"...so I'm making moves. I'll show them-my sister, my parents, the world- that even though I was left behind, I still found my way out."

Y'all when I tell you I have never laughed so much in my life, I'm not kidding. Literal tears streaming down my face because Trista and Wyatt are so dang goofy. Honestly Trista is a whole vibe and I found her to be one of the most relatable fmcs I've ever read.

I appreciated all of the different representations here so much! We have surrogacy, plus sized fmc, family trauma, etc. and I felt like it was done in such a comedic way that I couldn't help but love it all. I'll definitely continue this series because I just have to know how the brothers all find love and all the hilarious chaos it brings

"I read that one of the most important things a father can do for his child is to love its mother."

+ Grumpy/Sunshine
+ Small Town Romance
+ Age Gap
+ Curvy FMC
+ Surrogacy
+ Found family

Thank you to the Hive HTP Books and the author for the earc. This review is voluntarily and my honest thoughts.

This was a fun & spicy romcom. The FMC, Trista, is sassy and funny. She definitely has trauma in her background that has her looking for no commitment or attachments. Unfortunately for her, the Fletchers are hard to keep at a distance. The MMC, Wyatt, is grumpy with a capital G. He is the poster guy for it. He just wants to be a dad with no commitment to the baby carrier. The rest of the Fletcher family are fantastic and I can't wait to read more about them. Highly recommend this is you like spice and fun.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for advanced copy, and I give my review freely

Nine Month Contract is fast paced and witty. I really enjoyed the attitude of our FMC & couldn’t stop laughing. I FLEW through this book. The spice was a little sweet and a little filthy 🌶️
Thank you to Net Galley & Harlequin Trade Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This Rom-Com was definitely different than anything I’ve ever read. The grumpy MMC, paired with the sassy FMC made the banter in the book excellent. I enjoyed that it was a duel POV. But i wish (especially since she is a curvier girl to begin with) she didn’t refer to herself as a cow. It’s definitely a lighter read than i expected, but still enjoyed the quick read! I do think the next book in the series was set up well to give you a glimpse of it & that it will be a great read!

Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws

“Trista was forced to survive alone at 16 years of age, making her grow into an independent adult. Her relationships with humans tend to be minimal, but those with animals mean everything. As she strives toward opening her own Animal sanctuary, she needs some financial assistance. Hence applying to a rouge posting of a male seeking a surrogate.

Wyatt has always wanted to be a dad, but avoids letting others in. As a single man, he reaches out to a surrogacy agency - with no luck for a potential match. Until his niece creates a grand scheme in finding a surrogate on her own.

What happens with Trista and Wyatt make an arrangement, sign the legal documents and proceed with surrogacy? Will their connection be instant or take time to conjoin?”

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️

This was such a unique read! There are lots of discussion on surrogacy, bad past experience and plus size / curvy representation. Additionally, it had great comedic components throughout the book. Again, very different than from anything I’ve read before.

Overall, I enjoyed this book so much! I giggled, was invested in the characters and the animals. One wish I had for this book was a more detailed ending. I felt like it was a little abruptly or rushed.

What an introduction to Fletcher Mountain! I love this family and cannot wait for the other brothers to fall in love too! The quirky town, animal side characters and heart warming moments all had me in my feels in the best way.

Trista and Wyatt are connected by his niece because he is looking for a surrogate. I loved really getting to the core of his teaming behind this and watching Trista drop her walls and really let him in.

I came for the surrogate romance and stayed for the animals, the spice and all the feels.

Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws is a spicy rom-com. The first book In the Mountain Men Matchmaker series.
This definitely was a different read for me. I love the fact that her FMC’s are curvy. I sometimes have a hard time with the pregnancy trope. But this romance book was a fun one! I felt like the ending was very rushed but overall I loved the story. The spice was AMAZING! I loved the add of animals and the chapter titles were so funny. I was cracking up the whole time reading this book!

Wyatt is a very grumpy mountain man who is very protective of the people he loves. Trista is a curvy, wild, animal loving lady. She has a hard time letting people in because of her past. Trista is asked to be the surrogate for Wyatt. She growing his baby but also falling in love with Wyatt. Wyatt is learning that he is VERY protective of Trista (because he loves her)

I will be reading the next books in this sexy series! Thank you The Hive, NetGalley and HTP books for this fun read!

Nine Month Contract was a unique experience, but I was surprised on how much I loved this book. I loved the main characters; they had great chemistry, and I loved Trista as the FMC. Trista is such a strong character, and I enjoyed reading about her character growth as she learned to rely on other people and not just herself. I also looked forward to the beginning of the chapters to see how the number of animals kept increasing on the mountain.

My favorite aspect of this book was the strong family dynamic. Although the story mostly focused on the romance between Wyatt and Trista, Wyatt's brothers and Neice were a big part of this story. The brothers have such a strong relationship, and I enjoyed reading how their relationship evolved to include Trista. I am excited to learn more about this family as the series continues.

Nine Month Contract comes out on March 18th.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the opportunity to review Nine Month Contract. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I'm not sure what I expected from this one, but I don't think surrogate trope romance is for me. I just felt off reading the whole thing. That said, the chemistry is good and the pacing was fast!

After rejecting twelve surrogates at the agency, Wyatt feels that he may never fulfill his dream of being a father. Meanwhile, Trista is willing to be a surrogate but due to her size and her lack of previous pregnancies, the surrogacy agency will not accept her. After meeting Trista, Wyatt’s niece schemes to get her matched with Wyatt. Wyatt offers Trista an apartment on his property, and due to needing a home for her growing collection of rescue animals, Trista accepts the housing and the surrogacy position. Hilarity, spice, and shenanigans ensue.

When I review books, I try to consider the book’s intent. Complete with goat jokes and a nearly nonverbal but highly sensitive mountain man, this story sets out to be a jovial vacation, and it largely accomplishes this goal. There are definitely moments in which I laughed out loud, and Wyatt’s lust for Trista’s curves and his intense protectiveness are total female fantasy worth diving into.

The intimacy scenes are plentiful and detailed, and they scratch an itch that many female readers seek. Trista is insecure, but Wyatt lusts for her imperfections. Especially as she encounters bodily changes, his longing increases, and for many readers, this concept will be highly romantic and powerful. Trista herself is a bit of a conundrum. She has a traumatic past, but this is revealed gradually, so her refusal to accept love and help seems odd for a while. Even though her past is explained, this element seemed a bit contrived. However, witnessing Trista find a found family at the end is meaningful.

If you are looking for a lighthearted romcom with a dash of a western vibe and a whole lot of silly animals, this will be a great fit for you. I want to thank NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity!

Oh I was OBSESSED with this. Wyatt Fletcher, the man you are!!! I love the idea of a surrogacy romance. It’s not done a lot and I ate this up!

Amy Daws you delivered with this story, I needed something different and fun and this book delivered! Love meeting these two characters and their fun dynamic a grumpy lumber jack just makes it so so much better!!

Originally I didn't have many expectations for this book other than it would be a good light read and palate cleanser but boy was I wrong. This was a phenomenal book that hits deep on topics of love, trust, and healing while also having great spice and dialogue. I was teary eyed and enthralled from chapter 1 and immediately knew I'd love this book and then ended up loving even more than expected! I instantly fell in love with the characters and setting. I got so invested so fast and God I hope this is a series where I get to follow all the brother and Everly. Little turned off by all the Gen z slang with Everly but but it fits and is less noticeable after the first few chapters. I do really appreciate the Taylor Swift Input even though I'm not a Swiftie. All the characters are well rounded and developed and have such good chemistry. I will be anxiously awaiting this whole series and excited to see a series where I use to live. This is a 5 star read!

Review will be post on social media the week of 3/10/25 to be near the publication date.

I want to thank netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review this arc.

This one just wasn't for me. The trying to use popular slang for everly's pov felt forced. The fmc calling herself a cow was weird the first time, and the 30 times after that, too. Also, having a different smut scene every chapter for like 6 chapters in a row was just too much. Don't hate me, but I like some plot with my spice, too.

4 stars.

"Nine Month Contract" by Amy Daws made me laugh out loud on multiple occasions. It's zany, fun, and super spicy. I have not read many breeding k1nk stories, and I am not a fan of pregnancy as a central trope, but for some reason, this book really hit the spot for me. I think it's because it was so earnest and humorous, or, maybe because Daws's writing style drew me in from start to finish. I *know* there will be a large section of the reading population that will *not* like this book, that it will give them massive, massive amounts of ick, but I don't know... I found it to be exactly what I needed to read at a time like this. It certainly kept me entertained the entire time. I don't know how accurate it is in terms of surrogacy (I assume not very?), so if you can get over that, you might find some enjoyment in this book. I really liked both Wyatt and Trista as characters. They both have a ton of baggage and a lot of stuff to work through as people. The forced proximity aspect of the story worked for me, as did Wyatt's grumpiness versus Trista's sunshine-y disposition. These tropes mean there is a lot of tension between the two of them- delicious, complicated tension that throws them into each other's orbit more than they wanted to be. Amy Daws is certainly on my "to-read" radar now, and I can't wait to read more of her stuff!

Thank you to NetGalley, Amy Daws, Harlequin Trade Publishing, and Canary Street Press for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.

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This book was really good. I loved the author's note, Amy really put a lot of effort into this book and we really appreciate it! I also really liked the modern aspect of this book, the mention of tiktok sounds and other modern social media platforms. The book also had really funny and relatable characters, I was laughing so hard throughout this book.

I really really REALLY do not like breeding kink romances or anything pregnancy related but the buzz around this book was irresistible. It totally lived up to the hype. Can't wait for the next brother!

First time Reading a Book that wasn't a surprise pregnancy type deal, and I can honestly say I liked it! Iean yes this story is way different because she is gutting paid to have a Baby for someone, but the way this book made me feel was something else. Trista was so cute in many ways, I would say that because of her Family issues and how people treated her yeah well that wasn't cute. Bur having 3 Mountain Men in a way gush over you, and the Niece Everly was just the ultimate cutest. Because she wanted her uncles to be Happy when she left but still find Love at the same time. I Love that she helped Uncle Wyatt open his Heart and Home, to bring in one plus one more person to Lovr plus many many animals! Lol Now that I freaken Loved!!!

I went into this with high hopes but ended up DNFing it after 43%. I tried to keep going but I just couldn’t. The wording in this was driving me insane. I kept getting the ick with some of the words, like “seed”. It also seemed to get repetitive after a while. Also some of the quotes I highlighted was just so icky, the talk of foreskin and how the insemination happened. Maybe I’ll pick it back up later just so I can say I finished it, but for now it’ll sit in my DNF folder.

Thank you for the opportunity to read the ARC copy!

I thought this was a super cute and entertaining story. I really liked the premise but all of the talk about bodies just threw me off. While I get that Trisha struggled with her weight and image, I was really hoping there would be a moment of self acceptance or body positivity. I also thought that the conflict of her not wanting a family and being scared to become a mother was solved way too quickly via phone call to her sister. I also would have loved to see more about the pregnancy after they got together than the little snippets at the end.