Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws review

There is so much to say about Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws. It made me laugh, cry, and occasionally kept me in temporary suspense. It was so much better than I expected, which is probably why I finished it in the early morning hours. 

This book may not be suitable for everyone, as there are some themes around surrogacy, harsh family life, and the aftermath that can sometimes occur. 

While the Nine Month Contract focuses on the whole Fletcher family, the main characters are Wyatt Fletcher and Trista Matthews. Wyatt has wanted nothing but to become a father and is willing to use a surrogate to make it happen. He's tried using an agency to no avail. When his niece steps in to find him a surrogate and hopefully his forever, she can just feel it. Who does she run into other than Trista, who was deemed unfit as a surrogate by the exact agency Wyatt was using? The agency found her “too big” for their standards. Trista just wanted a way to start her own rescue for animals other than dogs and cats. She's just strapped for money. 

As luck would have it, Wyatt and Trista find exactly what they were looking for and get their happily ever after. They must work through things separately and together. And the number of farm animals that make it up the mountain is usually just a hilarious anecdote. Handsome might have just been my favorite. The spark between Wyatt and Trista is great, too, once they stop fighting it. The way she got pregnant was also worth a chuckle or two, too.

I can't wait to get another chance to read an Amy Daws book. I had watched the movie to one of her books a few years ago. If all of her books are this paced, funny, and witty, I look forward to the next one. 

Kingridge Ranch Box Set 1 by Elsie James review

This book review may look different from the rest because this time, a box set has become available for review, and some of these books I reviewed earlier. If you have been following me for long, you may have already read these reviews and maybe some of the books yourself. If not, you have another chance and can even get them as a set! 

Kingridge Ranch Box Set 1 by Elsie James has just become available. I am a fan of Elsie James and cannot recommend her writings enough! This box set has four of her Kingridge Ranch books. If it is a book I have already reviewed, I will just insert a link to it. 

Book 1: Rope Me: Cowboy’s Single Mom 

http://tabtakeson.blogspot.com/2025/02/rope-me-cowboys-single-mom-by-elsie.html

Book 2: Ride Me: Cowboy’s Fake Relationship 

http://tabtakeson.blogspot.com/2025/03/ride-me-cowboys-fake-relationship-arc.html

Book 3: Redemption in Misty Mountain

http://tabtakeson.blogspot.com/2025/04/redemption-in-misty-mountain-arc-review.html

Book 4: Wrangle Me: Cowboy's Surprise Baby

Wrangle Me: Cowboy's Surprise Baby is exactly what I needed to read. It focuses on the Kingridge brothers, has some intense moments, but, as always, has a happy ending. 

With more of a focus on Maisie Reagan and Callum Kingridge than the rest of the family, we get to see their relationship develop. Maisie has a sweet, kind, and innocent nature about her, which makes her unique. She's defining who she is by how she was raised. Callum catches her attention with his dark hair, brooding eyes, and deep-set dimples. A ten-year age gap doesn't seem to matter. Callum does stick his foot in his mouth a few times, but makes it up to Maisie over and over again.

Their love story is definitely one to remember. Who wouldn't want libraries as gifts? This is definitely a quick read, happy ever after that I can't recommend enough. 

Overall, all these stories in Kingridge Ranch Box Set 1 by Elsie James are guaranteed to get anyone out of a reading funk. Her guaranteed happy ending gets to be a bonus. Go check them out for yourself today!

Coming for her Curves by Hope Ford ARC review

Coming for Her Curves by Hope Ford is a book that wasn't what I expected, but so glad I took the time to read.

Ryker has been a famous baseball player and decides to retire while still in the prime of his career at forty, right after a championship win. He has given it all up because he realizes his one true love, Isabel “Izzy” Curtis, is finally single after a divorce. 

In small-town fashion, Ryker decides to move back home and win Izzy back. He shows his love in small and big gestures. He even buys and fixes up the house they both loved as teenagers. People in their lives and community help along the way. Izzy guards her heart and her son like a mother would. Once she realizes that Ryker is a true man and cares for her and realizes that he truly loves her son just as much, she begins to break down her guard. 

Coming for her Curves hits the mark for second chance, slow-burn, family-oriented, small town romance, Hallmark-style fashion. I highly recommend reading the letters that are an optional download as well. 

Bourbon Wishes by Nichole Rose ARC Review

Bourbon Wishes by Nichole Rose was a much better book than I expected. It is not necessarily my typical read, as I am not into most boss-employee tropes. This book, however, might be the exception or the one that got me more interested. 

Bourbon Wishes focuses on Bastian Grayson, head of the family vineyard, and Constance Maverick, the social media manager that everyone at the vineyard loves. They have a sunshine grumpy dynamic that has its funny moments as well. It's not that they bump heads; it's more like keeping each other on their toes with the almost unexpected.

And when they finally get together, whew, be prepared for some of the best scenes and banter. Bastian Grayson may just become either your secret favorite character or your idea of the best book boyfriend that you didn't expect. And the steps he takes to ensure Constance is his forever make it all worthwhile. 

Overall, this book is longer than most of my more recent reads, but definitely worth reading. The intensity levels were right on point and kept the book fast-paced. I cannot recommend this book enough to romance readers. I cannot wait to check out more Nichole Rose options. 

Thank you to Instalove Influencers and the author for this review opportunity.

My Grandma and Grandpa Rock! review

My Grandma and Grandpa Rock is a cute and sweet children's book. What makes it even better is that it was written by Pat Benatar and her husband. 

We read it as an advanced reader copy. My five-month-old seemed to enjoy it because of all the bright colors in the pictures. I appreciated it as it is a great choice for grandparents to read with grandchildren, it offers other grandparent names and professions (just in case yours aren't rock stars), and it is the perfect length to keep a little one's attention. ( We checked it out during bottle feeding.) 

Even better, it is out now, right after Grandparents’ Day. 

Her Outlaw Biker by Cassi Hart review

Her Outlaw Biker by Cassi Hart is definitely a book I didn't know that I needed to read, and it was hard for me to put down. It is the second book in the Vanishing With the Rebel series. 

What do you do when you are trying to protect your family as well as keep yourself safe? Well, if you are Clover Raymond, you go looking for a missing member of the Iron Vultures motorcycle club to settle a debt for your father. Of course, not everything is as it seems. 

Jack Maddox, or “Ghost,” is nothing like the Iron Vultures made him out to be. He has lived in seclusion for three years. When Clover does find him, they both find out their lives are different but alike at the same time. And the electricity between them? Even better. 

Her Outlaw Biker definitely has enough intensity and passion to keep you reading. These characters definitely deserved their happily ever after. I can't wait to see if another book comes into this series.

Wrong Number, Right Lumberjack by Elsie James review

Wrong Number, Right Lumberjack by Elsie James links three different series together (Lumberjack Lagoon, Kingridge Ranch, and Wrong Number, Right Guy). Thankfully, you don't have to have read any of these books to enjoy them. 

When Jace Crews attempts to call to cancel his football contract and gets Missy Tieddy, the event planner for the Southern Knights Football Family, neither one of them could have known what would happen next. 

Both Jace and Missy have lives that affect others, where their lives seem not to be their own. Jace takes care of his brother in Lumberjack Lagoon. Missy, on the other hand, has her son Ethan and her life as a single mom to protect. So when she sees Ethan and Jace playing catch at one of the days of the Southern Knights Youth Football camp, Missy freaks out and almost misses her happy ever after ending that Elsie James is known for. 

Wrong Number, Right Lumberjack seems to be more fast-paced than the other Elsie James books that I have read, and has plenty of spice as well. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and was not left wanting more. I highly recommend reading this book. 

Thank you Instalove Influencers and Author Elsie James for the opportunity to read and review.