Book Review: The Billionaire’s Ward by Leslie North
- Kristen Lewendon
- Oct 24, 2019
- 2 min read
McClellan Billionaires Book 3
Vane McClellan is all business. He might come from money, but he’s worked hard to make his architecture firm one of the top in the country. But things have slammed to a halt in the wake of becoming guardian to Annabelle, his late cousin’s daughter. Vane fears Annabelle may need more than he can give her.
Maggie Stewart, Annabelle’s teacher, cares deeply for her students but likes to live footloose and fancy free. She’s about to move—again—but not before she gets Annabelle settled. They’ve grown close since the girl joined her class, and now Maggie has one final job: drop Annabelle off at Vane’s summer home.
When Maggie gets stranded at Vane’s vacation home, she gets a chance to see Vane vulnerable. The sight of a strong man doing his best in the face of new fatherhood melts her heart. When he asks her to stay and nanny Annabelle for the summer, Maggie agrees in hopes that she’ll be able to teach Vane how to be a father before her new job starts. Vane is happy to have someone he trusts to shepherd his young ward. As the three begin to become a family and Vane and Maggie give in to the passion that’s plagued them from day one, they’ll let themselves be something both have feared for a long time: happy. But when summer comes to an end, Vane and Maggie will have to decide if they want to follow their hearts...or their plans.
This novel contains sexual content and profanity.
My Review:
My first instinct is to say, “there’s a lot going on in this book”, but there really isn’t that much. The story itself is quite straightforward. I think why I feel there’s so much going on is all the different layers of emotional depth that are touched on. The emotions are complex and tangled, dealing with life, loss, love, and moving on. Vane was probably my favorite character. He’s trying so hard to do his best, be his best, for this little family that he’s suddenly a part of. I loved him almost immediately. Annabelle and Maggie tugged hard at my sympathies. Annabelle for having lost her parents at such a young age, and Maggie for having a parent that skewed her view of the world. The ending was perfect and adorable. I’m sad to see my time with the McClellan boys has come to an end. I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through Booksprout.
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