Mother to Be

This book starts with a wonderful hook: Delia takes a pregnancy test, and the reader has to wait three minutes with her only to confirm her suspicions that her life has just been turned upside down. The joy of this book is getting to know Delia, her foibles and her strengths, and following her journey from accepting her baby to embracing both her baby and Alexander and the larger concept of family. This is a great book for anyone who likes to laugh as well as cry. I found it to be a real page turner, especially after page 25. Oh, and ladies, Alexander is almost too good to be true!

In Richmond, Virginia forty-three years old realtor Delia Carlisle believes she owns the world with her success in business and with her thirty-seven year old boyfriend, Alexander "Ringo" DiRossi. However, she panics when she learns she is pregnant and not because of her age; she is not ready to marry. Alex wants to marry his beloved Delia and raise a family with her. He proposes, but she hesitates. Besides her doubts about marriage, she does not want him trapped into a marrying her because she is carrying. Alex knows he must convince her he wants her as his wife even if they had no kids. The fully developed lead couple engages the audience with their older woman younger man relationship. Whereas Alex has wanted to marry Delia forever, he delayed asking for fear she will say no and end their relationship. Now he dreads that she will use her pregnancy as the excuse to not marry him. Delia is a fascinating confused individual whose bewilderment has geometrically grown in direct correlation with her pregnancy. Fans of character driven contemporary romances will appreciate the father's efforts to make the MOTHER TO BE his wife; as he already has her heart. Harriet Klausner