Run Baby Run (Mini-Review)

Run Baby Run is the first book in Margot Scott's Daddy Loves You Series. Teagan has a dark history that has left her without a father or mother. On her eighteenth birthday she decides to get out of the foster system as she thinks her Uncle Craig will help her out. But when that doesn't work out she ends up in Jonah's home. He only agreed to help her out as Mary, his sister, asked him to. But once he sees the young woman, he can't imagine life without her.

One thing that bothers me in fiction, no matter the medium, is having blood related family being all important. No matter what a mother or father does, somehow they end up sympathetic by the end. In one sitcom, in particular, it bothers me that the mother is an outright villain but isn't treated as such. So it made me extremely happy that Uncle Craig has no redeeming qualities to him. At no point in the book is the reader supposed to take his side or understand his actions as anything but horrific. Nope, he is a horrible person and Teagan never forgives him.

I found myself really relating to Teagan. While my family isn't as messed up as hers is, I don't find a lot of connections with my family. It's as if I exist to my parents merely to be a way for them to work out their own issues. Like her I do have a very pessimistic outlook on the world, though I try to cover it up with humor. So I could understand why she doubted that anyone could care for her and she mentioned pushing people away so as to not get hurt.

Jonah is sweet as a love interest. He sees Teagan and suddenly can't live without her. What makes their relationship even more spicy is the fact that he needs to hide it from Mary. Mary worked with Teagan while the young woman was in the foster care system. So Jonah feels that Mary will get the wrong idea and he doesn't want to lose the support of his sister.

Teagan had a design for a tattoo that she'd been working on for years. I also have a design for a tattoo that I've been thinking about for what must now be decades. Though I don't have the artistic talent to draw it myself. Unlike her blackbird tattoo, mine involves a raven. Those who know me can guess why.

Really steamy sex scenes are spaced well throughout the book. So readers are able to appreciate the emotional connections between Jonah and Teagan. The first sex scene has her slipping on the floor after exiting the shower so he can find her in that state. Other times Jonah does something special so their lovemaking will be that much sweeter.

Since Teagan is always mentioned to have been such a loner, it's nice seeing her open up with other people. And since Jonah is territorial about his woman, he makes sure that any man that shows interest in her is put in his place. It's honestly not a quality I find charming in real life, but in certain books it's a nice touch.

I would recommend Run Baby Run by Margot Scott to those looking for a spicy romance that involves an age gap.