His ex is back--and she wants a baby. How can any
red-blooded billionaire say no to siring a child with the one who got
away...?
It's an offer Matthew Cooper can't refuse. Make a baby with
his long-ago lover, AJ Reynolds? He'd like nothing better than to bed
her again. The brilliant doctor has had ten years to contemplate where
he went wrong. This time, he won't let her get away.
Free-spirited
AJ wants no romantic entanglements with the all-business ex-boyfriend
who broke her heart. All she wants is a child. But Matt's persistent
attentions weaken her resolve, threatening all her carefully laid
baby-making plans....
Ten years ago Matt and AJ were in the midst of a hot and heavy affair. They had started out wanting no commitments. AJ's feelings started to change and she was about to tell him so when he abruptly broke things off. When they meet again, Matt wants AJ in his bed again. AJ doesn't want to risk her heart again, but she does want a baby. All they have to do is find a way to make both of them happy.
When AJ sees Matt again she doesn't want anything to do with him. She remembers the work-obsessed doctor who put everything else ahead of what they could have had together. The attraction is still there, but she won't risk her heart again. Then she gets some health news that puts a rush on her desire to have a baby of her own. When an artificial insemination appointment falls through and a new one isn't available for six months, she settles on Plan B. Matt had made no secret of the fact that he wanted her in his bed again. She went to him and agreed, as long as she got a baby out of the deal. I really liked AJ's determination to go after what she wants. What she doesn't expect is to see major changes in him from the Matt she used to know. His ability to see past her own issues to the woman underneath causes her any number of worries. She finds herself opening up about her own troubled past and telling him things she'd never told anyone else. Her intent to keep her heart safe is slowly being eroded under his attentions. AJ starts dreaming about what it would be like to have something permanent with Matt, but doesn't think it's possible for her with the background she has. She still doesn't think that she is good enough for him and that he wouldn't want her for anything long term. I liked the growing up she has done since she was with him the last time. She has more confidence than she did before, which shows in the ladies' room scene with his ex-wife. I also loved the scene with her parents.
When Matt saw AJ again he couldn't believe how much he still wanted her. She walked out on him when he tried to get her to sleep with him and he figured she was still angry over their breakup. When she came to him later with her proposition about giving her a baby, this time he was the one who was angry. He had divorced his wife over the fact that she didn't want children, and now AJ wants him to give her a baby and then walk away. He then decides to go along with her but also try to get her to fall for him so that he can keep her and a potential child in his life. I really enjoyed seeing him do everything he could to woo her. Everything he did showed just how well he knew her and what she would like. He didn't expect their time together to have such a strong effect on him. Thoughts of her kept creeping into his daily life even when he was working. I really liked the changes he had made in his life and the effect those changes had on AJ. I loved the way he tried to be there for her and support her in whatever she needed. He was falling for her and fighting it all the way because he didn't want to risk his heart either. I really liked the way that he went to her at the end.
The man who's always left her wanting more!
Good job? Check. Newly purchased apartment? Tick. Evie's life is on a
pretty even keel at the moment. The only thing missing? A man with an
edge to keep things interesting.
Enter Logan Black. Tortured, distant and sexy, Logan has edge written
all over him. He's also the man who tipped Evie over the edge a few
years back - she gave him everything, but he didn't know when to stop
taking.
Leaving Logan was the hardest thing Evie's ever done. Until now. Because
Logan's back, the chemistry is as blistering as ever and this time he's
not going anywhere...
Interesting book. Evie and Logan had a very intense one week encounter ten years ago, which ended when Logan decided that he had no control over himself when he was around her. Now she is a partner in a very successful construction business that is about to take on a big project. In order to do so, they need an infusion of cash so her partner suggests a marriage of convenience so he can get control of his trust fund. When he takes her to meet his family it turns out that his brother is Logan, which puts an end to the engagement real fast. At first he tries to buy Evie out, anything to separate her from the business and his world. When she refuses he has to learn to deal with the new Evie.
I liked Evie a lot. When she and Logan were together the first time she was pretty submissive to his intensity. She didn't feel threatened and she certainly enjoyed their time together. When he left, she got on with her life but never forgot him. Fast forward to the present. In her job she has to be able to be in charge and does a great job at it. When Logan reappears she is stunned to see him but well able to hold her own against him. Their attraction is just as hot as ever and she is quite willing to pick up where they left off. Since he lives in London and she is in Sydney theirs is very much a long distance relationship. As they spend what time together they can, Evie learns more about Logan and why he has the issues he has. I liked the way that she showed how confident she was about him and how he would treat her. She had a few issues of her own to overcome, dealing with her parents' multiple marriages and their effect on her attitudes.
Logan was harder for me to warm up to. His dominance at the beginning was very intense and what he felt for Evie scared him because he was afraid of becoming like his father. When he made his appearance his anger seemed way out of proportion considering he had been the one to walk away from their relationship. When he realized that he wasn't going to be able to run her off he gave in to the attraction that was still there. He has learned some things about control since he had last been with her but he also still feared hurting her. I liked the way that he started to open up and trust his relationship with Evie, but he still wouldn't trust himself. It took a near tragedy with his and Max's mom for the walls around his emotions to crack and be able to let Evie all the way in.
I did really like all the relationships and how they worked together. The connection between Logan and Evie grew from purely physical as the time they spent together allowed them to develop a real relationship. I liked the way that she stood by him and helped him overcome his fears. It took Evie's connection with both Max and Logan to deepen the relationship between the brothers. There is a great scene in the bar where both of them get their eyes opened about some things. Their mother carried a lot of guilt about things that happened to Logan with his father and it took both of them together to overcome that.
I have to agree with other reviewers that the cover of this book reflects absolutely nothing about the story. There were also times I felt like this story belonged more to the Desire or Blaze lines than the Kiss one.
