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So it's not surprising that I liked this better the second time around because I've gained some perspective on a few things especially with the author's decision to pair Liberty and Gage instead of Liberty and Hardy. That said, I would suggest that to enjoy this book more, you have to throw aside a few expectations. For one, this isn't a romance book. It does have romance in it but it's not really the central theme. I'd say this book is more like women's fiction or chick lit. Sugar Daddy is all about Liberty's journey of finding her identity, her strength and ultimately, finding her one true love.

Two, this book -- like I said -- is heroine-centric. Gage and Hardy still stood out to me but this is Liberty's story. To expect anything more than that would invite disappointment. View all 27 comments. And if someone hadn't warned me about when the hero actually appears, I might hav I agree with you that this isn't a romance in the traditional sense. And if someone hadn't warned me about when the hero actually appears, I might have been really disappointed lol.

I'm happy to hear that you liked the second book so much! Hardy really annoyed me at the end of this one! Danie Ople I just finished reading this and yes, I loved Hardy. I was rooting for him and Liberty, then Gage came out of nowhere. It felt rushed afterwards. Just I just finished reading this and yes, I loved Hardy. Just ordered Blue Eyed Devil! This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Sugar Daddy was one of those books that I dreaded reading, in all honesty. Let me tell you why. I like a story that has a defined beginning and a defined end, that has landmarks, and ends on a happy note.

To my understanding, chick lit and women's fiction does not need to meet these expectations. I feared that the amount of quality historical romances would be that much more diminished than before with her leaving it behind. Whenever I pick up a book, and it has the phrase, 'torn between two lovers,' it goes back on the shelf. I won't buy it. I like my romance predictable in this sense. I want to know who the heroine ends up with before I start the book.

So, having said all these reasons I put off reading Sugar Daddy so long, I am very glad I read it, and I found it to be an excellent book. Was it perfect in meeting my expectations? To say yes would be a lie. I did have the following issues with Sugar Daddy: The book starts out as a coming of age story about a young woman, Liberty, and her journey through life, the good and the bad, and her all-encompassing, soul-defining love for her sister. The end becomes a romance story in which Liberty has to decide which man was right for her.

The large shift was quite jarring for me as a reader. I loved this aspect of Sugar Daddy. I was transfixed by the story of this young girl, and how her life evolved. Then, all of a sudden, it became about which man would she end up with. One could argue that this was part of her story, and yes, it is. But I felt the focus had shifted from Liberty's journey to explaining which man was right for her, almost a bit of show and tell, to me as a reader.

I would have liked to see more of Liberty putting the pieces together and coming to a more organic understanding of the man she belonged with. Also, there seemed to be less focus on Liberty's relationship with Carrington towards the end of the story. It was noticeable, because of how prominent a character Carrington is earlier in the book. It's not that I didn't want to see Liberty have a life and a love outside of her sister, but I thought the tone should have remained consistent. Fundamentally, I was left with the feeling that I didn't know what kind of book Ms. Kleypas was trying to write here.

I felt that the romance aspects were slightly underdeveloped. In my opinion, more time should have been spent on developing the romance between Gage and Liberty. In my opinion, much more time was spent on the romance or at least the evolution of Liberty's love for Hardy between Hardy and Liberty. I could see in a general way, why Gage was right for Liberty, but I really needed more for my heart to accept on a deep level that he was the right choice. Part of this unsureness came from the fact that I think having Hardy betray Liberty was a bit of a cop-out.

Yes, we know that Hardy was committed to getting ahead by any means necessary. But it didn't quite ring true for me. Hardy was shown as a very good, honorable person growing up even if he didn't believe it about himself. Yes, he was a bit of a skirt-chaser, but he stuck with girls who were up for the game. His caring for his family and for Liberty and her family didn't match up with how he acted when he returned to Liberty's life.

So I was left feeling that, perhaps Liberty would have chosen Hardy, if he hadn't betrayed her that way. That didn't convince me on the romance between Gage and Liberty. Don't get me wrong. Gage was definitely the right man. Although I didn't get quite as much of a fix on him as I did Hardy, I could see his appeal and why he was the man that Liberty would fall in love with as an adult.

But more narrative on him, definitely would have been appreciated. Now, I will admit that this ties into my dislike of chick-lit. I like to see a romance between two people, the heroine and the hero. I don't want to see them having sex and being involved with other people. If they had other relationships before, then I'd like that to be in the past, and not revealed during the book, other than a couple of lines of exposition, or through something that is revealed in dialogue. I knew that Liberty didn't love those guys, and she was a woman who wanted love. So it felt wrong to me.

I especially hated the scene when she lost her virginity. I was really mad at her for that decision, although I could understand the pain that drove her to it. This would have went over better with me, had the women's fiction aspect of the story been continued through to the end, without the shift to a romance. I really didn't like the way things unfolded when Hardy returns into her life. The passionate kiss with Hardy felt wrong. Could you do that with an ex if you were deeply in love with a new man?

Liberty wasn't the flighty kind of person who would do that. It felt out of character to me. Also the part in which Liberty decides to spend time with Hardy to find out if there was anything there. In my mind, if her feelings for Gage were so strong, would she have felt right doing that, even if he was a good enough man to let her?

I don't know the right answer, but it didn't feel right to me. I think this is something that I would expect in a chick lit novel and not a romance. One aspect of the book that I didn't really love, but I could see why it was done, was the attention to detail on the accoutrements of the upscale life that the Travises and their associates had.

Kleypas did a great job of describing this through Liberty's eyes, but I was kind of 'meh' about it. To some degree, those of us who grew up with modest surroundings, do have a wide-eyed awe at what those who 'have' possess. But it is only so interesting. I think I would have preferred more time spent on showing Liberty's emotional interactions with Gage and his family, to a greater degree.

Maybe dropping a designer name here and there, and describing things as needed could have sufficed. Perhaps this is unfair of me to comment on this, considering that Ms. Kleypas's phenomenal ability as a writer of beautiful, vivid description, is one of her strong points for me as a reader. I think in this instant, it was too much of a distraction from the emotional focus of this story. So you may ask, how this book garnered a five star rating. I have to give it five stars, because it's a really good novel.

It really affected me emotionally as a reader. And that is one thing that will always have a writer coming out ahead, for me. I found the love story between Liberty and Carrington to be the most beautiful and profound aspect of this story. The scenes in which Liberty takes on this responsibility and shows her love for her sister excelled. I cried numerous times reading this book. Other reasons I give this book a five star rating: The beginning is excellent. The way in which Ms. Kleypas describes Liberty's life in a small town in Texas really resonated with me.

It took me back to my time at this age. Hot, lazy summers, kooky relatives and neighbors. Having a family that wasn't always perfect, but loving them hard and strong, regardless. The awkwardness of being a girl who is in that stage where she feels ugly and invisible. This book could have been about a girl I knew growing up.

Maybe a little bit of me, as well. That identification factor was so powerful, that I was sucked in as a reader.

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I wasn't going anywhere and doing anything until I finished this story. And then there's Liberty. She's an unforgettable character. She had grit and determination. She had a unique way of looking at the world. She approached situations with the tenacity that I could not help but admire.

Her strength was the best kind of strength to me. Not cussing out people or fighting at the drop of the hat, but hanging in there, enduring, doing what had to be done to keep going, and to achieve one's goals. I loved Liberty being that kind of person. And I wanted her to be happy. I cheered when she did get her happy ending. That's what I read this books for, after all. Also, there are few writers who can create such appealing heroes as Ms. Gage had a magnetism that reached out of the book and slapped me in the face, in a good way, for all the short time he had in this book. Although he was a jerk to Liberty, initially, you could still see his appeal.

I wanted more of him. And then there's Hardy. Well, I fell in love with Hardy as a young man. I could see why Liberty loved him so hard and so long. That's why I had some issues with the way he was written when he returned, because he made such an impression on me initially in this book.

I know that I definitely have to read Blue-Eyed Devil to get more of him, and to see him become the man he should be, not who he thinks he is. Well, for all the rambling that I did in this review, I feel that I could not have possibly expressed my feelings for this book with the clarity that I wish I could.

It's so hard to unravel something so complex in such a short time for a review. But I feel that I have captured the essence of my feelings about Sugar Daddy. I do have to say a few things to Ms. Kleypas to end this review: Lastly, I say from one huge Lisa Kleypas fan to another: I think you will find much of value in this book.

View all 57 comments. This is my first book by Lisa Kleypas. I stumbled upon it a few days ago and when I realized a lot of my GR friends loved it I decided to give it a go. When Sugar Daddy starts out we meet a young Liberty Jones. She is living with her mom, trying to find her spot in world, dreaming about her future and falling in love like any other teenager. While fluttering through her young This is my first book by Lisa Kleypas. While fluttering through her young life she meets Hardy Cates. But she was a fighter and a dreamer. When she finds herself becoming the sole care giver to her younger sister Carrington, Liberty has no other choice to grown up fast.

He was her Sugar Daddy. Their relationship was never sexual. He filled a part in her life that she always missed. He was the father she never had. But there was more to Churchill that Liberty would soon find out. With Churchill in her life she is also connected with his family. Gage Travis was the oldest of his boys. When their paths crossed things were a bit stormy. Gage was a bit surly you could say. He had his reasons. Sugar Daddy was definitely a great read. I loved watching Liberty grow and change. I loved watching her falling in love, get her heart broken and fall in love again.

I just love a guy that calls his girl darlin. It just melts my heart every single time. I really enjoyed it. I need a little more Hardy. View all 55 comments. Last night I would have given Sugar Daddy more stars. This morning, refreshed and having thought about it, I'll settle for 2 Gage stars. Why was Hardy in this book to begin with?

He was barely there for Liberty during her childhood. And he couldn't help scratch her itch. And don't give that I won't be able to leave if I have you nonsense because I don't buy it. Also, the next book in the series, Blue-Eyed Devil , is about this Hardy person. Because I want to know him better! He just seems such a nice guy and all. On the other hand, the guy who actually loves the girl gets barely any screen book time. And he always feels in a rush. After all that long crap about Liberty's childhood, we barely get a few pages that explain her adult life or her love choice.

In the spirit of this book, I'll rush the end of my review and say I choose not to read the next one. View all 7 comments. This was a re-read — loved it the first time around…. Liberty Jones, living in a trailer, with her Mom, with no prospects … She meets Hardy Gates, an older guy, living in the trailer park also. He leaves town and Liberty has to grow up fast…. Her Mom has another child, Carrington, who Liberty loves, as if she were her own… It takes place over a number of years…. Liberty takes control of her This was a re-read — loved it the first time around…. Liberty takes control of her life and enrolls in Beauty School.

She meets an older man, Churchill Travis and they become fast friends. She goes to work for Churchill as a Personal Assistant. Churchill is a Widower with 4 grown up children. Gage Travis is the oldest and sparks fly when he and Liberty meet — they do not like each other. View all 46 comments. Christy Fabulous review, Mo! Mar 23, Jan Lovely review, Mo! Jul 24, View all 5 comments. Aug 08, Kelly and the Book Boar rated it really liked it Shelves: Find all of my reviews at: It was in Welcome that she met Hardy — boy next door and on the wrong side of the tracks who placed Liberty firmly in the friendzone due to their age diff Find all of my reviews at: It was in Welcome that she met Hardy — boy next door and on the wrong side of the tracks who placed Liberty firmly in the friendzone due to their age difference.

Fast-forward a few years and you find a Hardy who still maintains his distance in order to make sure nothing will stop him from blowing the dust off this one horse town, deadbeat boyfriend kicked to the curb, momma dead and Liberty trying her best to raise her baby sister. Really my only gripe???? Terms of endearment make me want to stab my own eyeholes.

I work in a large office and pretty much maintain the status that. Therefore, I sit in my hole, do my best to make sure I take more than my fair share of work to counteract the fact that. And read during my downtime. Occasionally I get approached by a fearless co-worker who is willing to invade my personal bubble in order to talk books. Oh yeah the ballsy little lady who told me about Kleypas. I explained that historical romance was not my bag and pretty much that.

But I loved the G. View all 18 comments. This is my favorite LK series. Yes, I know, I know. I'm mainly a historical romance reader. This book leading the series is truly wonderful. I still remember when I first saw the paperback was finally out in the bookstore and being so disappointed because yet another one of my favorite HR authors was bowing to pressure and going mainstream.

I wasn't reading contemporary romances at the time, so I actually hesit This is my favorite LK series. I wasn't reading contemporary romances at the time, so I actually hesitated over the purchase of Sugar Daddy. In addition, I really loathed the title. I started reading it standing there, eventually grouped blindly for a chair while I kept my eyes glued to the pages, then went running to the cash-register, my heart pumping erratically with adrenaline coursing to unmentionable pulse points for poor Liberty, the pit bulls, and Hardy. I'm having the "Big O" just recalling it. BTW, at the risk of sharing too much, I was right there with Liberty and the whole 68 thing and started reviewing my past loves.

Oh, and the part about the emu? Absolutely killed me I was laughing so hard. I think it's a brilliant blend of the two, but maybe I'm repeating myself. I think most of us have a first love, or close to first love; one that was bittersweet; an "if only" young love , if you will. In this, we can all empathize with Liberty.

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I was right there with her, falling hard for young Hardy gee, why did she name him that? Kleypas wanted us to! And "young" is the operative word here. We do things in our youth, and feel things so differently, that the passions of youth can resonate still, years later. This theme is also accented with Churchill's enduring love of Liberty's mom, Diana Jones. Yet, just like my first love, I wanted Hardy to be happy.

I think that is a true sign of love, though certainly morphed into something else, when you want someone's happiness. Kleypas gives that to Hardy — and us too! This expression worked nicely for me until this book. View all 51 comments. I'm so shocked, I put off reading it for years because of the horrible title. It was so good!!! First thing everyone needs to know or this book might piss them off, the hero isn't introduced until halfway into the book. Yes there is another man at the beginning and he's wonderful but he has his own book in this series.

Sugar Daddy is about Liberty Jones, 5 stars! Sugar Daddy is about Liberty Jones, a young pretty girl who grows up in a trailer park. Tragedy seems to strike her family often, and when it does she's left to pick up the pieces. This book is a romance, but it's mostly her journey in her life and how she works through her problems.

I loved all the characters in this and cannot wait to read more of the series. This is officially my favorite Kleypas novel I've read, to date. In my whole life, you'll always be what I wanted most. View all 10 comments. A keeper, a favorite and just love, love, love it! Gage Travis You've won a fan here Lisa Kleypas. View all 40 comments. Based on the blurb at the back of t I initially gave this 3-stars but revised it to 4-Stars on second read.

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View all 19 comments. Jun 01, Eastofoz rated it liked it Recommended to Eastofoz by: What an utter disappointment this book was. When a friend recommends a dating website that links wealthy, older men with young, attractive women, she is initially hesitant. But with time, she becomes curious about the website, and she decides to give it a try. What starts as a few messages becomes phone calls and plans to meet, and suddenly Lisa finds herself in the company of a real gentleman.

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Has Lisa finally found a man to take of her in every way possible? Before she could open the door, he stopped her. He got out and opened the door for her, but not before introducing himself. He was even more attractive in person, as they sat in the vehicle, she her heart raced at the thought of this handsome man lying in her bed naked. No, it would never happen she thought to herself. They had an amazing dinner and their night was about to end when James walked her to her front door. She did not want this night to end; she leaned in and gently kissed his soft lips.

Immediately, she felt the intense desire of his lips as he gave her a series of long wet passionate kisses. She wanted more; she needed more. She quickly opened the door and led him inside where she found herself backed up against the wall while he devoured her with his hot wet tongue. Their pleasure was so intense that she almost melted in his arms. Read more Read less. I was laughing out loud or rather muffling it in my pillow in order to not wake up my husband at the dialogue.

Fans of witty banter and foul mouthed women, this is our kind of book. Micheal is sexy older man who respects women, is driven, and upfront. He's in the top 5 of my Steve Rogers Alpha Males romantic leading men list. His honestly both in the arrangement and his feelings had me swooning on the floor. God damn this man is so damn hot.

This couple are hot! They're chemistry jumps off the page. I was flailing and giggling right along with Kayla as she and Micheal exchanged flirty text. Concerned for her through every step of their complex and unique relationship. I shed tears of joy over the beautiful happily ever after these two beautiful sexy people so richly deserved. This is fantasy fulfillment of the highest quality.

I wanted to wrap myself in this story and never say goodbye to these characters. This is a guaranteed reread and one of my favorite romances of all time. View all 4 comments. Mar 24, Erika rated it liked it Shelves: Also very sex positive, which was great. This author is new to me but I definitely will be keeping an eye on her from now on. Mar 11, Lisa rated it really liked it Recommended to Lisa by: Silvana [The Book Voyagers].

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March 3 stars Reread: November Upping this a star higher because although this book isn't perfect Kayla and Michael fell in love with each other too quickly for my taste; it did feel a bit rushed--something I didn't notice in my first read but did now, weirdly , I love Kayla and Michael so much and sometimes that's enough for me to rate a book a 4. I enjoyed Kayla's wittiness and her banter with Michael where can I haz a Michael , and I enjoyed the writing--the way Ms. Weatherspoon wrote this is very light and entertaining. Also, I'm rereading this because the final book of this trilogy is just released, and I still haven't read book 2, so yeah I'm bingeing the whole thing.

Oct 01, Shelly rated it it was ok Shelves: There's a few things about this that made me cringe because I'm clearly not the audience that this was meant for. Twenty-four year old Kayla Davis is unemployed and looking for work but she's only interested in a particular field even though she's almost out of options and money.

After multiple applications and interviews she's still without a job. Her roommate and best friend, Adler a girl , suggests that she become a sugar baby - a kept woman - to which Kayla agrees. At a mixer, Kayla meets 49 There's a few things about this that made me cringe because I'm clearly not the audience that this was meant for. At a mixer, Kayla meets years-old Michael Bradbury who happens to be the billionaire owner of the company for which Kayla signs up. I'm still trying to figure out the compatibility of these two very different people especially with such a wide age gap; it wasn't explained with anything other than aesthetics - Kayla's butt no joke and Michael's handsomeness.

There were glimpses of personality that wanted to burst through but they kept getting lost in the snark and sex. There're a few other things I was curious about and wanted to know more but in the end I was just glad it was over quickly. PERO Si no tienen problema con eso les sugiero que le den una oportunidad. Unlike most billionaire romances, this one actually tried to turn the trope upside down by giving the heroine some autonomy, a healthy sex-positive attitude, and a hero who's actually decent despite his wealth.

Had this not been a billionaire romance, I think I'd have enjoyed this way more. Kayla the heroine had a good head on her shoulders and was refreshingly honest, which I could see why Michael was strongly attracted to her. Unfortunately, I'm just not the target reader for this type of st Unlike most billionaire romances, this one actually tried to turn the trope upside down by giving the heroine some autonomy, a healthy sex-positive attitude, and a hero who's actually decent despite his wealth. Unfortunately, I'm just not the target reader for this type of story.

The power imbalance just isn't sexy to me. The fact that Kayla the heroine found herself desperate enough to look for a sugar daddy through a dating site that caters to wealthy men looking for arm candy squicked me out. The other trope that needs to die: Let's be real, had Kayla still had her job and financially solvent, neither she nor internet billionaire hottie Michael would have ever met. Maybe I could suspend my reservations if said billionaire met financially comfortable heroine at a Whole Foods or a bookstore.

Me, I'd love to read more books like those. With that said, this was my first Rebecca Weatherspoon novel and I really like her narrative voice. Little details like mentioning Kayla's sewn-in weave were cool though I kept wondering if she'd let Michael play with her hair. I read this because I'm trying to whittle down my physical books stack before going back to my Kindle and Nook. And it was short. If she gives all of her heroines this kind of autonomy and sex positivity, she'll be an instant auto-buy. View all 3 comments. Jan 02, K. Charles added it Shelves: Rebekah Weatherspoon really does have one of the funniest voices in romance.

Never fails, and I adored the heroine of this book. It's first person narrative and Kayla is hilarious, in a thoroughly real "your friend who makes you laugh" way, I loved spending time with her. Also, a plus size heroine who is happy in her body and fully appreciated for it. The romance didn't entirely work for me, which I think is primarily because I just don't get billionaires--which is why I'm so late reading th Rebekah Weatherspoon really does have one of the funniest voices in romance. The romance didn't entirely work for me, which I think is primarily because I just don't get billionaires--which is why I'm so late reading this, it just isn't my trope.

Can't stand billionaires, shifters or rock stars. I'm probably going to get drummed out of the romance community. Feb 26, namericanwordcat rated it really liked it Shelves: I was simply delighted by this book. I wouldn't have tried it if not for the good book buzz around it and I am happy to buzz some more. It is a lovely little novella that takes on so much that matters: The heroine is great and the hero is steadfast and honest.

Everyone in this book in grown well maybe not the heroine's best friend and reacts in realistic and practical I was simply delighted by this book. Everyone in this book in grown well maybe not the heroine's best friend and reacts in realistic and practical ways. Weatherspoon does such a good job with the attraction, falling in love and dilemma's of this romance. I do wish we had a bit more. I like to linger into happily ever after. I hear we shall be seeing more of them in the future. I need Daniella to have her own book. Feb 14, Kenesha Williams rated it it was amazing.

This is a great super sexy, sweet, and funny novella. I can't wait for the next installment. Sep 23, Sheila Melo rated it it was ok. Sorry, this one didn't work for me. The premise seemed creepy -- but I have enjoyed other strange premises before. This one never worked for me. The characters seemed flat and I didn't get the connection between them.

Kayla Davis is out of work and near desperate as she agrees to her friend's plan to go to Arrangements and find a Sugar Daddy. Arrangements matches pretty young women with men of a particular income bracket. She expects to be disappointed with the selection of men and she is until she meets MIchael Bradbury, owner of Arrangements, internet billionaire. He ends up offering her an arrangement to take care of her financial worries if she will be his girlfriend for hire. This novella had promise, but I didn't end up being interested in either the premise or the execution of the story.

The premise was strange and made the heroine difficult to like, but I have read other stories that had difficult premises but the authors were able to give the stories depth and the characters motivations enough sympathy to overcome the difficult premise. Here, I never gained any sympathy for Kayla. She was willing to take Michael as her sugar daddy and I never felt any sympathy for her. Even worse, I never felt any genuine chemistry between the characters.

Their relationship felt cold to me despite the attempts to make it feel like a sweet romance. This one was just a miss for me. This novella is super hot with explicit sexual encounters. This is the first Sugar Baby novella. I give this one 1. Light, fluffy and slightly scandalous romance that's exactly what the title is selling: I'm usually averse to this extreme level of fluffiness, but I have to say Rebekah Weatherspoon manages to obliterate my extremely prejudicial preconceptions against anything corny by delivering an extremely well written insta-romance that's filled with several other terrifically good details that never seem forced or contrite: While filled with tooth-aching fluff it's also a new take on the Sugar Daddy trope that I ate up like it was chocolate.

Plus it's funny, the sex scenes are hot and slightly kinky without ever being ridiculous no growling!!! I can't wait to start the continuation. A friend that turns out to be a back-stabbing bitch. Not necessary to the story and not a trope that bears any more screen-time than it's already got.

I hate girl-on-girl hate. Also, as a side-note: View all 5 comments. There wasn't anything overly bad about this one, it just wasn't the book for me.