GRR Reviews Taming Scrooge by Sophia Summers

Ezra, super developer, was raised by his cold father. He is strong-arming the the locals to accept his resort that will revive the sleeping town of Sanders Corners... by tearing down most of the iconic Main Street, including the famous Christmas Shoppe, open year-round with ornaments and more from all over the world. The city is mostly onboard, but Star, owner of the Christmas Shoppe, and daughter of the Christmas tree farm owner, is not giving up without a fight. She co-chairs the Festival of Trees with Ezra, hoping to get close to him and win his heart... But he has his own problems, when his father suddenly said they'll lose EVERYTHING unless they push the deal through, and they shall wreck the Christmas Shoppe on Christmas morning with a wrecking ball...

The story just feels very... forced. Ezra's father is basically super-scrooge that held on to a grudge for decades (and how does suing for half of everything at divorce even work after decades? Or did they NEVER divorce?)  And how he just "gracefully" accepts defeat at the end? WTF?!  And the town council flip-flopping? Argh!  2/5

GRR Reviews It's a Wonderful Date by Sophia Summers

David regrets giving up his own plans and became the GP doc of a small town, following in his father's footsteps. The town needs a doc, and without the help of a nurse or even an answering service, he's on call 24/7, leaving him no time for social life.  But even he noticed Sarah moving in across the street, doubly so when he found her at his favorite patient Miss Lily's place, ready to redesign the interior. But Miss Lilly is dying and all he can do is to make sure she goes as pain-free as possible. Depressed and wondering did he actually do any good in life, it's up to Sarah to help him see his own worth... and some Holiday magic...

Basically a retelling of "It's a Wonderful Life", it's not bad, but not that good either. 3.5/5

GRR Reviews her Billionaire Lifeguard by Sophia Summers

Trey and his friends/co-workers are vacationing in Mexico. Being half of a top cosmetic company means he hadn't taken time for himself for a while. While on the beach, he found a woman who seems to be immune to his charm. her name is Scottie, and later when they meet again, she mistook him for a lifeguard. And he decided to continue pretending to be a lifeguard. When he found out Scottie is actually the daughter of his deceased hero and business mentor, he's determined to help her, even as he realized she was betrayed by her BF and board, and despite her escape, they were still trying to ruin her, in order to gain full control of her company. But when Scottie learned that Trey may be pondering a business venture with her enemy, will she ever trust him again?

Eh... The resolution was so fast it felt like a deus ex machina. That was not handled well at all. 3/5

GRR Reviews The Bride's Billionaire by Sophia Summers

Kayla is in Rio for business, but while there, she went into the world-famous wedding boutique to help a friend shop for a wedding dress... and met a fellow American, Tyler, admiring her looks. Tyler is friendly, gorgeous, and romantic. And they had a great time. They stayed up late till 3AM doing samba and more. It's not until the business meeting next day that they meet again in surprise, and realized they are competing for the same client... And in business, someone must lose... Right?

Ah, VERY sweet. The only problem is at the beginning, where Tyler "slipped a Benjamin"... in Brazil? Tsk, tsk. 4.5/5

GRR Review The Bride's Cowboy by Sophia Summers

AnnaMae escaped her small town life, and was thriving in the big city. She works for a group that recommends certain lands be annexed by national parks, usually when the land was abandoned. One cowboy Jed just invited her to visit his homestead in Montana, and AnnaMae was intrigued. When her boss told her to also study some land in Montana, she said why not combine the two? Then AnnaMae found two things that turned her world upside down... Someone wants Jed's family land VERY badly, and just bribed his boss (and by extension, her) to get it, and Jed's actually pretty rich. Can she save Jed's homestead, and satisfy whoever wants the land, or will Jed find AnnaMae's deception?

The twist was pretty good. The solution was pretty ingenious.

Category: Contemporary

Overall Rating: 4/5

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GRR Reviews The Bride's Secret by Sophia Summers

Carisa got cold feet only moments away from marrying Heath. She can see that he does not love her and will not be faithful. She ran, only to bounce off Wyatt, the best man, and a friend of Heath from long ago. Surprisingly, Wyatt agreed with Carisa that she needs to run, and he helped her... all the way to Hawaii, where she was supposed to go for Honeymoon, but she just wanted to get away from Heath. Wyatt went on the same flight, somehow sensed that she needed a little help, even as he looked for a business deal on the island. Carisa appreciated Wyatt's helpfulness, but she can't fall for Wyatt while she's still technically engaged to Heath. Wyatt wasn't exactly looking for a lover, but he may have fallen for Carisa already. Then Heath arrived on the island...

Nice, very nice, not really a triangle, but a lot of expectations and shame.

Category: Contemporary

Overall Rating: 4.5/5

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GRR Reviews Her Billionaire Protector by Sophia Summers

Colton is ready to retire and his last job is also the weirdest: protect an old war veteran and his granddaughter, who clearly can look after herself... She's an ex-SEAL. But he had to shadow her. // Elsie retired from SEALs hoping to meet a nice guy and start a family, but a visit to grandpa's place resulted in a favor/mission... To visit a dude ranch in Texas. // Colton was instantly attracted to Elsie, and both stumbled into a conspiracy that involves huge hidden treasures that may date back a hundred years. And bad guys are desperate to find it. Colton's family is filthy rich and Colton wonders about a life with Elsie. When the treasure didn't pan out, the bad guys decided to turn their attention to Elsie and Colton...

Uh, did this author do ANY fact-checking? Military commander order people to go around the country? Not only the military is PROHIBITED from operating within the borders of the US by the "posse comitatus" act, but there are also no female SEALs. In fact, for all the blah-blah about she being an ex-SEAL, the ONLY prowess she demonstrated was flipping Colton ONCE (which he deftly reversed a moment later). People walking around with tranquilizer dart pistols, really? Elsie used one (where did it come from?!) and had one used on her. This plot simply felt as if it was written by a teenager.

Category: Contemporary

Overall Rating: 2/5

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GRR Reviews Her Billionaire to Remember by Sophia Summers

She woke up on a beach with no memory of who she was or how she got there. She was rescued by a local family on an island off the coast of Uruguay and found that she has talent with training horses. That lead to her meeting the Argentinian tycoon, and his American client Shane, and Texas billionaire, who came to buy one of tycoon's horses. Shane knew she is special, even if she can't remember her name, But if she cannot remember who she was, how can she be free to love someone else?

The story goes on from there, not spoiling anything, but she'll learn why she ended up in the ocean, and there's a HEA. However, while the story read nicely, the plot is simply implausible. How did they transporter her to America? What passport did she use? Didn't have any? Hmmm??? Was she just smuggled in with the horse or something? WTF?

Category: Contemporary / Western

Overall Rating: 3/5

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