Kris Cook

4.5

*Book source ~ Picked up for free on Amazon

Seana wants a baby and her time is running out. At age 38 she will be considered too old to have a child and in their society there’s no getting around the laws. In order for Seana and Greg to have a baby someone has to die. They’ve asked everyone in their families and even tried to purchase an accidental death, but those were far beyond their price range. Their only hope is William, a man related to Greg by marriage. But William has show more everything, looks, fame, money. A perfect life. How can they convince him to die so they can have a baby?

Wow. This short is a different dystopian than I’ve read so far. With a Zero Population Growth Law, in order for a woman to have a baby someone in your family has to die, either by choice or by accident. Accidents don’t happen very often and those that do rarely go out into the open market for people to bid on. Greg and Seana’s last chance at a baby is William. Much to their surprise William agrees. However, he has some stipulations. And boy, are those stipulations unusual for a time when artificial insemination is the standard route for procreation. You see where this is headed, right? Mmmmmm…mmmmm…mmmmmmm. All-in-all a wonderful dystopian with hot steamy goodness and a surprise at the end. show less

This is a quick, interesting read. All the stories are well written, some with a subtle, alternate history take on the events depicted. I'm not a big fan of stories set during WWI, but this held my attention and made me curious to learn more about that period of history.

Sweet story

This is my first book by this author and I really enjoyed it. Adam and Oliver were meant for each other and their love shined brightly throughout the book. I didn’t like Adam at first, but I feel like he redeemed himself. Can’t wait to read about the rest of the residents of Mockingbird.

I really enjoy sci-fi/futuristic erotic romance, and for some reason this popped up when I was searching...it's actually more fantasy. It was pretty good, there were a couple times where I was like..."Wait? What?!?" However, the ending was heartrending.


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When I got to the part where Bradley and Micki were chained to the table, I My professor started to pass out the exam, I think perhaps I didn't do very well on the exam because I was so distracted! I actually sat in my car to read it show more after class!

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I really do recomend this book. show less