What Price Paradise by Katherine Allred

I don't know how or why, but I suddenly stumbled upon this book in Goodreads and when I read the description? The only thing that came to my mind was,"I gotta read this one." And so I did.

Abby is a waitress in the local bar. Having a mother for a prostitute and labeled as the town whore, the folks also see her as that. But when Tate McCullom — a rancher and raised as a responsible man,  got her pregnant on the night he got drunk and slept with her, everything seemed to change so fast for the both of them.

Tate has a fiancee, although you can't really call it like that because of their situation. They had a fight before the night Tate found out that Abby was pregnant, but knowing Diane (her fiancee), he knew she will be back to make amends with him again after her vacation in some far away place.

But he need to do what's right. And for him, the right thing to do is to marry Abby and raise their child that she was carrying. The problem is Abby has got so much pride in her and she refuses to marry him at first. But when Tate compromised with her, telling her that she can work for him as his wife, she finally agreed to marry Tate.

I've been looking for a book with a story like this for months so I am very happy that I finally found one! I love the characters especially Abby. She's very sweet and I admire her for being strong even though she always get hurt because of Tate, and I got some issues with him. I can't understand his blindness when it came to Diane and how he always tells himself that he loves her when in fact, he just feels responsible to her. And of course, I also loved the second characters! I love Buddy (Tate's brother). How he understood the situation with Abby and Tate and he didn't looked down on her even though most of the town call Abby as the town whore. And Joe! He's Tate's best friend and I love him! Especially the part when he's making Tate jealous.

The story's very cute and romantic. And I really liked the parts when Tate and Abby slowly get comfortable with each other. The ending for me was so-so, but I still liked it.

So for those who's looking for a very sweet read, this is the one for you! Highly recommended! ;)

Rating:

A+