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More Than We Planned

(2026)
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They planned for a baby. They didn't plan on falling in love.

At thirty-five, Delilah ‘Lilah’ Cortez is done waiting for the perfect man to magically appear. She knows exactly what she wants—a baby—and she's finally ready to make it happen on her own. The only problem? Every anonymous donor profile feels like a gamble, and trusting a complete stranger with something this important doesn't sit right with her.
When her childhood best friend, Benedict ‘Benny’ McLaughlin, discovers what she's planning, he makes an offer that changes everything.

Instead of choosing a stranger, choose him.

Fresh off a very public divorce and determined to keep his private life out of the spotlight, Benny has no interest in another relationship. But helping the girl who's been his best friend since they were kids with embarrassing nicknames feels as natural as breathing.

Before they make any life-changing decisions, they escape to Benny's family home in Puerto Rico with one goal: talk through every possibility, every fear, and every "what if."

What neither of them plans for is the quiet intimacy of sharing a home, the blurred lines between friendship and something more, or the realization that the family they've been discussing on paper might be the one they've secretly wanted all along.



Genre: Romance



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