GRR Reviews One White Lie: Barrington Billionaire's Se by Jeannette Winters

One White Lie is a "love interrupted" and "secret baby" romance. I personally find it hard to accept why woman would just walk away and keep the baby a secret from the father even if he had wrong her, but that's just my personal opinion. This story, while polished, just didn't grab me.

Brice Henderson broke away from his controlling father to make his own fortune, by sacrificing everything, including the one woman he loved, but he can afford no distractions. When his personal assistant needed to take sick leave to take care of family, Brice reluctantly agreed to hire a temporary replacement... who turned out to be the one woman he pushed away... Lena Razzi. Lena spent years trying to forget Brice, despite having a daily reminder... a son by Brice that not even Brice knew about. Lena needed the job, even if it's just a temporary gig, to take care of the baby and herself, and Brice hasn't changed. But as they spent more time together, neither can forget the good times they once had. Can Lena tell Brice about their son if she's not staying? Can they rekindle their love... Or was this going to be a flash in the pan like last time?

Frankly, I am tired of books that tout doormat single mom keeping the baby secret as if to spite the (bleep) dad just to prove you don't mean anything to me except as sperm donor, but as soon as they see each other, they got back together. It's basically formula that she won't tell him, believing this second time is temporary as well, then he found out and was pissed off, or he think he's damaged and was too good for her, or vice versa... But eventually they got back together. It's a trope, and this is no exception.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Single mom ended up as assistant to the one man who got her pregnant... will she tell him about their son?

Tropes: secret baby, reunion, working with the ex, evil parents

Overall Rating: 3/5