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Saturday, 17 October 2026

Book Review: My Billionaire Fake Fiancé by Heidi Rice

My Billionaire Fake Fiancé is written by Heidi Rice and is the second novel in her mini series Billionaires After Dark. 

Introduction:

Orla Calhoun is the heroine of this novel. She is working frantically to try and save her family’s an Irish stud farm and the last 6 horses. Her father ran their family business into the ground, died and now she is trying to salvage what she can. She is rather socially awkward, more comfortable around animals than people. Sheikh Prince Karim Jamal Amari Khan is planning to buy the stud farm but is also in need of a fake fiancé as his father is pestering him to get married. He realises he could kill to birds etc. Orla becomes his fake fiancé, keeps a c connection to the farm whilst Karim owns it. Of course this doesn’t go to plan and there is chemistry between the unlikely pair but will it lead to a HEA?

Review: 

The novel is written in the first person, each chapter focusing upon the thoughts, view point etc of either Orla or Karim, I don’t particularly gravitate toward novels written this way as I find it difficult to gel with the characters. I can, however, see the skill it takes to do this properly and the characters still engaged and interested me in the storyline. The storyline itself isn’t innovative: Irish stud farm losing money, bought out by very rich prince etc but in this case it didn’t feel like an overdone trope. The whole novel was engaging, with cgg uc stackers that were well thought out. The storyline didn’t drag and I enjoyed the novel much more than I thought I would. I do recommend this book and I will reread it in the future. 

I received this book via Booksprout and Heidi Rice in exchange for a honest review. #gifted







Sunday, 26 January 2025

Book Review: Her Grumpy Billionaire by Natalie Anderson

Her grumpy billionaire
Her Grumpy Billionaire by Natalie Anderson was first published by Mills & Boon in 2012 as First Time Lucky. The book has been revamped and republished by Natalie Anderson as part of the Billionaire Boyfriends series.

Set in New Zealand Gabe Hollingsworth is the Doctor for Blades rugby team. He has family money and is an attractive early 30s Doctor. He has gone from playboy to a repressed one! After having his private life splashed all over local media he is looking for a quiet life after being stalked by an ex girlfriend who happened to be a dancer. He also wants to avoid dancers! 

Roxanna (Roxie) Jones is a 22 year old dancer who auditioned for and won a place on the Silver Blades team. She had cared for her ailing grandparents for the past five years and is saving money so she can put herself first and travel abroad at the end of the season.

She first meets Gabe when he enquires about renting the Treehouse her grandfather built. He goes for a year long lease on the assumption she will be moving out of the garage apartment pretty soon (not in a few months). She next meets him at her audition for Blades dance team as she is stung by a bee. The chemistry between the pair is already evident.  

The first thing Roxie purchased with the Gabe’s rent money is 5 champagne bottles which she labels with letters. Gabe helps her with the V one! Gabe falls for her first but will Roxie be willing to give up her dream of travelling for him? 

I enjoyed this book. The storyline is different from the traditional billionaire romance. Both the main characters have issues that are relatable to readers - stalking and the pressure of being a carer at a young age and how it can affect your life. 

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.