I had a good feeling about this book, and I'm so glad I picked it up when it was a Book of the Month pick. I probably wouldn't have ever gotten to it otherwise, since I don't normally go for pregnancy related stories and find them hard to relate to. Something about the the way the premise was presented made me feel like there would be something special about this book that would reach me anyway, and I was right. I think the author did a masterful job with the characters. They are conflicted, complicated, but ultimately trying so hard to be good people and support each other. It is refreshing to see such a positive and thoughtful take on these various relationships that are often used like trope props to facilitate drama in similar stories. The friends-to-lovers romance is a beautiful slow burn with a touch of mutual pining. It's as delicious as the descriptions of the homemade bread Shep makes. The audiobook narrator went so hard, this was more like a voice acting performance than a book reading, in the best way! If you have any interest in anything mentioned in the summary of this book, I highly recommend giving it a try. This is a very high quality contemporary romance, and I'm eager to read more from this author, and I'm gonna see what else this audiobook narrator has done that I can listen to as well.