She wants to keep her company.I need an heir to my throne…I take what I want and make life my own.Claiming Ashley’s company will convince her to give me what I want. An heir to my fortune.I’ve got my reasons. I’m not a bad guy. Besides, her kindness matched with my killer instincts will create the perfect baby.My baby.It started out as business.And I don’t mix business with pleasure.But her … business.
And I don’t mix business with pleasure.
But her heart, and her ability to call me on my bull…
She owned me.
And when that baby bump started to show…
Game over.
She was everything I never knew I wanted.
The deal was struck.
Signed on the dotted line.
Nine months to make her mine…
CAUTION: This over-the-top romance is enticing and outlandish. If you get offended by overly passionate love, babies, and office romance, do not read. Opposites attract in this full-length enemies to lovers romance. Don’t miss this spectacular happily ever after!
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*Spoilers* Ashley and Xander are both people who appear to have “issues”. Certainly Xander couldn’t live up to his father’s vision and Ashley was quite immature. She was supposed to be focused on business to the exclusion of everything else but that was not in evidence in this book. Once she realised that her father had sold his company to Xander, her plan of action was to confront him with childish threats and insults. She even got drunk and confronted him again with her drunk threats and insults. Any professionalism she might have had went out the window. Xander was no angel and it is not clear why he is remaining in his father’s company where he has little power other than to retain some nebulous link to his deceased brother. Ashley’s values need some work as she swiftly agrees to conceive and give her baby away in order to get her hands on her father’s company. She then proceeds to get cross because Xander did not tell her his reasons for wanting the baby – even though that would have made no difference to her decision. It appeared that she was transferring her guilt over her choices over to him. Once they finally realised how they felt about each other, although most people who are having a baby together and realise they love each other would be happy, she thought they should not get together just in case they split up down the line. Maybe she did need to do some growing up! Having said all that, it’s a page turner with humorous bits!
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I very much enjoyed this book. It was a slow burn, haters to lovers story which just flowed and was so easy to read. Avery Edwards writes a wonderful story full of emotion and agnst and has a knack of pulling the reader into the turmoil portrayed in the story. Im sure other readers will feel the same way about this story, and considering i wasnt that enthused to read it, to start with; I was really nicely surprised!
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This is an enemies to lovers romance. Ashley and xander have been controlled by their fathers for years. Will they ever be afraid to make their own decisions?
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ONE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER!!!
Flaming! Avery dropped the bomb and blew this baby out of the water with this impressive storyline and gripping plot, ratcheting up the thrill and adrenaline, blasting this bad boy to life spectacularly. A raging tempest of fervent events chocked-full of daunting circumstances, blasting those swirling emotions into play front and center. Unveiling a foray of drama, angst, intrigue, misgivings, turmoil and mounting suspense spirals, ruling the roost, thrusting this gem into the eye of vortex, bursting it into a tailspin with a life altering, mind-blowing culmination. Add turmoil, escapades, havoc and perplexing situations along with a boatload of confusion, you have one block busting adventure. Witnessing the trials and tribulations, shocking twists and stunning turns, tempting our characters in ways they could have never anticipated. The attraction and chemistry sizzles from the pages and suck you in so deeply until you feel the heat and electricity thrumming through your veins. The characters are authentic and realistic with depth and qualities that transform into outstanding personalities. The scenes are strikingly sharp with abundant details and descriptions creating a colorful backdrop that makes the storyline pop. Fantastic job Avery, thanks for sharing this bad boy with us.
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Ashley’s father had sold the fun park and she had no idea other than the people there now were sick from the food they ingested. Ashly is standing in the locker room but had o idea it was the men’s locker room until she came face to face with a stranger and her being naked. He asked her name and she told him he would never see her again so what was the point. She also found out it was Spear Enterprises and the man who ran it through Google. All she wanted to do was get out of Telluride and get home to her father before the biggest mistake could be made she heard the owner was a big jerk. Ashley goes to use the sauna and doesn’t seem to seethe man from the locker room sitting in the sauna. He asked Ashley if she wanted a massage since the massage room was next door. Ashley let him have her way with her and he they couldn’t stop. Zander goes back home to find out his father had been spying on him and then announces he wants a grandchild no matter what it took. Ashley goes with her father to New York to meet with Zander Spear. Ashley couldn’t believe the man she slept with was Zander Spear. Zander fires Ashley and she proceeds to berate him. He then wants to make her a proposition but she tells him to shove it and leaves. Zander finally makes a deal with Ashley to have his baby and he will let her fun Funland but he would own the company. Ashley couldn’t believe she decided to go along with the proposition of carrying his baby. Now his father wanted to have him married with a baby and he had know idea how to pull it off. Zander’s father found out that he had entered into a contract with Ashley for a baby not a wife and baby. At that point they had no idea what the future would hold for them since he had been horrible to her the way he spoke to her the last time they were together. Ashley’s father had sold the fun park and she had no idea other than the people there now were sick from the food they ingested. Ashly is standing in the locker room but had o idea it was the men’s locker room until she came face to face with a stranger and her being naked. He asked her name and she told him he would never see her again so what was the point. She also found out it was Spear Enterprises and the man who ran it through Google. All she wanted to do was get out of Telluride and get home to her father before the biggest mistake could be made she heard the owner was a big jerk. Ashley goes to use the sauna and doesn’t seem to seethe man from the locker room sitting in the sauna. He asked Ashley if she wanted a massage since the massage room was next door. Ashley let him have her way with her and he they couldn’t stop. Zander goes back home to find out his father had been spying on him and then announces he wants a grandchild no matter what it took. Ashley goes with her father to New York to meet with Zander Spear. Ashley couldn’t believe the man she slept with was Zander Spear. Zander fires Ashley and she proceeds to berate him. He then wants to make her a proposition but she tells him to shove it and leaves. Zander finally makes a deal with Ashley to have his baby and he will let her fun Funland but he would own the company. Ashley couldn’t believe she decided to go along with the proposition of carrying his baby. Now his father wanted to have him married with a baby and he had know idea how to pull it off. Zander’s father found out that he had entered into a contract with Ashley for a baby not a wife and baby. At that point they had no idea what the future would hold for them since he had been horrible to her the way he spoke to her the last time they were together. Also, Zander didn’t know what was happening with Ashley as she wouldn’t speak to him.
Ashley’s “baby” was her father’s company, Funland that he sold out from under her to Xander Spears’ company. Xander’s father wanted Xander to show maturity and stability by creating an heir. That’s Xander’s “baby”.
The story is a fairly typical enemies to lovers trope. Xander was a little hard to keep up with because he kept going back and forth between being a real jerk to being a sweet guy. He was also admittedly a playboy and scoundrel, but we never got to see any of this. The green eyed monster making an appearance may have spiced things up.
Ashley is a fairly typical female character, abandoned by one parent (trust issues), 2.5 girlfriends (either oversharing or extreme partying) and something that she puts first instead of love that shouldn’t (career, art, ill relative, etc). I had a little trouble with her devotion to Funland because it sounded too much like a place around here called Adventureland where carnival rides go to die. I think that may have tainted my view of her although I tried not to let it.
In short, this is a average book that could use a little more oomph.
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Baby Contract by Avery Edwards is great read.captivating,interesting,fun,enjoyable and steamy with a roller coaster ride of emotion. a romance story of Xander and Ashley that will keep you entertained and hooked you from start to finish;great storyline,interetsing characters with off the charts chemistry that will melt your kindle,well done!
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This is a well written story that draws you in and keeps you engaged The characters are human in that they have their own personal demons and you can relate to them I thoroughly enjoyed this book all the way to the last page
Ashley DeMarco only has one dream in life she wants to inherit and revitalise Funland the amusement park that her family owns after all it is where she spent so much time with her single father. The her dad does the unthinkable he sells the amusement park to Xander Spear a man she has already met. Though at the time she didn’t know his name he is just the gorgeous guy she had a wonderful night with at her friends wedding. Xander has his own problems as the second son he was never supposed to inherit but fate changed that and now his father is always ready to tell him what a disappointment he is His father just wants him to settle down and produce a heir one that he can train to take over the comapny. Soon the two children hatch a plot she will bare him a child and he will give her the amusement park in return but what happens when feelings become involved will they destroy their own happiness in a quest to pacify their fathers
The chemistry between these two two strangers is undeniable. Until Ashley finds out that Xander is the CEO of the company who just bought her father’s theme park. Xander’s father threatens him to settle down and produce an heir or lose his job. Ashley can retain control of Funland if she agrees to the “Baby Contract “ and have Xander’s baby. Loved this story.
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The story was great and the characters were so well developed that I was totally engrossed in this story until the very end!
Ashley and Xander were quite the characters. Ashley is stubborn and determined to carry on with Funland amusement until the rug is pulled out from under her—by her Dad. Xander is also stubborn and trying to live up to the standards of a “ghost” and a father that is determined to kick him out of the company. While attending her friend’s wedding, Ashley sleeps with Xander without realizing who he happens to be. Well, she finds out soon enough. This crazy adventure involving business and personal struggles will keep you interested until the last page. Both of these characters needed to grow up a little and they eventually got there. Some times you don’t need a contract to negotiate what’s right in front of you. Well, it took them a little bit; but they go there.
By the way, this book is the third in the series. I didn’t know that, but I bought the two previous books and I’m glad that I did. What a terrific read!! This is the first time I’ve read anything by this author and I hope she continues to write. Great book!!
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The Dreams of the Fathers That Impact the Lives of Their Children
Ashely DeMarco’s dream was to take over the family business from her aging and ailing dad, Frank. But many would not consider the “family business,” a “real business” because the “family business” is family fun, quite literally. She wants to inherit Funland, a New Jersey amusement park where she had shared some of her happiest childhood experiences and time with her single parent dad. Now, without warning, her dad has turned her world and her dreams upside down by selling Funland, apparently ignoring and diminishing the time and effort she had spent working at Funland over the last few years, giving her total focus to reviving the amusement park. But Frank doesn’t want to control his daughter’s life or take it from her, which he knows Funland will do. He only wishes her to understand that there is so much more to life than the family business.
Unknown to her, Ashley has already met the new owner of Funland when she attended her friend’s wedding at the Lazy D Resort at Telluride. There she literally bumped into Xander Spear, heir of Spear Enterprises, but she knows him better as “mystery guy”—the unknown, deliciously gorgeous man whose words and body had seduced her in the hot mist of the sauna and with whom she engaged in even hotter sex on the massage table late into the night.
And Xander has his own battles to fight with a parent. As the son of business titan, Wilhelm Spear, his father has pushed his portfolio onto the shoulders of his second son after the unexpected death of his first son and heir Cav, a fact that dad does not fail to mention to the younger and, in the father’s eyes, lesser son. But now, dad has upped the ante. He is not happy with Xander as the company CEO; in dad’s eyes his younger son doesn’t have the right stuff—he’s a playboy. So, dad’s scheme is to let the playboy contribute the thing he does best—find a willing woman and make a baby. Papa Spear wants to be Grandpa Spear and to skip over the current generation in favor of the next. If Xander wants to run the company, he needs to provide evidence of his commitment to the company by settling down and creating the next CEO which his father can train to be a leader.
Now, thrown together by the forces of Fate or the forces of fathers with their own vision for their children’s futures, Ashley and Xander are caught in a web of their fathers’ schemes and dreams for the future of their families. But, as the children now scheme to achieve the dreams of their fathers, or what they believe those dreams to be, will they destroy their own dreams and hopes—even the unspoken dream of love and family?
Avery Edwards has crafted a fast-paced, original romance packed with engaging characters who touch the reader’s heart. She examines important issues, exploring what role a parent plays in shaping his child’s future and how that involvement impacts the parent-child relationship, and in turn, how the parent-child relationship impacts other relationships, even a romantic relationship. Framing such significant topics within a romance allows the reader to engage not only the head, but also the heart in the reading experience. Baby Contract encourages the reader to consider what is really important in life.
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This is Xander and Ashley’s story. It’s fast moving with lots of twists. No shortage of drama or emotional suspense. They each had something the other wanted, he wanted an heir and she wanted to keep her family business. This is one sexy story that’s guaranteed to heat up your Kindle. Grab a cold drink and a comfy spot because once you start reading you’ll find it hard to quit. The characters had to grow on me as they were overly likable in the beginning. There’s a lot of family dynamics in play that adds to the drama. I read an arc and voluntarily chose to write a review.
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I enjoyed this story, it is the third book in the Ranch Boys series, honestly neither Xander nor Ashley have anything to do with a ranch both being city corporate people. Ashley is bff’s with Kara and Mandy from the previous books. Ashley has a one night stand with Xander, not knowing exactly who he was until she walks into a meeting to see the man whose buying her family business. There is plenty of chemistry between Xander and Ashley, the characters aren’t incredibly likable but they do grow and mature as the story unfolds. Entertaining and well-written….