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Knocked Up By The Billionaire
New and Longer 2023 Edition!Billionaire Playboy's A Year of Marriage, a Lifetime of SecretsBrady Shaw is the sole heir to a billion-dollar oil empire in Texas. However, he has no desire to take over the family business. He’s too busy pandering in women, booze, and all of life’s other temptations. When his father shuts down the flow of money, Brady is presented with an marry and produce a grandchild within a year, or spend the remainder of his life like the rest of the world—poor as fuck.Dana Sommer is a hard-working college student down on her luck. After losing her scholarship due to budget cuts, she now must find a way to, not only pay her tuitions, but also get her hands on $50,000 to settle her brother’s gambling debt, or she could lose the only family she has left. To resolve her impasse, she answers a Craigslist ad with a very unusual offer that could solve all her problems—marry a rich, spoiled playboy for one year and bear his child. The reward? Half a million dollars.
496 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 2, 2017
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Tasha Fawkes
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I’m originally from a small southern town where everyone knew everyone and their business. I was so happy to leave and move to California for college where I was originally going to be a veterinarian. Well, I met a guy (yeah it’s that kind of story) and dropped out of school to have my oldest daughter. We soon divorced, and as therapy, I started to write.
I never did go back to college, and have been writing ever since. I love to write about sex. Lots of sex. Taboo sex, kinky sex, anything but missionary sex (unless the heroine is tied up tight 🙂 ) It’s probably something to do with my southern upbringing.
I hope you enjoy my stories and if you have any kinky stories, I’d love to hear about them.
I’m originally from a small southern town where everyone knew everyone and their business. I was so happy to leave and move to California for college where I was originally going to be a veterinarian. Well, I met a guy (yeah it’s that kind of story) and dropped out of school to have my oldest daughter. We soon divorced, and as therapy, I started to write.
I never did go back to college, and have been writing ever since. I love to write about sex. Lots of sex. Taboo sex, kinky sex, anything but missionary sex (unless the heroine is tied up tight 🙂 ) It’s probably something to do with my southern upbringing.
I hope you enjoy my stories and if you have any kinky stories, I’d love to hear about them.
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hated-it-but-not-rating-it
May 6, 2017DNF @ 13%
Fucking gross. Yes it's before he's met the h but the H is in a club, some woman who he's never met literally plops in his lap and starts making out with him, her identical twin sister walks up and joins in on the fun. (Eye roll) Descriptive groping and making out ensues and you know he takes them to a hotel.
Then we get a chapter with the h where we see her struggles with her brother and what a good person she is.
Then we're back the the H waking up with these twins and get a play by play of their naked bodies and how much he desires them and *gag* then there is a descriptive sex between him and whichever one of them woke up first (another eye roll as in his inner dialogue she is referred to as Maria/Marta since, you know, he can't tell them apart) and while I was content to just skim through that it came to a screeching halt with:
"I felt the surge of hot semen erupting and briefly regretted not wearing a cover. While the twins told me last night that it wasn’t necessary, that they were protected, I shouldn’t have been so careless. No telling where those pussies had been before me. No, that definitely wouldn’t happen again."
DUDE!
SERIOUSLY?!
Eww to the eww to the EWWWWWW!!!!!
Fucking gross. Yes it's before he's met the h but the H is in a club, some woman who he's never met literally plops in his lap and starts making out with him, her identical twin sister walks up and joins in on the fun. (Eye roll) Descriptive groping and making out ensues and you know he takes them to a hotel.
Then we get a chapter with the h where we see her struggles with her brother and what a good person she is.
Then we're back the the H waking up with these twins and get a play by play of their naked bodies and how much he desires them and *gag* then there is a descriptive sex between him and whichever one of them woke up first (another eye roll as in his inner dialogue she is referred to as Maria/Marta since, you know, he can't tell them apart) and while I was content to just skim through that it came to a screeching halt with:
"I felt the surge of hot semen erupting and briefly regretted not wearing a cover. While the twins told me last night that it wasn’t necessary, that they were protected, I shouldn’t have been so careless. No telling where those pussies had been before me. No, that definitely wouldn’t happen again."
DUDE!
SERIOUSLY?!
Eww to the eww to the EWWWWWW!!!!!
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dont-read-this-itll-just-enrage-you
September 21, 2018I'd give this a try only if the hero ended up with a serious STD and learned the importance of - I dunno - not trusting two random women he's just met to be clean.
See this great and helpful review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It's fine if the author plans on making a statement with this kind of behavior and showing the consequences, but I get a good feeling that in this case it was just used as a "turn on".
And I'm more turned on by a gangrenous wound (at least not one found on this hero's biohazardous penis) thankyouverymuch.
See this great and helpful review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It's fine if the author plans on making a statement with this kind of behavior and showing the consequences, but I get a good feeling that in this case it was just used as a "turn on".
And I'm more turned on by a gangrenous wound (at least not one found on this hero's biohazardous penis) thankyouverymuch.
May 22, 2017
???
Where are these poorly written books coming from? I just don't understand. The H and h were unlikeable. The h came off as very annoying. The writing was poor and ridden with errors. If you're ranked in the top 30, you can afford a proofreader and editor. And trust me--this book needs it.
I try to be nice in my reviews, but I've read so many books in the last few days, and almost all have sucked. I'm at the end of my patience and just want to warn you guys before you waste your time and money.
Where are these poorly written books coming from? I just don't understand. The H and h were unlikeable. The h came off as very annoying. The writing was poor and ridden with errors. If you're ranked in the top 30, you can afford a proofreader and editor. And trust me--this book needs it.
I try to be nice in my reviews, but I've read so many books in the last few days, and almost all have sucked. I'm at the end of my patience and just want to warn you guys before you waste your time and money.
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Blurb:
Brady Shaw is the sole heir to a billion-dollar oil empire in Texas. However, he has no desire to take over the family business. He’s too busy pandering in women, booze, and all of life’s other temptations.
When his father shuts down the flow of money, Brady is presented with an ultimatum: marry and produce a grandchild within a year, or spend the remainder of his life like the rest of the world—poor as fuck.
Dana Sommer is a hard-working college student down on her luck. After losing her scholarship due to budget cuts, she now must find a way to, not only pay her tuitions, but also get her hands on $50,000 to settle her brother’s gambling debt, or she could lose the only family she has left.
To resolve her impasse, she answers a Craigslist ad with a very unusual offer that could solve all her problems—marry a rich, spoiled playboy for one year and bear his child. The reward? Half a million dollars.
Blurb:
Brady Shaw is the sole heir to a billion-dollar oil empire in Texas. However, he has no desire to take over the family business. He’s too busy pandering in women, booze, and all of life’s other temptations.
When his father shuts down the flow of money, Brady is presented with an ultimatum: marry and produce a grandchild within a year, or spend the remainder of his life like the rest of the world—poor as fuck.
Dana Sommer is a hard-working college student down on her luck. After losing her scholarship due to budget cuts, she now must find a way to, not only pay her tuitions, but also get her hands on $50,000 to settle her brother’s gambling debt, or she could lose the only family she has left.
To resolve her impasse, she answers a Craigslist ad with a very unusual offer that could solve all her problems—marry a rich, spoiled playboy for one year and bear his child. The reward? Half a million dollars.
May 17, 2017
This was a big ol' nope for me. I mean right from the start you get No thanx. The rest was just eh.
2 stars cause I managed to read the whole thing
2 stars cause I managed to read the whole thing
August 7, 2017
This story had some depth and twists that I wasn't expecting, which was a nice surprise. Good characters and a nice ending.
October 9, 2018
I got this for free from BookBub. *shakes fist at BookBub* I am a sucker for marriage of convenience stories, and it was free, so...but then I read it and while it was competently presented I wouldn't call it a marriage of convenience story. They didn't get married, for one thing, and they fell for each other way too quickly and their relationship was mostly physical. I know you're all shocked. At least it was a quick read for me as I find sex scenes boring and skip them. I skipped a lot. Anyway, if you like this sort of thing go for it. Or learn from me, and resist the siren call of free BookBub books unless it's something you know you will like.
February 27, 2022
Story was good but it kinda had insta love which I am not a fan of. He was suppose to be this womaniser playboy but within the first week of the fake dating they both admit that they really like each other. But it was an easy read and came with a happy ending.
pass-not-interested-stay-away
May 9, 2017
May 19, 2017
A nice romantic comedy. Brady and Dana are so perfect together. They both might have started their fake relationship for money but at the end they both got their HEA. It's sad about the tragedy that they both faced but at the end it made their relationship so much stronger. A must read.
October 15, 2018
Not what I expected but still good. It felt rushed at the end.
May 11, 2017
When I started updating Goodreads for real, I vowed to make it an honest "stuff I read" list, both the stuff that makes me look all smart and tasteful AND the things that reveal compromising and mortifying information about my taste in literature. I stand by that decision. I did, indeed, read this book. It was free on Kindle. It was surprisingly readable.
However, my pride will not let me rate a book with such a title any higher than a 3, because I am a vain academic with standards and I want you guys to respect me in the morning.
"Why not one star?" you may ask?
Well. I cannot abide a publisher who allows incorrect apostrophe use in their final products, and this copy editor allowed several to pass. Had Gandalf been this lazy in Mora, Lothlorien would be in ashes. And there was a lot of needlessly specific sex going on, including a very unnecessary threesome between the Billionaire Playboy (TM) and a pair of Spanish (or English? They spoke English and no accents were specified) twins. If you find yourself wondering "But just where and how frequently did he touch their genitals?" in your reading material, you will have no problems here. All genital contact is fully described, or probably was. I started skipping a lot because I honestly didn't care and wanted to get back to the nursing student's financial aid problems.
OK, so that's why not 3 stars. On to the why not 1 star.
This could have been so much worse. Sure, the heroine's brother was annoying, but he was annoying in a way that felt authentic. The Billionaire Playboy (TM) was surprisingly believable. Like, really surprisingly believable. So believable that I actually did sort of want him to end up with the nursing student, despite the book's premise. The Oil Tycoon Father (TM)'s personality and motivations were a little more weird and wooden, chalked up in most part to the implied trauma of a mother who had been stuffed into a cancer fridge (TM), but I guess that also mostly made sense. I read the whole thing and left the book feeling like the characters wouldn't be divorcing in the near future.
An observation: I suspect that the Oil Tycoon Father (TM) and the Perfect Cancer Fridge Mom (TM) also met in a Romance novel. This genre leaves no tycoon untapped. Drill, baby, drill.
By way of a content warning, potential readers should know that [THIS IS A SPOILER] the titular pregnancy ends in miscarriage induced by traffic accident, but the couple sticks together and produces a second pregnancy in the epilogue. Honestly, this adds to the surprising lack of creepiness, though it comes perilously close to downplaying the trauma of pregnancy loss by fast forwarding over the (presumably) tedious months of therapy that the Billionaire Playboy (TM) could afford to get for himself and his Virtuous Poor Nursing Student.
You know what? I think this actually does hit the three star mark. I am 90% certain that a lot of the problematic elements in the plot are artifacts of the way that genre romance is produced and published. Despite being constrained by a threadbare premise and a portfolio of stock characters, Fawkes and Parker delivered a solid book that was interesting enough that I'm still dissecting it in my spare moments between grading endless term papers. The authors clearly put thought into making this fantasy coherent and pleasurable for the reader, and they do a solid job of calling out characters for their bad behavior.
Three stars it is. Judge me if you must.
However, my pride will not let me rate a book with such a title any higher than a 3, because I am a vain academic with standards and I want you guys to respect me in the morning.
"Why not one star?" you may ask?
Well. I cannot abide a publisher who allows incorrect apostrophe use in their final products, and this copy editor allowed several to pass. Had Gandalf been this lazy in Mora, Lothlorien would be in ashes. And there was a lot of needlessly specific sex going on, including a very unnecessary threesome between the Billionaire Playboy (TM) and a pair of Spanish (or English? They spoke English and no accents were specified) twins. If you find yourself wondering "But just where and how frequently did he touch their genitals?" in your reading material, you will have no problems here. All genital contact is fully described, or probably was. I started skipping a lot because I honestly didn't care and wanted to get back to the nursing student's financial aid problems.
OK, so that's why not 3 stars. On to the why not 1 star.
This could have been so much worse. Sure, the heroine's brother was annoying, but he was annoying in a way that felt authentic. The Billionaire Playboy (TM) was surprisingly believable. Like, really surprisingly believable. So believable that I actually did sort of want him to end up with the nursing student, despite the book's premise. The Oil Tycoon Father (TM)'s personality and motivations were a little more weird and wooden, chalked up in most part to the implied trauma of a mother who had been stuffed into a cancer fridge (TM), but I guess that also mostly made sense. I read the whole thing and left the book feeling like the characters wouldn't be divorcing in the near future.
An observation: I suspect that the Oil Tycoon Father (TM) and the Perfect Cancer Fridge Mom (TM) also met in a Romance novel. This genre leaves no tycoon untapped. Drill, baby, drill.
By way of a content warning, potential readers should know that [THIS IS A SPOILER] the titular pregnancy ends in miscarriage induced by traffic accident, but the couple sticks together and produces a second pregnancy in the epilogue. Honestly, this adds to the surprising lack of creepiness, though it comes perilously close to downplaying the trauma of pregnancy loss by fast forwarding over the (presumably) tedious months of therapy that the Billionaire Playboy (TM) could afford to get for himself and his Virtuous Poor Nursing Student.
You know what? I think this actually does hit the three star mark. I am 90% certain that a lot of the problematic elements in the plot are artifacts of the way that genre romance is produced and published. Despite being constrained by a threadbare premise and a portfolio of stock characters, Fawkes and Parker delivered a solid book that was interesting enough that I'm still dissecting it in my spare moments between grading endless term papers. The authors clearly put thought into making this fantasy coherent and pleasurable for the reader, and they do a solid job of calling out characters for their bad behavior.
Three stars it is. Judge me if you must.
May 7, 2017
Good read
This was a good read. It's well written. This story shows how desperate some people can be, & how love can change people
This was a good read. It's well written. This story shows how desperate some people can be, & how love can change people
May 15, 2017
This was the first book I've read by either Tasha Fawkes or M.S. Parker and it was okay. The book felt like it had a slow start as the reader is introduced to Brady Shaw, the 27-year-old billionaire playboy son of a Texas oil tycoon and Dana Sommer, a down on your luck 22-year-old Nursing student. I imagine the authors were building the background of the characters, but the book is at 34% before they even meet. The beginning could have been condensed a little and spent more time developing the relationship between Brady and Dana. Instead, once the relationship starts, there is a quite a bit of fast forwarding. It gave the sense that the 'love' that developed between the two was rather instantaneous.
Brady was immature and rather whiny, especially when dealing with his dad and it was hard at times to believe that he was a grown man, while Dana, having had to mature fast at a young age, acts like someone much older than her 22 years. At first, it was hard to believe that the attraction between the two characters was anything more than physical, but as the book progressed, Dana's maturity began rubbing off on Brady and I came to like him. He grew by leaps and bounds throughout the book and after the drama that ensued and how he rushed to her side to be with her, I felt that he truly deserved her.
While the sex scenes were hot from Brady's POV, they felt rather clinical from Dana's; they lacked passion and it felt like the author was hesitant to use dirty words. If I had to guess, I would say that the authors each wrote one of the characters. That's how it seemed, anyway. I liked the writing style of Brady's POV, and while there were a few grammatical errors, I noticed more during Dana's POV. Overall, the book was okay. It was a quick read with quite a few sex scenes, romance, and drama, so if that's what you're looking for, you might like it.
Brady was immature and rather whiny, especially when dealing with his dad and it was hard at times to believe that he was a grown man, while Dana, having had to mature fast at a young age, acts like someone much older than her 22 years. At first, it was hard to believe that the attraction between the two characters was anything more than physical, but as the book progressed, Dana's maturity began rubbing off on Brady and I came to like him. He grew by leaps and bounds throughout the book and after the drama that ensued and how he rushed to her side to be with her, I felt that he truly deserved her.
While the sex scenes were hot from Brady's POV, they felt rather clinical from Dana's; they lacked passion and it felt like the author was hesitant to use dirty words. If I had to guess, I would say that the authors each wrote one of the characters. That's how it seemed, anyway. I liked the writing style of Brady's POV, and while there were a few grammatical errors, I noticed more during Dana's POV. Overall, the book was okay. It was a quick read with quite a few sex scenes, romance, and drama, so if that's what you're looking for, you might like it.
December 6, 2018
*** FREE ON AMAZON ***
So much potential
Normally I don’t critic an Author’s work.
It is they imagination and creativity, something that I couldn’t have conjured up. I typically criticize the characters and my experience with/ being them. My interpretations and emotions are independent variables. With that being said. This book had so much potential to be an epic love story with many life lessons, good and bad. What we got was a drawn out book full of unnecessary descriptions and details that do not contribute much to the story. For example: the introduction of the two POVs it took 12 pages. All describing the environment they were in at the time. Some description to better understand the characters,yes. However, 12 pages if nothing but fluff is ridiculous. This went on throughout the whole story. We then got the climax of the story at the end. The story was then wrapped up in the epilogue. The fucking epilogue. All the major points that could have been well fitting in the body of the story, was all squished in the epilogue. To make matters worst, despite what happened in the climax, which should have been turning points and lessons learned, were all tide up with glitter farts and unicorn piss while floating in cotton candy clouds. Might as well had skipped the whole story and just read the epilogue. Add a few more details to it and you have yourself a short story!!!
So much potential
Normally I don’t critic an Author’s work.
It is they imagination and creativity, something that I couldn’t have conjured up. I typically criticize the characters and my experience with/ being them. My interpretations and emotions are independent variables. With that being said. This book had so much potential to be an epic love story with many life lessons, good and bad. What we got was a drawn out book full of unnecessary descriptions and details that do not contribute much to the story. For example: the introduction of the two POVs it took 12 pages. All describing the environment they were in at the time. Some description to better understand the characters,yes. However, 12 pages if nothing but fluff is ridiculous. This went on throughout the whole story. We then got the climax of the story at the end. The story was then wrapped up in the epilogue. The fucking epilogue. All the major points that could have been well fitting in the body of the story, was all squished in the epilogue. To make matters worst, despite what happened in the climax, which should have been turning points and lessons learned, were all tide up with glitter farts and unicorn piss while floating in cotton candy clouds. Might as well had skipped the whole story and just read the epilogue. Add a few more details to it and you have yourself a short story!!!
August 25, 2018
Great 1st start to a series
Knocked Up By The Billionaire
The Fake Partner Book 1
Tasha Fawkes
⭐⭐⭐⭐
I do love a billionaire baby romance, and Knocked Up By The Billionaire has everything I love plus more. It was fun, sweet and gritty along with some suspense and heart racing moments, leaving no page unturned. My only downfall would be that there was so much Information in the 30-40% in the first part of the book leaving it rushed in the 2nd half. While it wasn't a deal breaker I really wanted more of the after, and you'll know what I mean after you read it.
Billionaire, Brady Shaw is sole heir to hear s billion dollar company his father created, but his playboy life had him in in bad books with his father. Overseas trips, alcohol and countless women are his life, with an inheritance at risk Brady is bought back down to life with a huge thud. Sick of his son’s life decisions, his father literally puts a hold on everything, messaging no money – at all. So returning to Dallas is no longer an option it is vital. When that happens Grady is bladder with his father’s wrath and a deal to end all details. “ Find a woman, marry her and produce an child within 12 months or lose all of his inheritance”. Simple? Nope, seeing the only women in his life are night only jobs of you get my drift and his father’s suggestion of a family friend, is well not an option Grady wants to consider. Enter Dana Sommer.
Dana Sommer has a crappy life by anyone’s standards. Left to bring up her younger brother, after the death of their parents, and is relying on a scholarship to finish her nursing degree, but with just over a year left, yet another drama is thrown at her when she discovers the college she is studying at is closing down. Life throws her issues constantly, not knowing how to fight anymore, she sees a job on Craigslist for an “assistant”, live in, pays very well and only 12 months this should easy. The payment will pay off Charlie’s gambling debt and the rest to pay off college she’ll be settled and debt free.
Moving forward with Brady’s crazy marriage agreement, she moves in and quickly discovers that Brady is not the douchebag man she expected. He is sweet, does anything for her and despite her clause about sleeping with him to produce said grandchild, she finds him very loving. Quickly a simple marriage agreement turns to real life, feelings and eventually love. But as old man Shaw discovers Brady’s little plan, will everything all be for nothing, and at what lengths will a father to rule over his only child again. Getting rid of Dana should have been easy for Mr Shaw, it this overprotective father knows no bounds. Is an heir really worth losing everything???
Right to the hearts stopping end, Brady and Dana will be pushed further than ever before.
Knocked Up By The Billionaire
The Fake Partner Book 1
Tasha Fawkes
⭐⭐⭐⭐
I do love a billionaire baby romance, and Knocked Up By The Billionaire has everything I love plus more. It was fun, sweet and gritty along with some suspense and heart racing moments, leaving no page unturned. My only downfall would be that there was so much Information in the 30-40% in the first part of the book leaving it rushed in the 2nd half. While it wasn't a deal breaker I really wanted more of the after, and you'll know what I mean after you read it.
Billionaire, Brady Shaw is sole heir to hear s billion dollar company his father created, but his playboy life had him in in bad books with his father. Overseas trips, alcohol and countless women are his life, with an inheritance at risk Brady is bought back down to life with a huge thud. Sick of his son’s life decisions, his father literally puts a hold on everything, messaging no money – at all. So returning to Dallas is no longer an option it is vital. When that happens Grady is bladder with his father’s wrath and a deal to end all details. “ Find a woman, marry her and produce an child within 12 months or lose all of his inheritance”. Simple? Nope, seeing the only women in his life are night only jobs of you get my drift and his father’s suggestion of a family friend, is well not an option Grady wants to consider. Enter Dana Sommer.
Dana Sommer has a crappy life by anyone’s standards. Left to bring up her younger brother, after the death of their parents, and is relying on a scholarship to finish her nursing degree, but with just over a year left, yet another drama is thrown at her when she discovers the college she is studying at is closing down. Life throws her issues constantly, not knowing how to fight anymore, she sees a job on Craigslist for an “assistant”, live in, pays very well and only 12 months this should easy. The payment will pay off Charlie’s gambling debt and the rest to pay off college she’ll be settled and debt free.
Moving forward with Brady’s crazy marriage agreement, she moves in and quickly discovers that Brady is not the douchebag man she expected. He is sweet, does anything for her and despite her clause about sleeping with him to produce said grandchild, she finds him very loving. Quickly a simple marriage agreement turns to real life, feelings and eventually love. But as old man Shaw discovers Brady’s little plan, will everything all be for nothing, and at what lengths will a father to rule over his only child again. Getting rid of Dana should have been easy for Mr Shaw, it this overprotective father knows no bounds. Is an heir really worth losing everything???
Right to the hearts stopping end, Brady and Dana will be pushed further than ever before.
December 19, 2018
I usually love the premise of fake fiance, ultimatums from parents to produce an heir, signed contracts that lead to them leaving happily-ever-after, but honestly, this book fell way short. It all seemed a little too technically written. The inner monologues were long-winded, and it felt like the author was forcing the characters down a path instead of the other way around. Plus there were so many inconsistencies that made reading the story a pain.
First, a scene will start off at one junction, then suddenly the character will think of something else that happened and the scene will jump to that and continue for a few paragraphs and then back to the scene we started with. I don't flashbacks, but if each and every chapter contains one, it gets a bit tedious.
The hero is portrayed as a playboy at the beginning, then after meeting the heroine, and working at the office, he suddenly out of the blue decides he likes being monogamous. As readers, we should be rooting for this, but was totally unbelievable because the author didn't do a good job convincing us of any physical attraction. Instead of writing about the physical and intellectual attraction, the author just wasted time writing about the reasons why they both agreed to the contract. For example, the first time they have sex, he takes her out, "tries" to flit, and bam she accosts him in the toilet to initial sex. And the sex scene was completely devoid of heat. The writing was completely technical and personally for me a mood killer.
Then there's the fact the secondary characters were just there as fillers. The dad, the H takes the h to meet the father, and we are told he will scrutinize this "fiancee" but there was no interaction between them. Then the brother and the best friend, they only appeared when it was "convenient" for the plot. I believe a lot more drama could have been created if the brother didn't disappear before the money was paid off; or if the best friend didn't also change his "hanger-on" way and be there to tempt the H to go back to their old lifestyles.
Also, time just flew. After they meet, the way it was written, it would seem only days have passed, but suddenly we are into 3 months into the timeline.
The word flow was actually easy to read, but there were some grammatical mistakes that could be overlooked. But overall, I would definitely skip this one.
First, a scene will start off at one junction, then suddenly the character will think of something else that happened and the scene will jump to that and continue for a few paragraphs and then back to the scene we started with. I don't flashbacks, but if each and every chapter contains one, it gets a bit tedious.
The hero is portrayed as a playboy at the beginning, then after meeting the heroine, and working at the office, he suddenly out of the blue decides he likes being monogamous. As readers, we should be rooting for this, but was totally unbelievable because the author didn't do a good job convincing us of any physical attraction. Instead of writing about the physical and intellectual attraction, the author just wasted time writing about the reasons why they both agreed to the contract. For example, the first time they have sex, he takes her out, "tries" to flit, and bam she accosts him in the toilet to initial sex. And the sex scene was completely devoid of heat. The writing was completely technical and personally for me a mood killer.
Then there's the fact the secondary characters were just there as fillers. The dad, the H takes the h to meet the father, and we are told he will scrutinize this "fiancee" but there was no interaction between them. Then the brother and the best friend, they only appeared when it was "convenient" for the plot. I believe a lot more drama could have been created if the brother didn't disappear before the money was paid off; or if the best friend didn't also change his "hanger-on" way and be there to tempt the H to go back to their old lifestyles.
Also, time just flew. After they meet, the way it was written, it would seem only days have passed, but suddenly we are into 3 months into the timeline.
The word flow was actually easy to read, but there were some grammatical mistakes that could be overlooked. But overall, I would definitely skip this one.
March 24, 2024
Many Faces of Love
Brady and Dana's story was filled with so much love and misunderstanding, but through it all their love continued. It was just all of their love for others that kept causing them problems. Brady’s father started it, by his misguided demand that Brady get married and have a child within a year’s time or loose his sizable inheritance. Then his childhood best friend, Nick “helps” him with that problem. Which led to Brady and Dana meeting. They made a contract that she would become his fiancée, marry him and have a child for 5 hundred thousand dollars, 50 thousand upfront to pay off a gambling debt for her brother, Charlie after he had been badly beaten by the people he owed. Her choices were to become the sexual partner to the man her brother owed or to make the contract his Brady. She is a nursing student who has only two more semesters to finish school when her college closes and she looses her full scholarship. To finish she will need 100 thousand dollars for tuition. Working as a waitress, she knows that she can neither pay off Charlie’s debt or continue with her studies.
To make problems worst, Dad has another bride in mind for Brady. Charlie seems to have traded one addiction for another, Dana and Brady start to fall in love, but she is in an accident and starts to rethink their relationship and Nick almost causes Brady to lose everything, and then there is Slim Pete, Charlie’s bookie.
While I greatly enjoyed this book, I wish the sex and love making scenes were shorter and/ or less often. They sometimes took up half a chapter. When they started, I found I could skip to the end of the chapter and loose nothing of the story. Instead of having 488 pages to read, it could have been 300 or less pages. Also the editing should have been better.
Brady and Dana's story was filled with so much love and misunderstanding, but through it all their love continued. It was just all of their love for others that kept causing them problems. Brady’s father started it, by his misguided demand that Brady get married and have a child within a year’s time or loose his sizable inheritance. Then his childhood best friend, Nick “helps” him with that problem. Which led to Brady and Dana meeting. They made a contract that she would become his fiancée, marry him and have a child for 5 hundred thousand dollars, 50 thousand upfront to pay off a gambling debt for her brother, Charlie after he had been badly beaten by the people he owed. Her choices were to become the sexual partner to the man her brother owed or to make the contract his Brady. She is a nursing student who has only two more semesters to finish school when her college closes and she looses her full scholarship. To finish she will need 100 thousand dollars for tuition. Working as a waitress, she knows that she can neither pay off Charlie’s debt or continue with her studies.
To make problems worst, Dad has another bride in mind for Brady. Charlie seems to have traded one addiction for another, Dana and Brady start to fall in love, but she is in an accident and starts to rethink their relationship and Nick almost causes Brady to lose everything, and then there is Slim Pete, Charlie’s bookie.
While I greatly enjoyed this book, I wish the sex and love making scenes were shorter and/ or less often. They sometimes took up half a chapter. When they started, I found I could skip to the end of the chapter and loose nothing of the story. Instead of having 488 pages to read, it could have been 300 or less pages. Also the editing should have been better.
September 23, 2018
Short and sweet
This book was a really quick for me, it was relatively fast paced and was just a quick read. While I do tend to prefer longer books, this was was pretty decent, I enjoyed it. I tend to enjoy when relationships are more for convenience, they make for a lot of drama. In this case there wasn’t that much drama.
Brady’s dad gave him an ultimatum about getting married and producing and heir or lose access to his money. So what’s a 20 something playboy to do, figure out a way to appease his dad so he can keep on living his life the way he wants. Truthfully I didn’t love Brady. But that’s mostly because he was just lazy. I mean I don’t have a problem with him being a playboy, he wasn’t in a relationship so it was okay with me, but literally he does nothing with his life, like ever. And yes his dads ultimatum was clearly not from a place of love, but still Brady should be doing something with his life, I mean anything, I didn’t seem to me like he cared about anything at all except being lazy. That does change when him and Dana get together though, so that was nice to see.
As for Dana I liked her well enough. She’s smart, in school to become a nurse, she’s hardworking, working to support herself and help out her brother when she needs to. Honestly my biggest complaint about Dana was her brother, and how she literally enables him to just do whatever he wants without any repercussions to anyone except Dana. I think Dana was pretty naive when it came to her brother. But hey people get blinded by family.
I did enjoy seeing how Dana and Brady come together, they did have good chemistry, but it was super fast paced. Overall it was cute and sweet and if you are looking for an enjoyable fast read this might be one to check out.
This book was a really quick for me, it was relatively fast paced and was just a quick read. While I do tend to prefer longer books, this was was pretty decent, I enjoyed it. I tend to enjoy when relationships are more for convenience, they make for a lot of drama. In this case there wasn’t that much drama.
Brady’s dad gave him an ultimatum about getting married and producing and heir or lose access to his money. So what’s a 20 something playboy to do, figure out a way to appease his dad so he can keep on living his life the way he wants. Truthfully I didn’t love Brady. But that’s mostly because he was just lazy. I mean I don’t have a problem with him being a playboy, he wasn’t in a relationship so it was okay with me, but literally he does nothing with his life, like ever. And yes his dads ultimatum was clearly not from a place of love, but still Brady should be doing something with his life, I mean anything, I didn’t seem to me like he cared about anything at all except being lazy. That does change when him and Dana get together though, so that was nice to see.
As for Dana I liked her well enough. She’s smart, in school to become a nurse, she’s hardworking, working to support herself and help out her brother when she needs to. Honestly my biggest complaint about Dana was her brother, and how she literally enables him to just do whatever he wants without any repercussions to anyone except Dana. I think Dana was pretty naive when it came to her brother. But hey people get blinded by family.
I did enjoy seeing how Dana and Brady come together, they did have good chemistry, but it was super fast paced. Overall it was cute and sweet and if you are looking for an enjoyable fast read this might be one to check out.
April 16, 2020
The premise is very interesting. The book's off to a great start...and then, what??? Way too much time skips and it just says they have a relationship, fuck like bunnies, but we only get maybe max 3 sex scenes (2 probably). Apparently they have conversation but I have no idea what they talk about except from the preliminary conversation at Brady's penthouse. For having been written by two authors, you would have think they could have done a better job.
Yeah and then three months past and you're like what. That was a week max. And I don't know anything about their relationship basically.
Also, when they went out for dinner, Donna was reserved and then all of a sudden she surprises him in the men's bathroom. Not really sure I 100% believed that.
Also, we didn't know much about the brother except that he gambled. He seemed kind of one-dimensional.
And then all of a sudden when the most interesting thing that's happened is that Donna finds out she's pregnant, Clint Shaw discovers the whole rouse (plot) and then Brady learns that Donna is in a car accident. So all of a sudden it gets all dramatic for the climax.
Idk and then the house Brady bought at the end just sounded boring. You couldn't do better with all your money? Their whole life (minus the twins) sounded boring. White pickett fence, seriously? i've seen few houses that actually have that and who needs that tbh... get a better house dream lol
Luckily, this book was a fast read, otherwise I wouldn't have tolerated it as much as I did. A lot was just missing. The sex scenes weren't even that sexy or maybe I'm just desensitized lol
Yeah and then three months past and you're like what. That was a week max. And I don't know anything about their relationship basically.
Also, when they went out for dinner, Donna was reserved and then all of a sudden she surprises him in the men's bathroom. Not really sure I 100% believed that.
Also, we didn't know much about the brother except that he gambled. He seemed kind of one-dimensional.
And then all of a sudden when the most interesting thing that's happened is that Donna finds out she's pregnant, Clint Shaw discovers the whole rouse (plot) and then Brady learns that Donna is in a car accident. So all of a sudden it gets all dramatic for the climax.
Idk and then the house Brady bought at the end just sounded boring. You couldn't do better with all your money? Their whole life (minus the twins) sounded boring. White pickett fence, seriously? i've seen few houses that actually have that and who needs that tbh... get a better house dream lol
Luckily, this book was a fast read, otherwise I wouldn't have tolerated it as much as I did. A lot was just missing. The sex scenes weren't even that sexy or maybe I'm just desensitized lol
May 8, 2017
I wanted to give this more stars but it was too short 😒
But I enjoyed this book nonetheless.
Brady Shaw, 27 year old play boy, heir to a Texas oil fortune has lived a wild and fast life so far on his father's money. While in Ibiza his father calls him home to give him an ultimatum, get married and have a child within a year or be disinherited from his father's fortune. His best friend assists him by placing an ad on Craigslist for an assistant, and before they leave the bar there's a meeting in place unknown to Brady, Dana Sommer answer's the ad in desperation and is the only person to get through before the ad is pulled.
Dana Sommer is a nursing student, she's had it tough growing up, her parents died, she's putting herself through school and trying to keep her brother out of trouble, but when her brother ends up in hospital because of a gambling debt, and her school about to close Dana is desperate and answers a Craigslist ad for an assistant.
When Dana meets Brady she's unsure what to make of it all, and when he lays all his cards out she's mortified and no matter how deep she's in debt she won't agree until she realises how desperate he situation is.
Can the two make a go of this relationship and marriage for a year and produce an heir Brady's father is after? Or are their socioeconomic differences too big to over come?
I enjoyed this story, but wished it was longer I wasn't ready to say bye to Brady and Dana by the end of the book. The story flowed well and the characters were endearing.
But I enjoyed this book nonetheless.
Brady Shaw, 27 year old play boy, heir to a Texas oil fortune has lived a wild and fast life so far on his father's money. While in Ibiza his father calls him home to give him an ultimatum, get married and have a child within a year or be disinherited from his father's fortune. His best friend assists him by placing an ad on Craigslist for an assistant, and before they leave the bar there's a meeting in place unknown to Brady, Dana Sommer answer's the ad in desperation and is the only person to get through before the ad is pulled.
Dana Sommer is a nursing student, she's had it tough growing up, her parents died, she's putting herself through school and trying to keep her brother out of trouble, but when her brother ends up in hospital because of a gambling debt, and her school about to close Dana is desperate and answers a Craigslist ad for an assistant.
When Dana meets Brady she's unsure what to make of it all, and when he lays all his cards out she's mortified and no matter how deep she's in debt she won't agree until she realises how desperate he situation is.
Can the two make a go of this relationship and marriage for a year and produce an heir Brady's father is after? Or are their socioeconomic differences too big to over come?
I enjoyed this story, but wished it was longer I wasn't ready to say bye to Brady and Dana by the end of the book. The story flowed well and the characters were endearing.
September 28, 2018
I guess in the end the characters were almost what you want to see... but most of the book is them faffing about being assholes, idiots or dicks. And then the end was just 'ta-da, let's give you an overview'.
I did read the sampler of the next book in the back and found myself more interested in that then the original... Until I looked it up and read the whole blurb. Add to that the couple of reviews that point out while there might be a couple of plot changes... it's pretty much the same book. 'A guy with rich dad who gives a marry or find your own money ultimatum, rolls over and cries I don't wanna be poor so I'll marry as you say... even tho I have no interest in the process, cause having to find your own money sucks hairy dog balls, woe is me *sigh*'
The first book had both leads not considering that fact they were prepared to have a kid and walk away from it...!?!? WTF?!?!
This second book sounds like the guy went from stand his ground, to I don't wanna be poor so I'll marry a psycho bitch who's been hounding me for YEARS, and forget all about that ridiculous idea of getting a paternity test too, cause I don't wanna be poor with my collage degree, mansion, CEO experience and working (temporarily has always been the plan for that anyway) for a father I loath! Yes sirry I'll marry the psycho and doom myself and the kid that might not be mine to a lifetime of shit since I've been planning to leave my dads business all along... I don't wanna leave too soon tho, so miserable marriage is the only option for me!
I did read the sampler of the next book in the back and found myself more interested in that then the original... Until I looked it up and read the whole blurb. Add to that the couple of reviews that point out while there might be a couple of plot changes... it's pretty much the same book. 'A guy with rich dad who gives a marry or find your own money ultimatum, rolls over and cries I don't wanna be poor so I'll marry as you say... even tho I have no interest in the process, cause having to find your own money sucks hairy dog balls, woe is me *sigh*'
The first book had both leads not considering that fact they were prepared to have a kid and walk away from it...!?!? WTF?!?!
This second book sounds like the guy went from stand his ground, to I don't wanna be poor so I'll marry a psycho bitch who's been hounding me for YEARS, and forget all about that ridiculous idea of getting a paternity test too, cause I don't wanna be poor with my collage degree, mansion, CEO experience and working (temporarily has always been the plan for that anyway) for a father I loath! Yes sirry I'll marry the psycho and doom myself and the kid that might not be mine to a lifetime of shit since I've been planning to leave my dads business all along... I don't wanna leave too soon tho, so miserable marriage is the only option for me!
September 15, 2018
Brady was a womanizing playboy. He and his friend Nick traveled all over the world on Brady's father's dime. Living it up. While in Spain, he received numerous phone calls and texts from his father and the family lawyer. But, he refused to answer. That was until all credit cards were locked and he didn't have money to get home. So he phoned the lawyer who told him he had a ticket waiting for him at the airport. Upon seeing his father he was given an ultimatum. Marry and settle down with this woman he had in mind or lose his inheritance. He flatly refused to marry the woman, but he would discuss this later. He phoned Nick who came up with the idea of putting an ad on Craigslist for an assistant and when he received an answer offer money to be his fake fiancee. Dana was a nursing student whose parents had died. She and her brother Charlie were all the family they had. She spent most of her time getting him out of trouble. Now he was indebted to Slim Pete for fifty thousand dollars. He had him beaten and promised to beat him again or kill him if he didn't pay up. Dana's school also was closing and she would now lose her scholarship to pay for her schooling. She saw the ad on Craigslist, as a last resort she called the number. Reluctantly, she made an appointment to meet. A great read.
May 5, 2017
LOVED LOVED LOVED this book, there was nothing about this book that was not amazing, the story, the characters, the ups and downs, loved every page of the this book.
Brady, spoiled, millionaire, party/bad boy, is given an ultimatum by his father, enough with the partying ways, its time to settle down and give him an heir to the empire that Brady does not want. Brady wants none of it, the business the settling down and creating a family.
Dana, working her way through school after having raised her brother after her parents died and they were sent to live with their alcoholic uncle (and still taking care of him even though they are adults), and when she thinks she is at her lowest she is kicked again by learning the school where she is going is closing and she will lose her scholarship, Dana is at a lose as what to do. Answer a Craigslist ad, that's what you do.
This is where Dana and Brady's worlds collide. What starts a business arrangement for both Brady and Dana turns into something amazing, but as with life all good things are meant to have an end date???
Will Dana and Brady get a happily ever after, of just an ever after????
Brady, spoiled, millionaire, party/bad boy, is given an ultimatum by his father, enough with the partying ways, its time to settle down and give him an heir to the empire that Brady does not want. Brady wants none of it, the business the settling down and creating a family.
Dana, working her way through school after having raised her brother after her parents died and they were sent to live with their alcoholic uncle (and still taking care of him even though they are adults), and when she thinks she is at her lowest she is kicked again by learning the school where she is going is closing and she will lose her scholarship, Dana is at a lose as what to do. Answer a Craigslist ad, that's what you do.
This is where Dana and Brady's worlds collide. What starts a business arrangement for both Brady and Dana turns into something amazing, but as with life all good things are meant to have an end date???
Will Dana and Brady get a happily ever after, of just an ever after????
November 4, 2017
Interesting
A different storyline from the norm Dana and Brady both need something she money and he a pretend relationship to keep his dad happy. They meet through an ad placed on Craig's list he is offering a lot of money for a year spent with him first as his fiancee then wife but they also need to produce a child. She is a really decent girl striving to get her nursing degree but finds herself desperate for money to get her brother out of his gambling debts and to continuing her studies. They enter into an agreement neither really wanting to do this, but they are attracted to each other. It doesn't take long for the chemistry to fly and they fall for each other. They have to endure some tough times but they win through in the end. Quite a nice story of love and passion wining through no matter what life throws in its path. Good read.
A different storyline from the norm Dana and Brady both need something she money and he a pretend relationship to keep his dad happy. They meet through an ad placed on Craig's list he is offering a lot of money for a year spent with him first as his fiancee then wife but they also need to produce a child. She is a really decent girl striving to get her nursing degree but finds herself desperate for money to get her brother out of his gambling debts and to continuing her studies. They enter into an agreement neither really wanting to do this, but they are attracted to each other. It doesn't take long for the chemistry to fly and they fall for each other. They have to endure some tough times but they win through in the end. Quite a nice story of love and passion wining through no matter what life throws in its path. Good read.
May 6, 2017
Brady is a 27 year old playboy until his dad decides enough is enough and either he gets married and has a child or his inheritance is gone.
Dana is a nursing student and it is a challenge to make ends meet however when her brother is threatened due to a gambling debt she needs to take drastic measures.
She answers Brady’s ad and finds out that if she is willing to be his fake fiancée and have his baby all her financial problems will be over and she accepts. Will they be able to keep their relationship strictly business as they start spending time together?
I liked the changes that Dana brought about in Brady as the story progressed. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Dana is a nursing student and it is a challenge to make ends meet however when her brother is threatened due to a gambling debt she needs to take drastic measures.
She answers Brady’s ad and finds out that if she is willing to be his fake fiancée and have his baby all her financial problems will be over and she accepts. Will they be able to keep their relationship strictly business as they start spending time together?
I liked the changes that Dana brought about in Brady as the story progressed. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
May 12, 2017
Dana Sommer's, seems not to have much luck im her life. Having her parents both die, loosing her scholarship to college, having a dingy little apt and having a brother who is into gambling. That is until she reads that Craigslist ad.
Then there's Brady Shaw. A billionaire playboy wanting for nothing. That is until his father cuts everything off and gives Brady an ultimatum. Unless Brady can find a wife, marry and have a child in a span of a year he will lose everything around him. What will happen when their two worlds collided?
This was my first read by Tasha Faweks, but it is a perfect pairing with M.S. Parker who is always amazing. If I could give these two ladies more then five stars I really would. A amazing read!
Then there's Brady Shaw. A billionaire playboy wanting for nothing. That is until his father cuts everything off and gives Brady an ultimatum. Unless Brady can find a wife, marry and have a child in a span of a year he will lose everything around him. What will happen when their two worlds collided?
This was my first read by Tasha Faweks, but it is a perfect pairing with M.S. Parker who is always amazing. If I could give these two ladies more then five stars I really would. A amazing read!
October 2, 2018
This book wasn't too bad but a few things prevented me giving it a higher review.
Firstly, the opening chapter from Brady's POV I didn't think was entirely necessary to get the background to his character ().
Secondly, .
Thirdly, the bathroom scene at the restaurant was so out of character for Dana and I didn't think it fit in with the storyline.
Otherwise, quite enjoyable and an easy read.
Firstly, the opening chapter from Brady's POV I didn't think was entirely necessary to get the background to his character ().
Secondly, .
Thirdly, the bathroom scene at the restaurant was so out of character for Dana and I didn't think it fit in with the storyline.
Otherwise, quite enjoyable and an easy read.
May 4, 2017
All my favorite things are in this book! Hot billionaire and a story written by M.S. Parker!
Poor Brady's dad is shutting down his flow of money unless Brady produces a grandchild for him within a year! If he doesn't, then he'll be poor!
Dana works hard while in college. If it wasn't for bad luck, she'd have none! So, when she sees a most unconventional add on Craigslist, she answers it! Is this add for real? How bad can it be to marry a playboy billionaire and produce a kid?
LOVED this book! I've read so many billionaire books, but I never tire of them because they are all so different!!
Poor Brady's dad is shutting down his flow of money unless Brady produces a grandchild for him within a year! If he doesn't, then he'll be poor!
Dana works hard while in college. If it wasn't for bad luck, she'd have none! So, when she sees a most unconventional add on Craigslist, she answers it! Is this add for real? How bad can it be to marry a playboy billionaire and produce a kid?
LOVED this book! I've read so many billionaire books, but I never tire of them because they are all so different!!
May 15, 2017
The storyline of a super rich playboy living life large with nothing to worry about except who to pick to sleep with, and the young woman busting her butt to make something of herself while trying to look after her brother, has been done before so many times.
In this case the playboy ,Brady, has to prove to his dad that he can be a grownup. Dana discovers that her hope of finishing her nursing course are threatened, leaving her desperate to find a way to make it work. Sure there is a new take on how they meet, and of course everything isn't smooth sailing, with bumps and heart ache along the way, will they eventually get their HEA??
I voluntarily read an advanced readers copy of this book
In this case the playboy ,Brady, has to prove to his dad that he can be a grownup. Dana discovers that her hope of finishing her nursing course are threatened, leaving her desperate to find a way to make it work. Sure there is a new take on how they meet, and of course everything isn't smooth sailing, with bumps and heart ache along the way, will they eventually get their HEA??
I voluntarily read an advanced readers copy of this book
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