GRR Reviews The Parent Pact (Return to Redemption) by Laurie Kellogg

The Parent Pact is a well-disguised "maid to millionaire" novel that was a ton of fun to read and has nuances for you to appreciate the characters after you've finished reading.

Tyler Fitzpatrick has a lot of shameful secrets to keep. When he met Annie Barnes at his daughter's school, it was a perfect MIS-match... She was impoverished single mother raising a son, he was rich single parent raising a daughter. She was a high school dropout housecleaner whose BF ran away; he was a summa cum laude lawyer who had a beautiful wife who died in a car accident. Tyler conceded there is a gulf between them, but they can definitely help each other out... Tyler needed a housekeeper and babysitter... And Annie was the perfect candidate. They also agreed to a Parent Pact... to become role models for each other's child while they search for their one true love. Annie knew Tyler is good for her, but she didn't believe Tyler would stick around, and she wanted a loving husband, not just hot sex and mutual obligations. Can Tyler convince her that they really are good together?

Let's just say Tyler's life wasn't nearly as good as initial glance appeared, and there are some secrets about his family he may have to reveal to make Annie understand: they are both heavily wounded, just in very different ways, and trust does not come easy, but when life hands you a chance and happiness, don't let go just because you fear failure and heartbreak. This book is a LOT deeper than you first suspect... It's not *merely* an opposites-attract romance.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Two single parents from different worlds meet and form parent pact; can they be good together... permanently?

Tropes: different worlds, single parent, maid

Overall Rating:  5/5