GRR Reviews Her Second Chance Unforgettable Groom by Kim Koby

Jett's entire family is in turmoil. His brother is lying in the hospital, brain-dead, for weeks, since a skiing accident. His wife wanted to let go. His mother refused to contemplate it. Seeking some peace, he entered the hospital's chapel, and found someone he never expected... Brandy... His first love... someone who left him ten years ago. // Brandy thought Jett was her soulmate, but as Jett became a football star even back in high school, she felt overwhelmed, and she had to let him go to live her own life. Now she's a nurse in the Neo-natal ICU, and Jett is even more handsome than before. Neither had ever forgotten each other. But is that enough for a second-chance relationship?

Short novel at 121 pages, all the proper bits are handled, and the novel started us at a nice dramatic low-point in the character's lives, and slowly raised them higher, first apart, then together. 4.5/5

GRR Reviews The Billionaire's Curvy Girl Romance by Kim Koby

Angie was fired from the show before the show's last season started... and was replaced by a dog. Angie knew she had gained weight, but it's due to her brain tumor, really, and the medicine she had to take to keep it under control. Left without direction or purpose, and a lot of thought on mortality, Angie drove toward home, but was temporarily stranded in town while her car's being fixed, which is where she encountered Bryson. // Bryson is a billionaire who feels very much alone, and not even his expensive toys helped. His sister, a brilliant brain surgeon, prefers spending time in foreign countries doing charity work, and only comes back for a visit every few months. Just when they are having lunch, her sister spotted her favorite actress, Angie, on the other side of the restaurant. Bryson was shocked to find himself falling for the actress, totally unlike any women he knew. But will she run away before Bryson bares his heart?

As a 100-page short novel, the transition of Bryson's viewpoint from "fat chick" to "BBW" to "woman I like/love" seems a bit abrupt. 4/5

GRR Reviews The Billionaire and the Therapist by Kim Koby

Natalie changed her name and her life to get away from her stalker. Starting over in Texas is proving to be harder than she imagined. So when a widower billionaire father John offered her room and board AND 200K for a year to help his daughter. she can't refuse. But the daughter witnessed the death of her mother and had stopped speaking altogether. John was grateful to have found Natalie, even though he is certain she's keeping a secret. As they get closer to each other and witnessed his daughter's slow recovery, will that secret tear them apart?

Uh, sorry, the ending was a total fakeout. The threat was dealt with in a single sentence. I feel robbed. Same with John's father's threats about having her investigated. Nor did we ever figure out how did the stalker figure out where Natalie went, despite she has changed her name, moved across the country, AND taken up residence in John's exclusive town. The book has too many of these WTF? moments.

Category: Contemporary / Romantic suspense?

Overall Rating: 2/5

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GRR Reviews Small Town Hero by Kim Koby

Rebecca, broken-hearted after seeing her fiancee in bed with her best friend, just drove, and ended up 10 hours away... and stranded in Tennessee when her BMW's transmission died. With no hotel in sight, she was forced to rely on a handsome stranger, Ryan... // Ryan is alone. He knew he'd never trust his heart again after the woman he thought he loved left him when he proposed marriage. But Rebecca just got all his protective instincts up. He's a firefighter and only has his dog for company, and Rebecca, despite her prickly attitude, is deeply hurt by something. // Both are wounded, both are afraid to commit, but are they good with each other? And can they see that?

Not bad, I won't spoil the escalation, but everything flowed smoothly.

Category: Contemporary

Overall Rating: 3.5/5 (rounded up)

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