Waking Up with a Billionaire

Familial bonds play a heavy role in the last of the Overnight Billionaires trilogy (after A Billionaire After Dark). Grayson Beaumont handles the creative side of the business for French Kiss, the San Francisco–based lingerie company he owns with his brothers, but his true passion is painting nude women. Enter prickly, standoffish Chloe McAlister, the one woman Grayson can’t get out of his head, and this contemporary romance rapidly devolves into a series of flimsy reasons for them to stay together. Despite the silly situations, the chemistry between the leads is explosive and believably sexy. Grayson helps out his brothers, learns to forgive his father, and comes to terms with his childhood memories. Chloe’s path to redemption is paved with family loyalty and love. The repartee among Chloe and Grayson, the Beaumont brothers, and Chloe’s friends is both funny and tender. Other than the contrived situations, this love affair is well crafted to balance sentimentality and passion, and readers will appreciate that Chloe and Grayson are truly friends as well as lovers. Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary. (Aug.)