The Pregnancy Test

An inane yet humorous contemporary office romance

Mandy Keeling enjoys the life of a yuppie in New York City until a series of nauseous morning wake-ups leads to a pregnancy test that comes up pink. Not ready to claim an offspring, her boyfriend flees Manhattan. Trying to stay with her routines as much as possible, Mandy arrives at NY Computing for a job interview though her stomach still shakes from morning sickness. However, her efforts fail in the elevator where occupant Damien ¿Demon¿ Sharpton comes to her aid. Not long afterward to her lasting humiliation, Damien interviews Mandy as she borrows his trashcan. He hires her................... Her plan is to hide her growing waistline from her boss as long as possible using text editor and email to avoids contact with Damien as much possible. Mandy proves to be an effective employer though she is sick a lot. Damien asks Mandy to travel with him on an assignment, which she reluctantly agrees to do, but she wonders how to hide her pregnancy and cool off her sexual desires for her boss.................... PREGNANCY TEST is an inane yet humorous contemporary office romance that stars a hunk whose workforce assumes he was named for the star of the Omen movies and a nice young lady who is half in love with him, but fears his reaction to her pregnancy. Though her Lucile Ball antics make Mandy look zany she holds the tale together (better than her waistline). Readers will believe her actions to hide the truth (health insurance makes for strange behavior) as long as possible once she meets brusque business brain Damien, who is also falling for his Mandy though she seems to elude him. Erin McCarthy provides an enjoyable lighthearted tale................ Harriet Klausner

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Loved LOVED THIS BOOK

this was a wonderful book. very well put together and made me laugh and fall in love with the characters. Great romance parts in this book also that were steamy!!! :) Great book

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Better then I ever would have suspected.

I had high expectations for this book, based on all the reviews, and let me tell you, I was NOT disappointed, if anything, my expectations were too LOW. The characters are to real and true, that you can't help but love the heck out of them. I am DEFINETLY going to read ALL of Erin's book. I do believe she is now my favorite author. If you like romances, no matter what kind, you HAVE..TO..READ..THIS..BOOK!!!! You will not regret it.....Unless your weird, lol j/k P.S. the intimate parts only add to the emotion and it is totally not about the sex at all. Which for me is GREAT!!

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Erin McCarthy has done it again.... Kudos

Erin McCarthy has penned another heart warming, funny and all out sexy story in The Pregnancy Test. ______ Mandy Keeling is in a major jam. After selling off her business and being dumped by her boyfriend she finds herself pregnant. Striving to make the best of this Mandy interviews for a job as a personal assistant to get health insurance. Even though she has heard tales about how Damien Sharpton is a total tyrant, Mandy gets the job. All she has to do is lay low for a while until without her pregnancy being discovered until it¿s to late to fire her. __________ Damien Sharpton has turned his whole focus into his work. After a tragedy he cut himself off from family and friends. Something in Mandy struck a chord in him, so he hired her. Now it seems she is avoiding him. Now Damien plans a business trip to the Caribbean with Mandy in tow. ________ The sparks really fly once they are away from the office. Damien begins to open up and let Mandy into his world. But will this off the wall attraction and friendship survive back in the real world. ________ The Pregnancy Test is a spectacular read. Mandy and Damien will make you laugh your socks off and reach for a fan to cool off when they hit the sheets. Their relationship builds and grows through the whole book. Mandy¿s friends are a delight and I hope they each get their own stories soon.

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A sexy and fun romance that will make you smile!

Erin McCarthy shows off the range of her talent with this funny, steamy and poignant read. Mandy Keeling knew it was time to grow up and start living off of her parents' money. Lo and behold, nature was also trying to tell her something in the form of a pregnancy. She realized that she had to find a job that would allow her to support her baby since she wasn't getting any help from the baby's father. With the help of her friend Caroline, she lands a job interview with Damian Sharpton, an ogre of a boss whose already gone through four assistants in the last year. Amidst a bit of drama involving a rather embarrassing encounter, Mandy lands the job without letting him know she's pregnant. She manages to be a fabulous assistant while at the same time avoiding Damien like the plague. This intrigues Damien, who can't believe in the two months since he's hired her he's seen her only a few times. Yet she manages to know him in a way he never expected, anticipating his needs and acting on them. When he tries to exert his authority to regain control, it only ends up making him seem like an immature child, which ruefully amuses him. So much so that he impulsively decides to bring her along on a trip to the Carribbean with the reasoning that it's business. Mandy is reluctant to go, but he makes it mandatory so she can't refuse. Despite never seeing his secretary, he is attracted to her, albeit reluctantly so. He begins to question his sanity at bringing her along, but learns to relax and even show his sense of humor. As Mandy and Damien get to know each other, their already strong mutual attraction deepens, making it difficult to keep away from each other. When an intimate moment presents itself, so does the opportunity to confess to Damien about her pregnancy. When they finally kiss, it is as explosive as they imagined it would be, and things only get hotter from there. Mandy's pregnant body fascinates Damien, who reads up on the topic and becomes the world's expert on pregnant women, with amusing results. As their relationship grows, it becomes obviously how truly right they are for each other, and that they are already a family. Wow! This book is fabulous. Mandy and Damien are refreshingly honest and their physical intimacy is sexy and intense, the result of strong feelings for each other. Mandy may seem to be young and irresponsible, but nothing means more to her than the well-being of her child, which she will do everything in her power to protect, and Damien is not the hard-nosed enployer he's made out to be. Behind all those demands lays the heart of a vulnerable man who was hurt very badly but still has the capacity to love deeply. He is a true tortured hero who longs for happiness. The icing on the cake is Erin's unique brand of humor, which is truly laugh-out-loud funny. I adored this story, and love how McCarthy's writing keeps getting better and better.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Wow

Wonderful story was so glad i read this

EXCELLENT STORY

I like Erin's books and have read a lot of them, but had missed this one. This was a cute story, and the emotional background really made you connect with the characters. It was also a chang to have the male carry more of the emotional baggage instead of the female character. Excellebt read, and highly recommended.

Love Love LOVE!! This book

Love the plot line, the charcters, the ending basically everything about this book. Pregnacy test is one of those books that u feel for the charcters the emotion comes across the page it made me laugh and it also made me tear up a little and THAT never happens:)

TOTALLY AWESOME !!! Recommend it Highly

This book is funny, sexy and made me laugh. Didn't want it to end. She is a great author!!! Check out her race track series - AWESOME!!!!!

Check it out

This is a good book and was enjoyable to read a little slow in the beginning but then became very good.

Such a Cute story

I really liked this story, I have read better and more intense romances stories. But this one was so real, and touching. I loved it.

The Pregnancy Test

What can I say about this book other than delightful! I've read many of Erin McCarthy's book. They are excellent, and this one is no exception. There are very few books that bring a smile to my face, but this one certainly did. I laughed so hard my husband looked at me like I was crazy. Great work as always!

Cute Book

Cute Book

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I loved this book!

This a heart warming book!I cryed and laughed and fell in love with both Damien and Mandy!Erin McCarthy is this best author!

Wonderful book!

This book was so good - I loved every moment of it. Some books get boring after the first few pages however, this one was fabulous all the way through. I would positively recomend it.

Cute and sexy

This was a fun read. It's funny, romantic, hot and sexy. Good chick lit right here.

HiLaRioUs and HoT! What a great combo!

I abso-freaking-lutely LOVED this story. It was hilarious and sweet and steamy. How she did that? I have no idea. I'm not one to really want a funny romance, but Erin McCarthy made this work for me. When I wasn't grabbing ice water--during those intenese, sexy, hot love scenes--I was laughing myself silly. I urge you to run to the store and get this book. You will NOT be sorry!

I laughed out loud!

This was my first book by Erin McCarthy and I loved it. I found myself laughing out loud at the humor she put into it. I can't wait to read more of her books.

Outstanding

I think that everyone women should read this book. I enjoyed it so much words just don¿t do it justice!

You'll tingle all over!

I bought this book after working a 12 hour shift and started reading it. I finished reading it in 5 hours. This book's detail was amazing! It made me laugh and held my attention when I should have been in bed. Its a must read!!!!!