Review: Just Married by Jenna Bayley- Burke

Item: Just Married
Rating: 2.5
Author: Elizabeth

Posted September 18, 2016 by Elizabeth in Elizabeth B, Reviews / 0 Comments

Just Married Series: More than Friends, #1
Published by Swerve Publication Date: August 30th 2016
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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?

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A long term friends with benefits turns into a marriage of convenience that suddenly becomes so much more…..

I loved the idea, but the execution lacked for me. Things started out well, but the middle portion of the book went a little off the rails as Mira and Cal fought it out. I found both characters a little frustrating as they entrenched in the positions to protect themselves instead of really listening to what the other person said.

It seemed that we spent more than half of the book with these two angry with each other instead of really trying to figure their new reality out. Then at the first sign of real trouble, Cal has an epiphany things are perfect again. I really wish we had gotten to see more of the “making it work” instead of just the “poof it’s all better” that we got.

Overall, this is a decent read. It’s a quick story with nothing too heavy involved.

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I am a full time mom who works part time. I squeeze reading in wherever I can between work, volunteer stuff, and kid activities. I read a little bit of everything, but really enjoy indie authors and Happy- Ever-Afters. I've been reviewing for Cocktails and Books since January 2015.