GRR Reviews Marry Me at Dawn by Lucinda Whitney

Gabriela came out of the emergency hospital feeling very down... She just found out that she can no longer bear children. Her cousin put her up in a resort in the Azores, so she can hide out and hopefully figure out what to do from there. // Damian vowed to be the opposite of his philandering father by never giving his heart to anyone. He revived the family business, and was doing great, until Social Services handed him baby Claire, legally his as his name is on the birth certificate. He hid out in the Azores... at the same resort... When Gabriella showed up by accident. // Damian found Gabriella beautiful and great with the baby. When his lawyer and best friend told him to marry her for a year, he barely hesitated, and Gabriella, perhaps overwhelmed by a chance to have a family, even if it's a fake one, said yes. But will this family last? And what happens when Damian found out who the father REALLY is?

Good twist at the end (on who's the father), how the fake relationship built up slowly. But I think Gabby was a bit too fast to give up on Damian. 4/5

GRR Reviews Billionaire Unattainable -- Mason by J S Scott

Laura is a plus-sized (super)model with her own business. She is financially secure, but she has no family. With her biological clock ticking, she wanted a child for her loneliness... but she has no boyfriend... at least none that are not jerks. Then came billionaire Mason... who wanted to help her... by knocking her up the natural way. And he's handsome, and former linebacker. Why would he offer himself to her? He's the unattainable billionaire... Right?

Eh... way too many tropes. She has inadequacy issues, he's wounded on the inside by his ex and doesn't trust any women, so he offers "business deals", not love. He wants plus-sized woman because he's afraid of breaking the thin ones. The darkest hour barely made any sense. Some parts are okay, but overall, mediocre.   There are better novels with this particular trope. 3/5

GRR Reviews Billion Dollar Baby by Imani King and Cherie Love

Billion Dollar Baby is a "weird will / promise to marry" novel that made little sense when considered in retrospect.

Braden and Adele promised when they were kids that they'd marry each other if they're still single by 30. Now both are 29. Braden refused money from his grandpa because it came with too many strings attached, but he's barely making do on his own little ranch. Adel left for the army, got trained as a medic, and only recently mustered out and is studying to be a veterinarian... and back in town. Braden and Adele came back together, and things are going great. Adele wanted a baby with Braden, and Braden wanted a baby with Adele... but there's this one thing... Braden can inherit 1 BILLION bucks from Grandpa if he can produce an heir. When Braden chose to NOT mention this to Adele... it ended up being the issue that tore them apart...

The decision process makes no sense. "I don't want to involve you in my family drama" is a poor excuse to not mention the billion bucks. What's she going to think when she found out? Hmmm? That you just wanted the billion bucks, right? The ending was a simple change of heart, not even much of a grand gesture. All in all it's just "meh".

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Man failed to disclose that he stands to inherit a billion bucks when he hooked up with his old crush who did want a child...

Tropes: promise to marry, reunion, weird will, want baby

Overall Rating:  3/5