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"amusing romantic romp"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted April 20, 2002

Biology professor Dr. Marietta Dalrymple believes that males cannot be monogamous. Feeling the natal need to have a child to raise by herself, Marietta meticulously plans her pregnancy to the most minuscule detail. She advertises in a scientific journal for male donors, establishes a valid checklist, and evaluates Read more...

"This one is hilarious!"
Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted April 26, 2002

I'd been reading mysteries and historicals when I picked this book up hoping that it would be something light to cleanse my reading palate. Well, this was just the book to do it. I was laughing one minute and crying the next, my way of knowing that this Read more...

Summary

Evolutionary scientist Marietta Dalrymple views romantic love -like the myth of the monogamous male - as a fairy tale. Men are only good for procreation. And she has found the ideal candidate to satisfy her strongest biological urge - motherhood. On paper Jax Jackson has all the necessary advantages, including a high IQ and a successful career. In person his body drives her to reconsider the term animal magnetism. But in the aftermath of their passion, Jax claims there has been a mix-up; he is not the sperm supplier with whom she contracted, but an aspiring family man. The erudite professor is stupefied. Until she recognizes that she has found the wrong donor, but the right man for her heart.