REVIEW: Just Married by Jenna Bayley-Burke

Just Married by Jenna Bayley-Burke: Miranda has been in love with Callum since their days in law school. They’ve been friends with benefits for years. While Miranda would love a family one day, her career as a lawyer is demanding and comes with long hours. Her arrangement with Cal suits her just fine, until suddenly Cal decides to get married. She’s thrown and is determined to use all of her finely-honed skills to argue and get Cal to see some sense.

Cal is managing to get by since losing his father. With the threat of losing the family trust at stake, he’s determined to get married. He’s looking forward to the honeymoon if only he can convince Miranda to say yes.

He smiled. “You still keep that thing running? You know your parents would have upgraded by now, right?”
“It doesn’t matter. I don’t sleep around, so you won’t have to deal with it. And you’re going to keep it in your pants so I’m not stuck trying to unload a castle and sell stores to your rivals. Deal?”

After their surprising Vegas wedding, things go back to normal for them both. They live on opposite sides of the country and plan to meet up on a more regular basis than before the wedding. They do have great chemistry and banter where each gives as good as they get. Everything changes when Miranda realizes that she’s pregnant as kids weren’t on the cards for their relationship. They challenge each other and have to figure out what matters most with impending parenthood.

“What else is in your arsenal?”
He spun the containers to face her. “New York cheesecake.”
“Cheater.”
“Just using the assets available to me.”

Just Married is a fun and sexy story with an unconventional relationship. Jenna Bayley-Burke created an interesting starting point for the story with good conflict and character development. Ms. Bayley-Burke provided good secondary characters in their group of friends and family. Fans of Shiloh Walker and Joss Wood will enjoy Just Married.
 

Book Info:

Publication: August 30th 2016 | Swerve |

Seattle attorney Miranda Rose arrives in Las Vegas determined to keep her best friend-with-benefits from making a costly mistake – marrying some stranger just to save his family trust. But once there, Miranda discovers she’s the surprise bride! One red-hot honeymoon later, they’re back to their over-scheduled lives on opposite coasts. But a marriage of convenience with regularly scheduled sexytimes turns complicated when Miranda gets the shock of a lifetime: she’s pregnant…with twins.

Miranda has always wanted a family of her own, but her infertility made it impossible. Besides, Callum’s difficult upbringing places him adamantly in the no-kid zone. Now she must decide between the man she’s been in love with for years and the children she’s longed for. Or will Callum surprise her yet again and come through when it matters most?