She moved to the outback to heal her heart, never expecting to fall in love.Midwife Maeve McGill can deliver a baby with no complications, but finding love isn’t that easy. After falling for and being dumped by a doctor who only wanted her as a glorified nanny for his kids, she left her job for a position at a clinic in Wirralong. Maeve is determined to embrace her new life with the help of her … her friend, Lacey. Men are absolutely off the menu.Doctor Jace Bronson is everything Maeve’s last boyfriend wasn’t. He’s big—a big chest to lean on with a big heart and a crazy big smile she can’t resist. But Jace is a father and his job is temporary, so he and Maeve vow to keep their relationship strictly professional. Maeve doesn’t want to risk the heartbreak, and Jace wants to protect his daughter from falling under Maeve’s warm and caring spell—the way he has. They had good intentions, but love, chemistry and the magic of Wirralong have a way of bringing two wounded souls together.
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‘Maeve’s Baby‘ is the second title in the ‘Outback Brides Return to Wirralong‘ multi-author series, and delivers a romance that is big on heart, emotion, and complications.
Maeve has just accepted the midwife position at the clinic in Wirralong. She’s ready for a new start and more than happy to leave the past right where it belongs… back there in the past. Learning that the man you’d planned to marry, who you’d given years of love and devotion to was pretty much using you as a nanny for his child… no, not going to fall into that ever again. So men are pretty much off the menu for the moment. Maeve has enough on her plate getting settled and enjoying her new home, job, and friends. Yet, that doesn’t mean that she’s blind to a handsome doctor with an adorable little girl. But that’s a risk she’s not prepared to take again, or so she believes.
Jace is in Wirralong temporarily as he subs for another doctor who is waiting for his own little one to arrive. This job is not a forever place so Jace is quite content to enjoy the community, the scenery, and having his little girl nearby. Jace lost his wife and stillborn son recently, and he’s not looking to ever step back into that situation again. Loving someone is amazing – losing them is painful beyond belief, and he’s not interested. Except for Maeve, the new midwife is tempting his resolve to remain alone. They have a great working relationship, the chemistry between them is obvious, but he’d have to risk his heart again, and he’s not sure he can.
I enjoyed ‘Maeve’s Baby‘. It’s a delightful romance with believable people, a small town full of quirky characters and good friends, and while there are a few misunderstandings that get in the way, it’s overall a romance between two people who have pain in their pasts to deal with – who have to be willing to take a risk with their hearts once again. If you love a romance that will have you in tears of laughter and understanding, then this one is perfect for you.
*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher, Tule Publishing. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*
I received this arc from Tule Publishing in exchange for an honest review. This was a wonderful book. I have read all of the books in the 3 series about Wirralong. It is great how the characters in the prior books continue to appear in the new books. I also enjoy that the books in the series have each been written by a different author and they’ve worked together to make the stories flow. I loved the main characters of Maeve and Jace in this book. Both characters are new to town. The main doctor’s wife and the midwife are both pregnant and due a week apart.
Jace, a pediatric physician, has come to fill in for 6 months for his good friend Ben, the town’s physician so he can stay home with his soon to be 5 children. He demonstrates what a caring and compassionate man he is. The back story for Jace was heartbreaking in that he lost his wife and baby in childbirth. He soldered on raising his daughter Jemima alone. The offer to help gave him a chance to get away from the memories for awhile.
Maeve has moved to Wirralong permanently from Perth to take her friend Lacey’s midwife position as her 2 children will keep her busy. She escaped from her own heartbreak. Her fiancé went back to his ex wife and she lost the children she had been playing mother to. Maeve and Jace hit it off, both respect the other’s medical abilities and enjoy working together. She meets Jemima and the two really like each other. She worries that both will get attached and Jace will leave in 6 months. She cares about her patients and is a genuine and lovely person.
Both Jace and Maeve feel a pull towards the other and both fight it. Jace feels he is unfair to his late wife and Maeve is afraid she’ll get her heart broken. They decide to stay professional in the office but act on their friendship outside of work. When Holly goes into labor, Maeve comes to her house to stay with the children and Jace and Jemima join her to help out. They spend time together, sharing meals and having discussions on their feelings.
I enjoy reading Fiona’s books. I reread both Holy’s and Lacey’s books prior to reading this book. I loved the storyline, and the very likable characters. This is a five star book that makes you feel good. I look forward to reading more by this author as well as the rest of this series.
I am liking this new series which seems to all feature babies. Maeve’s Baby (Outback Brides Return to Wirralong #2) is not at all what the name implies. Fiona McArthur takes one thought of comment in the latter part of the story to give this book its name. Pretty creative since it encouraged me to keep reading to see where this baby came from.
The story centers on two newcomers to Wirralong. Midwife Maeve McGill has bought a small farm, planning to make her home there. Doctor Jace Bronson along with his young daughter are only there helping out for a few months. Right away you can see the problem. However, both have some baggage that came they must work through before anything other than friendship can be truly developed. The story deals with all that working though the issues while supporting characters who meet in previous books have babies.
While the story is solid I felt that the working out their differences happened very quickly near the end. I am not sure that I felt it was within how the characters had been behaving. Still the last chapter was perfect. The visits to this Australian town are such an enjoyable read. You can’t help but be happy for a small town that is being revitalized. It gives inspiration for the real small towns across the world. Maeve and Jace are just the kind of people you would want to join your small town population.
An ARC of the book was given to me by Tule Publishing which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
A deeply emotional tale of two wounded hearts that find their HEA. Midwife, Maeve and Dr. Jace both are new to the medical community of Wirralong. They have broken hearts from previous heartbreaks, but will soon learn to trust each other find their HEA.
I loved this sweet romance full of emotion, banter and love. A great small community with great friendships and the importance of family. I had a hard time putting this book down, I highly recommend.
Once again we have returned to Wirralong and once gain it is spreading its charm. Somehow all the woman that arrive in Wirralong find the perfect man for them and Meave is no exception
Meave McGill is a very talented midwife she can deliver just about any baby but she is fairly sure she will never have a baby of her own after all she has really bad taste in men for example her last boyfriend a doctor actually only wanted her so she could care for his children not the life she wanted. So she has packed up her bags and come to work at the clinic in Wirralong There she meets Dr Jace Bronson he is everything she could want in a man but he is only at Wirralong for a while and doesn’t want his daughter getting attached and then ripping her away from Meave so they decide to only have a business relationship Somehow that doesn’t work and soon they are falling in love but can they have a future You will have to read to see
Maeve and Jace’s story in Maeve’s Baby by Fiona McArthur, book two in the Outback Brides Return series is a tale filled with emotions, friends, and healing. After being dumped by a doctor who only wanted her as a glorified nanny for his kids, Midwife Maeve McGill left her job to take a position at a clinic in Wirralong. Maeve is determine to enjoy her new life; especially with the help of her friend Lacey. Doctor Jace Bronson is a widow with a young daughter who temporarily moved to Wirralong to cover for a friend on paternity leave. From the moment he met Maeve, Jace knew they shared an unexpected connection. They decide to keep their relationship professional as Maeve wants to avoid heartbreak and Jace wants to prevent his daughter from falling under Maeve’s warm and caring spell; like he has. These two had good intentions, but chemistry and the magic of Wirralong has a way of bringing two wounded souls together to not only heal but to also fall in love
Ms McArthur wrote a wonderful, sweet and emotional story that is definitely not to be missed. She provided a tale rich with chemistry, fun banter, and charming characters giving Maeve and Jace a chance to heal their wounded hearts, a supportive community, and a forever love. I highly recommend Maeve’s Baby to other readers and look forward to the next book in this series.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
Maeve’s Baby by Fiona McArthur
She moved to the outback to heal her heart, never expecting to fall in love.
Midwife Maeve McGill can deliver a baby with no complications, but finding love isn’t that easy. After falling for and being dumped by a doctor who only wanted her as a glorified nanny for his kids, she left her job for a position at a clinic in Wirralong. Maeve is determined to embrace her new life with the help of her friend, Lacey. Men are absolutely off the menu..
Doctor Jace Bronson is everything Maeve’s last boyfriend wasn’t. He’s big—a big chest to lean on with a big heart and a crazy big smile she can’t resist. But Jace is a father and his job is temporary, so he and Maeve vow to keep their relationship strictly professional. Maeve doesn’t want to risk the heartbreak, and Jace wants to protect his daughter from falling under Maeve’s warm and caring spell—the way he has.
They had good intentions, but love, chemistry and the magic of Wirralong have a way of bringing two wounded souls together.
This Maeve McGill and Doctor Jace Bronson’s story.
And this new midwife is a friend of hers from Perth. Holly interviewed her via video conference and we met her in person last week. We’re very impressed. Lacey and her friend are both women’s health nurses, and I know Lacey’s incredible with the mums and bubs in town. Between her and Holly we have nearly every family in town on our books.’
Maeve McGill woke to the sound of birdsong and the munch of … maybe a goat? … eating grass outside her window? She hoped it was grass and not the one flowering bush she was sweating on to flower. Lacey had exaggerated the flowers. Though, it could be a brush-tailed rock-wallaby. Nobody could stop the wallabies from going through the fence or bouncing over it.
She’d thought she’d shut the gate into the paddock yesterday afternoon, hence the goat query, but she was still learning to be a farmer. She dragged her head from the most comfortable pillow in the world and peered blearily through the curtain-free window.
Who needed curtains when you had no neighbours? No two-legged ones anyway.
Jace squeezed his daughter tight against him briefly and the little girl slipped both arms around her daddy’s neck. ‘Not a hope.’ Jace looked away. ‘It’s been two years and we’re getting good at juggling, aren’t we, Jem?’
‘I take my hat off to all single parents. You’re doing a great job.’
Jace could see Ben meant that. His friend understood how badly Jace wanted Jemima to grow up happy, despite not having a mother.
I highly recommend reading.
Maeve’s Baby by Fiona McArthur is a 5 star book.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Fiona’s Books with Tule:
Holly’s Heart
Outback Brides
Outback Brides of Wirralong:Lacey
Outback Brides of Wirralong
Maeve’s Baby
Outback Brides Return to Wirralong
Outback Brides Return to Wirralong
Book 1
Matilda Next Door by Kelly Hunter
Book 2
Maeve’s Baby by Fiona McArthur
Book 3
Serenity’s Song by Cathryn Hein
Book 4
A Nanny Called Alice by Barbara Hannay
This book is the second in the Outback Brides Return to Wirralong series and I was given an advance reader’s copy of it in exchange for my review.
This book has so many of the things I love, a small town, interesting characters , heck there is even a horse and of course a HEA is a given.
Read this one and let the ending leave you all book satisfied.
Maeve’s Baby, written by Fiona McArthur, is book #2 in Tule Publishing’s Outback Brides Return to Wirralong series. Anytime that the reader can return to the outback community of Wirralong… it’s a very good thing for the reader! Wirralong is small, and remotely located, but it is full of genuine, caring citizens. These supporting characters add so much richness to every Wirralong story, this one included.
This story revolves around recently hired nurse and midwife Maeve McGill, and temporary replacement doctor Jace Bronson. Maeve is healing from a two-year relationship with an egotistical mate and his small children, which ended badly when he remarried his previous wife. It was a nice clean turn of events for everyone except Maeve. She has recently purchased a ranch outside Wirralong, and is determined to heal, and live her best life. Enter Dr. Jace Bronson, and his small daughter, Jemima. There is an instant attraction between Maeve and Jace, but both are hesitant. Jace is healing too… it’s been two years since his wife and second child died in a tragic delivery that turned fatal. Maeve is a superb nurse, but Jace has emotional roadblocks concerning childbirth, and midwifes vs hospitals.
Despite two problematic deliveries by two personal friends, Maeve and Jace push their differences aside because their attraction is just too strong. Will Maeve and Jace be a temporary fling, or will a wedding be in their future? Will Jace decide to stay in Wirralong, thus giving them a chance to be a real family? Will Maeve and sweet little Jemima bond over their love of horses? I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is beautifully written, and very easy to read. I will be coming back to Wirralong soon, very soon!
Welcome back to Wirralong. Maeve is a nurse and a midwife and has moved out to rural Wirralong to be a midwife and nurse. She was ready for a change and living in a rural community is what she is ready for.
Jace and his young daughter have temporarily moved out to Wirralong for a six month break from their life in Sydney. Jace is on a re-set of his life as a pediatrician and to focus on his daughter after the death of his wife a few years ago.
Both Jace and Maeve discover they work very well together and there is also an attraction to each other. Mauve also is finding herself falling for Jace’s charming daughter Jemima. But there are some tensions between the two since Jace has some issues with midwives because of what happened when his former wife died giving birth.
This is a wonderfully written story in a wonderful small Outback town by Ms. McArthur. But it didn’t engage me despite me loving every other book set in the wonderful town of Wirralong. The characters are well written and a good storyline. But for me, it is missing something. Having said that though, it is a nice summer read.
Even though this is book #2 in the current series, you can read each one individually and in any order.
I did receive a copy of this novel in advance from the publisher in exchange for a fair and unbiased review for which I would like to thank Tule Publishing for doing.
An absolutely captivating and wonderful story of love overtaking doubts, insecurities, and will power. Simply lovely and engaging.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Foreplay. That’s what this book felt like to me. Foreplay. I lot of build up but, unfortunately, not as much of a payout I was hoping for.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy that slow build with simmering chemistry. It’s fun and can be a bit intense. The anticipation is half the fun. In this story, it actually worked quite well for the situation Maeve and Jace were in; their pasts and foreseeable futures. Once they give in to those feelings a bit, they start a sweet courtship that is super sexy while also being somehow quite innocent. The problem? The story went from anticipation and sweetness to HEA the end in the blink of an eye. While Jace and Maeve get their closure, it seemed so rushed considering how slow the build up had been. Quite frankly, I wanted more.
It’s always hard for me to review a story when there is a lot I like about the book and it brings joy. If it had just been the too of an quick ending, I would be rating this one much higher. But there are some glaring inconsistencies with the tale and that is my pet peeve. Timelines and details have got to be paid attention to by the author. There are times Maeve seems to know some information about Jace, then later she seems to be learning the same information for the first time. Times where the POV is Jace’s and abruptly switches to Maeve. The chapters are labeled with the characters, so it’s not me getting confused. And it’s not something I can overlook.
The stories in this series so far are quick and sweet reads. I just wish the writing and/or editing in this one was a bit more tight.
**I received an ARC of this book courtesy of the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely**