GRR Reviews The Billionaire's Generosity by April Murdock

Gabrielle is a mostly-not-working model trying to raise her son, but younger and prettier models have overtaken her, that she works as a waitress to get by. When she was picked as the main model of a jewelry line, she can't pass it up. Her son's bone cancer treatment needed money ASAP. But meeting the CEO, Zach, left her frustrated. Zach may be gorgeous, but he's also rude, probably expecting her to be a shallow golddigger. // Zach runs his company like a well-oiled machine, and passion doesn't fit his equations. When an Industry veteran mistook Gabrielle as Zach's wife, and thus believed he now has "the passion" to design couple's jewelry collection, he chose not to correct that mistake, and enlisted Gabrielle's help to lie in exchange for more money. Gabrielle went along reluctantly, needing the money for her son's treatment. But does Zach really have no feelings for Gabrielle?

Pretty good character arc, though resolution at the end seems to be a bit too... serendipitous? (Zach's a compatible donor? Really?) 4.5/5

GRR Reviews Bayside Wishes by Stacy Claflin

Freya is a fashion model making a great living in NYC, but she does go home to Enchantment Bay every year. And this year, she ran into Nico, a local police sergeant, hot on a case of a murdered cop. And they develope a friendship that could lead to more. But Freya's modeling career has her hiding her eating disorder from everyone, including herself, and Nico's crazy ex showed up in town, insisting she won't leave without him (he left the big city to get away from her!) Will the two ever get together?

WTF, is this a real cop? Nico was so easily emotionally blackmailed. When his evil ex showed up at a party uninvited and started destroying Freya's family treasures to make a scene (an heirloom mirror, a famous painting...) Nico, as a cop, should have arrested her, call in the patrolman and have her escorted to jail, where she'll sit and stew for a few days. Instead, he agrees to leave with her to a hotel, while apologizes profusely for her actions. This is not a cop. This is a WIMP! Other parts of the books are okay, but this major flaw sank it for me.  2/5

GRR Reviews Remember Me by Marion Ueckermann

Clarise and her two friends vowed at 13 to make a list of their wishes, then come back at 40 for a reunion. 27 years later, Clarise is back in town, a 40-yr old ex-model whose agent/manager just divorced her and traded her for a younger model. AND he's vindictive enough to ask for wedding rings back, and took her car and almost all her belongings. She had to pawn the rings to even make it home. // Heath had been waiting for Clarise for 27 years, having fallen for her in high school, but Valentine's Day kiss soon sent her across the country. Now that she's back, and he's a youth pastor, Heath wasn't quite sure how to woo Clarise, when she's so hurt and unsure of herself. But he can be there to lend a shoulder... and offer his heart...

Sweet, but the guy held a torch for her for 27 years? Really? Hmmm... 4/5

GRR Reviews Billionaire Unattainable -- Mason by J S Scott

Laura is a plus-sized (super)model with her own business. She is financially secure, but she has no family. With her biological clock ticking, she wanted a child for her loneliness... but she has no boyfriend... at least none that are not jerks. Then came billionaire Mason... who wanted to help her... by knocking her up the natural way. And he's handsome, and former linebacker. Why would he offer himself to her? He's the unattainable billionaire... Right?

Eh... way too many tropes. She has inadequacy issues, he's wounded on the inside by his ex and doesn't trust any women, so he offers "business deals", not love. He wants plus-sized woman because he's afraid of breaking the thin ones. The darkest hour barely made any sense. Some parts are okay, but overall, mediocre.   There are better novels with this particular trope. 3/5

GRR Reviews Stupid Hearts by Kristen Hope Mazzola

Jolene "Joey" loves sex with a bit of an edge... she has a drawerful of sex toys and is not adverse to a little bondage or rough play... Until she found that she's "the other woman" and her regular sex partner is married and his wife is expecting... So she left, vowing not to risk her stupid heart for another man. She works as a photographer in NYC but she's a Southern Belle at heart... sorta. The dirty kind. Then she met Finn, who's Irish working in the US as a model, and he really wanted her, and she'll take him any way she can...

There sure are a lot of sex here so expect that, and it's pretty good, no BDSM here, it's just rough but sensual play. pretty good.

Category: Contemporary

Overall Rating: 4/5

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