Avid Beta readers are not your editor or proof reader and don't expect them to do the grunt work. That's up to you. But they could have spotted a few fleas BEFORE you released the book and helped strengthen your story. I am also very impressed with Harris' writing. It was so addicting and readable and had this smooth quality that conveyed emotion very powerfully. I can't wait for more. Fawn is 18 and pregnant with a baby she can not take care of on her own. There is a lot mystery surrounding the night she got pregnant. She was drugged and thinks the father may be the foster brother she loved. She shows up at Clay Butcher's house looking for the previous head of the Cosa Nostra since he was a friend of her father's. She is trying to find her father to give him her baby, but instead, she lands in the lap of her father's enemy, Clay Butcher. He is married, but they are not in a sexual or loving relationship. It was an arranged marriage for political and mafia purposes. I loved that Fawn came with her own trauma. Nicci has this way of writing characters that are so emotionally damaged, and yet that damage becomes their strength. I cannot wait to see Fawn level up in the next book. His Pretty Little Burden is the 4th book in the Kids of the District Series by Nicci Harris. It end on a HFN cliffy and Clay and Fawn's story will conclude in the next book. The previous books do not need to be read first, but I would recommend it. The story is told in first person, from dual perspective.

Looking at it though, I remember what my mum had once told me: 'Everyone is made up of little contradictory pieces and you should never judge another person's decisions because you don't know the pieces they have to choose from.' The thing is,,, Fawn is a mentally abused girl (and physically that she’s not aware), hungry for love n' attention, a people pleaser and has lots of issues…Also Clay may seem a soft dominant man yet he has his own demons, fears and needs. Despite this fact, he always puts her first, even before his brothers. This whole book is really a major trauma dump. Hardcore trauma dump. It’s a lot of darkness. It was frustrating that Clay hid the truth of her assault from her, and it was difficult to see him positively for that. Even if he was just trying to “protect her.”

Every time I was with a girl, there was always something missing. There was a hole - emptiness. No matter how much I tried to fill it, it only grew. As if the more I tried to fill it, the clearer the inadequacies of what I was trying to fill it with became.” He clears his throat. it is currently 1.30 AM while i’m writing this so excuse me if i’m a little all over the place, this is also the first review i’ve ever written but with this book i really need to get some things off my chest before i attempt to sleep) This book has a lot of butterfly references, and I think that is the perfect representation of this book. She is utterly soul commanding. I won't let her go. I'll keep her even if she hates me after what I do.My Review is still the same as below BUT I must say Shane East & Sofia Lette have powerhouse performances that completely capture and bring to life the Clay & Fawn I have imagined in my head. Shane East’s voice is pure sex and I could think of no one better to voice Sir. I am just not a big fan of reading about my H's previous sexual and romantic endeavours. It doesn't really suit with me. She has been through hell. So, believe me when I say, fear her when she looks in the fire and smiles." -E.Corona.

What I don't know is that he plots to use me. I am not just the daughter of his colleague, but a girl with a powerful heir in her belly. The heroine, Fern is 18, grew up in the foster system, and she goes to Clay’s house for help with her pregnancy situation, since she thinks her long lost dad is there. He’s not, and little does Fern know that Clay is pretending to be generous and have her stay with him while he “looks for” her dad, but he’s REALLY planning to use her and her unborn son to lure out her dad to kill him. (The reason relates to events from earlier books…so this would be confusing if you read it as a standalone!)Blinded by the pain, I squeeze my eyes shut, panting, and howling through the agony, the immense pressure. My hands fist. My nails stab my palms. And I can’t control the tightening of my muscles. Clay pries my fingers apart, placing his arm into my grasp, so I can shred his skin instead. My gaze drops from the pink insides of her mouth to watch her rub her thighs together. She's turned on by what just happened, at least her body is screaming such a truth. And I'm too tired, too horny, to think straight. As far as I'm concerned, I'm your everything. Your teacher. Your lover. The only person responsible for you. For your health. For your happiness. For your orgasms. Do I make myself clear?" I’m dying to read them out of bedroom. The times when they call each other by their own names r limited. The epilogue novella for the whole series “His Perfect Little Heirs” announced that will be out next year, I can’t wait to read it, especially for Clay & Fawn but also the others.