Lucy was a nerd in school and is a chemist now. She has developed a pesticide that will kill spider mites. Aiden is a rancher and brews his own beer. His crops are dying and he is close to losing the ranch. Until Lucy comes back to town to sell her parents home. She has a deal to make with Aiden; she will give him her pesticide for free if he’ll give her a baby. Aiden is shocked but also in a bind. So he takes her up on her offer but never believes the nerd will fall for the rancher. She had a crush on him in high school but thought he never saw her. Will they be able to get past their differences and make a life together?
Great story with sex and two people who come together for a deal and fall in love.

Mary Sue Jackson has penned another wonderful feel good story, which highlights the shared hopes and dreams of this endearing couple. While their partnership may not have started out via conventional means, it was equal parts insightful, fun ands sometimes frustrating as they navigated the expectations of family bonds and the visions of what could be if they let their imaginations and innate talent in their respective fields run wild.

I’m sure readers will gobble this story up in one easy sitting, and be coming back for more of MS Jackson’s stories in the future.

The Rancher's Baby Bargain
By: Mary Sue Jackson and Leslie North

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Definitely a great read!

I’m already a huge fan of author Leslie North and now Ms. Jackson as well.

"The writing is flawless, and the words are so captivating, the plot had so many twists and turns and none that I was expecting, and many shocking moments. Can two people come together and save the day?”

Authors Blurb:Former class nerd, Lucy Carr, comes home with a tantalizing offer for hometown hottie Aiden Harper: she’s developed a natural pesticide that will kill off the spider mites eating his crops, and she’ll give it to him for free…if he agrees to father a child for her. Time is running out to go the traditional route for finding a man, and Lucy wants her baby to be smart AND good in gym class. Aiden has put everything he has into his fields of hops, and the award-winning beer he brews with them. But one more year of mites eating half his crops and his family’s farm and legacy—as well as his dreams for his brewery—are going to go under.
When Lucy shows up looking hot, and being hailed for her scientific achievements, Aiden is more than a little jealous. He remembers how fun science class was the year they’d been lab partners and how much more enticing Lucy had been than the cheerleaders on the football field. He’d never had the guts to admit his crush in high school—after all, jocks and nerds didn’t mix. Now Lucy has everything, and he’s on the verge of losing it all. But what starts as a trade of necessity to achieve their goals turns into a tangled jumble of emotions when they realize they might have found more than bugs and babies: they may have found the person who completes their lives. 



I really enjoyed this book and it kept me engrossed throughout. I really loved the characters and the way they interacted with each other. This is a fun, hot, romantic must read book and I would definitely recommend this book to anyone.

This book has everything I love in a book. Then you add that it's beautifully written and believable. It is easily a five star read. Written in dual POV my personal favorite this story flows so incredibly well that the next thing you know your 80% into the book and loving every second of it. The believable way the characters interact is perfect. Run, Hop, Jump or use your (1 click) finger to do whatever you have to do and get this amazing book. It'll break your heart, you'll want to scream with frustration and it'll let you discover that love just might conquer all. The chemistry is steamy and sweet and oh so romantic.

Thanks Netgally for letting me read and review.📚💕

I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It kept me reading and I wanted to finish it to see what happened. The characters seemed real, even the storyline was interesting. I will definitely look out for more books by this author.

I love a good secret baby plot, so I can handle a bit of ridiculousness. This was too much for me. She wants a baby from him, he wants pesticide. Yikes!

The story of Lucy and Aiden. They were opposites when they were at school so didn't really mix, but now Lucy is back in town and has the solution Aiden needs to save his crops on the ranch. In exchange Lucy wants to have his baby.

The whole town seems to find out about their deal very soon, and is quick to judge. Both soon realise they want more than they planned but are wary of sharing their feelings with each other.

Looking forward to the rest of this series.

When Lucy comes back to her hometown to settle her late parents' estate, she reunites with her high school crush, Aidan. Back in those days, Aidan was the popular football player and Lucy was the quirky science lab nerd who always got overlooked. Now, Lucy is a successful chemist and after a knee injury took him out of the game, Aidan is home, trying to keep his family ranch afloat.

The plot line is a bit crazy - Lucy proposes to help Aidan save his crop and ultimately his ranch with her ground breaking pesticide and in exchange Aidan will father a child for her. After loosing her parents and then getting out of a long term relationship, Lucy feels that time is running out and decides she'd rather have the baby now rather than wait for Mr. Right.

I thought this was going to be an angsty read and there was plenty of opportunities to make it intense and emotional but surprisingly, it stayed pretty low key. I loved Lucy and Aidan reconnecting.I liked that on the outside they were so different but when they were together, they understood each other on a deeper level. They were both supportive, affectionate and easy around each other. Their relationship started pretty straight forward as a friends with benefits type deal. A little more romance wouldn't have hurt but overall, Lucy and Aidan were a cute couple. The baby romance trope is always a favorite of mine :)

Really enjoyed this book, emotive and heart warming. The two main characters were very well written and you could really feel for their situation. You just kept rooting for them. The writer is someone I haven't encountered before but will definitely be sourcing more books by her in the future

A lovely warming read, sexy but not too steamy. A pick me up romance, standalone with a lovely HEA. The kind of read to make you feel better, warm and cheery, good pacing, nice plot and warm characters.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

This plot sounds too far fetched to work. Aiden needs to save his crop of hops from infestation to have his dream of a successful brewery become a reality. Lucy owns the pesticide he needs. Lucy's biological clock is ticking and she wants a baby now. Aiden has the genes she wants for her child. So why not agree to help each other?

But work it does. It works so well that I didn't want to put it down. Both characters were well defined, Lucy, the high school science nerd who redesigned herself and Aiden the star football player who builds a new life after a football injury ends his dreams.

The author builds the chemistry between them while giving glimpses of what its like to live in a small town where nothing is a secret for very long.

Netgalley provided this book in exchange for an honest review and I can honestly say I am glad they did.

This was an enjoyable romance between the class nerd and the high school jock so ten years later. Lucy wants a baby very bady and she is a woman of science so she offers Aiden her pesticide formula to save his ranch in exchange. However he wants to do things the natural way.

I enjoyed this romance I just felt that the sex was very sudden. It was pretty much she makes her proposal, he accepts, they sign and its wham and bam and she is ovulating. I felt they needed time to get to know each other Asde from that I enjoyed this story and loved both main characters.

I acquired a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my review.


I was so pleasantly surprised with this book, it was definitely what I was looking for and the romance I needed. It was light, funny and delightfully smutty. I definitely loved the dynamic of Lucy & Aiden.

The fact that it was the typical nerdy wallflower girl and jock love fest, really made it for me. I love that Lucy took charge and reinvented herself the way she wanted to be and her success was admirable. The fact that Aiden wasn’t the typical asshole jock guy was a refreshing plot twist. The fact that he was so sweet and down to earth was easy to see why Lucy fell totally in love with him.


I definitely had a problem with the fact that it took them so long to straighten out their feelings. And that it was only addressed in like the last two chapters.

Overall I really liked this book.

The Rancher's Baby Bargain, is a fast pace book. The storyline moved right along. A great hea for all.