Jessica Lemmon

When city inspector Vivian Vandemark shuts down Nathaniel Owen's latest Clear Ridge, Ohio construction site, sparks fly and the two find themselves quickly involved in much more than business.

Once Upon a Billionaire

Jessica Clare

The wedding of the century sets the stage for an unexpected romance as one repressed royal falls for his assistant in this novel in the Billionaire Boys Club series. As a member of the royal family in a small European country, Griffin Verdi’s presence is requested at the wedding of the century. The scholarly billionaire feels out of his depth in social situations, so a good assistant is required—especially when dealing with royal etiquette. Unfortunately for Griffin, he’s stuck with Maylee Meriweather, a pretty, charming, and thoroughly unsuitable woman who doesn’t know a thing about high society—but she sure can kiss. Her lack of polish may sink Griffin, because after all, even his money can’t buy class. But through Maylee’s eyes, he’s starting to appreciate the simple things in life—if simple means the most complicated woman he’s ever met. Maylee is everything Griffin isn’t—and everything he wants—if he can let down his guard and step outside his sheltered world...

A Billionaire Boys Club Novel

Lover of Romance 

Once Upon A Billionaire is a bit unique from the other books, but has its own charm and style that captivates you. Now I had my own issues with this story, but quite frankly it was such an adorable modern fairy tale romance. I had a hard time not laughing through this story, it had its moments of witty come backs, endearing characters both main and side, and we see how being raised in a royal family may affect your personality and how you view others. This was a story that was very eye-opening, and we see a side to the “rich and titled” that you don’t normally see in books such as these. We see the negative side to living in a palace and all the proprieties that come with it. Along those lines we also see some positives as well, how inner strength can aide in this type of environment. At first, I had a challenge in liking the hero, he was quite mean and rude and needed a huge dose of fun. But we see that he gets that big dose and her name is Maylee. Now Maylee was so adorable, and I love how open and accepting she is. She also isn’t ashamed of her own personality or fashion style, she is true to who she really is. She has this affectionate nature that rubs off on Griff in ways you don’t see coming. What I also had fun was the secondary characters. We see how they play a integral part in the story, both the villains and the characters that win your heart, most especially the cousin that is getting married and her fiancée. There is a slow process of these two falling for each other, it isn’t quick or easy, and we have some hurdles they need to overcome, the biggest issue these two have is loving each other for who they really are, and that does come in slow increments. Also another aspect of the story I enjoyed was how Griffin won my heart in the end. He makes quite a few mistakes, but quite frankly, he owns up to them, he realizes when he hurts Maylee, and makes true efforts to become better and treat her with kindness more often. He may be a jerk but he doesn’t mean to be. He has this sincerity about him, and he is very clueless how to handle Maylee and struggles with her, but I felt like in the end, he is a hero that wins the reader over if you stick with him through the end.

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Once Upon a Billionaire sounded like a fantasy come true when I first read the blurb. Small-town, southern girl gets a chance to be an assistant for royalty all while attending a royal wedding overseas? Um, yes. I was all over it. I definitely enjoyed it, even if *maybe* not quite as much as the others in this series. That said, it was still a really good, four star read for me. 

Maylee was totally over the top and I can see how some people might be put off by her. I wasn't. I found her bumbling, rambling southern self absolutely charming. She was so far out of her element, but I loved that she still tried. She was stronger than she appeared and that became obvious the longer the book went on. I was NOT a huge Griffin fan in the beginning. He was so snobby and often downright rude, even if he did try to hide it under the guise of his upbringing. I wanted to smack him several times for the way he behaved towards Maylee. I don't care if she was hired help or not... his behavior was tough to take at times. What I will say is that his flaws definitely paved the way for some serious character growth and I was singing his praises by the end of the book. I might not have liked where he started out, but I like where he ended up. 

Because of my initial issues with Griffin's character, it made it tough for me to root for anything between him and Maylee at first. I liked her. I wanted her to be happy. I just wasn't sure he was the guy who could or would give that to her. Sure, he was attracted to her. They had a quiet kind of chemistry that intrigued me, but it really took awhile before I started to truly "ship" them. Before it was all said and done, I was firmly in their court and hoping they could work things out... mostly hoping that Griffin would put his preconceived notions aside and be the guy he could be for Maylee. Because that guy? That guy was a good guy. He was easy to like.

Once Upon a Billionaire might not have been my favorite book in the series and I definitely had some issues with it at times, but when it was all said and done, it was a book I really enjoyed. After some time, it was easy to get lost in the fairytale and shut out some of the character flaws that bothered me. Much like the other books in the series, this one was funny, swoony and even smokin' hot at times. I liked and appreciated Griffin's character growth and the romance was fun once it really started. All in all? A really good addition to the Billionaire Boys Club series.

Chantale

I found myself enjoying it this book. This is book #4 in the Once Upon a Billionaire series and I didn't read any of the other books in this series and I wasn't really confused. 

This book is well written and if you enjoy Contemporary Romance you might like this.

Once Upon a Billionaire

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