The Bartender and the Babies: A Friends to Lovers Romance

The Frat Boys Baby, Book 5

By: Aiden Bates, Austin Bates

Narrated by: Guy Veryzer

Kurt
I faked being happy for years as a high-powered stock broker. Faking a relationship for a week can’t be that much harder. Course, pretending money and success was all I needed led directly to my breakdown, and lying on my mom’s couch is all I’ve been good at ever since. Maybe "faking it til I make it" isn’t a skill I should be putting on my resume. Assuming I ever get back to sending those out.

But one existential crisis at a time. First I need to survive my sister’s wedding with my sanity intact. And since that I fended off my mom’s matchmaking with claims of a nonexistent boyfriend...I need one of those.

It should probably surprise me how easily my mind turns to Evan, the gorgeous omega owner of the bar I like to drown my sorrows in. Or how easy he is to sell on the idea. Mostly, it just seems right. There’s a loneliness that clings to him like a shadow only I can see. Makes me think we’re kindred spirits. Maybe we can be lonely together. Maybe we can even be something more.

I should’ve expected he has problems of his own. That a screw-up is the last person who should be trying to save someone else. But I didn’t, and now I just hope we can save each other. Or else my fake relationship will end with very real consequences for us both.

Evan
I don’t know what drives me to keep my brother’s bar open after he dies. It was never my dream. And I’ve got no one left to prove anything to. But its the last piece I have of him, and I’m not ready to let go. Move on. Maybe that’s why I fight it when Kurt shakes up the limbo I’ve spent so long living in.

It's not like this relationship was supposed to be real. Yet I can tell he wants more. Trying to help with the bar. Wanting to be my rock. A new foundation. But I can’t let him. Because I can’t deal with losing my foundation again. If that means I have to be alone, so be it. My mind isn’t changed just because I end up pregnant. So why do I still hope Kurt finds a way to change it?

This 50,000-word novel about lives lost and loves found features mpreg, mental health issues, and a whole lot of sexual healing. Be 18 years of age and up when listening!

©2018 Shehan Peiris (P)2018 Shehan Peiris

Good story.

I liked the storyline, but this wasn't my favorite book in this series. To me the narrator was maybe not the best choice for the type of book. It made it harder for me to listen to, but I have a hard time leaving a book unfinished. I would have liked it more if I had read this book instead of listened to it. I have enjoyed the series.

Great story

Loved the story of Kurt and Evan. It is as enjoyable as all the others stories in this series.

Narrator made the characters sound like they were all in their 50’s.

One workaholic alpha one omega who knows what he likes.

Its a great take on a classic story line. It’s nice to see an underestimated omega who know what he wants and is not afraid to go after it.

A good read

Normally I only gush about how much I love a book. And while its true I did very much enjoy this book I can't help my confusion. The book blurb for this book is in my opinion very different than the book that I read. Kurt didn't end up on his mothers couch, he didn't have a "breakdown" or anything else. He did get depressed at one point but who hasn't ever been depressed or disappointed? And no brother died, so you can see why I say that I'm confused. The story that I read and listened to was great. The 2 main characters were both strong good-looking men and the rest of the characters were well written and quite enjoyable. I really hope the author goes back and writes another book blurb for this story. Either way the story was great. I have read many books by these 2 authors and I have always enjoyed them. The narrator did an amazing job with all the voices. I would highly recommend this book to others. I did receive this book for free in exchange for an honest review and I also review books for Audiobooks Unleashed.

Friends to lovers

I enjoyed this story. The importance of family and friends. And the good ones take care of each other by not giving up on one other. After only pretending to be boyfriends, for the sake of Kurt's mother, Kurt and Evan fall in love.
Narrator Guy Veryzer does a good job.