Book review: THE VARSITY DAD DILEMMA, by Lex Martin

 I enjoyed reading this book so much! Very yummy, with rowdy football players, a precious baby girl and the neighbor who hated them and all the riotous parties they held.  

Gabby and Rider used to date during freshman year, but then Rider ghosted her.  Now they’re neighbors, Gabby hates Rider,  and even Gabby’s brother Ben lives with the football players.  They call their house Stallion Station, a charming description of their party central.  

When a baby girl in a basket is left on the football porch with an ambiguous note that doesn’t make clear who is the father, the players get into a panic.  Gabby organizes paternity tests to determine which is the father, organizes a babysitting schedule, gets everyone to sign NDA’s, teaches all the guys how to make formula and change diapers, and goes with Rider to buy baby stuff. She has been invaluable helping them, in spite of being at odds with Rider and having her brother staying in the house but ignoring her.

This baby helped overcome the barriers between Rider and Gabby.  When Rider demonstrates that he’s matured and is now ready for more, they grow closer and face several issues.  However, there’s an ex hookup who won’t take no for an answer and keeps coming back to make trouble.  

I loved the characters in this book and how it evolved from a group of rowdy football players into actual characters that you like.  Once they know who is the father, the others rally around to help.  Gabby is instrumental in helping Rider manage studies, football and baby.  There’s a side story of Gabby and her brother; he was adopted by an uncle and she was left in the foster system.  Instead of growing together they’re almost like strangers.  It’s a typical young adult romance but I enjoyed Gabby and Rider with Poppy and the other football players.  They’re rowdy but they’re nice, funny, and great friends.  Gabby’s roommate Sienna is a wild child and very caring.  You couldn’t ask for a more lovely story!

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About the author 

Lex Martin is the USA Today bestselling author of The Varsity Dad Dilemma, Texas Nights series, and the Dearest series. She writes contemporary romance novels, the steamy kind she hopes readers love but her parents avoid. A former high school English teacher and freelance journalist who’s lived all over the country, she currently resides in her hometown of San Antonio with her husband, twin daughters, and a bunny named Dandelion. 

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