Mommy Lit

Trade in those Manolos for the Peg Peregos! "Mommy Lit" is a fun subgenre of chick-lit fiction of single gal meets boy in the city to single gal gets married and has a baby.

Here are some fun reads from authors you may or may not know about already in the Chick-lit genre:

Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella
Part of the popular "Shopaholic" series, Becky's life is perfect, with a job at London's biggest new store, house-hunting with husband Luke, and a baby on the way, until she discovers that her new celebrity obstetrician is Luke's glamorous ex-girlfriend.
Also check out her latest follow-up to the series: Mini-Shopaholic in which her baby, Minnie, is now 2 years old.

Something Blue by Emily Giffin
Her belief in the power of beauty shattered when her fiance dumps her for a plain woman, a pregnant Darcy flees to London and struggles to rebuild her glamorous life before realizing that her past methods no longer work. Follow up to Giffin's Something Borrowed.

The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center
Struggling to deal with an advanced pregnancy and Dean, a fiance who abandons her hours before she goes into labor, Jenny Harris suddenly finds herself coping with the joys and challenges of single motherhood, a handsome and helpful neighbor, and Dean's return, as she confronts a choice between the old life she thought she wanted and the new opportunities of the present.

Gucci Gucci Coo by Sue Margolis
The proprietor of an ultra-chic, hip London baby boutique, Ruby Gold finds her own life thrown into disarray when her fifty-year-old mother announces that she is pregnant and she stumbles onto evidence of a possible shady baby-brokering ring.

Thanks for Nothing Nick Maxwell by Debbie Carbin
A sexy, single twenty-something devoted to looking fabulous and dabbling with and dumping men, Rachel Covington gets more than she had bargained for when she becomes involved with the gorgeous Nick Maxwell, who not only dumps her but leaves her pregnant, as well, forcing her to make some dramatic choices and changes in her life.

Wives of Bath by Wendy Holden
The prospects of new parenthood and birthing class bring together two very different sets of expectant parents--Hugo and his spoiled wife Amanda, who plan to use an expensive private hospital and nurses, and nature lovers Jake and Alice, who have arranged a home-delivery with birthing pool and whale music--in a whimsical social comedy.

After the Rice by Wendy French
Newlywed Megan finds her marriage to Matt compromised by her secret pregnancy, mooching family members, battling mothers-in-law, her college midterms, an infant niece left in her care, and an incontinent terrier.