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

GRR Reviews Talisa's Heart (Sisters of Charming Place by Imani King

Talisa's Heart, other than the protagonist being an African-American, just came across as a standard "hot for boss" trope romance with no particular innovations.

Isaac Brighton is a rich white boy, doing corporate law. Talisa is a black girl doing PA work so she can save enough money to go to graduate school. Talisa has no interest in Isaac, but Talisa cannot deny that Isaac is one gorgeous guy... and when he chose her to go to New York with him... that fling turned into a lot more. But Assistants are not supposed to hook up with their bosses... and even if Isaac want long term, Talisa is going back to school...

Overall, the romance is a little angst-y, but not too much so. There are really no clever plots, and polish is average, thus, average rating.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Can the black and beautiful PA love her gorgeous white boy boss? Is it a fling or more? She's leaving soon, right?

Tropes: hot for boss, fling to a thing

Overall Rating:  3/5