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Her Christmas Future
Life’s greatest gifts don’t always come in a box in USA TODAY bestselling author Tara Taylor Quinn's latest Christmas romance!
The best gift she’ll open
Is her heart…to a new future.
Dr. Olivia Wainwright is the accomplished neonatologist she is today because she never wants another parent to feel the loss that she did when her infant daughter died. Her marriage never recovered and she let go of her dream of a family. But one passionate night with her ex-husband, Martin, leaves her fighting to save a pregnancy she never thought possible. Can Olivia and Martin heal the past and find family with this unexpected Christmas blessing?
The best gift she’ll open
Is her heart…to a new future.
Dr. Olivia Wainwright is the accomplished neonatologist she is today because she never wants another parent to feel the loss that she did when her infant daughter died. Her marriage never recovered and she let go of her dream of a family. But one passionate night with her ex-husband, Martin, leaves her fighting to save a pregnancy she never thought possible. Can Olivia and Martin heal the past and find family with this unexpected Christmas blessing?
280 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 28, 2021
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About the author
Tara Taylor Quinn
380 books1,458 followersTara Taylor Quinn began her love affair with Harlequin when she was fourteen years old and picked up a free promotional copy of a Harlequin Romance in a hometown grocery store. The relationship was solidified the year she was suspended from her high school typing class for hiding a Harlequin Romance behind the keys of her electric typewriter. Unaware that her instructor loomed close by, Ms. Quinn read blissfully on with one finger resting on the automatic repeating period key. She finished the book in the principal’s office. Forced to leave her romances in her locker after that, Ms. Quinn’s typing skills improved - a fact for which she is eternally grateful.
With over 80 original novels, published in more than twenty languages, Tara Taylor Quinn is a USA Today bestselling author with more than seven million copies sold. She is a winner of the 2008 National Reader's Choice Award, four time finalist for the RWA Rita Award, a finalist for the Reviewer’s Choice Award, the Bookseller’s Best Award, the Holt Medallion and appears regularly on the Waldenbooks bestsellers list. Ms. Quinn writes for Harlequin and MIRA Books. Reviewer, Cindy Penn, wordweaving.com says, “Amazing character development is the hallmark of author Tara Taylor Quinn’s work. Indeed, Taylor’s profound observations of human nature and intimate understanding of values and priorities lends extraordinary psychological depth to all her work.”
Tara Taylor Quinn was born and raised in Ohio. Though she wrote her first story at the age of seven, her professional writing career began ten years later when she was hired as a stringer with the Dayton Daily News in Dayton, Ohio. She attended Wright State University and graduated from Harding College in Arkansas with a degree in English and Journalism. She published several magazine articles before turning to writing as a full-time occupation.
Ms. Quinn is a Past President of the Romance Writers of America and served for eight years on the Board of Directors of that association. She has a wide range of experience as a public speaker and workshop presenter for writers groups around the country.
When she’s not home with her owners, Jerry Lee and Taylor Marie, or fulfilling speaking engagements, Tara loves to travel with her husband, stopping wherever the spirit takes them. They’ve been spotted in casinos and quaint little small town antique shops all across the country..
With over 80 original novels, published in more than twenty languages, Tara Taylor Quinn is a USA Today bestselling author with more than seven million copies sold. She is a winner of the 2008 National Reader's Choice Award, four time finalist for the RWA Rita Award, a finalist for the Reviewer’s Choice Award, the Bookseller’s Best Award, the Holt Medallion and appears regularly on the Waldenbooks bestsellers list. Ms. Quinn writes for Harlequin and MIRA Books. Reviewer, Cindy Penn, wordweaving.com says, “Amazing character development is the hallmark of author Tara Taylor Quinn’s work. Indeed, Taylor’s profound observations of human nature and intimate understanding of values and priorities lends extraordinary psychological depth to all her work.”
Tara Taylor Quinn was born and raised in Ohio. Though she wrote her first story at the age of seven, her professional writing career began ten years later when she was hired as a stringer with the Dayton Daily News in Dayton, Ohio. She attended Wright State University and graduated from Harding College in Arkansas with a degree in English and Journalism. She published several magazine articles before turning to writing as a full-time occupation.
Ms. Quinn is a Past President of the Romance Writers of America and served for eight years on the Board of Directors of that association. She has a wide range of experience as a public speaker and workshop presenter for writers groups around the country.
When she’s not home with her owners, Jerry Lee and Taylor Marie, or fulfilling speaking engagements, Tara loves to travel with her husband, stopping wherever the spirit takes them. They’ve been spotted in casinos and quaint little small town antique shops all across the country..
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December 10, 2023
This book...didn't make a bitter damn sense to me. This book made me have a headache because of how much of a mess this is. This is a second chance, age gap, accidental pregnancy, and for the love of god it was such a hot mess that I needed something to help me get through it. It was so weird and so frustrating that I wanted to DNF it SO BAD. That's how much this book confused me-mostly because it didn't make any sense to me at all.
This book is about Dr. Olivia Wrainwright driving home one night after spending the night over at her ex-husband's house, panicking because oh no, she might be pregnant, oh noes, she shouldn't have done that, and the next day, oh no I might be pregnant with his baby, I can't carry it, oh no what do I do? So she told her closest friend and she suggested taking the plan B pill. But as she thought about what to do with the pill-she called her mama and her ex-husband, Martin, about it, and she still didn't take the darn thing. So then she decided to keep the baby, but since she couldn't carry it because of her uterus I believe, she decided to get a surrogate to carry it for her.
The most annoying thing about this book that just frustrates the hell out of me is the back-and-forth between Olivia and Martin. Do they want to stay away from each other or do they want to be together? It was so frustrating that I just wanted them to decide for one another, or they could just not deal with this and I'll make the decision for them, and then after that, they can just co-parent when the baby comes? That was my plan, but then after they thought about it and spent Christmas together, they decided to get married again, and then they were there when the baby was born.
This book frustrated me so much that I originally gave it a three-star, but then after thinking about it, I'm gonna give it a two-star. It made me so upset and made me get a headache that I had to bring the stars down. I have never read a frustrating book before in my life until now, and I hate it so much.
This book is about Dr. Olivia Wrainwright driving home one night after spending the night over at her ex-husband's house, panicking because oh no, she might be pregnant, oh noes, she shouldn't have done that, and the next day, oh no I might be pregnant with his baby, I can't carry it, oh no what do I do? So she told her closest friend and she suggested taking the plan B pill. But as she thought about what to do with the pill-she called her mama and her ex-husband, Martin, about it, and she still didn't take the darn thing. So then she decided to keep the baby, but since she couldn't carry it because of her uterus I believe, she decided to get a surrogate to carry it for her.
The most annoying thing about this book that just frustrates the hell out of me is the back-and-forth between Olivia and Martin. Do they want to stay away from each other or do they want to be together? It was so frustrating that I just wanted them to decide for one another, or they could just not deal with this and I'll make the decision for them, and then after that, they can just co-parent when the baby comes? That was my plan, but then after they thought about it and spent Christmas together, they decided to get married again, and then they were there when the baby was born.
This book frustrated me so much that I originally gave it a three-star, but then after thinking about it, I'm gonna give it a two-star. It made me so upset and made me get a headache that I had to bring the stars down. I have never read a frustrating book before in my life until now, and I hate it so much.
October 1, 2021
Her Christmas Future
This story was so different from the many other stories. This one revolved around two people who were torn apart by the death if their daughter ten years before. She was/is unable to carry a foetus full term. He is much older than her and has always wanted a family. This review will not give you answers about what happens when they are confronted with the possibility of having a child. I will say this storyline was one I think gives hope for those in similar situations.
This story was so different from the many other stories. This one revolved around two people who were torn apart by the death if their daughter ten years before. She was/is unable to carry a foetus full term. He is much older than her and has always wanted a family. This review will not give you answers about what happens when they are confronted with the possibility of having a child. I will say this storyline was one I think gives hope for those in similar situations.
October 16, 2021
I enjoyed this second chance romance. I bought this at a local store and I voluntarily chose to review this story. I've given it a 4.5* rating but this is not for the under 18 age readers. Beyond the sexual content in the story, I just find these characters have a hard time making up their minds about their feelings. It seems to be back and forth. However, the topic the whole story worked around was one I had never heard about before and it was quite informative.
August 29, 2021
Another heartwarming story by Tara Taylor Quinn.
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September 2, 2021Categories
Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance
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The Parent Portal (Book #7)
Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance
Miniseries
The Parent Portal (Book #7)
December 28, 2021
I'm sorry I stopped reading this story 📖 at chapter 3 because it didn't grab my interest.
December 31, 2024
dnf because the author’s politics are transparent and repulsive
October 8, 2021
Really wonderful story!
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