GRR Reviews Her Best Match: A Romantic Comedy by Tamie Dearen

Her Best Match managed to showcase how a mismatched couple romance should be written, with a lot of "help", more than a few mishaps along the way, and characters that show growth throughout the book.

Anne Best is getting a bit bored after raising two daughters alone in Texas after death of her husband. She, on a lark, decided to apply for a job in New York city referred by a headhunter, figure that she'd at least see NYC that she'd never seen. She did not count on being called to interview for PA position for billionaire Steven Gherring, who's not only one of the city's most eligible bachelors, he wanted to stay single. However, his Gram wanted very much to change that status for him. Gherring had already ran off most candidates and Anne was the only one who went toe to toe with him, earning his respect despite lacking PA experience. Anne is both clumsy and fearless in tackling her responsibilities including her boss, with two exceptions... she refused to participate in public speaking, and she avoided her own feelings. When Gram recruited Anne for finding a suitable woman for Gherring, Anne chose to ignore her own feelings for the frustratingly handsome billionaire. How can a guy like him be interested in an old widow from Texas? He, however, has other plans as well...

The book deftly mixed tropes such as matchmaker, different worlds, Cyrano, family expectations, and more. Add a bit of suave French seduction, some Gherring family secrets including a manipulative ex, and the "action" is non-stop. Furthermore, the book is PG rated with no sex! I'd say this may be one of the best clean romances I've read (and I've read over 1000 romances by now)

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: A widow with grown children went to NYC for an interview, got hired as billionaire's PA, then was enlisted by his grandma to pick his prospective girlfriends... Could she be in love herself?

Tropes: fish out of water, different worlds, hot for boss, matchmaker, Cyrano, family pressure, single parent

Overall Rating:  5/5