Expecting the CEO's Child (Dynasties: The Lassiters) by Yvonne Lindsay

Expecting the CEO's Child (Dynasties: The Lassiters) Reviews

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  Susan

  My favorite of the series so far. Dylan and Jenna had a short but passionate encounter at his sister's rehearsal dinner, and he hasn't been able to forget about her. When business brings him back to Cheyenne he just has to see her again, and gets the surprise of his life. Jenna is pregnant with his baby and hasn't gotten around to telling him yet.
  
  Dylan immediately wants Jenna to marry him, but she refuses. She is very independent and confident in her ability to raise her child on her own. She has no issue with Dylan being part of the baby's life, she just doesn't want to be part of his. She had a very bad experience with the media in her past and because of who he is, Dylan is frequently in the spotlight. She doesn't want that for herself.
  
  Dylan is determined to convince her. He realizes it won't be easy and plans to take things slowly. His natural protectiveness comes out from the start and he begins by doing little things for her. He fixes meals for her (he's a chef, after all), takes her to work and picks her up, does things to help her relax. The one thing he has trouble with is getting her to talk much about her life growing up, but expects that to happen eventually. He also tries to keep his desire under control, but that's pretty much a losing battle.
  
  Jenna starts out very determined to keep her life separate from Dylan's. She's very certain that she can raise the baby on her own, though she knows it won't be easy. She lives her life quietly, content with the security she has built for herself. She is very wary of getting involved with Dylan, but he is very good at wearing her down. She sees how much the baby means to him. She also gets a good look at his family and how close they are, and begins to think it may be possible.
  
  I loved seeing the way that Dylan and Jenna start to care for each other. Dylan can see what her independence means to her and tries to reassure her that she can be independent and still accept help. I loved seeing him draw her into the circle of his family. Jenna starts to see that Dylan really does care for her, that he wants to be a real father to their baby. Things are going great until the night of the restaurant opening.
  
  I couldn't believe that Dylan went from being such a great guy to such a horrible jerk. He was blindsided by what Sage told him (don't get me started on what I thought of Sage at that point), but he should have shown a little faith in the woman he claimed to love. Instead he allowed his hurt and anger full rein and said some horrible things to her. Jenna had known she should tell him, but she was afraid of his reaction so she kept putting it off. When the story came out, all her fears were realized. This was so emotional as the two had to find their way back to each other. Dylan had an interesting mix of grovelling and bossiness at the end.
  
  There was one part where Sage and Angelica really made me made. Both seem to be trying to talk Dylan our of marrying Jenna. I can understand Angelica, because she is still dealing with the fallout from her father's will and her ex-fiance. But Sage is now happily married (see The Black Sheep's Inheritance) so I expected him to be a lot more supportive of his brother.
• 
  Melody Cox

  Dylan Lassiter is the CEO of his adoptive father's restaurant empire, Lassiter Grill Corporation. When he came to town for his sister's wedding rehearsal it is there that he meets the beautiful florist, Jenna and they have a tryst. Dylan simply can't get Jenna Montgomery out of his mind.
  
  On a return visit to Cheyenne to check on the progress of the restaurant he is opening Dylan decides to look up the woman who had intrigued him on his last visit. He has thought of her frequently. Always the playboy, he is shocked to realize that since his explosive time with Jenna he has had no desire for any other woman.
  
  He heads to the florist shop to visit her and his observation is that the lovely woman didn't appear happy to see him. As he was leaving she walked him to the door and was saying goodbye when a delivery truck passed by sending a whoosh of air that hit her full on, plastering her tunic to her enlarged breasts and gently rounding belly.
  
  Yes, they would see each other again because Dylan had a few questions he needed answered. But, just as things are looking like a happy ending may be in sight, news dug up about Jenna's father and their past sets everything on edge and it appears it has destroyed their budding love.
  
  Great book that I highly recommend.
• 
  Emma

  My aunt, wandering around Walmart like five years ago, picked up and then gave me
  Expecting the CEO's Child for my birthday, basically as a gag gift because of the title (which is not to talk down to romance books, because I read plenty, but this particular title was sort of based on an inside joke). Anyway, so I'm going through my books and getting rid of a bunch of really old ones, and I found this book and decided to finally actually read it. (And now that I've read it, it too, unfortunately, will be finding a new home).
  
  And, sadly, I really didn't enjoy it. I didn't think it was actively bad or damaging or anything, but I just didn't even find it that entertaining? I just wasn't interested at all. I didn't care about either main character, and I think that's probably mostly because we didn't see them at all before they got together for the first time. There wasn't really any pining or angst, both of which are very important for me personally in romance books that are just about romance, and I felt like everything happened really quickly and I didn't really know what they liked about each other. Like, I hear that they really like each other, but I didn't personally feel like I really understood what they liked about each other. So that was a bummer for me. Anyway, I'm sure that this book works for some romance lovers, but for me with my preferences, I wasn't happy with it. If you're looking for another accidental baby romance, I really liked
  The Goal.
  
  
  Expecting the CEO's Child is about Jenna and Dylan who hooked up, once, leading to Jenna's becoming pregnant. Dylan is a famous chef from LA and Jenna is florist in Cheyenne, so they seem quite incompatible, especially for baby raising, but will they work it out???? (Yes).
• 
  karen

  Wow a nice ending. After a life of disappointment and abandonment,a fear of trust almost cost Jenna happiness. Why is it so easy to not trust the one you love instead of trusting that love to understand your deepest concerns.
  There is still mush to figure out where Angie will take her hurt.
  Dylan’s hurt of Jenna not trusting him with her past caused him to react instead of thinking. This almost cost him her in his life.
  Families can surely destroy each other
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  Kathy B. (NE)

  This is the third book in the Lassiter continuity and this one features Dylan Lassiter who is the CEO of the restaurant branch of the family's many businesses. After a brief encounter with the florist at his sister's wedding rehearsal, Dylan and Jenna find themselves in a family way. Jenna is ready to go it alone, but Dylan has other plans, and thus sets in motion Dylan's carefully plotted plan to get her to marry him.
  
  I loved these two together! Jenna was determined that she didn't need anyone to help her raise her baby, but Dylan proved to be very good at changing her mind. There was lots of good romance and more teasers about how the family will resolve the many conflicts generated by the will of their late father.
  
  I always enjoy Ms. Lindsay's book, and this one was no exception.
• 
  Jasmyne

  I haven't read the second or third installment and perhaps that's where I lost that fourth star. But I did like the return of a few familiar faces in this installment - along with new ones that I assume appeared in the books I missed.
  
  What I also enjoyed were the two main characters; stubborn and unwilling to give in to the other willingly. I thought both had pretty good points, but I especially enjoyed seeing a female who was more than willing to do what needed to be done for the sake of herself and child.
  
  Although this was written by a different author than the very first Lassiter book, I didn't feel like there was a major shift in the style of writing that detracted from the series as a whole.
  
  If you liked the first installment, odds are you'll like this one too.
• 
  Ayana

  Overall, the story fell short for me. The climax, well... it felt like anti-climax for me. The climax was short and the ending felt disturbing. Like it still have few loose ties. That was not a good feeling. I felt frustrated more than anything else though. What are your feelings when it was your wedding day and your brother and sister still tried to change your mind and make your back out of the said wedding??
  
  What's the English for "sakit hati" btw?
  
  That's what I felt.
  
  2 not-great stars.
• 
  Harlequin Books

  Miniseries: Dynasties: The Lassiters
• 
  Melisa

  En realidad 3.5 ☆
  Él por algunos momentos daban ganas de matarlo... pero de a ratitos >.<
• 
  Nina

  hit and a miss for me.