Baby Shock (Mountain Ridge Series Book 3)

Aria is a beautiful, smart young woman with a wild side. She is working for her father at his tractor dealership until she can find a job doing what she loves, photography. While at work one morning Ethan walks in to speak to her dad about part time work. Little did she know her life will change from that day on.

Ethan has been a civilian for a short time and his hours were just cut back at the station so when his sister tells him Ves’s dad is looking for help he goes to talk to him. Last thing he expected was a beautiful, young, wild child to turn his life upside down.

Aria Lawrence arrives late for work at her father’s tractor dealership, bouncing and smiling sweetly which has always worked in the past. Disappointed, her father tells her that at 21 years old, she needs to grow up and be responsible now. Drinking too much and partying late into the night just doesn’t make a good excuse. She’s always been a spoiled wild child and apparently still wasn’t ready for full adulthood.

As Aria gets the coffee going, the bell above the door rings as her best friend Amy’s older brother, Ethan Brighton, walks in. He’s looking for a part-time job since the small town police station cut back his hours as a cop, and Aria’s older sister sent him over to see her dad. Aria didn’t remember him being so tall and well-built. She’s eager to flirt, but is getting both hot and cold reactions from him that confuse her. Then he goes into her father’s office for his interview.

Eventually Ethan and Aria cannot resist their attraction and start a relationship. Although it doesn’t work out, she ends up pregnant. Is it time for both of them to grow up and examine how they really feel?

I wasn’t overly impressed by either Ethan or Aria at the start of the story line. Aria had all the qualities of an air-head who was totally immature and wrapped up in her own desirability, analyzing everything about herself and whether she should change something to attract Ethan – all this within the first 5 minutes of her seeing him. Ethan, who was 10 years older than she and was a cop, acted inappropriately in checking out her body, although he thought he was being discreet, and fantasizing about all the things he’d like to do with her. There is a time and place for these behaviors – high school, maybe? The last part of the book started improving and gave me hope for a HEA, but I think the characters needed more depth and development early on to capture the reader’s interest and support.

AN INCREDIBLE TREAT!!!
Man! Talk about a gripping experience! One masterfully laid storyline with an thrilling plot that rocks this read from the git-go. Alexis really brought out the magic in this tough as nails, on point realism that spins so intense, bursting with emotions catapulting this bad boy to life spectacularly. The tension is thick, the chemistry is hot and the suspense is skyrocketing. Twists and turns, ups and downs, along with a few bumps and bruises bring this baby together flawlessly. The characters are authentic, approachable and realistic with such depth and individuality that flow and blend smoothly. The scenes are so graphically detailed it feels as though your right there in the middle of ground zero with them. Fantastic job Alexis, thanks for sharing this little jewel with us.