The Diplomat's Pregnant Bride by Merline Lovelace

His frustration is pretty satisfying since he's being an idiot. He has been trying everything he can think of to get Gina to say yes and she refuses every time. Jack had been deeply in love with his wife and doesn't expect to ever love like that again. However, he makes the mistake of thinking that Gina would be fine with a marriage of convenience. He hates the idea of his child not growing up in a family. Jack is determined to get Gina to marry him. I hope we get to see them again in the next books. It was great to see how things finally worked out for them. I loved her reaction to Jack's confession right before they were attacked. She suffers from a bit of an inferiority complex when she compares herself to his late wife and that makes her doubt their chances even more. This enabled Gina to realize that she was falling for Jack. I also liked seeing how Gina and Jack spent time together and got to know each other. She stood up to Jack's father quite well too. One was when she was every inch the Grand Duchess's granddaughter and told off Jack's chief of staff. There are a couple places that made me laugh out loud. I enjoyed seeing the way that Gina did her job so well and earned the respect of her coworkers. I also liked the way that she went after the job she wanted on her own merits not by getting assistance from people she knows. She wasn't going to settle for anything less than what she felt she deserved. I loved the way that Gina had enough respect for herself to stand up to Jack. She knows that he's still hung up on his late wife and that's not what she wants in a marriage. Gina still feels the same attraction for him, but she's not going to marry a man she doesn't love and who certainly doesn't love her. She didn't expect Jack to come tearing after her and propose that they get married right away. While there she calmed down and decided to get her life in order and raise the baby.

Finding out she was pregnant really freaked her out and she panicked, leaving him a somewhat incoherent phone message before fleeing to Switzerland. She had a really great weekend with Jack but wasn't expecting anything more.

She's been pretty flighty and definitely ready for a good time. It doesn't hurt that he's hot for her too. Jack wants Gina to marry him right away for the baby's sake. She's decided on a career and feels quite capable of raising her baby on her own. Gina has decided it's time for her to grow up and face her responsibilities. At the end of that book, Gina has called on Sarah for help after finding herself pregnant with Jack's baby. We first met Gina in A Business Engagement, as Sarah's flighty younger sister.

The Diplomat's Pregnant Bride by Merline Lovelace