Billionaire Heroes

They shouldn't exist, but since they do...

I'll be honest- I'm not a huge billionaire girlie in fiction, and I'm staunchly AGAINST billionaires in real life. They are and always will be an existential failure of economic policy! They should not exist! And oftentimes, a character (let’s be honest, usually the MMC) with too much money takes away from stakes rather than adding to them, so even if I thought there was a way to accrue that much wealth without exploiting people (there isn’t), on a narrative level I often find these sorts of books underwhelming.

However, in fiction, there are always exceptions. Here are three! And bonus: they aren’t just great billionaire books, but they’re ALSO exceptional comps for my debut contemporary romance, Rehabbing the Billionaire, out next Thursday! Pre-order here, save to your Goodreads, or mark your calendar since it’ll be on Kindle Unlimited the same day it releases! Ok enough about me (for NOW).

Say Yes To The Boss by Olivia Hayle. My favorite of her New York Billionaires series, we’ve got all the classics: inheritance shenanigans (man famously against the concept of love MUST get married to inherit), roping the first woman he sees into said shenanigans (she’s his assistant) even though she resists at first (he’s a huge jerk, she wants to quit anyways to start her own company), finally she relents by getting what SHE wants (business mentoring and the space and cash to build her company).

Victor St. Clair is a nightmare, Cecelia is determined to make the most of it, and once they’re under the same roof, of course sparks start to fly. But Victor has to atone for his bad behavior as her boss before he can start to negotiate any benefits as her husband, and Cecelia won’t settle for less than she’s owed. There’s some GREAT angst and emotional learning curves here, and I just love a hero who has to break himself down and build himself back up in order to deserve the love of the woman he’s obsessed with. Especially when he fights it.

How hot? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Brooklynaire by Sarina Bowen. This billionaire/assistant love story is set against a hockey backdrop, but excitedly, neither hero nor heroine is a hockey player! Hockey Lite. Nate is the new owner of a Brooklyn hockey team, who earns his money as a tech bro. Rebecca is his EA who, after tripping on the ice at the workplace, ends up with a major vertigo condition where she can’t work since she can’t concentrate on screens or text.

Naturally, she’s also got a chaotic apartment where her sister, sister’s baby daddy, and baby nibling are currently squatting, so Nate, who’s been in love with Rebecca for years (but pining in secret, because first he was in a relationship, then I think she was, and then he didn’t want to be a pervert as her boss), moves Rebecca into his giant house where he can take care of her and she can get some peace and quiet to recover.

But can he take care of her without also torturing himself with what he can’t have? TIME WILL TELL! Though this is technically labeled a friends to lovers book, because they are friends (she’s been his assistant since before he was successful), the fact that they’re also boss/employee and at odds class-wise gives us enough interesting stakes to enjoy as these mutually pining fools get their shit together and be together for real.

How hot? 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Failure To Match by Kyra Parsi. This was a random KU browsing find, and within 48 hours I’d devoured every book by this author. There are only four so far, but still. She’s an instaread for me from now on. Failure To Match specifically follows an aspiring matchmaker, Jamie, who is between a rock and a hard place at work. She and her coworkers have failed to match (eyyyy) the most important client their workplace has ever had, but they suspect it’s not their own failure that’s holding them back. So to prove to their furious boss that it’s not their fault, she does A Shenanigan! She goes undercover (wig, huge heels, hidden camera, and all) on a fake date with him to prove the client is the problem. And Jackson Sinclair is absolutely the problem… but before Jamie can escape with her pride and her proof… Further Shenanigans occur, outing her.

As pissed as Jamie’s boss is, it turns out, the aunt who hired them to match Jackson is intrigued by Jamie’s initiative, so she proposes Even More Shenanigans. Namely, to have Jamie move in with Jackson to do a full dating coach thing, teaching him how to be dateable while they continue to search for his perfect woman. Jackson is, somehow, less cooperative at the beginning, but as Jamie learns more about his hidden depths, she realizes there’s more to uncover than just why he’s against being matchmade.

I just found this book absolutely lovely. It was silly, genuinely funny, heartfelt and heartbreaking, and believable all the way through. It’s a different side of wealth, a whole lotta forced proximity, and extremely sexy. Definitely a great lead-in to reading a certain other book, out next week….

How hot? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Next week, not only will MY book be out (pre-order here!), but the next day I’ll be recommending books where the plots are at least partially led by the characters’ daddy issues! This is also relevant to Rehabbing The Billionaire. You’ll see ;)

What should I be reading next? Let me know in the comments!

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