The Playboy's Baby [Kindle Edition]

JM Stewart (Author)

Book Description

They can't forget the past, but is it enough to create a future?

When an accident leaves her guardian to her six-month-old niece, Emma Stanton must return to her small hometown of Hastings, Montana to find the one man she's spent the last eight years trying to forget. She and Dillon had grown up together--he was her sister's best friend. But that hadn't stopped him from sharing a kiss with Emma that had followed her through the years. Now, not only must she break the news of her sister's tragic death to Dillon, but she must risk the only family she has left and tell him he's the baby's father.

Wealthy nightclub owner Dillon James has been used for his name and money one too many times, so when he comes face-to-face with Emma Stanton and her gorgeous lips, he's determined to keep things light. All he wants is to be the father his daughter needs, to make up for not being there for her and her mother. But spending time with Emma, as she shows him the ropes of caring for his daughter, is wearing down his defenses. Perhaps it's time he took a chance on love.

If only he can convince Emma to take a chance on him...

Editorial Reviews

Review

5 Stars from Long and Short Reviews
The author's voice is fresh and enjoyable, and I found myself emotionally attached to Emma and Dillon, rooting for them the whole way.
4.5 Stars, Manic Reader reviews
The Playboy's Baby has excellent characters and a well told story.

4 Couples from Confessions From Romaholics
 ...a sweet and wonderful read for those who enjoy contemporary romances. I totally recommend it.

4 Stars from The Reading CafeTHE PLAYBOY'S BABY is a heartwarming and sweet story of rejection and love. JM Stewart takes the reader on a roller coaster of emotions that will give you the warm fuzzies one moment then leave you in tears the next. The sex scenes are sensual without the use of vulgar descriptive narrations and the character development is forthright and real. The Playboy's Baby is a quick read for a lazy afternoon with a glass of wine and romance on the mind.

Product Details

• File Size: 282 KB
• Print Length: 158 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Etopia Press (July 31, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B008RPKBMM
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,079 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a believer August 18, 2012

By Aimee

Format:Kindle Edition

I love a hard road to a happy ending, and JM didn't disappoint. Gawd the internal battle between Emma and Dillon kept me on the edge of my seat. Add sexy daddy and newly discovered daughter into the bargain, with conflicts to make you think they'd never get it together and bam, this ends up a scorcher. This book is so tense and full of emotion that I'm going to read again, and possibly a few times after that. It made me laugh, cry and cheer for their HE. Can't get better than this.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Can Erotic Romance Be Wholesome? August 4, 2012

By Henry Le Nav

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Can erotic romance be wholesome? J. M. Stewart manages the feat with skill. She takes us on a tour of the interior lives of ordinary people caught up in a somewhat extraordinary drama. The plot is straight forward but Stewart's skill is in character development. One comes to know Stewart's characters like old friends and one finds themselves rooting for them.

It is a romance, so it has the obligatory beating hearts, spreading heat, and tingling spines, and the rise and fall of budding love, heartbreak, and doubt, but her characters are sufficiently developed as human beings to avoid the typical romance novel mannequins that exist only titillate each other. Like her previous book Staking His Claim Stewart has the uncanny ability to describe hot sex scenes in a language devoid of obscenity and vulgarity and yet avoids being vague or overly flowery. There is a wholesome quality to her love scenes, one does not feel like a voyeur reading them, and she captures what in my mind is the purpose of sex, to create a strong bond between woman and man. Excellent second book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet and Spicy March 18, 2013

By Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews TOP 500 REVIEWER

Format:Kindle Edition

Sweet and spicy is what J.M. Stewart writes and it's the perfect way to describe The Playboy's Baby.

Dillon James and Emma Stanton have known each other since childhood; Dillon being Emma's little sister's best friend growing up. Emma comes back to town after eight years to drop the most unexpected news on Dillon. Emma's sister, Janey, has recently passed and left Emma raising Janey's daughter, Annie. A daughter that is also, unknown to Dillon belongs to him.

Dillon is not exactly a playboy like the title implies. Yes he's wealthy and heart-stopping-ly good looking but he is a lot more than a handsome face. Dillon is a man that has been use for those superficial attributes and is tired of putting his heart on the line for women who don't deserve him.

Throughout the book Emma has to come to the understanding that the nineteen-year-old, wild Dillon she hasn't seen in eight years is not the same Dillon she's dealing with now. The Dillon of now is the kind of man women look for to provide not only a good time but mainly stability; financial and emotional. Emma has big trust issues stemming from a past relationship but begins to have confidence in Dillon while watching him take care of his daughter and ultimately take care of Emma too.

There's a couple times in the book where Emma leaves Annie with Dillon so she can return to work and home a few hours away. To deal with the loneliness, she has not really experienced since her sister died, Dillon talks Emma to sleep over the phone nightly. Those intimate conversations build the couple's bond and lead to some very steamy parts of the book. Once the pair starts to open up things heat up fast between them, the love scene fit the book so well; I haven't read sex scenes so full of love and understanding in a while. The way Dillon is there for Emma really made me fall for him.

The Playboy's Baby is a great mixture of sugar and spice with a little conflict thrown in for flavor. A pleasurable afternoon read.

Review copy provided for an honest review.

More About the Author

J.M. writes what she likes to call sweet and spicy contemporary romance. She's a stay-at-home mom by trade, married to her very own hero. They live in the Great Northwest with their two boys and two very spoiled puppies. J.M. has been devouring romances for as long as she can remember. Writing them has become her passion.

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