The Billionaire's Nanny

 

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MADDREY, ELIZABETH

THE BILLIONAIRE'S NANNY

When I convinced my friends to join me in a scheme to play the stock market, it paid off beyond our expectations. Honestly, most days I don't even remember that I'm a billionaire. But it was big news for my family. In fact, my cousin made me guardian of her son in the event something happened to her.

At face value, it sounds kind of nice. But I never really knew my cousin. And I only found out about her decision a week before the kids showed up on my doorstep.

Thankfully, the woman who brought the boy out to me on the plane is willing to stay and be his nanny. Since all the local daycares have a waiting list. I don't have the luxury of being picky. Maybe I have reservations about sharing my home with a beautiful woman, but it's a completely professional relationship.

She's going to look after the kid. I'm going to look after my heart.

My Review:

Me: (sorting through the books on my tippy-toppy TBR pile) It's time.

Inner Book Nerd: (bouncing up and down excitedly) Why so dramatic? It's always time to read around here!

Me: (holding up the chosen book in a triumphant Rocky stance) It's time to break out of our reading comfort zone again and try...

Inner Book Nerd: (eyes bugging out of her ashen face) No...not that. I'm not ready. I need a comfort read. What about a Regency? That's nice and safe. Or a cozy mystery? We love cozies!

Me: Remember, we're not looking for safe. We're looking to step into brave new fictional worlds with tropes we think we might not like. New reading adventures to stretch our boundaries and add spice to our reading lives!

Inner Book Nerd: (writhing on the floor, clutching her stomach and moaning.) B-b-b-b-billionaires? We don't like billionaires. 

Me: (rolling my eyes) Now who's being dramatic? And we've actually never met any billionaires -- in real life or the pages of a book so we can't say for sure that we won't like them as heroes.

Inner Book Nerd: But they are self-centred and conceited and lord around their cushy penthouse apartments, paying for luxuries gained on the backs of the barely-making-ends-meet working man. They're exploiters and pompous and...and...gah! No. Just no!

Me: (dragging IBN into the reading nook and pushing her into the comfy chair then sitting on her so she can't escape.) Now, we don't know if any of that is actually true. Let's meet Elizabeth Maddrey's billionaire and see what he's like...

Several hours later:

Inner Book Nerd: (in a panic-laced voice verging on a wail) Wait -- what are you doing? Why are closing the book? Where are you going? Come back here. I want more story!

Me: We finished the book. It's time for me to write the review.

Inner Book Nerd: (whimpering) I'm not ready for it to be over. (stomping her foot) I. Want. More. Billionaire. Story.

Me: You know, you are really hard to live with sometimes.

And so begins another saga in the life of a comfort seeking reader who starts to dabble in previously dreaded tropes and themes. I am happy to report that I (and my inner book nerd) were whole-heartedly wrong in all our billionaire prejudices. 

The Billionaire's Nanny is brilliant and witty and fun and heart-tugging and gasp-out-louding and infused with so much faith it not only made my heart sing, but my soul as well!

Love the way Maddrey set up the series in this book. We meet all the guys -- great, solid, Christ following men who take their new found wealth in stride. I won't share all the lovely details of their journey -- but I love that the those details are there and we get a such an intriguing look into Scott's heart and how he handles the life changes.

And I had to chuckle over Whitney, walking into the situation with some of the same preconceived prejudices I had. She's off kilter from the meet-cute right on through and I love the way her prickly self slowly softens as she begins to realize what a great, grounded guy Scott really is.

And then there's adorable, traumatized Beckett who has lost so much and has to face so many unexpected changes at his young age. Heart tugging moments abound.

I was so excited about the way this book ended on such a high note along with the teaser epilogue from Austin's perspective that I rushed right to my laptop to order the second book in the series, The Billionaire's Best Friend, only to find out it doesn't release until July! (Pulling a pouty face and stomping to sulk in a corner with my Inner Book Nerd.)

Goal Updates: #1 Read more indie authors, #7 Start a new-to-me series, #9 Read outside my comfort zone

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback or ebook -- winner's choice

If you would like a chance to win a copy of The Billionaire's Nanny, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a comment, remember to use AT AND DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the Draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday April 23 2022. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck