A Zack Attack review of One Baby Daddy by Meghan Quinn!

       

"What are you doing now that your team is out of the running for the Stanley Cup?"

Forget.

I need to forget. I need an escape.

Only one person isn't falling for my reputation as the NHL's Golden Boy; she captured my attention the minute she called me out for snooping through my best friend's house. She didn't want to hear my reason--she only wanted to playfully give me a hard time.

Adalyn is bold, sassy--and the perfect escape.

She's everywhere. In town and in my dreams, and suddenly I need to spend every waking moment with her.

And I do, making this summer the best off-season I've ever had.

But in the midst of getting lost in Adalyn, what I don't expect is to get her pregnant.

And what I definitely don't expect is having to fight for her affection. 

     

Hey Adalyn, we need to talk.

I really liked you in the previous books (My Best Friend's Exand Twisted Twosome) and when I realized that you were the heroine of this book, well...I was kind of hoping we'd become friends. But then you had to go and ruin it. And you're totally right...it's a deal breaker. AC Slater is NOT better than Zack Morris. I don't care what your arguments are, the Zack Attack rocks and will always be number 1. And this is why Hayden and I are meant to be friends (because I'm totally claiming him as a book boyfriend)...because he knows how awesome Zack Morris is.

I don't care that Hayden was totally smitten with you. And that you seemed to be awesome and were compassionate and a great nurse. Zack rules over everything else. I will admit that you appreciated how good Hayden was to you, because he was awesome. I loved his slow burn tactics and how he set out to woo you.

Sincerely,

A Zack Morris fan :P

Ok, for real though...In the beginning, I did like Adalyn, and while we may never be friends due to our differing opinion on Saved by the Bell, I liked her...until I didn't (more on that in a moment). But even though I had some issues with Adalyn, I loved Hayden. He was beyond awesome. And even though I loved the steamy scenes, I loved that Hayden made her wait. That he wanted to get to know her and establish a real relationship with her because he saw a future with her. That was by far, one of the best things about this book. Like I said, Hayden was beyond awesome. He’s the worst kind of book boyfriend because he’s the perfect guy that you won’t find in real life. But he’s the ideal that you dream about.

And that’s why I had such issues with Adalyn…

…So…the issues. I was going to vow to do my best to not spoil things but…I just can’t. Sorry. In order to properly vent my anger Uh…review…this book, I HAVE to talk about the things that would be spoilers (although one shouldn’t REALLY be a spoiler assuming you’ve read the title).

So this book was going just fine. The story was great, pretty much 5 stars. Hayden was amazing (a total 10!) and I liked Adalyn (minus her love for Slater)…and then IT happened. Hayden got traded. Sucks. It happens. But here’s the thing. It could have been a stumbling block but it was easily worked through. Yeah, he didn’t plan on it, he couldn’t say no but he tried to make the best of it and he asked the woman he’s in a relationship with, whom he’s falling for, to move with him. What did she do!? She freaked out and planned to break up with him before even giving him a chance to talk. Ok. So there’s a little drama, like I said, easily worked though.

Then we find out that Adalyn is pregnant (again, if you read the title, this isn’t a surprise). So this is where things really went off the rails for me. Ok, she’s pregnant. I’m cool with that. Bring on the baby drama. But as I say that, there are just some things that will piss me off quicker than anything else and in this case it’s EXACTLY what Adalyn did. She decided that she wasn’t going to tell Hayden about the baby. Well. That’s the greatest thing you’ve ever decided to do Adalyn.

Don’t get me wrong, I love a good secret baby trope. But there are some key elements that need to be there to make it work. Most of those include the guy being the biggest jerk going when they split and he wouldn’t believe her or would deny the child. Or he’s suddenly married or abandons her or is abusive or SOMETHING else that’s bad. Something that makes me sympathize with the woman and say “yes! Keep that kid from him until you run into each other later and he realizes that he can’t live without you!”…but…this is Hayden. There wasn’t a time in this book when he EVER displayed any type of behavior that would warrant Adalyn treating him this way. Ok, yeah he gets traded. But that wasn’t his choice and he didn’t abandon her. He wanted her to go with him. She said no. Let me say that again. SHE SAID NO. She broke up with him, ripping his heart out and saying he meant nothing to her. So…how is keeping knowledge of his kid from him the right decision!?

I really wish someone would explain this to me. Make me understand. Because I didn’t. It got to the point that I dreaded picking up my kindle. And my phone. Every time she spewed more garbage, I wanted to throw my precious kindle. Not cool.

Hayden was such a good guy, and yet she pulled that crap on him. I sat there, so angry that I didn’t want Hayden to end up with Adalyn. When he met Noely, I actually hoped that he’d fall in love with her and Adalyn would fall off a cliff after realizing that she threw away the greatest guy in the world. And when she got upset after googling him and seeing pics of him with Noely, she had no right to get upset. Adalyn was at fault for all their unhappiness. She deserved everything and more.

By time Hayden found out about the pregnancy, I stopped caring about the book and HEA. He deserved better that Adalyn. And the way Logan treated him…I hope Logan never gets a book (and if there is one, please, leave me in my blissful ignorance…unless it’s on my TBR. In which case, warn a girl!)…But back to Logan. I haven’t wanted to send a character to spend time with Dexter in a LONG time but Logan needs to make an appointment ASAP.

Overall…I read for Hayden. Nothing else mattered. I couldn’t put this book down quick enough and that makes me sad. 

Overall rating: 

For Hayden:

 “Would you mind zipping up the back of my dress?” She walks toward me, her flowery scent floating in my direction, spiking my yearning into overdrive.

“Uh, yeah . . . sure.”

She turns around, and looks over her shoulder. The back of her dress is completely open, the zipper undone to just above the curve of her beautifully round ass.

Shit, all that smooth, tan skin, covered by nothing but the velvety fabric of the dress. Is she wearing underwear? She’s not wearing a bra and I see no panty line.

Clearing my throat, I ask, “Are you wearing underwear, Adalyn?”

From over her shoulder, she smiles shyly. “Yes, it’s small though.”

Of course it is. Why wouldn’t it be?

Not being able to stop myself, I take a second to float my fingertips up her spine. From the initial touch, her back arches and a small gasp releases from her lips, but before I can think about stopping, she melts into my touch. Stepping closer, I place my hand on the back of her hip, my thumb pressing into her ass while the other hand explores the bare expanse of her back. Her head falls to my shoulder. Her lips part, and when I snake to the front of her dress, her breath hitches.

Eyes closed, I take in ragged breaths, my fingers inching closer and closer to her front, my cock painfully hard.

It’s been so goddamn long—and being with Adalyn has only spurred on my need—but I want to make sure we’re in a good place before we commit to anything. I want to make sure she’s ready emotionally because the minute I bury myself deep inside her, I know there will be no turning back. She will be mine forever.

But maybe for now, I can just have a little touch . . .

My cock pressed against her butt, she expertly grinds her backside into me, her hands moving to my neck, pulling my head down to hers. I kiss the side of her neck, using the hand that’s gripping her hips to guide her with her grinding in just the right place.

Fuck, that feels good.

I grunt, the sound vibrating over her sleek neck. My hand on her stomach, she arches wanting more of my touch, silently asking me to move north.

And I fucking comply. Inch by slow inch, I guide my hand to just below her breasts. When I halt my pursuit, a displeased groan escapes her.

“Hayden, please.”

I squeeze my eyes shut, trying to find the willpower. Her fingernails dig into my scalp, spurring me on as she turns her head and finds my lips.

She kisses me.

Hot.

Wet.

Needy.

Her lips gliding across mine, her tongue diving into my mouth, her moans are vocal and sexy. Her delicious ass, pressing, grinding, undulating against my rock-hard cock makes me want to do so much more, makes me want to taste so much more.

Moving my hand higher, my fingertips graze the bottom of her breast. Soft. Round. Smooth. I caress her right below her nipple, never touching, just teasing . . . tempting.

          

Born in New York and raised in Southern California, Meghan has grown into a sassy, peanut butter eating, blonde haired swearing, animal hoarding lady. She is known to bust out and dance if “It’s Raining Men” starts beating through the air and heaven forbid you get a margarita in her, protect your legs because they may be humped. Once she started commuting for an hour and twenty minutes every day to work for three years, she began to have conversations play in her head, real life, deep male voices and dainty lady coos kind of conversations. Perturbed and confused, she decided to either see a therapist about the hot and steamy voices running through her head or start writing them down. She decided to go with the cheaper option and started writing… enter her first novel, Caught Looking. Now you can find the spicy, most definitely on the border of lunacy, kind of crazy lady residing in Colorado with the love of her life and her five, furry four legged children, hiking a trail or hiding behind shelves at grocery stores, wondering what kind of lube the nervous stranger will bring home to his wife. Oh and she loves a good boob squeeze! Facebook | Follow on Goodreads | Website | Amazon Author Page | Instagram | Follow on BookBub | Newsletter