I escaped my abusive ex only to fall for my fated mate… Too bad he’s my ex’s older brother. And even worse? He’s my boss—and I just found out I’m pregnant with his child.

Kaia
Sebastian Beaufort.  Widowed CEO. My employer.  My mate.  Me? A broke, overworked intern trying to survive my ex’s abusive shadow.

One touch. One bond. One night where I finally let my walls down. Until he found out who I used to belong to and rejected me in front of his entire family.  I left with nothing but bruises, heartbreak… and a secret.

Now I’m raising my son with a new name, building a new life.  Until he storms into the emergency room, freezing when he sees his tiny replica lying on that gurney.

But the worst part? Someone wants me and my child dead—and the only way to survive is to return to the one man who ruined me.

Sebastian
I thought I’d buried my heart with the car accident that took the one I loved.  Until Kaia fell into my life. Soft lips, sharp tongue, and a scent that burned into my soul.  I should’ve kept her at a distance. But I claimed her. Marked her. Broke her.

And then, in a glittering crowd, I saw her again—brighter, fiercer, unforgettable. She thinks I’ll let her run again. She thinks I’ll walk away from my mate. My woman. My son. No.  I’ll destroy anyone who tries to take her from me—Even if I have to break every rule and risk my life.

Titles in the Shifter’s Vow series include:  The Tyrant Alpha’s Fated Chase ~ Rejected by My Brother’s Best Friend Alpha ~ Rejected by My Stepbrother Alpha King ~ Forbidden Baby with My Ex’s Brother ~

This story may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult 18+ audience.

Title:  Forbidden Baby with My Ex’s Brother
Series:  Shifter’s Vow #4
Author:  Jennifer Eve
Published:  December 10, 2025
My Rating:  4.5 stars

Forbidden Baby with My Ex’s Brother begins the  series with a heartwrenching, passionate story of real love found at last… and the heartache of rejection from the one person who was fated for you.  

Kaia and Sebastian’s story is compelling as we learn of Kaia’s abusive ex and the damage he’s done to her, both physically and emotionally.  She escaped his abuse and ended up working for his older brother.  Fate would have it that she is the mate of her ex’s brother, Sebastian… or she should be, but he rejected her in the cruelest fashion once learning who her ex turned out to be.  She ran.  Yet she took a part of Sebastian with her and recreated their lives under a different name in another location.  Fate is a fickle thing at times, and once more, Kaia and Sebastian are brought back together when his (newly discovered) son and Kaia are in danger from an enemy that will stop at nothing to destroy this Alpha.  Kaia has no choice but to trust the man she loves with their lives, their fate… but can she trust the man who turned his back on her once before not to do the same thing again?

I enjoyed everything about Forbidden Baby with My Ex’s Brother by Jennifer Eve.  It’s intense in emotions, passion, and danger.  Watching Sebastian open his closed-off heart to Kaia again was an emotional journey.  His actions were wrong, and he knows it.  Now he needs to regain her trust as he puts his life at stake to keep his family safe.  I wouldn’t have blamed Kaia if she’d thumbed her nose at him and told Sebastian to get lost, too little, too late… but neither love nor fate works that way as the heart wants to be complete with that one right person.  Their story is well-written, emotional, definitely passionate, and full of danger and intrigue.  I would not hesitate to recommend this story to any reader who enjoys a riveting Shifter Romance, and a couple who do belong together despite their rocky start.

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