Very interesting storyline. It was a unique and cute rom-com that will have you definitely wanting more.

Whitney is America sweetheart celebrity who finds out that her frozen eggs were used through a surrogate. And now there is a 6 month old baby girl Haylee. Miles the biological father is going thru a divorce at the time. The ex wife is out of the picture. So of course Whitney wants to be apart of her daughter’s life. Whitney and Miles agree to co parent and of course things got messy and steamy.

Let’s be real here, at first I was skeptical about this book. The dialogue started off an interesting pace.

The title “one in a million” is not the proper title for this book, that’s my personal opinion. It gives off like it will be a book about Aaliyah the late singer or related to something in that way. I guess i understood the title once I finished the book.

It was a slow drag in the beginning, but once you understand the plot it will pick up! Felt like a drama soap opera.

There were some good parts that i did enjoy overall. I love the friendship that Whitney had with her close circle. She was America sweetheart.

Thank you NetGalley for the arc!

WOW. This story was a crazy RIDE! Imagine storing your eggs because your career as a singer, actress, and superstar keeps you too busy to have a child. Then, one day, you get a call that the fertility clinic made a devastating mistake. Your egg was accidentally used to conceive a married couple’s child. To make matters even more complicated, you and the couple are of different races, making the mix up instantly apparent when the baby is born.

Myles and Holly were the married couple caught in this nightmare. Unfortunately, Holly couldn't bring herself to love a child that wasn’t biologically hers. But Myles? He loved his daughter unconditionally. In the wildest turn of events, he meets his daughter’s biological mother, Whitney, and what starts as a co-parenting journey quickly spirals into a whirlwind parents with benefits relationship.

I have never read something so wild and unique! The plot twists were unexpected, and the steam? Oh, it was steamy. The concept itself was bold and well-executed, making for an unforgettable read. However, Myles as the male main character wasn’t always easy to love. He embodied the grumpy-sunshine trope, which isn’t always my favorite, and at times, his character felt frustrating rather than swoon-worthy.

Overall, One in a Million was an incredibly creative and entertaining read with intense emotions, shocking twists, and undeniable passion. While the MMC wasn’t my ideal, the originality and execution of the story made up for it.

This book missed the mark for me.

The writing felt kind of all over the place. I feel as if we were introduced to mutliple characters for no reason. It distracted me from the story wondering when these people would actually appear down the line. I found the concept to be interesting for a story but did not find it well executed. What caught me off guard was the insensitive nature of the MMC. He lacked emotional maturity given the circumstances which were of no fault of the FMC. I found the connection between the two characters to be lacking. There was more telling than showing and I found I couldn't fulled be immersed into the book or get behind this love story.

As someone who loved Jane the Virgin I was so happy to see this book! It was a nice quick and easy read. I did have trouble understanding some scenes with the sudden switch in POV (but that could’ve just been the formatting of the book). There was a lot of side character intros that ultimately didn’t mean much for the story. The chemistry between the two characters did seem to just come out of nowhere but it’s not something I minded. Overall, it was solid and I would reread whenever I want to just relax and read something sweet.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book! The plot was engaging and full of twists that kept me hooked until the very end. The characters were well-developed and relatable, and I found myself really connecting with their journeys. The pacing was just right, balancing action with moments of reflection. However, there were a few areas where I felt certain storylines could have been explored a bit more deeply. Despite that, the book offered a memorable experience, and I’d definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a thought-provoking read!

Grateful to Netgalley and The Hive for this e-ARC. One in a Million gave me big made for movie-vibes-and not just because it centers around Sahara/Whitney, a music turned movie star who accidentally ends up the mother of Myles’ daughter through fertility center fiasco. This seemed like a great concept for film, as it did suffer from pacing and over-exposition in written form. There are a lot of names in this book, which I’m guessing is part of an interconnected universe of stories and I think could have been more Easter eggs to other books vs. so much detail that detracted from a really interesting plot and relationship between the characters. It is a very, very fast read and I absolutely recommend it if you’re looking for something to binge on a sunny afternoon for a little extra dopamine. I think this book has so much promise and it will appeal to many romance readers!

My biggest reason for wanting to read this book was the title and cover. And i really wanted to enjoy this book, but in ultimately fell short for me.
The random time jumps, stories that weren't fully explored/forgotten about weren't the only issue. I also didn't feel real chemistry between Myles or Whitney. And once they got together their situationship/relationship nearly focus mostly on sex.

3 stars (if it wasn't an e-arc i would probably rate lower)

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book. All thoughts are my own.

So…I’ll be honest. This wasn’t bad but it wasn’t great either.

Pros:
* Unique storyline
* Diverse cast
Cons:
* Awkward pacing - started but tapered off and attempted to gain momentum again but it was too late
* Multiple plot holes - conversations tended to end abruptly & plot seemed to lack direction
* Too long - in my opinion, this could’ve been novella honestly. Making it a novel just drug the storyline out.
* Title - I believe the title was selected along with the cover to gain buzz for this book. I’m sure plenty of people (me included) mainly chose to read this because it reminded us of the late great singer and actress Aaliyah.

I think this story needs a good revamp to fix the above mention issues to take it from fine to great.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC of this book!

This book is a very unique play on the secret baby trope and reminded me of the show Jane the Virgin. We get to see Myles and Whitney/Sahara learn to co-parent after the complicated way they are brought into each other’s lives and eventually fall in love.

I did not realize this was part of a series so I was a little confused in the beginning, but overall this reads as standalone. I really enjoyed this one and definitely recommend!

3.4

Thanks so much to Netgalley and Graydon House for an ARC of this title! When I heard about One in a Million, I was ecstatic. It had all my favorite tropes — coparenting, BWWM, forced proximity, and the whole nine yards. The main few problems I had were with the execution. This one never really got off the ground for me. Firstly, the sheer amount of characters in this book is alarming. Granted, most of them were Whitney’s friends and appeared in bite sized cameos throughout the book, but it was still entirely too many. Very few of them had actual influence on the plot and felt like they were mostly just there to establish her Beyoncé-like status by surrounding her with a circle of friends. Second, I wish I saw more of Myles attempting to learn and teach his daughter Black culture. Having a mother of her own race to show her is a thousand times better than a white man looking up YouTube tutorials on how to do cornrows, but I still felt like he was a bit too stubborn on the “I can be everything Haylee needs” front. Lastly, I wasn’t particularly buying the chemistry between Myles and Whitney. It felt as though the readers were being told by other characters that they were a good match because of…reasons…rather than actually being shown this in the way that they’re written. Frankly, they bored me, and I only really enjoyed the scenes where they were with their daughter. Onto the good, I liked Haylee and her cute face (even though she is a book character) and never got tired of the baby being present in the plot. I loved how hands-on Whitney was willing to become the mere second she found out she had a daughter, not a lot of people would be willing to do that. All in all, this one scored a 3.4 out of 5 stars for me.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this eARC.

Definitely was drawn in by this beautiful cover. This is a new to me author. I thought the book ok. I didn't necessarily love it. I wasn't able to fully connect with the characters throughout the story.

4.5 ⭐️ ! This book gave me all the feels! Very much giving Jane the virgin but even more complicated! And the tea was very hot! This unconventional book story centers Myles, a newly divorced single father who’s wife divorced him because she couldn’t accept their surrogate child who happens to not be her biological daughter but his bio daughter, and Sahara and or Whitney, the biological mother of his child. We follow them trying to navigate coparenting and ultimately falling love. Would definitely recommend!

First time reading Everley Kendall and I'm hooked! The cover totally drew me in, and the story kept me hooked from start to finish. Whitney and Myles were perfect together, and I loved how Natalie’s bond with her brother and niece added so much heart. The plot was so unique – a mix of secret child, enemies to lovers, and a bit of suspense. Myles and his wife Holly used a surrogate to have a child, only to discover Myles is the biological father, not Holly. Whitney, a singer/actress, learns her frozen eggs were used without her consent, setting the stage for a collision of emotions and misunderstandings. The moral dilemmas around IVF and surrogacy were so well explored, and the epilogue was everything! Highly recommend this one!

Thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin for the ARC!

It was okay. The packng of the story was a bit too slow for my liking but the plot and storyline was there.

I didn’t hate this nor did i love it. It was just alright to me. I would have liked to see more depth within the character which would allow for me to connect more with them.

Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a quick read with a different take on the surprise baby trope. Instead of a father finding out in the future that he has a kid out there that he knew nothing about, we’re introduced to Whitney Richardson, multi-talented actor, singer, and entrepreneur, who learns there was a screwup at the fertility clinic where her eggs were stored and suddenly she has a six-month-old daughter being raised by a white couple. But the twist is, the husband is actually the baby daddy and he’s not willing to give up his daughter. Whitney and Myles need to navigate this one in a million scenario and figure out what’s best for everyone involved.

Race played heavily into the plot—Whitney being Black and Myles being white and raising their biracial daughter, Haylee. The themes came up a bunch but weren’t unpacked more than stating it would be a challenge in the future.

I had a hard time connecting with this story. There felt like there were far too many secondary characters for such a short book, and I wonder if part of this is because it’s trying to tie back to things that come up in Token or setting up for future books in the series. Keeping up with all the names and how they fit into things was at times a challenge. Especially when they weren’t on page (in the action) and more the topic of conversation between other characters. The subplots could’ve been pared down to give more room for the main story to develop. There were things that were introduced but never fleshed out (like the lawsuit with the clinic) and things that could’ve easily been dropped to progress the plot more smoothly.

The pacing also threw me, and at times, I found myself going back and rereading because I was sure I’d missed a scene or something. Like how Whitney professes to loving Haylee on just her second meeting with her. I get love at first sight, but she’s only spent a handful of minutes with her at this point so not sure how she can be so certain in her assertion. There are also time jumps that aren’t always obvious, with mention of weeks passing but we aren’t shown the evolution of Myles and Whitney’s relationship and how they’re trying to work together and how those interactions have changed. This book relies heavily on telling instead of showing and it could’ve benefited by incorporating more of the latter to highlight the emotional elements of the story.

The condensed nature of the events and glossing over of details made the shift to a romantic relationship harder for me to understand and the ILYs felt out of left field without the emotional buildup. The physical relationship I could see but the rest I struggled with.

This story had a lot of promise but unfortunately didn’t quite land for me.

4.5 ★
this one was so good!! i loved the mysterious egg mix up to lovers trope. the characters were loveable and it made it compelling that there was a common enemy. also loved the lawyer x famous woman trope. overall well done romance!!

My first time reading from this author. The cover is the first thing that drew me in. The story was different for me. I enjoyed it from the beginning to end. I’d definitely recommend it to anyone. Whitney and Myles were so good together and I loved how Natalie loved her brother and niece. I also am glad Holly was found out for the dirt she did. The epilogue was amazing!

2.5 stars

The concept of this story and the cover intrigued me the most. It's sort of a Jane the Virgin plot with the added twist of the egg donor being a celebrity. While there's an interesting start, I didn't love the execution.

For all the talk and Myles' agonizing over Sahara's career, there's very little of it in the book. We hear about red carpets and photo shoots and filming, but it's never really on page. They're talking about the press hounding her, but we never see any of that on page. The closest is when her friend calls her from her house where the press have camped out - and Whitney/Sahara isn't there. I wished we'd gotten more of the exciting, celebrity lifestyle to contrast with what most of the domestic aspects of the book were.

I didn't buy that Whitney and Myles loved each other. There weren't a lot of romantic discussions or times where they just talk.

There were set ups here I wish we got more of. There was something interesting with Myles teaching her how to drive. I thought it'd be a great set up for him learning about what aspects of normal life she missed out on being a celebrity. There's a point where Whitney talks about "Operation: Win Over Haylee's Daddy" and apparently all of that took place off page. For Natalie to evaluate Whitney, I wished they'd gotten to have more contact on page.

I was confused about the progression of the story because there wasn't a solid goal we were building towards. I was searching for something as a throughline.

Overall, again the concept is so interesting. The best done parts of this book (in my opinion) were the parts where Myles and Whitney are taking care of Haylee. I also liked the brief scene of Whitney meeting Natalie. It's not super dense, so I read through this pretty quickly.

In her new/upcoming book, Beverley Kendall gives her readers a “ripped from the headlines” glimpse at the hopes and complex procedures related to IVF treatment and surrogacy and the moral and societal dilemmas faced when unforeseen mistakes occur. In addition, the author uses the tropes of secret child and enemies to lovers to craft an intriguing and heartfelt love story with secrets and suspense. Myles Redmond and his wife Holly used the surrogate route to becoming parents, they are blindsided to learn that he is the child’s parent while Holly is not! Whitney is a talented singer/actress with a popular clothing line, due to medical concerns she has frozen her eggs to ensure the possibility of parenthood later. Imagine her surprise when she finds out that her eggs have been used for strangers! With Holly bowing out of raising a child that is not hers, Myles and Whitney find themselves on a collision course of strong emotions and even stronger misunderstandings. Will Myles have to give up the child he loves so dearly, or will Whitney walk away from a child she didn’t plan at all? The premise behind this story was compelling and both characters were extremely sympathetic and likable. I enjoyed that along with the “found family” aspect, Ms. Kendall also added an element of mystery to the narrative.
Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the ARC!