REVIEW: Her Motherhood Wish by Tara Taylor Quinn

Her Motherhood Wish (Parent Portal #3) by Tara Taylor Quinn: Talk about a different way to meet. Cassie Thompson chose in-vitro fertilization to have a child. When her sonogram showed a spot during the procedure she had to face the possibility that there might be something wrong with the baby.

The sperm bank she used allowed contact between donor and recipient so she decided to contact the sperm donor, Wood Alexander to see if he would consider being a bone marrow donor for the baby if needed. He agreed to be a donor if needed. When he mentions getting together for lunch to discuss the baby’s issues Cassie agrees to meet him. She finds herself attracted to Wood and they have a very cordial lunch which ends with Wood asking to accompany Cassie to her amniocentesis appointment. The amniocentesis should be able to determine what, if anything, is wrong with the baby.

They have decided that Wood will be her support person during this uncertain, stressful time since Cassie doesn’t want to tell her family and friends about the possibility the baby may have leukemia or some other problem until the final results of all testing comes in. As Cassie spends more and more time with Wood she starts falling for him but doesn’t want to ruin their developing friendship by letting her true feelings be known.

Wood Alexander is shocked to receive the phone call from Cassie Thompson. He only donated his sperm at The Parent Portal because his now deceased physician brother helped establish it and he donated as a favor to him. Once Wood met Cassie and got used to the idea of the baby he wanted to be as helpful and supportive as he could be. The friendship between the two gravitated to dinner once a week and nightly catch-up texts. Wood offered to make a crib for the baby which led to his offer to make all the nursery furniture. He wanted to be a part of the baby’s life.

Her Motherhood Wish by Tara Taylor Quinn is the third book in her Parent Portal series. The stories in this series center around Parent Portal which is a very different story background for me. I found this book to have a serious, thought-provoking storyline which included why someone would choose artificial insemination. I admired the two main characters who didn’t want to let emotion over a possible sick baby to color their relationship. Their HEA had a rocky start but a lovely ending.

Book Info:

Publication: April 1st 2020 | Harlequin Special Edition | Parent Portal #3

He was just supposed to be a sperm donor…

What if the father of her child
is the man she’s searched for her whole life?

No Mr. Right? No problem! Attorney Cassie Thompson wants a family of her own—and she doesn’t need a man to get one. But after Cassie discovers that her baby’s health is at risk, she reluctantly contacts the sperm donor—only to find Woodrow Alexander is easily the kindest, most selfless man she’s ever met. He’s just a biological component, she keeps telling herself. He’s not her child’s real father or the husband of her dreams…right?

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