The Christmas Bouquet

The Christmas Bouquet by Sherryl Woods

For the very driven medical student Caitlyn Winters, catching the bridal bouquet at a Christmas wedding has set off a chain reaction that she's sure is more curse than blessing. Not only has she fallen in love with family medicine resident Noah McIlroy, but an unexpected pregnancy threatens her well-laid plans for the future. It doesn't help that Noah with a whole lot of help from her O'Brien relatives is completely on board with the prospect of marriage and happily-ever-after. 

It takes a whole lot of patience, love and family persuasion to help Caitlyn realize that she can still have everything she ever wanted, including a home in her beloved Chesapeake Shores and a man who understands all of her dreams.

Thanks to Harlequin and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!!

I have loved reading all of the O'Briens' stories. Each and every one made me laugh or cry depending on the topic. This one, I was torn on because a woman should be able to do whatever she wants to without being coerced in to doing it, but.... Caitlyn drove me batty. She was whiny and sometimes just downright selfish. She never once put her boyfriend first. All she thought about was herself, her goals and her wants. She said over and over that she loved Noah but it seemed that she loved the idea of Noah, him being there when she wanted him to be. 

Ok so I know it sounds like I'm complaining about her and I am but the devotion that Noah had to her was amazing. Even though she was resistant to anything that was 'normal', Noah let her work all her issues out. It took forever too. We found out she was pregnant practically from page one of the story and she had her head stuck up her butt for most of the book. The plan she made didn't have a baby this early anywhere on it. 

Noah knows what he wants from life, always. He wanted a family, a small practice and a real home. When he finds out Caitlyn is pregnant, he sees this as the first step to his dream. I loved him for his honesty and restraint. He had incredible patience to a point. 

After all of the nosy O'Briens push and push, Caitlyn finally realizes that she's being selfish and putting all of her dreams before Noah and even the baby. Even if Caitlyn drove me nuts, I was still invested and had to know what her decision was. This book kept me hooked and entertained!