Under Contract (The GEG #1) by Jacquelyn Ayres

Under Contract (The GEG #1) by Jacquelyn Ayres 

Released July 5th 2014

Spoiler Free Review by Krystal

Charlotte McKendrick is your typical thirty-something stay-at-home mom. She has three beautiful children, a loving family, special friends, and the most wonderful, adoring husband. Her life is a dream.

Er . . . let’s try this again.

Charlotte McKendrick is not your typical thirty-something stay-at-home mom. Yes, she’s got three beautiful children, a loving family (all of them lingerers—you’ll see), and her friends are special, all right! As far as her wonderful, adoring husband, what a joke! That bastard abandoned her and the kids six months ago. 

Now, she will do anything she can to survive and provide for her children. Even if it means signing on the dotted line . . .

Mitch Colton is the CEO of Colton Technologies. Most of his year is spent traveling around the world, bringing companies the latest innovations in automobile technology. He doesn’t have time for a traditional relationship and the BS that comes with it. He doesn’t do the “marriage” thing, the “kid” thing, and he certainly doesn’t do the “falling in love” thing. All that said, he still wants someone to come home to. Someone who will offer everything he wants, and nothing he doesn’t. He realizes loyalty paired with these kinds of demands won’t come cheap. No problem. What he doesn’t realize is that once Charlotte McKendrick signs that dotted line, he’ll be paying with a lot more than money.

Jacquelyn Ayres was another author that I met at the Book Obsessed Babes Signing Event in Jacksonville, FL. The cover of her book is really what reeled me in...isn't is beautiful? I was so excited to finally start Under Contract and once I began, I couldn't stop reading.

Charlotte McKendrick is like any other mother...willing to do whatever it takes to provide for her children. And when her husband walks out on her one day, she is desperate to provide for her 3 children...leaving Charlotte to sign on dotted lines. For Charlotte, she thought all she had to offer was her body and time to Mitch Colton...... she wasn't signing up to give her heart away.

Mitch Colton, CEO of Colton Technologies isn't looking for a traditional relationship. Lost and broken from past events, all he wants, is for someone to come home too and to offer him everything he wants. 


When Charlotte responds to a ad for a new job at Colton Technologies, the new job requires her to be to be his pretend girlfriend. Doesn’t sound that bad? Right? The two definitely spark a connection at their first meeting, which also gets pretty hott really fast. But what more could we expect, this is what the book is about. Besides the extra perks of the job, was hot orgasmic sex with her “boyfriend” Mitch. As they begin to spend more time together, Charlotte and Mitch begin to see the walls surrounding their heart are beginning to unravel. Will Mitch renegotiate his contract with Charlotte since falling in love is not what he had bargained for?

"Her honesty - cripples me.Her green eyes - Kryptonite to my soul.Her touch - ignites every fiber of my being.Her mind - intrigues me.Her heart - inspires me."

The banter between all of the characters was the best part of the book for me.... I literally found myself laughing at loud as I read. Charlotte is not your shy heroine but a confident woman who knows when to speak her mind. The only time she lets her guard down is when she lets Mitch take reign in the bedroom. The dynamic of their relationship was fun and sassy. I loved that Mitch adored Charlotte’s children and treated them as his own. I love stories when two un-expecting people finds LOVE in the least place they expect to. 

"You don't want all the bullshit.""I'm growing fond of your bullshit...it's got a nice scent to it."

All of the secondary characters were pretty awesome too...Charlotte has an excellent support system. And well as for Mitch? His family is pretty awesome too. I can't wait to read the next book...and hear Kyle and CiCi's story.

So if you are looking for a fun and sweet story with HEA that will leave you with a BIG FAT SMILE on your face and NO cliffhanger, then I highly suggest Under Contract.

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