GRR Reviews Her Reluctant Boss by Sarah Gay

Hannah, after finishing law school, is back in her hometown, Sun Valley. She's ready to start and promised her boss that she will not date any of her co-workers to minimize the potential of work drama. Of course, next, she found herself staring at Simon, one of the most perfect male specimen... and boss's oldest son.  // Simon had crushed on Hannah when he was young, and now he's convinced she's the woman of his dreams, and he's determined to woo her. When a mutual friend handed him Hannah's bucket list, he's determined to help her fulfill all of them. Unfortunately, the list is actually a list of Hannah's worst fears...

Okay, good polish here and there. Overcoming one's fears is a good bonding experience, even though he didn't bother verifying the list, which leads to comedic moments. 4.5/5

GRR Reviews Her Summer Cowboy by Katherine Garbera

Hudson Scott left Marietta behind after a big fight with dad just after mom died. He had been wandering across the US ever since. Years later, he's heading back home. When one of his favorite country singer and friend is putting on a farewell tour, and is headed that way, Hudson came along as bodyguard / horseman. He didn't count on meeting the one woman who may complete him, but she's his boss's granddaughter... // Emma Wells turned her back on the world of music when she, barely 18, lost both of her parents, and the music industry expected her to take on her father's (and grandpa's) mantle. She gave up on her dreams, and became a school teacher, but her grandpa's farewell tour brought her back into the limelight when he asked her to come along. She realized she had been running away... and the hard cowboy was the one that made her realize it. But what is she running toward?

Okay, enough angst here, as this is basically a fling to a thing, but I'm not too sure about the shift from "just for the summer" to "let's be forever". Still, good enough.

Category: Contemporary / Western

Overall Rating: 4/5

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GRR Reviews Mr. Trouble (London Billionaire) by Nana Malone

Jarred Maloney has plenty of money, and his playboy lifestyle is making his father weary. In order to make him shape up, Jarred is forced to 1) find a job he likes in the company, even if it's to run the Formula racing team the company owns, and 2) find a steady girlfriend, not the all-weekend partying with as many girls as he can grab. Jarred hated the restrictions, and he just wanted to game the system... that means finding a fake wife, but one that his dad would accept... enter Kinsley, her father's PA. // Kinsley found that the building that contained her apartment is being turned into a condo and unless she can come up with 100000 pounds as down payment, she'll lose the place. She moved temporarily into one of the executive suite of the company not in use. She found to her horror her next door neighbor is none other than Jarred, owner's son, and he had a proposal for her: fake-engage him, and when he got his inheritance, he'll pay her half a million quids... She's torn among "this is so wrong", "I need the money", "this is cheating my boss", "oh he's so hot", "I'm not worthy"... but eventually, she agreed... But when Jarred started to have real feelings for her...

You can probably write the story from there, as the plot is trope, involving shame, one of them will figure "I have to save you by breaking your heart" and leave, but the other somehow averts that. This book really is no exception. However, the chemistry between the two is pretty good.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: He needs a fake wife, she needs money to save her condo. They don't love each other... or but they can learn to?

Overall Rating: 4/5

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