Another new author to me and I will say that I loved this book! Aspen was such a great character and I loved that she seemed to be begrudgingly attracted and eventually in love with Simon. There was just something about the two of them that made me fall head over heels in love with them. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would!
Staged River by Heather Grey
Series: Bluefield Beach Series #2
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense

This was supposed to be Aspen Arthur’s year. No longer held back by a loser boyfriend or terrible boss, she was well on her way to getting everything she wanted – following her carefully crafted set of rules would ensure it. But then one night and two pink lines complicate everything. Becoming a mom is something Aspen has always dreamed of. Unfortunately, that dream now includes a baby daddy she can’t stand.

When Simon Cadwell first met Aspen in high school, he thought there could be something there. But when he sees her again after almost a decade and she doesn’t have a single nice thing to say to him, he knows he screwed up somehow. Getting her pregnant wasn’t part of the plan to win her over, but Simon is always up for a challenge.

Now that they’re both in Bluefield for the summer, they have a chance to either work out their differences and prepare for parenthood, or let everything they’ve ever wanted slip through their fingers. But Simon isn’t the only one hoping to catch Aspen’s eye this summer, and with the increasing number of missing women plaguing Bluefield, who can really be trusted?

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I love a good unplanned pregnancy book. I am one of those readers who just enjoys this plot, maybe it is because I can’t get pregnant myself. I don’t know but when done right this plotline works well and let me tell you that Heather Grey did it right! It wasn’t happy that suddenly we are all in love because we are having a baby or I am ready to get rid of it and you sort of plot either. 

Aspen was not ready for those two pink lines and even less ready for it to be Simon that she is pregnant for.  Her and Simon fight about everything and you know what they say about those you fight too much. Okay they will either kill one another or have the super steamy New Year’s that these two had. Let’s be honest that was so hot I could have gotten pregnant!

Now they are figuring out how they are going to co-parent as well as navigate small town life. A small town that just so happens to have a serial killer on the loose. Talk about not catching a break! It is the best of romance and suspense all rolled into one and I am here for it! I loved every single second of this book. 

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