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Ryder (A Merrick Brothers Novel Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Prescott Lane (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 625 ratings
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From USA Today bestselling author Prescott Lane comes a standalone surprise baby romance between a country superstar and the girl he never saw coming…

Country music headliner, crowd pleaser, legend in the bedroom.

You know how your mother always warned you that it only takes one time. Well, I’m proof of that.

One night with country music’s hottest star, Ryder Merrick, and I got knocked up.

He promised me it wasn’t just a one night stand.

But I woke up alone, and a few weeks later found out I was carrying his child.

I’m sure Ryder won’t want anything to do with us. After all, he’s famous for not believing in love. There’s a reason he’s never written a love song.

Why should he change his tune now? But telling him I’m pregnant still feels like the right thing to do.

All it takes is maxing out my credit card to buy a front row seat to his concert.

And then wait for him to notice me… and my bump.

There are two standalone books in the Merrick Brothers series:

Book One: Knox

Book Two: Ryder
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"This is an unexpected pregnancy romance and I am completely blown away!" Carol, Carol's Crazy Bookish World

"There are few books that I dive into, and end up ugly crying. Prescott Lane reaches a new high with this book." zt book romance's review

"I enjoy Prescott Lane's writing style with strong character driven stories that will draw you in from the first to the last chapter." Erin Lewis, Goodreads Reviewer

"A shotgun romance book! There i said it. A story where things happen backwards, first comes the sex, then the baby and lastly love and trust." Shabby, BookBistroBlog

"When I requested to read this book, I had no idea that I would fall in love with these characters!" Suzy, readaholicmom

"This book is total and utter recommend from me. I loved every word." Donna, Sassy Reviews on Kinky Corner

"With Ryder Lane gave us a story about not only finding your happy but letting yourself be happy." Johnaka, Amity Book Blog

"This is such emotional read I cried buckets and smiled heaps." Pat, Goodreads Reviewer

"WOW What a phenomenal incredible read. What a story." Theresa, Goodreads Reviewer

"All the stars from me!" B Sparky reads

"The emotions in this book are out of this world and I still have tears rolling down my face!" Patricia, Words We Love By Blog

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08D11BP3C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prescott Lane (September 24, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 24, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3763 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 307 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 625 ratings

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Prescott Lane is the USA TODAY best-selling author of ALL MY LIFE. She's written several other romance books with strong heroines and swoon-worthy heroes. She is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, and holds a degree in sociology and an MSW from Tulane University. She married her college sweetheart, and they currently live in New Orleans with their two children and two crazy dogs. Prescott started writing at the age of five, and sold her first story about a talking turtle to her father for a quarter. She later turned to writing romance novels because there aren't enough happily ever afters in real life. Connect with Prescott Lane at http://www.pinterest.com/PrescottLane1/ and facebook.com/PrescottLane1 and www.twitter.com/prescottlane1 and http://instagram.com/prescottlane1 or at http://www.authorprescottlane.com

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Ryder and Kailey
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Ryder and Kailey
Ryder is in a famous band and has a famous brother names Knox. He meets Kailey at a fall festival. She has no idea he's a famous musician. The two end up spending a night together and two months later she discovers she's pregnant. Kailey could just move on with her life with the baby but she wants to let Ryder know he's about to be a father. Ryder doesn't believe in love but Kailey makes him feel differently about life. He's determined to keep her around and be a father to his child. A good read with a surprise pregnancy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ryder
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2023
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Merrick Brothers are both a wonderful to read. But Ryder made me cry allot. So sensitive to a subject not talked about much. Just a wonderful story about true love and a great loss.
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Shannon Pozsgai
4.0 out of 5 stars Wish there was more of the Merrick Brothers!
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2020
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I’m torn because I did LOVE this book. But I also wasn’t crazy about the beginning of the book.
The book as a whole was fantastic! It’s was painful, and beautiful, and so meaningful. But the beginning left me lacking and struggling to understand how we go to two people so connected and yet so separate. Because this is a contemporary romance novel, I realize insta-love is a common theme in these books. I just didn’t feel like we had been given enough information to buy the insta-love then insta-enemy. It just was sudden and assumed. Also I had a hard time buying the 2 months of pregnancy and you can already tell by looking at her she’s pregnant. Ms. Lane could have easily put the pregnancy off by a month or two. It would have been more reasonable to be farther along in the pregnancy. However, that was only the first quarter of the book.
Once you get past that first quarter to third of the way through the book, it’s such an amazing and wonderful story. Prescott Lane is such and incredible story teller and a very special kind of writer, her books over all are too good to give less than 4.5 stars, and this book deserves that rating as well. She tells such a heart wrenching, poignant, and powerful story every time and this time was no different.
Well Done Ms. Lane.
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JBourgeois
5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional, All Consuming and So Much Love
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2023
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This was a little different in a Rocker meet Girl and have a one night stand. Ryder has demons he has never dealt with he lives for the music and new girl in a new town but when he meets Hailey she makes him feel different so.when he is gone the next morning she feels like what they felt that night was a lie. So when their one.night together ends up in a pregnancy that changes everything. Life isn't easy and they go through so must push and pull and he has his demons lerking when tragedy strikes it can either bring them closer together or tear them apart. This was so so good.
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C. Condon
5.0 out of 5 stars Trauma begets Trauma
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2023
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The creativity of writers – of songs and of romance novels – fascinates me. That made this an “I could not put it down” story. You can quickly tell some tragedy haunts him and binds him. The story carefully weaves the impact of his haunted soul on the woman he loves. As a reader I wanted to yell at them sometimes (and making me want to do that is good writing by the author).
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denise bailey
5.0 out of 5 stars Epic!
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2021
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This was an epic read for me. I know when I sit down to read the work of Prescott Lane it will be a well written book. It will be magical. This book had all the feels. It is a book that will make you think and it will make you feel. You will be asked to did deep to capture all of the depth of emotional hurt. I always know things will be kept real and at the end we will have that HEA. Getting to that HEA will take your breath away. Great work yet again Prescott! denise bailey
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MJ BookReader
4.0 out of 5 stars Great story.
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2020
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I finally found a book that kept my attention and I didn't was to skip pages. Ryder, poor thing was so heart broken about what happen when he was a teenager. He was young he was just realizing what almost all teenage boys realize. I am young and the girls love me. I can say it back and they (some of them) will believe me. He did not intentionally try to hurt J.C. He was just being a teenage boy. I think J.C. had some mental issues and when she found out her news and Ryder broke up with her it just threw here in to a spiral she could not come back from. I think the way she did what she did and how he saw her last was a sign of her illness. She wanted him to pay. I was she could have gotten some help. Kailey was so sweet and loving. I wish we could have gotten more of them together in the last four chapters instead of all the lounging around and pizza eating. I wanted to know if they got counseling and how much more did he open up. I think they both needed counseling. Maggie's character still bothers me. She was too much. I guess she loved him like a son and only wanted the best for him. I think taking the pictures and holding on to the pictures for her reasons were pretty mean. That release of the pictures could have went in a totally different direction. Kailey's family was weird but they loved her.
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Ashley Hampton
3.0 out of 5 stars Ryder
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2020
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I have been dying to get my hands on Ryders story since I read Knox. I kind of had a feeling Ryders story was gonna be full of depth and emotion, and I wasn’t wrong. His story was no easy fete.

There are storylines that resemble Ryder, but Lane made this one her own in many different ways. The story did have nice development. There was loads and loads of depth, that this author showcases over time. The pace was not necessarily fast, but the ending came together rather quickly in my opinion. For the most part the dialogue fit the essence of each character. I just wish I could have felt the connection between Ryder and Kailey. I didn’t feel the buildup between them that makes their chemistry seem explosive. I didn’t feel their feelings for one another like I should have.

I will say Lane captured the essence of what all Ryder entails. He has got the broody musician ego. He is protective, and really hard on himself. I just wish I could have seen more of a growth from him.

Kailey. I had a hard time getting into her head. She seemed like a pushover more then anything. Yes she came off sassy, and defiant but I didn’t get the sense of her actually having a backbone. I just needed more of a personality from her.

Overall, this is a decent book and I’m sure others will love it. I do look forward to more from this author.

*REVIEWED FOR REVIEWS FROM THE HEART
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ryder and Kailey
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2023
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I loved the entire book since it had intrigue, heart and sex and I was upset when Kailey was upset. The end pulled at my heartstrings! That I why I gave it a rating of 5. Anyone who has loved and has children will appreciate this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rider maverick brother
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2023
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Bit slow at first in the storyline for me but slowly I got into it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Feels
Reviewed in Canada on February 21, 2023
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Sometimes our need to finish the book because of the way the author outlined the story line can be experienced in so many ways this author however help improve your knowledge of topics that are revelant in healthy relationships and the struggles of making communication very important. Great read.
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tina
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2022
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This book really tugged at my heart strings. Loved how independent Kailey is and how much devotion and love Ryder shows her. You may need a few tissues to read this. Fantastic. I loved it
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springett10
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2021
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Absolutely loved these 2 books! I would recommend them to anyone, love, tears, sex confusing relationships and meaningful storylines! Loved it!.
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Hanbarn
2.0 out of 5 stars so so
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2023
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Don’t know why I couldn’t really get into this story but I struggled to like the characters and the overwhelming drama. Was just a so so read and I’m disappointed I didn’t love it.
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