| Title | : | His Best Friend's Baby (Midwives On-Call #6) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0263258211 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780263258219 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 |
| Publication | : | First published May 1, 2015 |
His Best Friend's Baby (Midwives On-Call #6) Reviews
-
HIS BEST FRIEND’S BABY by author Susan Carlisle is a Mills & Boon and Harlequin Medical Romance series release for June 2015.
Phoebe was pregnant and alone in the world. So she decided to go and meet ex-army medic Ryan Matthews, who was her dead husband’s best friend. Would Ryan be happy to see her? After all, she is a part of his life that he left behind to move forward.
Phoebe brought back bitter memories for Ryan. Could he help her and help himself in the process? Could they move from the past grief and forge a way forward? Ryan felt an attraction for Phoebe, could he open up his heart for Phoebe and her baby?
HIS BEST FRIEND’S BABY is a well-written romance amid the medical drama. It was an emotionally uplifting story. Author Susan Carlisle’s story-telling makes the characters come alive on the pages and the reader is personally involved in their happiness and craves the resolution as deeply as they do. This is a story about recovering from past guilt and grief and moving forward. The premise was wonderful and story moved along very fast.
I loved this story and highly recommend it. -
This is a story that I loved from the first page Phoebe is pregnant and alone after her husband is killed in action she has no one and although strong and she has a good job as a primary school teacher as she is getting to the end of her pregnancy she needs someone and one of the last letters that she received from her husband was about his best friend Ryan Matthews who is now living in Melbourne and working as a midwife at the hospital that Phoebe is going to have her baby at. But Ryan has been through so much firstly growing up as a foster child in Texas and then his years in war zones he is not ready to be there for someone but as they get to slowly know each other the pull between them gets stronger.
This really is such a beautiful and emotional story that will have you smiling as both Ryan and Phoebe open up to each other and see each other in a different light their journey to a HEA is one that will keep you up late it is a story that you will read in one sitting beautifully written with all of the characters so real and full of life. I am loving this Midwives On-Call series and I highly recommend this one to you don't miss it. -
A former army medic, Ryan Matthews, loves his work as a midwife. Bringing new life into this world helps to take the sting out of losing his best friend who was killed in Iraq. But Ryan was unaware of some of his best friend's secrets and lies.
When Ryan finds Phoebe, the wife of his dead comrade, pregnant on his front doorstep his world is turned upside down.
Phoebe's husband was not a faithful man and she was close to leaving him when he was killed. As Ryan and Phoebe grow closer Ryan runs from the love this woman has to offer, a love unlike anything he's ever known.
I really enjoyed this book and I recommend it. I like most all of the Midwives On-Call series.
This was a truly enjoyable book but there was some heartbreak as well.
This is about a widow who's husband was killed in Iraq. The husband was not a good and faithful man. He had told her if anything happened to him to contact his best friend Ryan -
HIS BEST FRIEND’S BABY by author Susan Carlisle is a Mills & Boon and Harlequin Medical Romance series release for June 2015.
Phoebe was pregnant and alone in the world. So she decided to go and meet ex-army medic Ryan Matthews, who was her dead husband’s best friend. Would Ryan be happy to see her? After all, she is a part of his life that he left behind to move forward.
Phoebe brought back bitter memories for Ryan. Could he help her and help himself in the process? Could they move from the past grief and forge a way forward? Ryan felt an attraction for Phoebe, could he open up his heart for Phoebe and her baby?
HIS BEST FRIEND’S BABY is a well-written romance amid the medical drama. It was an emotionally uplifting story. Author Susan Carlisle’s story-telling makes the characters come alive on the pages and the reader is personally involved in their happiness and craves the resolution as deeply as they do. This is a story about recovering from past guilt and grief and moving forward. The premise was wonderful and story moved along very fast.
I loved this story and highly recommend it. -
The Midwives On-Call continuity is about dedicated individuals who aid in bringing new lives into the world at a Melbourne hospital. It is the hero who is a midwife in this story, and while he is committed to his work, his social life is practically nonexistent. In the past, Ryan Matthews saw much too much death as an army medic, and he has let no one get close to him since he left the service. But when his compassionate nature will not let him abandon the wife of his friend who was killed in the line of duty, he has to make decisions that will greatly impact three lives. Susan Carlisle has created an extremely heartwarming romance packed with poignant conflicts and endearing characters. HIS BEST FRIEND’S BABY touches the reader with a wide range of affecting emotions.
After losing her spouse in a war far away from her country, Australian Phoebe Taylor is in urgent need of support. She will be delivering a baby within weeks, but has no one to whom she can turn for assistance. Though she has never met Ryan Matthews, her husband had let her know the former army medic who fought alongside him could be counted on. Since he presently lives not too far from her, Phoebe reluctantly goes to visit him as it seems like her only choice.
With her pregnancy so evident, his training as a current midwife at a Melbourne hospital has Ryan showing concern. Yet upon discovering Phoebe is the wife of his deceased good friend, his thoughts turn to how anything connected with the war is behind him. But as evidence of her determined nature keeps surfacing, easing her burdens becomes important to Ryan. As the two spend time together, he begins to get more and more immersed in her daily life. Though he had never wanted to have any serious feelings about another person, it is very difficult to resist the spunky mom-to-be.
When a story has a character whose profession is not typical of their gender, it constantly results in interesting scenes. I really liked Ryan and how caring he was of any pregnant woman, proving he was much more than a helpful professional. Though his behavior when he first meets Phoebe is not the best, his guilt over his conduct forces him into action. How these two respond to each other from their second meeting on is often moving and certainly realistic. What has happened in their pasts frequently is the driving force behind any reactions, and I was often anxious about their final decisions.
HIS BEST FRIEND’S BABY is a medical romance, and Susan Carlisle skillfully entwines these two categories to make a very rewarding story. I enjoyed anything having to do with her pregnancy and his career, while the romantic elements are engaging and kept me reading to learn more. Ryan and Phoebe are a couple who come across as definitely believable. Their inner feelings are often on display and let the reader know exactly what they are thinking at a certain moment, while their sexual desires are also expressed with lots of emotion. Both are strong-willed, and it was very fascinating to see their reactions during several frank discussions. There is even amusing humor sprinkled throughout the story to cause some chuckles. Susan Carlisle makes HIS BEST FRIEND’S BABY entertaining with an imaginative premise.
Received copy from author for a CataRomance review - 4.5 Stars -
Losing your best friend always has an impact on anyone. No matter if you are the toughest soldier in the world , your best friend not being there will always hit you. So naturally ex-army medic Ryan Matthews uses his job of helping to bring new life into the world to escape the memories from the time he lost his best friend in Iraq.
But when comes across his best friend's wife, alone and pregnant is whole world is turned upside down. It's the shocker he never saw coming and even worse he can't seem to stop himself from falling for her.
He is torn between seeing his best friend alive again through the eyes of his child and finding love in the arms of the woman who belonged to his best friend.
His Best Friend's Baby (Midwives On-Call #6)This was a truly heartbreaking read. I was just as torn as Ryan, I wanted him to find a way to move forward from his friend's death but I will admit it was a little creepy to think that he would be ending up with his best friend's woman, I mean personally I don't think I would be able to kiss someone knowing that once before they belonged to my best friend , who sadly is no longer there.
Aside from that little annoying creepy feeling, I found this read really delightful. And after chapter 5 I was even able to get rid of the creepy feeling and see exactly what the author was getting at, the truly beautiful message of love can and will always be found in the least expected forms, of course it's going to feel wrong at first but it's lives way ( or in this case a friend from heaven) of telling us that it was meant to be and the person in heaven is the one that is no longer sad but happy.
A truly beautiful and emotional read that will leave you breathless, heartbroken and truly in awe of the miracle of life and just exactly who wonderful things can sometimes work out if you dare to risk it all.
5/5 star review
" A new life, new hope , but with complications. Can they make it work?" -
Midwives on call # 6. Ryan Matthews left military service after his job of being an Army Medic had left him emotionally drained. He was American but had spent time with Australian forces so he decided to start over in Australia and became a midwife. Seeing the happiness that come with a new baby was supposed to block out all the pain he experienced with his horror in Iraq. Ryan was kind, lived quietly, did his job, and formed no emotional attachments.
Phoebe Taylor was pregnant and alone. Her husband Joshua Taylor died before her letter reached him about their baby. Joshua was a career soldier and an excellent leader. He spent very little time at home and was always ready to return to action. Phoebe was a school teacher and had hobbies so she had her life as she wanted and never questioned that her husband was doing his job.
Phoebe was financially comfortable but her parents were gone, she was not close to her older brother and Joseph's parents did not want to know about the baby because it would remind them of a son they lost who married a woman they did not like. Phoebe was lonely and scared and needed someone to care about her.
Her husband had written her a letter before he lost his life fighting. He told her that if anything happened to him to go to Ryan Matthews who was a good friend. He said Ryan would help her if she needed any anything.
At a low point emotionally in her life, Phoebe Taylor went to see Ryan. She waited in the rain at his home till he came home. Ryan came in from a long shift at work and found a heavily pregnant woman asleep on his porch.
Ryan is thinking "what does she want" and is cold and distant. Phoebe is thinking that her husband is wrong about this man who admits to knowing her husband but appears to not want to be bothered. -
I got this book as a free paperback gift from the Harlequin My Reward Program, by using the points that I have accumulated each time I buy Harlequin books.
Love the story plot and the flow of the story.
However, I have found a small tiny glitch in this story. Not sure if anyone else who have read the story before I did noticed it, but that little glitch kind throw me off a bit.
If anyone wonders where the glitch was, it was in chapter 8, read carefully thru the next five pages from the start of chapter 8, the sequence of what is going on there was a bit confusing and if you are an avid reader who loves to be drawn into the story and pay attention to the sequence will wonder too.
Other than that, it was a good book but to be honest, would rather be less dragging and less weepy, seems Phoebe almost kind of a bit too weak and too emotional, which was understandable since she was heavily pregnant and all alone in the world, but I have read many other Harlequin books that involves pregnancy and the heroine was all alone was stubborn, independent and determined to raise the child alone whether the father wants to get involved or another man who was not involved in the first place wants to be involved. -
HIS BEST FRIEND’S BABY by Susan Carlisle is a riveting tug-at-your-heart read.
Set in Melbourne amid a medical background, Ryan Matthew s executes his role as hero with quiet perfection. His gifted hands delivering healthy and bouncing babies into the world is one thing to admire. But it is the way he treats his best friend’s wife which makes him an angel on earth. His goodness, his care, his passion but most of all his love makes this man a worthy hero…and a true son of the soil.
Phoebe Taylor on the other hand is a strong, resilient, passionate and amazing woman. She showcases her strength, compassion and love in a calm and positive way that spreads warmth into your soul.
In the end of this refreshing story, love wins and the characters get their deserving HEA—the hero wins his heroine and a baby he vows to love, protect and care for.
Gripping, stirring, and emotionally touching…A PERFECT MEDICAL READ!
Highly Recommended
5/5 Stars -
HIS BEST FRIEND’S BABY by Susan Carlisle is a riveting tug-at-your-heart read.
Set in Melbourne amid a medical background, Ryan Matthew s executes his role as hero with quiet perfection. His gifted hands delivering healthy and bouncing babies into the world is one thing to admire. But it is the way he treats his best friend’s wife which makes him an angel on earth. His goodness, his care, his passion but most of all his love makes this man a worthy hero…and a true son of the soil.
Phoebe Taylor on the other hand is a strong, resilient, passionate and amazing woman. She showcases her strength, compassion and love in a calm and positive way that spreads warmth into your soul.
In the end of this refreshing story, love wins and the characters get their deserving HEA—the hero wins his heroine and a baby he vows to love, protect and care for.
Gripping, stirring, and emotionally touching…A PERFECT MEDICAL READ!
Highly Recommended
5/5 Stars -
"His Best Friend's Baby (Mills & Boon Medical)" by Susan Carlisle is a great medical romance. We meet Ryan Matthews who is an ex-Army Medic. He is actually now a midwife and loves his work. Phoebe Taylor is his wife who comes into his life pregnant and alone. You see his best friend Joshua was killed in the Iraq war. He left a message to Phoebe that if she needed anything to get in touch with Ryan. As a pregnant widow their lives seem to come together. Mutual admiration in knowing Joshua is turning into something more deep.
I love Susan Carlisle's books. Even if you don't like medical romances this one is a great romantic story too. -
Ryan delivered babies babies because he had already seen too many lives being destroyed. He does not even want to think back of that time of his life but out of the blue there comes in his life his dead best friend's pregnant widow, Phoebe.
She does not find the caring man in Ryan as her husband has written in his last letter and she moves on and decides that she can definitely manage on her own however hurtful that may be.
Once, he realises what he has done, Ryan rushes back to help out the lady as he believes he owes it to his friend but together with Phoebe he finds contentment as they shop to welcome the little one. Bound together by threads of love, they become a loving family. -
Ryan Matthews was a former medic in the Army, now he delivers babies as a Mid-wife. Phoebe is a widow who just happens to be pregnant with his former buddies baby. Phoebe goes to Ryan to ask for help in the last month of her pregnancy. Ryan is willing to help, but things get complicated when emotions get the better of them and their hearts get in the way.
I won this book and I had not read any of the books in the Mid-Wife series.. now I want to go and read them all. Well written story that makes you feel good when you are finished reading it. Susan Carlisle does a great in making you fall in love with her hero and making you want to be a friend with the Heroine.
-
A lovely read by Susan Carlisle about finding love in an unexpected place. I liked the clever twist of the hero being a midwife and enjoyed Ryan and Phoebe's journey to finding love. If you enjoy reading Harlequin's Medical line, here's another great read for you!
-
Miniseries: Midwives On-Call
-
This book had too many grammatical errors to the point of distraction. Needs further proofreading.
