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miszcoozie's review
4.0
ASHTON & RYE
This was a great age, gap, surprise, pregnancy, best friends, daughter, romance. I guess you could also call it a second chance love for him at least he lost his wife 10 years prior to the beginning of the story she is his best friends daughter 17 years his junior. They are tasked with planning her dad’s wedding together. A few long nights leads to a surprise and happily ever after.
This was a great age, gap, surprise, pregnancy, best friends, daughter, romance. I guess you could also call it a second chance love for him at least he lost his wife 10 years prior to the beginning of the story she is his best friends daughter 17 years his junior. They are tasked with planning her dad’s wedding together. A few long nights leads to a surprise and happily ever after.
everlorian's review
4.0
Ok….
I have SO much trouble finding a GOOD surprise pregnancy romance that’s not corny and the writing is so terrible that I have to DNF.
But this one was so cute!! And good!! I loved it so much!! The pacing and writing were good!! The FMC for once was not an intolerable twit ( I’m sorry is that harsh??) but she wasn’t and the MMC just really made me want to yell out DADDY unashamedly.
I will definitely be reading the rest of this series and more from this author!!
I have SO much trouble finding a GOOD surprise pregnancy romance that’s not corny and the writing is so terrible that I have to DNF.
But this one was so cute!! And good!! I loved it so much!! The pacing and writing were good!! The FMC for once was not an intolerable twit ( I’m sorry is that harsh??) but she wasn’t and the MMC just really made me want to yell out DADDY unashamedly.
I will definitely be reading the rest of this series and more from this author!!
suziblu's review
5.0
Great read.
Aww,this one was just so sweet! I loved how in love with Ash, Rye was, it was just so sweet watching them properly fall in love.
Aww,this one was just so sweet! I loved how in love with Ash, Rye was, it was just so sweet watching them properly fall in love.
lepnut's review
5.0
I just love this author’s work. The characters are so real to me. This book was no exception.
Rye has just moved home and is planning her father’s wedding. Her dad’s best friend Ash is helping with the leg work. He is unaware Rye has had a crush on him for years, but is so attracted to her.
They give in to their attraction for one wild night, then try to forget it happened…until Rye finds out she’s pregnant….
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Rye has just moved home and is planning her father’s wedding. Her dad’s best friend Ash is helping with the leg work. He is unaware Rye has had a crush on him for years, but is so attracted to her.
They give in to their attraction for one wild night, then try to forget it happened…until Rye finds out she’s pregnant….
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
oviedothais's review
4.0
Baby For Daddy’s Best Friends-Callie Stevens
Rating: 3.5/5
Spice: 2/5
Tropes: Age Gap, Dads Best Friend, Billionaire , Surprise Pregnancy
Thoughts:
So I really Didn’t have any super high expectations for this book. I was really looking for an age gap with surprise pregnancy and this delivered. I have read several dads best friends and honestly it felt like any other book, I wish there was more groveling involved but it really wasn’t a bad book at all.
Which had more angst and although I didnt feel insta lovey I did wish that there was more development with their relationship.
Rating: 3.5/5
Spice: 2/5
Tropes: Age Gap, Dads Best Friend, Billionaire , Surprise Pregnancy
Thoughts:
So I really Didn’t have any super high expectations for this book. I was really looking for an age gap with surprise pregnancy and this delivered. I have read several dads best friends and honestly it felt like any other book, I wish there was more groveling involved but it really wasn’t a bad book at all.
Which had more angst and although I didnt feel insta lovey I did wish that there was more development with their relationship.
heyhellohowdy's review
4.0
A wonderful entertaining heartfelt story that's so much more than the first impressions of the title! The title did make me have certain expectations (more fluff, less plot) and I am happy to say the book did not meet those expectations. The story is quite heartfelt and engaging, with both leads having their own struggles to overcome. The story is dual POV, with both perspectives being told in first person.
Ash and Rye were wonderful and complex together. They didn't have the easiest beginning to a relationship with the whole age gap, dad's best friend thing going on. And Ash does his best to put up walls, both for thinking his best friend's daughter is attractive and missing deceased wife. Rye does her best to curb her attraction to Ash and gets thrown through some hoops with the hot/cold behavior of Ash. When the two are together with the walls down, they are absolutely wonderful! They have great chemistry and amazing steamy scenes!
The story is so much more than the title and the characters were wonderful. It's a wonderful series starter and I look forward to getting to know the rest of the Hawthorn clan!
The book contains topics of loss of a spouse (with some discussion on page), loss of a parent, age gap romance, swearing, and steamy scenes.
I enjoyed the narrators! I haven't heard them narrate before and they did a good job. Each helped bring the characters to life! It is narrated in dual POV with the male narrator narrating all the voices and vice versa for the female narrator.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Ash and Rye were wonderful and complex together. They didn't have the easiest beginning to a relationship with the whole age gap, dad's best friend thing going on. And Ash does his best to put up walls, both for thinking his best friend's daughter is attractive and missing deceased wife. Rye does her best to curb her attraction to Ash and gets thrown through some hoops with the hot/cold behavior of Ash. When the two are together with the walls down, they are absolutely wonderful! They have great chemistry and amazing steamy scenes!
The story is so much more than the title and the characters were wonderful. It's a wonderful series starter and I look forward to getting to know the rest of the Hawthorn clan!
The book contains topics of loss of a spouse (with some discussion on page), loss of a parent, age gap romance, swearing, and steamy scenes.
I enjoyed the narrators! I haven't heard them narrate before and they did a good job. Each helped bring the characters to life! It is narrated in dual POV with the male narrator narrating all the voices and vice versa for the female narrator.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
rhreviewer91's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
All of us have had crushes at some point in our lives, obviously. Many when we were children, and on people TOTALLY out of our league. Teachers, celebrities, etc. Perhaps not so much on our parents' friends, but that's what happens with Rye. Ever since she was sixteen, she was attracted to him and had the biggest crush on him. Thirteen years later, she's back in her hometown to live with her dad and his new fiancé and about to plan their wedding. What she didn't expect was they'd asked the best man to provide assistance in organizing it: Her childhood crush, Ash Hawthorne.
They spend months together meeting with vendors and making decisions, and during this time, they're hot and cold. Ash goes from being rude and practically ignoring her, to wanting to kiss her, back to being a jerk. During this stage, they get a bit TOO hot together a couple of times, which leads to an unexpected pregnancy. Things don't exactly go well after that. Ash and Rye have to decide what to do next and if they can make things work between them without ruining any of their relationships with their friends and family.
Ash, despite being the head honcho of a Fortune 500 company and being forty-six years old, doesn't have himself fully sorted out, and I love that. It shows that even when you're older, people struggle. People aren't perfect. People don't always have their lives all together, even if it seems like it. Ash has conflicting feelings and makes wrong decisions, but he's still a good man at heart. He's a family man, he's loyal, and he loves deeply. It's for this reason he's so torn about what to do with Rye. She's his best friend's daughter, the same age as his eldest son. So much could go wrong, but she feels so right. It's an internal struggle that's written about so well and where love triumphs in the end.
This is an age gap, pregnancy romance. The spice is about a 3/5, though when it happens, it's written VERY well.
Five stars!
They spend months together meeting with vendors and making decisions, and during this time, they're hot and cold. Ash goes from being rude and practically ignoring her, to wanting to kiss her, back to being a jerk. During this stage, they get a bit TOO hot together a couple of times, which leads to an unexpected pregnancy. Things don't exactly go well after that. Ash and Rye have to decide what to do next and if they can make things work between them without ruining any of their relationships with their friends and family.
Ash, despite being the head honcho of a Fortune 500 company and being forty-six years old, doesn't have himself fully sorted out, and I love that. It shows that even when you're older, people struggle. People aren't perfect. People don't always have their lives all together, even if it seems like it. Ash has conflicting feelings and makes wrong decisions, but he's still a good man at heart. He's a family man, he's loyal, and he loves deeply. It's for this reason he's so torn about what to do with Rye. She's his best friend's daughter, the same age as his eldest son. So much could go wrong, but she feels so right. It's an internal struggle that's written about so well and where love triumphs in the end.
This is an age gap, pregnancy romance. The spice is about a 3/5, though when it happens, it's written VERY well.
Five stars!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Infertility, Car accident, and Abandonment
oviedothais's review against another edition
4.0
Baby For Daddy’s Best Friends-Callie Stevens
Rating: 3.5/5
Spice: 2/5
Tropes: Age Gap, Dads Best Friend, Billionaire , Surprise Pregnancy
Thoughts:
So I really Didn’t have any super high expectations for this book. I was really looking for an age gap with surprise pregnancy and this delivered. I have read several dads best friends and honestly it felt like any other book, I wish there was more groveling involved but it really wasn’t a bad book at all.
Which had more angst and although I didnt feel insta lovey I did wish that there was more development with their relationship.
Rating: 3.5/5
Spice: 2/5
Tropes: Age Gap, Dads Best Friend, Billionaire , Surprise Pregnancy
Thoughts:
So I really Didn’t have any super high expectations for this book. I was really looking for an age gap with surprise pregnancy and this delivered. I have read several dads best friends and honestly it felt like any other book, I wish there was more groveling involved but it really wasn’t a bad book at all.
Which had more angst and although I didnt feel insta lovey I did wish that there was more development with their relationship.