Grumpy/Sunshine, he’s a billionaire who owns a famously well known company, she’s a high school art teacher with an adorable dog who failed at being a service dog, some misunderstandings, two people found themselves in an unlikely situation made the best of it, sounds like a story worth reading right? Because it sure did to me.

Hayes Alexander Rutherford found himself as the last eligible billionaire and with his family, mostly his mother trying to set him up with highly well known bachelorettes, all Hayes wanted was peace and quiet from being around people. You could imagine that when he arrived at his island beach house in Maine, he was shocked and throughly annoyed to not only find his house in a complete mess, but to see that a woman had apparently been living in his home for the past two days?! Now for Begonia, she had envisioned a getaway after finalizing her divorce and pampering herself in a luxurious home, which she got a surprisingly good deal on… until Hayes came home and found her in his bathroom…. In an awkward situation that involved her being semi nude. Through some misunderstanding, Begonia suddenly found herself in a sticky situation and Hayes was growing more irritated with how talkative Begonia was and her dog, Marshmallow, who Hayes was allergic to. Through the back and forth of arguing and trying to settle the situation, and Marshmallow accidentally calling Hayes mother… Hayes suddenly got the bright idea to salvage the horrible mess that he and Begonia were in. 

From beginning to end, this book didn’t hold back on the humor and jokes. Begonia’s inner monologue/ thoughts were funny and even Hayes trying to quell his lust over Begonia was hilarious as well. If you’re looking for a book that not only has romance and fake dating, and are in the mood to laugh, this book is the one. I mean I’ve read books that had comedy in it, but the way Pippa Grant wrote this book had me laughing out loud and omg it just made the reading experience more enjoyable and literally brought smiles to my face.

For Begonia, she was all about learning to rediscover herself following her divorce and just enjoying life as she sought fit. Begonia was a person filled with life and joy and didn’t conform to people’s expectations which I loved about her. In a way, Begonia was also unapologetic about who she was and what she wanted. In a way, I could emphasize with Begonia in that she was taking charge of how she wanted to live her life, and not revert back to the way things were when she was married to Chad ( her ex-husband). I also loved how despite the rocky start Begonia and Hayes had in the very beginning, Hayes never tried to change Begonia, he was accepting and actually liked the way she was. Not to mention, I loved the way Hayes stood up for Begonia. Begonia deserved the best and despite the fake dating ruse, she was starting to see that Hayes was fitting into the standards she had always wanted in a man. 

The romance between Begonia and Hayes was sweet, funny, passionate, and oh so enjoyable! Like any grumpy male lead, slowly but surely Hayes started to see Begonia’s personality as amazing and found her comfortable to be around, and for the first time in a long time, he felt like he could be himself around her. I also loved how Hayes was genuinely happy being around Begonia, as well as I found it endearing the way he got a little shy when admitting how he felt about Begonia such as, when they had their late night picnic outdoors. That scene was both romantic and spicy! YAY! Basically I was thriving and living for all the romance and Hayes being a billionaire doing anything to make Begonia happy like buying/ making her an art room filled with equipment in his mega mansion like it was nothing and spoiling her, my girl Begonia was being treated like the Queen that she was. 

The character growth for both Hayes and Begonia was good, but I would say that Hayes had more to learn especially when it came to learning to trust others and love. Hayes was a grumpy man, who always assumed people only wanted to be around him for his money, connections or even to get close to his brother. So you can imagine that when Begonia came into the picture and was offering to help Hayes with things such as, interviewing assistants for him, he assumed it was for something in return, and yet with Begonia she was a selfless person who just liked to help others. Begonia helped bring back a lighthearted energy to Hayes that opened him up and see that Begonia genuinely loved Hayes for the man that he was. 

Overall a fantastic, fun story to read. I was laughing from the hilarious situation that Begonia and Hayes found themselves in, not to mention how Marshmallow would somehow cause messes that ended up being laughable as well. The romance was sweet and passionate, and I loved the chemistry between Begonia and Hayes. Grumpy/Sunshine tropes never gets old for me and of course a billionaire romance is always fun to see especially when men such as, Hayes use their money to spoil their lovely lady. The character growth for Hayes was great, and the overall pace was good too. I absolutely loved the epilogue and bonus epilogue that brought a true happy ending to Begonia and Haye’s romance. I swooned, blushed, laughed, and found this book to be amazing.