Calista Blackstone has no problem playing her position as the supportive, dutiful wife of Barringer Blackstone. All she wants is a family, but after five years, she's given up hope of actually becoming a mother - at least to Barringer's children.Barringer (Barry) Blackstone is too busy making money to make babies. CEO of Blackstone Financial Services Group, he's actively working on taking his father's company to the next level and avoids the subject of children. He's no longer certain that he wants the added stress of trying to raise a family while growing the business. But the workaholic will learn the hard way that money should never precede family.* * *The Blackstone Family novels are all standalone books.Any follow-up short stories correspond to the full-length novel.Book 1 - Evenings With Bryson (Bryson and Kalina)Book 2 - Leaving Barringer (Barringer and Calista)Book 2.5 - Forever Us: Barringer and Calista Blackstone - A Short StoryBook 3 - The Things Everson Lost (Everson and June)words : 64221