Dr. Ari West’s Life Plan, Take 1:1.) Marry her college sweetheart.2.) Become a pediatrician.3.) Have a gaggle of gorgeous children of her own.Dr. Ari West’s Life Plan, Take 2:1.) Watch her dirtbag husband walk out on her.2.) Wonder what the hell to do with her empty house.3.) Become a pediatrician anyway, and to hell with men.4.) Until the strangest man in the world walks into her life, with a … men.
4.) Until the strangest man in the world walks into her life, with a delightful daughter in tow.
Sometimes things don’t go according to plan.
And falling in love with a man whose parents actually named him Oscar Wilde definitely isn’t according to plan.
But Oscar, tech billionaire and recently single father, needs help. After his young wife’s untimely death, he’s on his own–with a toddler whose fragile health leaves him constantly overwhelmed, worried, and desperately in need of a miracle.
He just never thought his miracle–renowned pediatrician Dr. West–would be so damned beautiful.
Though Oscar, too, has a plan. And that plan never accounted for falling in love again. They could be perfect for each other…or they could tear each other apart, as their present attraction fights with the ghosts of their pasts.
But Ari’s too determined to give up.
And one way or another…she’ll have both the babe, and the tech baron she’s starting to love.
The Baron and The Babe is a full-length standalone novel in The Heart Lines series, which can be read in any order. With a gorgeous HEA ending and no cheating, you’ll fall in love with this 18+ only story
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The Baron and The Babe: A Billionaire Medical Romance (Heart Lines Book 1)
by
Larissa de Silva
Narrated by: Renea Thompson
I received a copy from the author and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
Doctor Ari West, a married succesful pediatrician, anyone would be envious to be in her situation, but something is missing from her life and that is her own baby. Struggling to become pregnant and seen as a failure to Roger, her husband, his solution is to leave and file for divorce.
Oscar Wilde, a tech billionaire and recently widowed is paranoid over the health of his toddler daughter, Tatiana. After losing his wife Camilla tragically to cancer he blames himself for not recognising the signs sooner. Did he miss something? Was there something he should have done? Could it have been prevented? He transfers his feelings of anxiety and stress to his daughter, constantly worry over any small sign of illness, a slight sniffle or a cough could be something serious so he seeks out not only one medical opinion but several, not trusting himself or any professional…until Ari.
Ari is different, she is caring, reassuring and attentive to not only Tatiana but also to Oscar. Ari can’t stop herself, she knows they could be crossing boundaries and tells herself repeatedly that her meetings with Oscar are solely for his daughters benefit. She doesn’t need this now. He doesn’t need this now, but love has other ideas.
This is a smooth flowing romance of boy meets girl that flows easily, who can deny true love? The characters are likeable and both know it isn’t the right time and try to fight their feelings for one another, a typical “ it’s complicated “ situation. But add in a toddler, a divorce, a dirtbag of a husband and you have a whole other story! Although it is a sweet romance there are also several steamy adult moments.
The narration is descriptive and spoken at a natural steady pace. I particularly liked how each chapter was narrated from the viewpoint of a different character giving the listener the opportunity to become aware of each persona more profoundly. Renea Thompson has a vocal style and tone aligned with the written style but I felt that in the dialogue she doesn’t always connect emotionally with the content.
Overall it was an enjoyable book with a happy-ever-after, an “ every cloud has a silver lining” kind of tale.
I received a free copy of this book from Larissa, and I am so glad I did. This is the first one of Larissa’s works that I have read, and I am thrilled that I have found another great romance author. The story was sweet and easy to become absorbed in, and the characters were easy to love. This is a great book, and I look forward to discovering more of her works.
Loved the book, the story was well written and the characters were intriguing. Once I started I could not get enough, from the start till the end I was engrossed I was even on the edge of my seat with twists and turns, lust and passion, strength, erotic and happiness with a Reverse Harem Romance with happily ever after. Do yourself a favor and buy the book you want be disappointed.
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Oscar’s worried about his daughter’s health. Ari is her new pediatrician. Not only does she go above and beyond to help Tati, but holy crap – she’s gorgeous. The enter into a fragile relationship, only to have their pasts block their chance at happiness. This book is a really nice surprise, from this new-to-me author. I think that Oscar is just a little too obsessed about Tati, but he really does love her and is trying to do his best as a single dad. I really like these two together. Tati is just adorable, a real scene-stealer at times, and it’s hard to pull anything over on her (“she lives here now”). I’m looking forward to the next book in this new series.
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Reawakening her dreams when she least expected it
The Baron and The Babe is the first book in the Heart Lines series by Larissa de Silva. This is an interesting story about a woman who’s life was well planned out with everything in order. The only problem is that as with all plans actual life has a way of blowing you plans completely apart and things can messy quickly. At least that is what happens with Dr. Ari West’s life. But she readjusts, perseveres while moving ahead with some of her plans and leaves some of them by the side of the road completely. Or so she thought as all it takes is one cute little patient, one overprotective single father and all of a sudden some of those plans start coming back to life within her heart.
This is a sweet story that is low on the drama and angst scale for what the story-line is. But it is well written, with nicely developed characters and is easily read. Overall this is an entertaining book.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. My opinions are all my own.