Okay, so ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL is a friends-to-lovers-to-strangers-to-enemies-to-marrieds with a secret baby thrown in. I am pretty much anti-secret baby, with very few exceptions and this is not one of them. The charm of the supporting cast and the overarching story saved it for me, but this is my least favorite of the series. A little too angsty, with a little too much stubborn-ness on behalf of both our hero and heroine and a grovel that, while elegant, did not suffice for me, it just didn't work.

However, Probst is one of the best there is at characterizations and even when these folks were pissing me off, I was invested. It takes a special talent to do that, and while I can't say I'll revisit this one, I'm not warning others off either.

If your particular trope-nip is a lady keeping a baby from a young-ish dude because she loves him too much to hem him in, then ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL is for you. If you've read the rest of the series, but are kind of turned off, let me tell you that the wrap up for the other brothers is fantastic and I think you'll be happy to roll your eyes through Tristan and Syd's angst to see the total HEA.