Knocked Up

By: Christine Bell

Narrated by: Sophie Daniels

Luke Anderson had exactly two things on his mind: Getting the f--k out of Alhouette, Louisiana, and opening his own bike shop. But when he meets sweet little Tawny Mitchell at a bonfire by the lake, things get so hot, he's almost tempted to stay in town a while longer.

Almost.

Tawny Mitchell has her life perfectly planned now that she's graduated college. Become a school nurse, form some roots in a small town and, eventually, find a kind, hard-working man to start a family with. The type of loving, close-knit family she never had growing up. But when her best friend convinces her to go to a party and let her hair down, just this once, she never dreams that the consequences of that steamy summer night will change everything....

©2017 Christine O'Neil-Bell (P)2017 Christine O'Neil-Bell

the beginning of the book was a little bit blurry

the book as a package was nice the beginning was a little bit blurry the start was a tiny bit slow but the story itself was quite enjoyable a cute story a cute indeed

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Feel good story

Graduating college with her nursing degree, Tawny is on her way to her dream life. Luke is one race away from reaching his dream of opening his bike shop. Little do these two know their chance meeting will change their lives forever. An unexpected pregnancy makes the two reevaluate their life dreams and what their future will be. The question is will the two have the same ideas? With Luke, he has some definite ideas of what should happen. Being a child from the foster care system, but lucky enough to be adopted by wonderful parents, Luke knows what he wants when he finds out about the baby. Tawny is sure she can make it in her own, despite her love for Luke. Christine Bell has written a well balanced new adult story with lots of feels. Its is easy to become invested with this couple, and you can't help but root for that happy ending. The supporting characters are key, especially Luke's mom. Her advice and warm heart make you feel right at home and comfortable with her influence throughout the story. I also loved the support that Suzette and Rex gave both Luke and Tawny. They gave some depth and humor through the book.

My first listen to Sophie Daniels, I found her voice to be perfectly suited for this genre. New adult is particular and needs a youthful voice but not teenage sounding. I found Daniels to have an age appropriate voice with distinctive sounding genders. She has good pacing and gave an enjoyable performance.

Emotional, Steamy Romance

This story packed a lot of emotion in a quick listen. Both Tawny and Luke had dreams for their future. But one hot, passionate night changed all of their careful plans. Tawny is a bit uptight with all her planning and Luke is more practical and easy going. They make a perfect pair, balancing each other out on their new journey. They have fiery chemistry but is it enough to keep them together with the challenges they face? This is a sweet, funny and emotional love story. I especially enjoyed the ending. It really gave me all the feels.
This is my first time listening to Sophie Daniels. She did a wonderful job bringing this story to life. She had me laughing, crying, and totally lost in this world.
I really enjoyed this emotional, sweet and sexy romance.

Knocked Up

This was my first time with this Author. This was an enjoyable listen that kept me engaged. Characters were likable, and story flowed well. There were even funny parts. This was also my first time listening to this narrator. Sophie Daniels was also enjoyable to listen to. Her portrayals of the characters was very good. You could feel the various emotions of each character.

Sweet baby romance

The characters in this book were down to earth, and the sub characters added a bit of comedic moments. Luke was adorably sweet, despite Tawny being a head strong southern women. At times I felt like Tawny protested too much but Luke worked hard to win her over and it made the story all the better. The writing was true to the characters, but at times felt the dialogue didn’t flow as natural as other moments. The narration was great, Sophie Daniels did a fantastic job bringing the characters to life. If you’re interested in sweet surprise baby romances, I would definitely recommend.

Enjoyable Listen

Both the author and narrator were new to me, and I found myself enjoying this listen. Typically I do not listen to many new-adult books, but this one pulled me in. I thought the story was well written and the narrator was age appropriate and did a good job with the various characters. I requested this review copy audiobook and have voluntarily written this review.

I really enjoyed this book

This is the first book I've read by this author and I really enjoyed it. The narrator did a good job as well and I look forward to reading and listening to more of their work.

My Thoughts on Knocked Up

This was a short and sweet contemporary romance where one moment changes the course of two people's lives forever. Luke and Tawny's first meeting was full of injury, passion, and then a goodbye. Neither knew if they'd see each other again both having goals they were trying to achieve for themselves. But that first meeting set their lives on a whole new path.

Both main characters were likeable. Despite making some poor choices for themselves and each other, neither of them seemed to be acting maliciously. They just had moments of poor communication, insecurities, and assumptions made. But without all that there wouldn't have been much of a story. All in all I really liked it and I wouldn't mind reading more from this author.

The narrator did a really good job of switching back and forth with the different accents and it helped with clearly distinguishing the different characters. I would be interested in hearing more from her in future.

"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

Awesome Story

I received this audiobook free for an honest review. Just shows that the best laid plans... This story of the old saying when you have lemons, make lemonade. Tawney did just that. Her plans going astray and Luke's future being sidetracked, this story revealed what true love can do. The author did a great job with the story and the characters. The narrator was excellent. Really enjoyed this story.

Great!

I loved this story! Luke is everything a book hero should be and he totally made this story perfect! Great narration! I can't wait to check out more by Christine Bell! Fantastic!


I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. The fact that I was gifted this book had no influence over my opinion of it