For his lucrative new job as a hospital administrator, Scott Walker walks out on Nurse Maura Chambers. After an ugly altercation, a pregnant Maura decides to bring up her child alone. She wanted a family life, having been orphaned at a young age, and shuffled from one foster home to another.

Dr. Douglas Connelly, a pediatric cardiologist, had always wanted a baby. But, after the crash and burn of his first marriage, which he had gotten into with a spoilt rich girl, with romantic stars in his eyes; he is a bit cynical as far as romance is concerned. Having known Scott Walker since his uni days, and a soft spot for Maura, he feels guilty for not warning her about Scott's wild, wild ways. He would have none of her one woman crusade though, and hence proposes marriage to her, for the baby's sake.

They then start living together in Maura's spacious apartment, and give in to the desire burning between them.

After that, it's all a big family affair. At certain points, The Connelly Dynasty interrupted the story so much, that it didn't feel Doug and Maura were the main characters here. This didn't have much of an individual story in it, un the only other book that I've read till now in this series, Maternally Yours by Kathie DeNosky (Book 2). The next and last book that I'll read in this series, for now, will be Eileen Wilks' Expecting...and In Danger (Book 11), whose main characters, Charlotte and Rafe, have been mentioned in this book too.mills-and-boon-desire4 s Kace | The Booknerd 1,339 66



Doug Connelly and Maura Chambers are colleagues as well as friends. When Maura was dumped by her boyfriend and was left pregnant, the tall, dark, and handsome doctor offered to marry her without telling her the reason for the sudden proposal. Maura agreed with the condition that they stay married until the baby comes. Will Doug and Maura fall in love, or will they regret their decision to marry each other before the baby comes? 

Marriage of convenience is another favorite trope of mine. I can say that this one is such a good example of that. And besides, I've been very fond of Connelly's bunch ever since I started with this series. But something is missing here that kept me from giving this book high stars. And I'm sad to say that it's more on Doug's side. 

Don't get me wrong, I d Doug. And for me, there's nothing more honorable than accepting, loving, and fathering another man's child. But sadly, I didn't connect with his character. Maybe because I don't have that many insights about how his mind works and his feelings, yes, he probably loves Maura and definitely desires her, but I don't think he loves her his brothers love their wives. Or maybe because the ending was kind of rushed and all. 

But overall, Plain Jane and Doctor's Dad was a pretty decent read with likable characters and a fair amount of steam, perfect for a lazy afternoon! 2-plus-stars 2018-reading-challenge friends-to-lovers ...more4 s BookOwl174 4

Cute love story, the ConnellyÂ’s go on with Doug. I loved the story but the build up foot Seth Connelly not. It goes on and on and has nothing to do with the story. The rest was a nice story, I thought some more fireworks but it was good Alisha2,271

3.7 karen1,531

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