Book Review: The Bad Girl and the Baby

The Bad Girl and the Baby, by Nina Croft is a contemporary romance, and it's the third book in the Cutting Loose series.

This book series has an interesting overarching storyline with three ladies becoming best friends in prison and continuing their friendship after being released. All three ladies have their own romance and story in this series. Darcy Butler was sent to prison, primarily due to her sister lying and brother-in-law seeking revenge. After being released, Darcy tries to visit her little niece, yet her niece's guardian refuses her.

Matt Peterson is in the military, and he's working towards a promotion, while trying to manage his personal life as the guardian of a rambunctious toddler niece, after the deaths of his brother and sister-in-law. Matt and Darcy are related through their little niece, since his brother and her sister married. Now, Matt is determined to protect his niece from Darcy and ban her from any visits, since he has only heard negative stories about Darcy from his brother.

Despite their initial hatred for each other, Matt and Darcy act upon their serious attraction. Even after starting to unofficially date Darcy, he kept focusing on finding a perfect woman (specifically his nanny) to marry. SPOILER: I was disappointed about Matt's choice to kiss and such with Darcy, then decide date his nanny at at high profile work function and kiss her, and then the same night, to go home to sleep with Darcy. They had an unusual relationship with slightly overbearing friends with extreme opinions.

The Bad Girl and the Baby is packed with emotional drama, meddling friends, humorous interactions, and intense romance.

Note: I received this book from NetGalley, which is a program designed for bloggers to write book reviews in exchange for books, yet the opinions expressed in this review are my own.