My billionaire stepbrother owes me. Years ago, James thoughtlessly gave me an IOU instead of a Christmas present. I thought I had pushed him out of my mind, but years later, I found myself sharing a home with him again. Just like before, he teased me at every turn. And just like before, it only made me want him more. In one moment, our relationship changed forever. I found out firsthand what had made all those girls moan while we had shared a wall years ago. Now it’s time to collect on that jerk’s IOU. Even though he's a billionaire, the thing that I want from him isn't money. I want a gift that will last me a lifetime... A baby.
Krista Lakes is a writer of romances that leave you feeling good and always have a happily ever after. She has two boys and a husband that keep her busy, not to mention two cats and a dog.
This is the other book that was banned by Amazon as a serial…and the story was almost complete at the time. I’m so glad I finally got to read the conclusion! And I have to confess that I love that this is now a full length novel(and the same goes for the military one) .
This one was good, but not as good as the military stepbrother story by this author. I just couldn’t get into James. He had his good and bad parts. Allie put up with a lot from him because she loved him. There were a couple pieces to the story that added a little mystery, to make James seem like he wasn’t as good as he seemed, like he was really up to no good…and while I appreciate that, I didn’t care for how it made him come off as a jerk. But, the characters had some great chemistry and the author does a great job with the steamy scenes! ;)
My only other complaint was that the end seemed a little rushed and there was never a definitive answer as to who leaked the info that James and Allie were together and how they got the photos of them. I’m actually really curious and wouldn’t mind knowing that.
Overall, I really love the author’s writing and hope she writes more stepbrother stories.
This book started out as the serial, "A Baby for My Billionaire Stepbrother" under my erotica pen name. I never expected it to hit the Top 100. I never expected to have Amazon block it from sale.
And now, here it is- with the final segment- available in novel form. I can't tell you how stressful the process was (working with a giant corporation who you don't want to make angry is the kind of thing that gives people ulcers). But, it's out!
So, get it while Amazon has us on their good side, because if they decide to kill it again, there's no coming back from the grave twice.
NOTE: This is probably the steamiest, rough-language book in my Krista catalog. I drop the f bomb several times. There is a lot of scorching hot sex. (Remember, it was originally 5 parts+ 1 new part and each part had at least one sex scene.)
But, I hope you like it. I hope it scratches the Stepbrother fever that is going around!
I honestly don't feel the connection with the characters.Being a teen myself (19) it's hard for me to believe that an 18 year old would want to get pregnant in her first year of university. I thought that Allie was crazy and frankly a little pathetic in the way she acted in regards of her "relationship" with James. She was so desperate to have him,that she lied about being on birth control,she easily forgave him after what happened with her roommate and realistically any self respecting women would not have been able to continue on with the relationship. She is delusional and many times reading this book I thought Allie needed to seek some type of help,because no teenager should be so obsessed with having a baby.
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i don't even know where to begin when it comes to this book. i noticed that this author has a bit of a theme when it comes to her books and for some reason it has to do with forbidden taboo relationships(not that i am against it) because i have read step sibling books before but this one wasn't very believable. but this book was just i don't know really bad.
for starters we have Allie. Allie is an eighteen year old college freshman who has an obsession with her stepbrother. the only way i can describe Allie is that she is straight up DELUSIONAL!!!!!
Allie's stepbrother James according to her has ruined her life plenty of times. and yet she is still madly in love with him and i mean this in a 'fatal attraction kind of way'. i'm sorry but i couldn't stand the girl she was really pathetic' highly insecure, and not right in her head. how are you 18 years old and obsessed with getting pregnant with your step brothers baby? what the hell is wrong with you? her jealousy towards Audrey ( a girl from her high school that treated her like crap and bullied her) really made me wonder about her mental state. seriously! for her to be jealous of Audrey because Audrey was pregnant and had everything she wanted and was a completely changed person so in return she was nice to her just made me want to slap the damn girl in the head.
then there was the way she went about getting pregnant. her step brother had no idea about her not being on birth control and she pretty much lied to him by saying " what do you think?" when he questioned her about it. it was just sneaky the way she did it and made me lose complete respect for her.it made me look at her supposed love for her stepbrother was nothing more that her wanting to tie him down so she could have him for herself and become a future gold digger i guess.another thing was that when they started their arrangement she immediately thought they were together but James wasn't aware that they were even in a relationship which again made me question her state of mind.
her best friend Tessa was another character i seriously disliked. her reasoning behind not liking James was stupid and pretty much cliche. then there was the repetitiveness where Allie for some reason multiple times in the book was backed into a corner by some guy who wanted to have sex with her and in the process she would freak making it seem like the guys were going to rape her and then James swooped in and saved her. and she was mostly worried about what the guys in town would think of her and would also fall in love with her step brother even more for being her knight and shining honor. yes it may have been sweet the first time but let me remind you this happens at least three times in the book not once.
it creeped me out that in every chapter she pretty much spoke about her stepbrother's 'seed' wetting her womb, or filling her insides, or fertilizing an egg was just no!! no!! who ever thought that was normal thinking has to be something wrong with them. then there was the fact that after the first time they sleep together she was already touching her stomach convinced that she was already pregnant. and this was being repeated in almost every chapter so i was constantly rolling my eyes at her train of thought. then she kept making up scenarios in her head about how happy they were going to be and how he was going to be a great dad without him even knowing what the fuck she was doing.
James i don't even know what to say about James. he was just blah! i didn't get very much from him and he just seemed so plain. hes supposed to be this billionaire who is apparently in the spotlight. he keeps his relationship with Allie under wraps because of the damage it can cost to his company's image if people find out about his affair with his STEPSISTER. i mean it was understandable i didn't blame the guy. but the constant reminder that they were both step siblings and there were times where they called each other brother and sister was just not right. and don't get me wrong i have read other step sibling books but this one made a big issue about their connection to each other which got annoying after a while. there was also the fact that once he found out about Allie's pregnancy he didn't even flip out at her for the way she went about it. no other guy would have reacted the way he did. if the author wanted to make it real she would have had him accusing her for trapping him. but we got nothing. as a matter of fact they were happy and so in love and then the ending was just rushed.
i didn't feel the chemistry between both of them the book is written in mostly Allie's point of view and i kind of wish we got a few pages to know what James was thinking. the fact that he was flirting with her roommate while sleeping with Allie was a big no no. even to the point where Nicole sent naked photos of herself and he masturbated to them and Allie still forgave him. no she is fucking stupid for even letting that shit go! someone who supposedly love you does not masturbate to pics of your roommate. a porn star maybe, but your roommate?? come on!!! wake up woman!!!
the fact that Allie forgave him for everything he did was ridiculous. there was also the mention that the reason she dated assholes was because of the way James treated her. it made me see how insecure she was that she let guys treat her a certain way and she thought she deserved to be treated that way?? what the hell is wrong with you???
the book was very immature for my taste i thought i was going to like it but i didn't. it was just not very believable at all i found it hard to really think that an eighteen year old wanted a baby. i guess is because i myself am a mom and while i wasn't a teen mom i know for a fact it's not easy raising a child. so for me to believe that that was what she really wanted was hard for me. and then when she finally confirmed it i wanted to slap her even more because she started second guessing herself when she spent better part of the book obsessing about having a baby. stupid!
the only reason i finished it was because i had hoped it would get better in the end but it didn't. then end as a matter of fact was very rushed and i was left confused with unanswered questions. it was actually very hard to get through because of the Heroine's point of view. i would probably try reading another book on this author but if it's bad as this one then i guess her work just isn't for me.
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Heroine is an airhead. She left hero at the club with her roommate so they could grind on each other. Hero took best friend’s virginity. Hero also kept vjj pictures of heroine’s roommate to masturbate to them. Heroine is fine and dandy with all of that 🤦♀️
I read this as a bonus novel included after Stepbrother Priest. I didn't even know it was included. On the positive, the sex scenes were pretty hot. Well hot except Allie's obsession with James' seed and her womb, that was a bit much....and rather odd. But I honestly did not care for the characters. Allie was weak and young and manipulative. James was just an a$$hole. Their chemistry wasn't there except during sex. But there was A LOT of sex so I guess that is to make up for the other parts lacking. Overall, meh. I would pick a different book. It is a book which seems to glorify teen pregnancy.
Review 4 starsmay or may not contain spoilers...depends on your view
Stepbrother's Gift is a really great story ... much like the few step-sibling romances I've read lately its full of pent up passion, taboo and great sex :P
In saying that Krista Lakes has shown me a new character element, that i'm not entirely sure how i should be feeling about it.... i don't think i've ever read anything where the main character (in this case Allie) purposely impregnates herself with her step-brothers baby... at the moment i'm settling with the ...weirded-out vibe to a huge degree. I guess i found it unsettling how Allie took this weird unseen turn into an almost obsessive state. The most unsettling thing about it is the way she continually references James's 'sperm' as she mentions feeling him inside her impregnating her and also trying to keep as much of him from slipping out of her because else was sure she was pregnant already but just thought she'd get more sperm to make sure.
of course i wasn't actually referencing the book there ... more ad-libbing and reading between lines
Don't get me wrong i really enjoyed reading it and i loved the characters and even though Allie wasn't easy to relate to after her turn i was still able to build the much needed connection with the main characters ... although more with James then Allie and i'd just LOVE to get inside James's head just once you know.... So even with my connection to the story and the characters i always found myself a little disappointed at my train of thought when something dramatic happened, it was always something like ..."well Allie i can't really sympathise with you, you kinda purposely walked into the situation, i mean if i was James i probably would of reacted much worse, although again i'm not entire sure because i'm pretty sure he loves your psycho ass"
Either Way I Really Hope You Enjoy Reading This Book... because its not all that bad. Lesley Acford Creator & CEO Honestly Simple Reviews {HSR}
I don't usually write reviews but I had to do it. This book is the worst book I have ever read and I can't believe a woman wrote this. The moral compass is just wrong... There is one sex scene that sounds more like rape than sex and i am not talking boundage or kinky stuff, this would be ok. I am talking about a woman that is hurt and the guy keeps on going,....WTF????There is also the fact that the girl always refers to sex as him using her body? This wasn't attractive at all. THe entire story is based on the fact that the girl is lying about being on the pill and tricks the guy into having a baby? and than it is all ok because they are in love???? This sounds psychotic. NObody in its right mind would be ok with that. And than the billionaire thing, this guy is such an arrogant asshole. I have never met someone that is rich and says it every 5 seconds. He gives a press conference and refers to himself as a billionaire so many times.... Has someone ever heard Bill Gates say, as a billionaire, i think..... this is just insane. WE got it the first hundred times it was stated in the book....
I don't even get why this book would have good reviews and I don't understand how self respecting women would encourage others reading this....
OK, I don't normally write reviews;I just read them. However, I felt compelled to write one for this book. At first I wasn't sure how I would feel about it. The story line didn't gross me out though. Its not like they were related at all. So I decided to give it a go. What I didn't like was the fact the they made Allie's character so young. I know she was legal but it would have been better if she was at least in her young 20's. The other thing was there were way too many editing errors. I even think in one part I couldn't figure out whether Allie was a blonde or brunette because it went back and forth in the book. Usually I can get past some errors, and I am surely not the grammar police but it was a little overwhelming and I was only going to give 3 stars for the book at this point. However, I did feel like the book redeemed itself in the end and I really liked the ending so I gave it 1 more star.
Good story, not really hard to get into it but the only problem I have with it was she felt pregnant like a minute after having sex without protection. No one is that good at feeling prego that fast. Allie is super crazy for a baby but only a baby from her jerk of a step brother of 4 years. This guy puts her down from the start when she was a freshman and he a senior in high school, and every day since then he play hot and cold, puts her down, messes with her, have all the guys in school look the other way and all the girls hurt her in ways that she won't describe. That won't stop her from cashing in a IOU that he gave her years ago that she found on Christmas brake from college. And she knows what she wants and she will do anything to get that flight impregnated inside her willing body. All this story is told from Allie's P.O.V. be warned James is soon childish, arrogant and mean, but he can be tender when things go his way.
I liked but still hated this hated this book. What I liked : The story, the whole forbidden love thing and it was funny. The love scenes were done really well too. What I hate? Everything else. Allie was a fucking doormat and James was an asshole. This girl let her brother walk all over her, so a bunch of shit to her, sleep with her best friend, jerked off to her roommate and she was still like...."omg but I love him. I want his baby" Girl no. THEN the whole rubbing her belly because she was pregnant with his baby shit. That was so annoying every bloody time she repeated it. Like girl yes we get it, you are obsessed with your brother and having his damn demon spawn. Then to top it all off they came out as a couple, he's like I love you even though I'm an asshole and they live happily ever after. I hate when writers have weak ass heroines. They just turn me off from the books.
O wow, where to start. This was hot as hell for the most part. I really could not put this down. It had me gripped from the start. When James gave his step sister an IOU one Christmas, never could he have guessed what she would eventually ask him for years later. Allie has always had a crush on James since the day they met, she is drawn to him and he pushes her away, before finally leaving home to make his way in the world, and become a billionaire whilst he’s at it. At 18, Allie, still in college, decided to cash in on the IOU, all she wants is him! The heat of the scenes is incredible, I swear there were times I thought my kindle may catch fire it was so hot. I love all Krista’s work and this is definitely no exception, she has definitely made me a fan of the stepbrother category.
SPOILER!! I'm sorry, but I just don't understand how she was so cool about everything. Had sex with her best friend when they were younger, even though he proclaims to have loved her since they met? That's cool, she's not upset with either of them. Roommate sends him vag shots and he masturbates to them, while not even a little remorseful (even though they're already exclusive)? She gets it, men have needs! But while he couldn't find the time to send her more than a 3 word email a couple times, he had the time for that? Alright, so it might be obvious, but i HATE HATE HATE the main character. She was delusional throughout the entire book and built up her relationship with James long before it even began. I just can't with this girl. Ijustcant, okay?
I'm surprised at the number of positive reviews....sure the sex was HOT but the story line needed work. First I found the ages of the characters to not match up with their actions. For James to be a billionaire by age 22, for Allie to be a sex/baby crazed girl at 18....it just didn't add up. I think the characters should be older and Allie should have at least been closer to graduating college rather than starting it. It also really bugged me the way she kept referring to him as her stepbrother...it was my stepbrother the billionaire, my stepbrother's baby, my stepbrother this.... If she truly didn't think of him as her stepbrother why did she keep calling him that?
Allie and James are step siblings, but only from the ages of 14/18 and you hear about their last 4 years of squabbling.
Allie pulls her big girl pants on and confronts their feelings, James 'claims' her and then like a true asshole, tries to keep it all a secret to protect his image.
However Allie has a singular goal and I don't think she really thought it through properly! An IOU from the past turns into her promising herself Jame's baby!!!!!
What happens? Will she get her goal? Will they fall in love? And what happens when the 'world' finds out????!
Allie is a smart women who knows what she wants. only the one thing she wants she can't have. Allie wants her sexy step-brother James. His always been out of her league until she finds an old Christmas present which is IOU. Determined to have wants she wants she doesn't back down. But one she doesn't realize is she's in for one hell of a ride.
James is a billionaire who likes the keep every think running smooth. That is until Allie shows up to collect her IOU from him. Soon enough problems start to arise and cause everything in his control to slip.
If your intersed in a well humored book and a girl determined to get want she wants no matter what happens then this is a book for you
When I begin reading this serious I couldn't put it down and had to find out what happened next, was Alli really pregnant, would James except the fact that he was going to be a father? Was the story going to end with James and Alli being together? Want to know, read the story for yourselves also love how it's just one book instead of it being divided into smaller stories. Can't wait to read more books from you Krista Lakes.
i would of loved more on how the parents reacted or how he coped with the pregnancy or what happened with his business since that was the main objection
I really liked the author's writing style, and loved the characters' chemistry. I was frustrated with Allie's constant mentioning of wanting a baby, and just knowing she was pregnant every time they had sex. I also found myself frustrated with the whole Nicole situation...Staying with her at club, the pictures, and emails...Ugh.
Other than those personal things, I enjoyed the book and would like to read more from this author.
Stepbrother's Gift is a stand alone book by Krista Lakes. I'm generally a huge fan of Krista's, but this book just didn't work for me. I think my biggest issue with this book was the character's chemistry and how they acted towards each other. Sometimes I just wanted to slap them both and tell them to grow up. The storyline was just ok for me. I'm looking forward to future books by Krista.
Loved the story but after a while I just started flipping through the sex. Until the last quarter of the book there is sex every four pages. Don't get me wrong I just think the story could have done without so much. Story itself was really good I was nervous through half and relieved in the end.
I loved the love story. It is hard to define who can love and who cannot. What happens when you fall in? You go for it even if the world looks at it as something wrong. Check it out to see what I mean.
I definitely would suggest over 18 for the audience of readers.
I love the step brother-sister story line. This book was a great read for me. There was plenty of steamy scenes in this book and the author worded everything perfectly. The pace of the story was pretty spot on and it really didn't leave you guessing at anything. The ending was really good and it was definitely worth the read.
A wonderful unexpected love story. If your looking for a sweet easy love story then this book is not for you. If your looking for a hot steamy resistive story then stop reading this and go buy this book right now. Allie and James story is messy and so hot. I found myself cheering him on, sad when they had hard times and so happy when thinks went right.
This was pretty good. James & Allie had a heck of a situation on their hands. We all thought something was up with Lauren, she seemed jealous already of James' conquests, so it was a surprise. Glad everything turned out good for them in the end. It goes to show you never know who may become your friend.