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She told him she was pregnant, she told him it was his, she even offered to submit to a DNA test to prove it, but he would have none of it. This is not the way a hero is supposed to act. And yes, kissing is cheating--you don't have to actually have sex with someone for it to "count".And the hero. Ripping an innocent child away from a loving mother (and the only parent he's ever known) and them abandoning him to be raised by strangers just to satisfy a petty need for revenge is just plain wrong.I couldn't stand the hero's "poor pity me" attitude. I'll admit that I haven't read the other books in the series, so I might have been missing out on some of this story.
He's the one who refused to take responsibility for his child. He is unjustifiably angry at the heroine, and his reasons didn't hold water. He made his own mess. I spent the whole book wanting to punch him in the nose.I've enjoyed books by Susan Mallery before, but I recommend skipping this one. He refused to even consider the posibility that it was his child. When his lawyer tells him that such action means he might end up having to take care of the kid, he replies that "that's what nannies and boarding schools are for." What a heartless pig.
But maybe not, because the reason I didn't like this story is that I found the characters so unlikeable.The heroine wasn't too bad, but really, who ends up in bed with their sister's man. He claimed that she should have let him know she was having his kid. Children are not meant to be used as pawns in adult power struggles. Even if, like she claims, "nothing happened", why would you be in that situation if things are totally innocent. What was she supposed to do, hold a gun to his head and force him to be a part of his son's life.The hero decides he's been done wrong (although how he gets there I'll never understand), and decides to get revenge on the hero by destroying her life and suing for custody. She did.
I hardly know where to start with him. Umm.hello.
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Easy/Quick Read. I was glad she actually got with her first love Matt. This is the last book I read in this series. I Thought Jesse should have tried a bit harder to convince everyone nothing happened with her and Drew.
I highly recommend reading them in order. She did it though. It's a struggle, but she manages. Five years later, Jesse and her four-year old son Gabriel, come back to Seattle because Gabe wants to meet his daddy. It makes them that much better. What she ends up with, is a lot of heartache.
Jesse Keyes has always been the sister to get in to trouble. He wasn't expecting to feel something other than hatred for her though. Susan Mallery had her work cut out for her. Their story is angst-filled, romantic, sensual, and intense. You can feel their inner turmoil. All Jesse wants is to reconcile with her sister and start over with Matt. It's not always her fault, but no one sees it that way. When Jesse finds out that she's pregnant, her sister Nicole assumes the worst, her boyfriend does to.
Sweet Trouble is wonderful, as is each book in the Bakery Sister's series. Sweet Trouble is a heartfelt and emotional story. I was hard pressed to accept Jesse's point of view. Claire is the innocent and shy sister. By the time I got to Sweet Trouble I was dying to read Jesse's story.
The tension and drama built more with every book until Sweet Trouble's dramatic conclusion. NannetteReviewed for Joyfully Reviewed Nicole is the strong, capable one, and Jesse is the troublemaker. Matt shoves her out of his life cruelly and her sister hates her, so Jesse decides to make a fresh start somewhere else. Matt and Jesse's feelings are vividly depicted and tangible.
I have to admit, Jesse was not my favorite person at that point, but after reading Sweet Trouble I wanted to throw my arms around her. Matt wants nothing to do with Jesse, until he sees a way to make her pay for breaking his heart. I read the Bakery Sisters novels one after the other.
I would want her and him to take responsibility for being stupid. That even without sex it's not an excuse. That even if it was just kissing there is a line.But I would be mad at my husband and friend/sister if I caught them doing that and not forgive them. I didn't really care for this book out of the series. So I couldn't like Jesse because she kept making excuses rather than owning up it was DUMB. Um, don't you think if you caught someone with in bed with your husband then there is something to explain and accept responsibility for even WITHOUT sex. I found it really hard to like Jesse, mostly because she kept saying nothing happened with her ex-BIL Drew. That you made a mistake.
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