Baby, Baby, Baby

I am not a big fan of divorced couples -- especially if they couldn't get it right the first time -- [no staying power].But Sonny Randle got a wake-up call when he was blown through a window - Was he dead? or somewhere in-between?Melanie Spears has definite problems - compulsive order and emotional hang-ups interfer with her love life. She is trying to get on with her life [such as it is] when Sonny moves in next door.Her hormones were smarter than she was, and good Lord, Sonny still looked good, yet she failed to recognize his inner pain.But a sperm donor when she has the real thing next door? Sonny was still catching the eye of the neighborhood ladies - married and unmarried. Especially those blonde twins.How could she deal with his laid-back approach to life? Not understanding that it was Sonny's way of dealing with life.Watching the two of them try to change for each other made for a highly intertaining story with great friends helping out and a little danger thrown in.When Sonny's bad-boy, black corvette got blown up, Mel experienced her wake-up call. She was determined not to lose Sonny now.Great ending with a lot of nerve. [grin] Then the epilogue was a beautiful finishing touch.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED --?

I first read "Still Mr. & Mrs." by Ms. McBride. After reading and loving that book, I purchased Baby, Baby, Baby. It did not disappoint. Ms. McBride's characters are wonderful, the dialogue is witty and the story is romantic. If you like Nora Roberts, Jayne Ann Krentz, you will love Mary McBride.

Women like Melanie Spears who know the exact shade of yellow necessary to paint their nursery, but have the color in their head and not a paint chip, do not belong with over protective, impatient ex-husbands like Sonny Randle. Especially when they want to have a baby not with said ex-husband, from a test tube. And women who thrives on lists, schedules and post-it notes do not belong with men who's chaotic lives negate the ability to make a date, an appointment, or any other schedule.So after a whirlwind courtship and a wedding a city hall, it seems inevitable that Melanie Spears would walk out on her undercover-cop husband Sonny Randle and obtain a divorce. But Sonny's not giving up. Now he knows what he did wrong and he's prepared to fix it. He buys the ramshackle house across the street from Melanie and begins his plan to win her back before a test tube takes his place. And his planning blows Melanie's carefully scheduled life into chaos.Ordinarily I would be skeptical of a plot bringing together ex-spouses, but author Mary McBride pulls it off with aplomb. The clashing of opposites takes on ridiculously pleasing proportions as the battle between organization and chaos reigns. The added conflict provided by Melanie's plans for procreations only add to the fun, making BABY, BABY, BABY a highly entertaining read guaranteed to relieve the winter blahs! Highly recommended.