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BOOK BLURB:
Srikkanth Bhattacharya is a quintessential gay bachelor and perfectly happy about it ~ until he gets a call from the local hospital telling him his best friend died in childbirth. Sri had agreed to provide the sperm to make Jill's dream of motherhood come true, but he'd never expected to have to make decisions for a baby girl. He intends to place her with an adoptive family, but once he sees her, Sri can’t bring himself to do it, so now he’s struggling to learn how to deal with a newborn.

His housemate and friend, Jaime Frias, volunteers to help, never guessing he’ll fall in love with both the baby and Sri. Everything seems perfect until a visit from Social Services sends Sri into a tailspin, feeling like he has to choose between his daughter and a relationship with the man he’s coming to love.

BOOK REVIEW:
Srikkanth Bhattacharya had thought when he served as a sperm donor to his best friend that he'd be nothing more than a friend to the child. Unfortunately his BF dies in childbirth and Sri finds himself faced with making difficult choices for the baby's future. When he goes to sign the paperwork to set her on the road to adoption he finds himself unable to give her up. But with no experience with babies and no family to turn to Sri is feeling overwhelmed.

Lucky for him one of his housemates, Jaime, comes from a large family and happily offers to help him out. From getting the house ready to bring baby Sophie home to feedings, colic and walks in the park the two men slowly find their friendship deepening over time. Things are going great for them until Sri is faced with unwelcome visitors and a threat to his happy family life.

"Her Two Dads" is a very sweet, uncomplicated story reminiscent of a category romance. The minor bump in the road to Sri and Jaime's HEA is solved quickly and before long there are wedding bells ringing. I liked that it's a slow building relationship, no jumping into bed for these guys, and it's definitely got a sweet ending. No tissues required although it may be too sugary for some.

However, at the same time, I was a bit disappointed with it. Although I liked the characters I didn't get a sense of great chemistry between them. At times their relationship seemed to be based primarily on Sophie and I found parts of the book dragged. Also, if you need any info on getting ready for a baby and taking care of one, this could be used as a reference tool. Especially during the first part the constant use of brand names felt off putting to me.

Overall this was a nice story by an author whose books I've enjoyed in the past. I did like it but still felt let down in some parts.

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