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The Billionaire’s Unexpected Baby by Kira Archer – a Review

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The Billionaire’s Unexpected Baby by Kira Archer – a Review

 

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One minute, pregnant Leah Andrews is throwing up over the side of a yacht andthe next, she’s married to party boy Brooks. It’s an arrangement born of sheerdesperation to save her job, but now the tabloids are all over them, their friends are running a pool betting on whether they’ll actually stay married until Baby Day, and worst of all, she and her new husband might just be falling for one another. But they belong in opposite worlds. It’ll never work.

Billionaire app developer Brooks Larson lives his life on the light side. Until he tries to play hero and claims to be Leah’s husband. Now he’s up to his ears in Lamaze classes, baby powder…and unexpected marital bliss. But he’d make a rotten husband and horrible father. Leah and the baby deserve so much better. Add in major baby daddy drama and the whole situation is the worst idea EVER. But sometimes those bad ideas might just be the best ones.

 

 

Review:

The Billionaire’s Unexpected Baby is the second book in her Winning The Billionaire series by Kira Archer.

 Leah Andrews life has taken an unexpected turn.  Pregnant (from a one night stand) and on a trip with friends for her god daughters christening she meets billionaire bad boy Brooks Larson.  Not long after their return home, Brooks slip of the tongue almost costs Leah her job at the private Catholic school she was just hired at to be a literature teacher. With no other alternative – Brooks tells Leah’s boss that she won’t be a single mother – they are getting married. And so out of necessity comes a marriage. A marriage that for all practical purposes is fake. Except neither Leah nor Brooks can deny their feelings for each other.

While Brooks has never been looking for any kind of relationship, Leah makes him think about his future. A future he wants her included in.  But the fact that Leah is pregnant with another man’s child doesn’t matter much to Brooks. That is until Brooks sees who it is – Marcus Cassidy.  An old college friend of his who stole an app idea out from under Brooks and ran with it.  While Brooks is fullfilling his obligation of pretending to be Leah’s husband his life becomes overwhelmed with baby preparations. But Brooks isn’t sure he is what Leah or her baby need in their lives. So much so that he decides to walk away – thinking he is saving her from himself. Little did he know that Leah wishes him to be her husband for now and forever. She loves him as much as he loves her. Can they make it work, even with Marcus in his childs life? Can they move beyond the fake marriage and make one of love and happily ever afters?  

I love the complexity and stubbornness of both Leah and Brooks. Even though Brooks is a billionaire – he turned out to be kind, sweet and very compassionate.  Leah is a strong, independent woman. And she will do whatever it takes to have this child and raise her properly.  But when she almost loses her job – she has no choice to go along with the plan of faking their marriage. And what ensues is beautiful and wonderful. Watching Brooks develop and open himself to the idea of marriage and kids was magical and fulfilling.  He made me laugh and smile to myself on several occasions throught the book. 

This is a stand alone book which was just wonderfully written so that if you haven’t read the first book – you will now want to! The passion and love between Brooks and Leah was delightfully written and made this a quick read. Only because I just didn’t want to put the book down without finding out what would happen next!  

Reviewed by Erin

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Sweetly, Deeply, Absolutely by Kira Archer – a Review

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Sweetly, Deeply, Absolutely by Kira Archer – a Review

 

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Hello, Mr. Right…for Now.

With a month off from culinary school, Jenny Boyd has some serious party plans. Especially when the hottest guy in the club literally lands in her lap. He’s 6’2” of cocky, sexy, man-candy, and just as commitment-phobic as she is.

She’s definitely off limits…

Graphic designer Jared Crew is shocked when his best friend’s sister-in-law doesn’t remember him right away. Luckily, she is more than willing to let him jog her memory, no complications required.

It’s all fun and games…until the condom breaks.

 

Review:

Remember my review of Totally, Sweetly, Irrevocably by Kira Archer (Sweet Love series book 2, available here), when Gina caught her ex in a rather indelicate position?  Caught in the compromising position was Jenny, who happens to be the new featured lead (and Rick’s younger sister).  Not the squeakiest clean of introductions, bit it’s Jenny’s spunk and joie de vivre that will win you over.  Sweetly, Deeply, Absolutely is the finale of the series…and it’s the way we deserved to be loved!

Then there’s Jared.  We met him early on as Eric’s BFF in Truly, Madly, Sweetly (book 1, also available HERE) and have been trying to drag him to the forefront for full inspection.  We might have suspected an attraction brewing between Jared and Gina, but it was merely his flirtatious heart at work.  The notorious ladies man is headed for love and he’s quite committed, albeit perplexed, to getting it right.  Gotta love this guy!

Jenny and Jared are helping out at Street Treats Bakery while the couples from books 1 and 2 are on a second honeymoon and the other is on water-breaking-first-baby-arriving-mode.  Close for comfort is not nearly close enough for these two, but try they will, try they must, if they’re to keep the attraction no more serious than a fling.

“Even though each kiss was breaking down her admittedly thin defenses.  The more time she spent with him-or plastered up against him, she should say-the less she cared about whatever awkwardness would ensue if they went further than a few kisses.  Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad.  Jared didn’t seem to want monogamy any more than she did.  He might be the one guy in town she could actually hook up with and not worry about it getting complicated.”

Jared and Jenny are not shy about their conquests; they are confident, they go after what they want, namely each other, and they’re both staunch members of the “monogamy sucks” club.  Their banter was suggestive and saturated with innuendos, but it was just too much for this reader.  Enough flirting — get on with it and stop behaving so juvenile!  Once they succumbed to temptation, shi# got real:  After a rigorous “go”, the condom breaks…along with their ill-conceived plan of keeping things casual.  Who knew “oops” were the greatest gifts?!

“He’d known, obviously, that their broken condom could lead to a baby.  That’s why they’d been worried for a week.  But actually holding a living, breathing child in his arms suddenly made the possibility a lot more real.  And terrifying.  And…  He looked up at Jenny.  Maybe wonderful.”

I’m so happy Kira Archer gave backbones of steel to Jared and Jenny.  While they made light of everything leading up to the life-altering moment, she enlightened them; gave them pause to examine their lives…and reexamine them some more.  Funny how they believed themselves to be mature and prepared for anything life threw their way.  Life lessons come at every age to offer fresh perspective.  Jenny and Jared hope to achieve a mutually beneficial arrangement when they face the unexpected.

A sweet ending to a tasty series.  Ms. Archer reunites all of the central characters to full delight.  These friends are forever linked to enhance each others’ lives and it was so much fun to be a part of their special moments.

Reviewed by Carmen

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Totally, Sweetly, Irrevocably by Kira Archer – a Review

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Totally, Sweetly, Irrevocably by Kira Archer – a Review

 

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When Officer Rick Boyd answers a call about a peeping Tom, he doesn’t expect to find a gorgeous woman holding the binoculars. But Gina Silvano’s no peeping Tom, and she can catch her cupcake truck’s kinky vandals herself, thank you very much. No sexy cops required.

No matter how hot their stakeouts, by-the-book Officer Boyd can’t see a future with a dangerous, rule-breaking wild-child who despises the law. He’s never felt more alive, though, and expunging her from his heart might be impossible.

But loving each other might cost them more than they are able to give.

 

Review:

Totally, Sweetly, Irrevocably by Kira Archer is upbeat, witty and sexy. All of these adjectives happen to describe Gina, whom we met in book 1 (review of Truly, Madly, Sweetly available here), and I knew she’d shine as the featured lead.

Rick is a by-the-rules police officer whose world is upended…the second he nearly arrests her! On a stakeout to catch her weasel of an ex making use of her cupcake truck as his own personal wanderlust, Gina is distracted by handsome Officer Rick who insists her amateur detective skills are not sanctioned…and that she could in fact be charged with trespassing and harassment. Stick to sales, Gina! “She was definitely a bad influence. She’d made him rules and break his routine already. And heaven help him. He liked it.”

When their investigation to catch the thief violating her truck (ew, imagine the health hazards) becomes collaborative, their banter flows, the attraction simmers, the possibilities expand. Opposites attract and they demonstrate it frenetically! It’s when the disbelief sets in, the confusion over why they’re comfortable together despite their vast, fundamental differences, that doubt digs in and festers. They’d never work out — it’ll hurt more the longer they lose themselves to revelry. “It’d be like plunking an exotic rain forest creature in the middle of the Sahara desert and tell it to thrive. It didn’t work. Another mark against them.” This is a heartwarming examination of the guts it takes to venture outside the box — the gain is an unexpected bounty.

While I certainly enjoyed the introductory novel to the Sweet Love series (so lovely to have Nat and Eric cameos!), Kira Archer enthusiastically depicted Gina and Rick, a couple who unsettle each other because they meld, accommodate, and account for one another despite the inner voices to run in the opposite direction. There’s a natural balance to relationships, a give and take when personalities clash, but Rick and Gina are uncompromising in their honesty — life is bland without each other. Your summer reading must include this! ~~~~~ I really liked this book!

Reviewed by Carmen

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Truly, Madly, Sweetly by Kira Archer – a Review

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Truly, Madly, Sweetly by Kira Archer – a Review

 

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An inherited parking spot. That’s all it took to make Natalie Moran’s food truck dreams come true. But her dream space is attached to a bakery inherited by someone else—drop dead gorgeous Eric Schneider, a financial consultant who wouldn’t know a cupcake from a cannoli. And he wants to buy Nat out, no matter what she has to say about it.

Eric’s determined to build his own business, but he needs the super cute klutz with the cupcake truck to help. If Nat will teach him the basics of running a bakery, he’ll give her free kitchen time. Except…neither expects the heat burning between them or the possibility that their arrangement might become permanent.

When it all blows up, Nat is convinced his actions mean betrayal. It’s up to Eric to regain her trust and show her he’s a man who is truly, madly in love with her, before she disappears from his life forever.

 

 

Review:

Unlikely neighbors make for interesting bedfellows?  You know the expression.  What if you substitute unhappy business competitors?  Would things improve exponentially or does that term imply inherent animosity?  Insert whatever you’d like (tee hee, boy do they!) because Kira Archer is driving this truck called Truly, Madly, Sweetly and it’s filled with all kinds of goods to disarm any disapproval.

It’s quite the dilemma.  Natalie’s been busting her butt driving around NYC selling her scrumptious cupcakes, dreaming of owning her own store one day.  Eric had to abandon his dreams of art school to follow in his father’s exacting footsteps and this windfall (an inheritance), becoming a successful restaurateur, is a way to remove the proverbial monkey off his back.

     She stared at him, unable to think of anything else to say.  She wasn’t going to back down.  She needed this spot.
He stared back at her, probably thinking the same thing.  He needed it too…which meant they were sort of screwed.
And not in the good way.

The attraction was supposed to wear off once they succumbed (try three glorious rounds!  Who gets over that?!) Seriously, on what planet?  These two can barely restrain themselves while working alongside each other.  If one wasn’t conspiring against the other, if other meddling parties didn’t, well, meddle (and supply copious amounts of doubt), it was all within a realm of possibility.  But when first you practice to deceive…hearts break and trust shatters.  Can Nat and Eric continue to collaborate, just buy each other out…or fall in love and let it all resolve magically?  Some stories are written that way, and successfully, but Ms. Archer makes Eric and Nat work for it and the payoff is simply swoon-worthy.

When push comes to shove, is there a way to salvage something priceless?  When Nat and Eric stop listening to everyone but themselves, the room hushes to reveal hearts beating in time.  Just lovely!  Kira Archer wrote a great story about discovering an even better version of yourself when you choose to be happy and courageous.  Nat and Eric contain those special ingredients — it was mixing business with pleasure that made the difference!  Truly, Madly, Sweetly is romantic, sexy and delicious!

Reviewed by Carmen

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