Blurb:
In Beautiful Stranger, finance whiz Sara Dillon met the irresistibly sexy Brit, Max Stella, at a New York City club. Through the series we’ve watched them learn to balance commitment with their less than private brand of playfulness. In Beautiful Beloved, Max and Sara take it to the next step. But the question is: Will they be able to find a balance between the wild sexcapades they aren’t ready to retire, and the demands of parenthood that come along with their new Beautiful bundle of joy? Parenthood: it’s not for the weak of heart.
Rating: 4/5 stars
Side Notes:
- Genres: Romance novel, Fiction, Contemporary romance, Erotic literature
- Highly recommend for 16 years and above
- Book #7 in the Beautiful Bastard series (novella 3.6)
- TW: Explicit language, Sexually graphic scenes
- Romance Tropes: Strangers to lovers
Book Quotes:
- “You’re shirtless with the world’s sweetest baby cuddled on those muscles. Put a shirt on, you beast, or I can’t be held responsible for my actions.”
- “She’d missed seeing me like this, I knew. She’s missed seeing me obsessed and hungry to claim, seeing me overcome and wild.”
- “You’re so much more than I could ever have hoped for. You know that.”
- “Let us watch the kiddo. We’re her godparents, right?’ He held up a hand, keeping me from answering. ‘I mean, I know you haven’t decided yet, but we’d be way better than Chloe and Bennett because let’s be real: they’re assholes.”
- “Hanna and I . . . we’ll figure it out.” Leaning forward, he winked. “We’re scientists.”
- “Sara had given me the look. The don’t fall asleep before I come to bed look. The I’m still not over the sight of our baby sleeping on your naked chest look. The you’re getting very, extremely laid look. I fucking loved my life.”
- “I’d been so focussed on enjoying Sarah the mother, that I’d barely let myself enjoy Sarah, the woman.”
- “The woman isn’t happy unless she’s bossing someone around”
- “It’s so cute how you think everything’s about you”
- “I knew exactly what she meant when she whispered, “I missed you.” And all I could say back was “I missed you, too.”