I like how this dives straight into things and we gets bits and pieces of Brax and Cara's one night stand along the way and how it plays into things. So Braxton has a right to be upset when that one night stand didn't end well considering the whole time was great but the after went awry. Kinda hard not hard to feel for Cara when she's sickly and weak and not understanding why Braxton is upset.

Braxton for his rough appearance is kind qnd sweet and only wants to take care of Cara and his baby. While I get Cara's hesitance to jump into everything it's actually smart of her. They have their share of misconceptions and misunderstandings along the way navigating this whole new relationship and thing they have gone into and it was interesting to see.

A learning curve for them both, Cara leaning on Braxton for support and Braxton being a dad. I can truly appreciate their slow progression as it's never not complicated that situation. The heartwarming and sweet moments between them as they grow together too. It's not always smooth sailing so it felt realistic, Braxton proved himself.

Sometimes things aren't how you planned them but turn out for good. It maybe the people you least expect to step up and do it well as the case here is, that one moment that attracted Braxton and Cara may have defined it but they made their way to

4 Stars

Knocked Up may be the second title in the Crazy Love series, but I haven’t read the previous title and didn’t feel lost in any way. Knocked Up is a charming, sweet accidental pregnancy story.

Braxton is an endearing, brooding, tattooed alpha. A savvy business man, he’s just as determined in his private life to go after what he wants as he is in business. He’s kind, generous, talented , loving and loyal and the he’s not going to let the one thing missing from his life slip through his fingers.

Cara is independent, honest, hard-working and level headed. Despite the connection and chemistry this pair share she makes Braxton work to gain her affections.

This pair both have demons they need to obliterate before they can find a happy ever after in each other’s arms.

Thank you so very much to Netgalley, Random House & Loveswept for allowing me to read this book for free in exchange for an honest review 🙏🏻❤️


Oh my gosh can we say Swoon 😍😍
Braxton Henley why can't you exist in real life... or do you!!??

Taken directly from the words of Cara " Heart.Melt.Puddle.Floor." - describes this book quite well!


Thrillers , horror & dystopians are definitely my genre of choice but I'm totally not ashamed to admit that I love a Great romance every once in a while & this one was fantastic!!

I flew through this book within 24 hours and loved every moment of it! When their hearts beat fast so did mine, when they were sad I was devastated! ! I was fully invested in their relationship & the baby just as if "squirt" was mine! I could totally relate to all of the supporting side characters as well, even the ones that I didn't particularly like! Nice parents, right!?

I totally loved the baby name , I'm such a sap! I predicted the gender totally wrong though ! A pleasant surprise!


I hope to hear more from these two in a sequel & I do hope they keep Lucy ❤️🐶


Stacey Lynn is an author I now follow on goodreads & I will definitely be checking out the rest of her books!

Knocked Up by Stacey Lynn is book Two in the Crazy Love series. This is the story of Braxton and Cara.
Braxton owns tattoo parlors and is now successful in his choice of career but things were not always that way. Always wanting a family but it never came to be. Now he is out his best friends wedding and thinks to sleep with the maid of honor, Cara. They had a hot encounter but Cara finds out later that the night has left her expecting a child. Cara parents were very strict with her but working toward doing what she wants lead her to the night of passion. Thinking that when she tells Braxton that he won't be there for her she is surprised that he seems to want to be. Braxton thought the morning after that Cara was just slumming it with him the way she reacted to him. Sow when she comes into MadInk he first acted like he didn't know her but when he found out she was having his kid he dropped that attitude.
Both really has a preconception of the other during and after that night. So besides watching them handing the pregnancy it was great seeing how they learned about each other....looks don't tell your story..actions do.
Loved it!

Knocked Up was such an amazing story with such relatable characters! I absolutely loved that she wasn't willing to give up everything just because he said he would take care of her. She wanted to be able to say that she could handle things on her own until she couldn't any longer, But he was always willing to do whatever he could to make this easier on her. Even if both of them made mistakes it was still worth the effort to show that they could be together and parent their child!

I received a copy of this story from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is such a welcome breath of fresh air after the last book I read! It was light and quick and just what I was looking for. The characters were distinct and dynamic and the whole story moved nicely. I didn't have much emotion invested into them but I did what to know how it all wrapped up. It was a great palate cleanser.

I am disappointed with the missed opportunity for the cover. Braxton is this built, scruffy dude covered in tattoos. The cover would have been WAY more compelling had it utilised that description more.

So "accidental baby" isn't a trope that I normally go for. I don't have anything against it, but sometimes it's hard to pull off without being super-angsty and filled with drama. Knocked up wasn't like that – I really liked this story and it felt believable to me.

Braxton is sweet and swoony – and honestly, it was like he had THE perfect reaction to finding out he was going to be dad. He went all-in but was willing to work with Cara's reluctance to rely on anyone else. And Cara is strong and independent, refusing to live her life for her parents although it would undoubtedly be easier for her if she did.

Despite not being angst-filled, never fear – there is some towards the end when Braxton acts like an idiot, but all is soon resolved. My two "issues" were fairly minor and really didn't have anything to do with the plot: 1) if the hero is supposed to be an ink-covered owner of a tattoo shop, why is the cover model totally ink-free 2) what did they decide to do with Lucy? We got no real confirmation on that.

*I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

in knocked up, cara finds herself knocked up after a one-night stand. of course, the guy happens to be her best friend's husband's best friend. so she knows how to find him. she's just afraid of his reaction.

when she finally finds braxton to tell him about the situation, she's surprised to find that he's mad at her. angry, resentful. because he believes that she things he's trash. that sleeping with him was a disaster. what he doesn't know is that cara thinks she is trash. that she is the disaster.

once they clear the air, however, braxton quickly proves himself to be kind, supportive, and all in. and most of the novel is spent dealing with cara's baggage and need to be independent and need to be loved unconditionally.

there's a moment where braxton almost lets his own demons get the better of them. but when they both take a moment and really listen, they figure their baggage out. and so that even though everything in their relationship happened backwards and too fast, they come out of it stronger. for keeps stronger.

**knocked up will publish on june 12, 2018. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/random house publishing group (loveswept) in exchange for my honest review.

Cara wasn’t expecting an night of fun to turn into an unplanned pregnancy but telling Braxton about it was never in question, his response was certainly unexpected though. Knocked Up is kind of a story of overcoming obstacles and finding yourself along with it being a love story. There are lots of hot and steamy moments but also so many tender moments that will make your heart melt. Loved this story.

Knocked Up is a fun, quick easy read that had me hooked from the start. Braxton is my favorite kind of BBF, all tattooed bad boy on the outside, and sweet, softy on the inside. I fell for him fast and hard, and I couldn't get enough.
I really enjoyed this one and can't wait to see what Ms. Lynn brings us next!

3.5 stars overall

Knocked Up is a sweet story about Cara and Braxton and the aftermath of their one night stand. It’s sweet and funny and down to earth, touching on some real life pregnancy issues…especially the morning sickness.

Cara is an independent woman. She tries to live her life to make herself happy, being true to herself is important to her. Living on her own, working a job that she wants and supporting herself are her goals…..but then it happens. She finds out she’s pregnant and her whole life is about the change. I liked how real her feelings were - scared, unsure, nervous and protective.

Braxton is also independent. He is a business owner, spending his day inking people at MadInk, he’s making a name for himself and striving to be the best person he can. My first impression of him was “DICK”, but after the bomb that Cara drops on him settles in he becomes a completely different guy. He is caring and loving and interested in everything that has to do with Cara’s pregnancy, and not out of a sense of duty, but because he wants this.

I don’t just want this baby, I want a family.

Cara who doesn’t really see it that way. I mean come one, she’s a nervous wreck and doubting Braxton’s feelings on this.

This guy takes in abused animals, and I’m his new pet he thinks he has to nurse back to health.

The blossoming of their friendship was important to Cara. They barely know each other and now they are on one of the most important journeys of their lives. Together they are sweet and sexy, yet still unsure and insecure about how things are going. I loved how they worked together, supported one another in ways their own families couldn’t and how they care so much for their “squirt” the whole time.

We’re not a disaster, Cara. We’re a work in progress.

I found this book to be a very enjoyable read with the great character and storyline development which made it very hard to put this book down!

I like how this dives straight into things and we gets bits and pieces of Brax and Cara's one night stand along the way and how it plays into things. So Braxton has a right to be upset when that one night stand didn't end well considering the whole time was great but the after went awry. Kinda hard not hard to feel for Cara when she's sickly and weak and not understanding why Braxton is upset.

Braxton for his rough appearance is kind qnd sweet and only wants to take care of Cara and his baby. While I get Cara's hesitance to jump into everything it's actually smart of her. They have their share of misconceptions and misunderstandings along the way navigating this whole new relationship and thing they have gone into and it was interesting to see.

A learning curve for them both, Cara leaning on Braxton for support and Braxton being a dad. I can truly appreciate their slow progression as it's never not complicated that situation. The heartwarming and sweet moments between them as they grow together too. It's not always smooth sailing so it felt realistic, Braxton proved himself.

Sometimes things aren't how you planned them but turn out for good. It maybe the people you least expect to step up and do it well as the case here is, that one moment that attracted Braxton and Cara may have defined it but they made their way to their own happiness.

Braxton and Cara were so wonderful. Braxton was a man with a great of gold, but tried to hide it under a rough exterior. Coming from nothing, working hard, and accepting help when it unexpectedly was given, has made him a lot of money. Unfortunately, the one night stand that he had, at a wedding, didn't go the way he had hoped. He actually liked her, but she ran out, after dating it was a mistake. When she shows up at his tattoo shop, months later, and tells him that she is pregnant, he immediately steps up.
Cara came from money, but her parents were jerks. She never stopped thinking about Braxton, and didn't mean what he thought she meant about their night together. When she finally gets the courage to tell him the truth, she didn't expect him to react the way he did.
He tries over and over again to show her how he feels, but she has walls up to protect herself. As one thing after another happens and he keeps surprising her (he was so attentive and understanding) they both start having feelings. Unfortunately, a misunderstanding, get parents, and his friend have a very bad affect on their relationship. Can he find a way to get her back, sometimes words and accusations hurt worse than anything.. Will she give him another chance, or will the things he said, however understandable given his past, be too much for her to forgive?
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest, voluntary review.

The old adage, "Don't judge a book by it's cover" applies to Braxton. People just see the tattoos but under all that is this man who likes to take of the people he cares about. Cara may have grown up with money but that doesn't buy love or happiness. They shouldn't be together but yet they fit perfectly. Another reason to love Braxton, he fosters dogs.

Cara came from a wealthy background, but she got tired of never measuring up to her parents high expectations. They had her future mapped out to attend law school and marry well but she decided to follow her heart and study art however she ended up getting disowned for her decision.

Braxton’s childhood was the complete opposite of Cara’s but he is happy with the life he has created as the owner of MadInk Tattoo Parlor.

They meet at their friends wedding and with romance in the air they enjoy a steamy one night stand but Cara leaves the next day before Braxton is awake. He regrets that they didn’t have more than one night so when she comes to his shop he originally believes it is for a repeat performance not with news that will shake the course of his life. Cara is shaken by the fact that she is pregnant and can barely support herself let alone a baby but Braxton shows his true character when he steps up and accepts responsibility. He wants to look after her and the baby but now he just needs to convince her.

This is a fun and flirty story but it also had an emotional pull as they try to not only maneuver a relationship but a new baby as well. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

This is a great summer read – light, funny, and a little sexy thrown in to make it interesting! Good girl meets tattooed bad boy who fosters animals and is amazing in the bedroom. Too amazing as it turns out. Fun read about a one night stand that turns into an HEA of course.

New author for me but I’ve added her to my list of ones to read!

I received an ARC from the publisher for an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was promised or received for the review.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book!! It’s rare that I read a book in a couple days but I couldn’t put it down. This is my second book by Stacey Lynn and I can’t wait to read more. But I NEED MORE of Braxton and Cara!! I wish it didn’t end, their chemistry is perfect. This story is full of heart, major hawtness, witty banter and is soooo captivating.

Braxton...gah this man is drool worthy. Frustrating at times, but his heart is so big and he’s so sweet. I can’t resist him. Who doesn’t love a tatted up bad boy with a heart of gold! He’s quick on his feet and is determined to get what he wants. In this case, Cara doesn’t stand a chance 🙌🏻

Cara is such a smart cookie! I love her tenacity, her braveness and her sass. Everything that Braxton dishes out, she can give right back.

Knocked Up definitely needs to be at the TOP of your summer TBR list! Stacey Lynn has the most effortless writing style, you’ll be sucked in immediately!! And be screaming for more, right along me 😉

This book wooza. Braxton has turned his life around and now owns a strong of tattoo palors. When his best friend gets married he decides to have a little fun and hooks up with the maid of honor for a night of fun. When Cara finds him later on to let him know she's pregnant he's not sure who's more surprised by his declaration of being all in. He's always wanted a family of his own. Cara gave up her whole life to finally start living for herself and to be an artist an now she s pregnant and the hot tattoo God wants to stick by her side. This book was sweet and funny and perfect mix of everything!

This is a nice read. There are two major themes, in my mind 1. Your family doesn't have to define you and 2. You can't judge a book my its cover. Both themes are reinforced throughout and of course there's a great romance and sexy times to sweeten the pot.

I recommend it!

I received an ARC of this book, via Net Galley, in exchange for a fair and honest review.