WAITING FOR FRIDAY NIGHT – Synthia Williams
Peachtree Cove , Book 2
Canary Street Press
ISBN: 978-1335430540
May 14, 2024

Contemporary Romance

Peachtree Cove, Georgia – Present Day

Single mom Halle Parker is a lot like other moms in that she has her share of headaches raising her fourteen-year-old daughter Shania. Unfortunately, Shania is asking too many questions about her father and Halle isn’t sure how to make them stop. Meanwhile, Shania is the only female on the high school’s football team and has the support of the coach, former NFL player Quinton Evans. One day, Shania reveals that she signed up for one of those DNA test sites, where she learned that her dad is none other than Quinton. Both Halle and Quinton are shocked at the news, but after connecting the dots, realize it’s true. Halle had gone through a sperm bank to get pregnant, and it turns out, Quinton had donated his sperm around the same time. It was supposed to be anonymous on both sides, but by a big coincidence, they now live in the same town. How will the three handle the new development?

Halle made the decision to keep how she came to birth Shania a secret because she didn’t want her family and friends to think she was desperate and crazy at a young age to do IVF to become pregnant. She had lost her parents and felt all alone. Raising Shania is a blessing and having her love football enough to try and make the team is a big accomplishment for someone so young. Now Halle is confronted with the realization that her baby daddy is so close. Shania wants to get to know her father, while Halle isn’t sure that Quinton is the right role model for her daughter. He played in the NFL and did well enough, plus he dated a celebrity for a long time. Will bachelor Quinton think it’s cool to be a daddy at first and then lose interest? Halle doesn’t want Shania become disappointed. 

There is a lot of emotion packed into WAITING FOR FRIDAY NIGHT by Synthia Willams. Who would have expected their sperm donor to move to town, even if it was unwitting? Shania has been asking about her father for a long time and Halle managed to shut it down—until now. Shania is uncertain about having her coach being her father. While Halle hopes the news doesn’t get out, it does, and soon there are questions about impartiality when it comes to football. Shania faces opposition from some people despite her having the ability to catch the ball. Then there is the growing attraction between Halle and Quinton. As news spreads of how they connected, so many people are speculating that they will get together as a couple. Will this happen? How would Shania feel about this?

WAITING FOR FRIDAY NIGHT is a great read for lovers of contemporary romance. Halle is used to being in control of her life but now it feels like it’s out of control. Quinton has fought hard to get where he is today and loves his job and life in Peachtree Cove. Now he has a daughter. Will he also end up with a wife? Find out the answer as Halle and Quinton navigate their new relationship in this sizzling tale. 

Patti Fischer