends. It was more like a sibling relationship. You didn’t know us well enough to see that, but it’s true.”
"Leah was gone, and it tore me apart. She’d been my second half for as long as I could remember".
“Did you love her?”
“Love her?” “She was my best friend.”
“Yes, but…” She shrugged. “I don’t know, Hay. What happened earlier was intense.”
“No buts. Leah was my best friend. We’d been through the shitty teenage years together. She was what kept me in check. Did I want to hold her, kiss her, and get her naked?” I paused, looking inside myself again. I already knew the answer, though. “No, I didn’t. We tried that once. It wasn’t awkward, but it wasn’t exactly pleasurable, either. Leah was the kind of friend you’d confide in when you had a wet dream.”
“Whenever she had a new crush, we’d talk about him. We had no secrets. I knew which guys rocked in bed and which didn’t, and she knew which girls just pretended to be a prude but really weren’t. She was like a sister to me. And I mean that. I loved her, but not the way you think I did. If you don’t see that guys and girls can just be friends, I don’t know what to tell you.”
So that answers the question about virginity. I guess they were each other's first in that respect....
I thought the story was about the Hero & heroine and him becoming a single daddy. That’s the story I wanted to read – not one where Hero is constantly grieving some OW. I’m not into triangles and this one definitely is. It also has a Hero who is not Alpha at all. One who lacks self-confidence, is not rich (he works in construction & rents his small house) and who seems to be led around the tail by all women in his life. And then we have a stupid heroine that I just can't even bother explaining about her.
Nope. Not my taste. This was a DNF for me at around 3rd or 4th chapter. That’s all I could take!
Reading this story just made feel that the Hero’s true love was the BF – not heroine. He protested A LOT but his actions and words spoke otherwise and this left me confused. Every other page is always about the BF, his grief and how much he cared/loved her. It’s always Leah this & Leah that and his heartbreak is how one would feel about a lover/mate then a BF so I don't know what the Author was trying to convey because this is not how "friends" act & feel - nor can one call this a romance between Hero & heroine.
For someone who is supposedly had only “brotherly” feelings for her, it made no sense to have confusing lines like this:
“She’d been my best friend since I could remember, but never once had I been attracted to her in that way. She was cute, with her red hair and freckles, but I felt like she was my little sister. Granted, we’d been each other’s firsts in a lot of ways, but that had been convenience, nothing more. People didn’t believe me when I said we were just friends, but I didn’t care ”.
Then there’s the part where Hero was going to be IN the delivery room with his BF when she gave birth! If he was Gay, I could understand it, but since he was not and they were supposed to just be platonic “friends”, that seemed WAY to intimate.
“Why weren’t you a couple? I mean… She was beautiful, and you two were close. It’s… I don’t know. I didn’t think it was possible for men and women to just be friends.”
“She wanted passion. I wanted need. You know, the feeling of missing someone, needing to touch them the moment they come into the room. That’s what I wanted, but it was never there with Leah. Yes, I missed her when we were apart, and I’ll miss her like crazy every day to come, but that’s it. I didn’t want to touch her or constantly hold her. Hell, we weren’t even the ‘cuddling’ best friends. It was more like a sibling relationship. You didn’t know us well enough to see that, but it’s true.”
"Leah was gone, and it tore me apart. She’d been my second half for as long as I could remember".
“Did you love her?”
“Love her?” “She was my best friend.”
“Yes, but…” She shrugged. “I don’t know, Hay. What happened earlier was intense.”
“No buts. Leah was my best friend. We’d been through the shitty teenage years together. She was what kept me in check. Did I want to hold her, kiss her, and get her naked?” I paused, looking inside myself again. I already knew the answer, though. “No, I didn’t. We tried that once. It wasn’t awkward, but it wasn’t exactly pleasurable, either. Leah was the kind of friend you’d confide in when you had a wet dream.”
“Whenever she had a new crush, we’d talk about him. We had no secrets. I knew which guys rocked in bed and which didn’t, and she knew which girls just pretended to be a prude but really weren’t. She was like a sister to me. And I mean that. I loved her, but not the way you think I did. If you don’t see that guys and girls can just be friends, I don’t know what to tell you.”
So that answers the question about virginity. I guess they were each other's first in that respect....
I thought the story was about the Hero & heroine and him becoming a single daddy. That’s the story I wanted to read – not one where Hero is constantly grieving some OW. I’m not into triangles and this one definitely is. It also has a Hero who is not Alpha at all. One who lacks self-confidence, is not rich (he works in construction & rents his small house) and who seems to be led around the tail by all women in his life. And then we have a stupid heroine that I just can't even bother explaining about her.
Nope. Not my taste. This was a DNF for me at around 3rd or 4th chapter. That’s all I could take!
October 22, 2018
Sweet read
If you are looking for a sweet romance read, with a touch of emotion, this is the perfect book. Loved it, really sweet and loving with a bit of angst thrown in.
If you are looking for a sweet romance read, with a touch of emotion, this is the perfect book. Loved it, really sweet and loving with a bit of angst thrown in.
December 15, 2018
reviews. When it came time for this book, for the life of me I didn’t remember it – until I read the outline that is and then I remembered it very fondly and that’s always a good sign.
Hayden, our hero is devastated when he hears that Leah, his best friend has very recently died. And then he’s shocked when he finds out that Leah has made him guardian of her son Cory. And Katie is the one who delivers the news and the baby. He already knows Katie, she’s part of a group he hands with though he doesn’t know her very well. But he’s been interested in her but didn’t know if the feelings would be returned.
They would have as Katie feels the same attraction as Hayden does. She’s a nurse and when she offers to help him with Cory he’s very grateful and he knows he wouldn’t be able to step and be Cory’s adoptive dad without her help. And as the two work together, the feelings that they had for each other began to grow.
This is a short little book at only 113 pages. I normally don’t read such short stories but this book makes me want to start reading more of them. Without a lot of pages, the author does manage to do quite well with character development and likeability.
One are I do have issues with though and that’s the pricing. This is a self-published book and at less than 120 pages, I think the price of $3.90 is way too high. I didn’t pay that much, I picked it up for much less though see the price has gone up and the price is what’s kept me from reading more books by this author.
Hayden, our hero is devastated when he hears that Leah, his best friend has very recently died. And then he’s shocked when he finds out that Leah has made him guardian of her son Cory. And Katie is the one who delivers the news and the baby. He already knows Katie, she’s part of a group he hands with though he doesn’t know her very well. But he’s been interested in her but didn’t know if the feelings would be returned.
They would have as Katie feels the same attraction as Hayden does. She’s a nurse and when she offers to help him with Cory he’s very grateful and he knows he wouldn’t be able to step and be Cory’s adoptive dad without her help. And as the two work together, the feelings that they had for each other began to grow.
This is a short little book at only 113 pages. I normally don’t read such short stories but this book makes me want to start reading more of them. Without a lot of pages, the author does manage to do quite well with character development and likeability.
One are I do have issues with though and that’s the pricing. This is a self-published book and at less than 120 pages, I think the price of $3.90 is way too high. I didn’t pay that much, I picked it up for much less though see the price has gone up and the price is what’s kept me from reading more books by this author.
October 9, 2018
True Friends
This third book brought more tears. Hayden & Leah had been friends since childhood. They told each other everything and he was going to be there when she gave birth. They were part of a group of friends that worked and hung around each other. Katie was one of them also. She was a Maternity wars nurse. In that awful night she is the one who brought Cory, Leah baby to Hayden. He hadn't talk to her because her parents were there, Leah died and named Hayden as the father. Now he has a baby and Katie to help.
This third book brought more tears. Hayden & Leah had been friends since childhood. They told each other everything and he was going to be there when she gave birth. They were part of a group of friends that worked and hung around each other. Katie was one of them also. She was a Maternity wars nurse. In that awful night she is the one who brought Cory, Leah baby to Hayden. He hadn't talk to her because her parents were there, Leah died and named Hayden as the father. Now he has a baby and Katie to help.
April 5, 2019
Destiny
Fate has a pretty heavy hand in this down to earth blue collar tale. With loss of a best friend comes the greatest gift of all, can grief give way to love or will it create a barrier that can not be broken.
Fate has a pretty heavy hand in this down to earth blue collar tale. With loss of a best friend comes the greatest gift of all, can grief give way to love or will it create a barrier that can not be broken.
October 15, 2018
I’m in love with this book. Though my heart died within the first few pages already!! Damn you woman!! I seriously love Sam Destiny’s writing and will always pick up her books 😍.
October 20, 2018
A great little read. Not what I was expecting but a really sweet read. The epilogue was my fave as I loved seeing all the characters still in love with expanding families.
March 14, 2019
Good read
It was entertaining. Held your attention to see what was happening. Love outcome of the book. It was a good boom
It was entertaining. Held your attention to see what was happening. Love outcome of the book. It was a good boom
August 6, 2019
Love is possible even after losing someone you loved with all your heart.
September 30, 2018
I love how Sam Destiny has made each story belonging in this series so different from the last. Hayden's story was emotional and had me on the edge of my seat, worrying along with Katie. I loved the premise behind his story. It was another Sam Destiny book that I just couldn't put sown until I read that last page.
*I was lucky enough to receive and ARC of this book in return for an honest review.
*I was lucky enough to receive and ARC of this book in return for an honest review.
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