GRR Reviews Redeeming The Billionaire (The Sherbrooks) by Christina Tetreault

Redeeming the Billionaire started off as a marriage of convenience... Except the woman did not know it! But as romances go, you know he'll develop real feelings... thus the redemption.

Trent Sherbrooke worked hard and played hard and made a fortune for himself as a part of the powerful Sherbrooke clan of politicians, billionaires, and general movers and shakers. But when he started looking into getting elected to the Senate like members of his family, his campaign manager wanted him to settle down, project a more wholesome image. Trent had just earlier, literally ran over small business owner Addison "Addy" Raimono, and wanted to apologize... when someone submitted a photo between Trent and Addy to the gossip rags... and his campaign manager decided Addison is actually better than the three candidates he came up with for Trent to marry for convenience. Trent started to seduce Addison, and Addison was swept off her feet. But can such a romance started off on false pretenses actually work even though Trent developed real feelings? And what happens when Addy finds out?

In a way, this is a very mercenary behavior. But I don't get what makes Addy different that would make Trent actually have feelings vs. all the OTHER less permanent companions that did not? But you can chalk that up to "chemistry". It's a good polish to a common story though.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Can a politician romance an innocent shopkeeper to be his fiancee to get him elected without telling her it's just for show?

Tropes: marriage of convenience, fish out of water, different worlds, disguise

Overall Rating:  4/5 (rounded up)