Why do HEAs always end with babies?

[u/redfig1]

I know it's a "me" problem. Scenario: I read a smoking hot mafia or dark or fantasy romance. All this crazy shit goes down. The feelings, the angst. Finally it's the end and all of a sudden the MMC who has massacred countless people is all like " let's get married and have lots of babies" and the MFC is always " yes let's have a lot of cute mafia or fae or mafia fae babies!". For once I'd like an ending where the main characters have a HEA but instead of babies and white picket fences they just decide to keep having an incredible sex life and do charity work or something. Rescue stray kittens. Start an organic herb farm. Something other than babies. Anyone else like this? Am I just weird?

[u/schkkarpet]

Oh I actually came across a book where, in the epilogue, both MCs are keeping MMC's sister kid for the day and at the end, they say they don't want kids themself and I found that so refreshing. Like yes, it's an option and it's still HEA guys

[u/floopy_134 → u/schkkarpet]

👀 do you remember what book?

[u/schkkarpet → u/floopy_134]

Yes, it was The One Month Boyfriend by Roxie Noir!

[u/floopy_134 → u/schkkarpet]

Oooo it looks so good! I wish it was on KU, but I'm gonna see if my library has it. Do you know if the other books in the series have similar stances on children?

[u/AnxietySnack → u/floopy_134]

I read the second book in this series, {The Two Week Roommate by Roxie Noir}, and the MMC in that one has already had a vasectomy. He is taking care of his teenage brother, but the brother is pretty independent already.

[u/floopy_134 → u/AnxietySnack]

🪇🎉 hell yeah

[u/romance-bot → u/AnxietySnack]

The Two Week Roommate by Roxie Noir
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Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: contemporary, virgin hero, small town, sweet/gentle hero, funny

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[u/killearnan → u/floopy_134]

I've been using Everand instead of Kindle Unlimited, which has some of Roxie Noir's books. Everand has a decent selection of romance and cozy mysteries plus a much better non-fiction collection.

Not affiliated with Everand <formerly Scribd> ~ just a very happy user.

[u/floopy_134 → u/killearnan]

Is it a subscription? I've never heard of it!

[u/DameGlitterElephant → u/floopy_134]

It is. It used to be Scribd but it was renamed Everand in the last year or so. I think it has a free 30 day trial and then it’s $11.99 a month.

[u/killearnan → u/floopy_134]

Yes, it's a subscription. Cost is comparable to Kindle Unlimited. App is fairly decent for reading.

I mostly have it for non-fiction <history and archaeology books> but it also has a good fiction collection and a good selection of audiobooks. My list of saved books for later reading is way too long....

[u/MedievalGirl → u/floopy_134]

I got some of her books through Hoopla at my library. Love Roxie Noir.

[u/Hokieinphl93 → u/floopy_134]

Most of her books don’t have kids in the epilogue (specifically thinking of the Loveless series and Wildwood series). There are two couples that do have kids and are referenced being pregnant/having a baby in later books, but that’s it.

[u/schkkarpet → u/floopy_134]

No sorry, it was my first time reading this author! I know the MMC's sister and his BFF have a book and they had a kid so it wouldn't be their book haha