’m not a huge fan of billionaire/millionaire stories but since I am a big fan of this author I decided to give The Billionaire’s Runaway Fiancé a try, but unfortunately it fell somewhat short for me. Sure the fairytale story was kind of cute, but I had a hard time connecting to either of the main characters and in face the heroine drove me crazy with her wishy-washy behavior and I never felt the intense heat between this couple.

When Robyn Tindall is assigned through her temporary agency to work for billionaire Curtis Frye, she knows the assignment will be difficult because the man himself has a reputation for running off assistants as fast as he changes his underwear, but Robyn is determined to do a good job and soon Curtis finds her irreplaceable. With the press is hounding him again, Curtis devises as scheme to get them to back off, but what he doesn’t realize is what he’s asking of Robyn may very well break her heart and her trust.

This book was a bit uneven in that scene changes were often very abrupt and left me going back to re-read because I honestly thought I’d accidentally somehow skipped pages on my Kindle. I found the dialog to be very stilted for a good part of the story and Robyn’s professions of love for a man she only knew through work to be a tad immature and childish. Curtis was almost over the top harsh and devoid of emotion and I never warmed up to him. For me their intimate scenes felt unnatural and wooden. I honestly needed to see Curtis go through the steps to change his behavior instead of being told, I needed to see him come unglued when he realized that he stood to lose the person who meant more to him than anyone if he didn’t change his ways. Robyn, was sweet and a bit naïve and I wanted to see her grow a backbone and not give in to him so easily; she’d build up a nice head of steam only to be easily swayed the next moment.

The premise of this story was cute, but overall it was a tad disappointing and not what I’ve grown to expect from this author.

Robyn and Curtis story is Cinderella retold with a couple of twist. There are some funny moments. Robyn is Curtis’ new executive Assistant. There’s an instant attraction when they meet which they try to fight. Curtis needs a fake fiancé to get the paparazzi off his back. As they spend time together Robyn’s feeling grow sand Curtis is having problems admitting his feelings for Robyn. It takes Curtis to look back at his past to ensure a future with Robyn. Recommended read.

This was a cute story. Underlying tones of Cinderella (duh lol) and characters that you enjoy. Curtis and Robyn were hot together once she allowed them to be together, but when he broke her heart the author has guaranteed by that point that you are all in and your heart breaks too. I love those kind of stories.

Robyn is working a temp job, working for a CEO who is hell to his assistants. Robyn is able to handle him and coordinate his work life for him. So much so that he makes her a proposition: to be his fiancée and he will pay her. But over the months, Robyn has fallen for Curtis and wants an HEA of her own not for money.

A nice read, I love reading where the assistant keeps the crazy CEO in line. And this book is no different.

The Billionaire's Runaway Fiancée is a light, modern take on the Cinderella fairytale. If you have an hour or two to kill, and are in need of some frothy escapism, this might be the story for you.

Robyn has just taken a temp position as billionaire Curtis Frye's Executive Assistant. She's already been warned that she most likely will be fired before the end of the day, so she's not expecting much. Curtis isn't expecting much either, so Robyn's tenacity surprises him and he keeps her on. They develop a good working relationship and she organizes his working life perfectly. When he comes to the realization that he needs a fiancée to keep the media off his back, Robyn is the only person he can think that will be able to fulfill that role, and not expect anything emotional out of it. Of course, as the fairytale goes, she falls in love, and so does he, but he needs to come to that realization first and allow himself to feel.

Although I enjoyed The Billionaire's Runaway Fiancée, I didn't love it for a couple reasons: I never connected completely to either Robyn or Curtis, and I never believed wholeheartedly in their feelings toward each other. Because Curtis was so closed off for most of the story, it dampened any strong feelings I could have imbued him with, and honestly, I couldn't see that Robyn had strong feelings for Curtis, either. There was a major disconnect between what I was being told they felt and what I could really connect to.

3.75 stars

I enjoyed the story for what it was but found it hard to feel a real connection to the characters. Overall a good romance - typical office romance in many ways but then with a twist when the heroine decides to run!

Safe read - no cheating, no OW or OM drama.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

Not what I thought it would be.. I usually love books like this, but not this time around.. Sorry.

3.5 stars

The Billionaire's Runaway Fiancée was a good read.
The writing was good, the storyline entertaining, and while Robyn and Curtis were likable and entertaining characters I failed to feel the connection/passion between them.
Unfortunately this played a role in my overall enjoyment.

Thank you to Entangled Indulgence for the advance copy.

**3.5 Stars**
This was a quick light story to read. It is a fairy tale office romance that is a blend of classic and contempary styles. Curtis and Robyn's story is sweet and touching, but I felt it was a little slow during parts and I had a hard time connecting with the characters. It seemed to be lacking certain details for me to grasp the changes that they each went through, we told details, but we didn't read about them. They just happened and you didn't know when it happened. The scene changes were hard for me to follow, it's like they were discussing something on one page and then the next it was something completely different. Overall the story was okay, but I didn't connect with the characters.

Robyn had a marketing degree and the temp service was suppose to find her an event planning job but as of yet hadn’t and it had been a couple months already. She was sent to temporarily hopefully fill an assistant's job until the temp person found the right person. Curtis Frye- CEO of Golden City Property Developments. Robyn had fill the position fine. It was about eight months Robyn had been working for Curtis when the temp service finally offered Robyn a event planning job but she turned it down But Curtis had overheard her. Dishonesty always made Robyn uncomfortable . She had planned on telling Curtis she planned on staying and not taking the other job when Curtis thought she had been dishonest with him and changed his schedule as he had trusted Robyn. She did tell Curtis so everything was cleared up. Then one morning Curtis showed up at Robyn first thing in the morning and said he had Brought the SUV and he would turn the lease over to her once they got to work. After work Curtis took Robyn to a restaurant that he had it out so they were the only customers and he asked Robyn to be his fake fiancee as it was the best way to get the media off his back if he was already engaged. Robyn hoped that before the time came to call it quits Curtis would love her like she did him.
I read a story very similar to this a couple of days ago so was very familiar and kinda took some of the enjoyment but still a four. I think Robyn was a little naive in this story but fit. I enjoyed the story and it surprised me when she finally took a stand with their first kiss. But her back and forth annoyed me a little if you are going to take a stand take a stand. But anyway the plot was good and I loved the characters and the ins and outs of this story. I recommend.

This is a great romance in which to indulge yourself! Robyn Tindall has dreams of becoming an event organiser but, until a suitable opportunity arises, she will go where her agency sends her. The latest post is to work as the personal assistant for Curtis Frye. His reputation for firing assistants before they’ve even been there long enough to have lunch has definitely preceded him and Robyn is determined that won’t happen to her - and it doesn’t! In fact, she proves so efficient and indispensable that he suggests she pretends to be his fake fiancée to help him with his publicity problems. Needless to say, he thinks money is the answer to everything. However, Robyn isn’t after monetary gain, she’s looking for her happily ever after with a man who truly loves her. Curtis doesn’t believe in love and sets out to prove it but sometimes love has its own revenge!

This is a lovely fairy tale type romance, blending classic and contemporary into a delightful read. The author brings her imperfect characters to life in her own inimitable manner and making it easy for readers to empathise with them. This is an easy read and a great story to escape into.

Curtis is the guy the media can’t get enough of...handsome, rich, so driven he’s the top 10 of every category in the “Top 10” list. Too busy making business deals and staying at the top of the heap, he doesn’t spend time getting busy with the ladies, which is a good thing because he definitely doesn’t believe in love. Robyn is the invisible to him most of the time assistant whom he ends up respecting mainly because she keeps his life running seamlessly and has proven herself to always have his back. Unfortunately, however, she’s nowhere near capturing his heart, even when she tells him he already has hers.

Wearing cheap clothes, ultra thick glasses, and not that striking we’re told except for her eyes, Robyn seems to be poised to become a modern day Cinderella. Problem was Curtis clearly didn’t come across as overly Prince Charming. This guy looks out for numero uno, folks,….himself. Sure, it’s revealed he has a past he misinterprets as determining his future. Hence, the baggage he ultimately has to work through. You see, this guy can’t see his proverbial forest for the trees.

You’ve likely heard the expression “Money can’t buy you love.” Well, this “never takes no for an answer”, stubborn/thick headed/legendary deal maker is about to learn the meaning of that very concept slowly but surely. He proposes a fake proposal of marriage, but he is clueless she has fallen for him, even when she is standing front and center of him in full wedding day glory regalia. I think that is when I loved this hero even less and my heart started to break even more for this “maybe he’ll love me someday” heroine. He was definitely living in denial, because even sub-characters pointed out to him it was obvious she had feelings for him.

I often felt more sympathy than angst in this one, folks, at least in the first half. Sympathy for the heroine, that is. By 50%, it switched to frustration with a touch of admiration because after Robyn sings like a canary and admits her feelings, which are not reciprocated, she turns somewhat strong and sassy in reminding him she’ll never settle for anything less than true love.

If you are patient enough to wait for a handsome but reluctant to feel/admit to love hero who takes forever to come to his senses, while watching the heroine want what she can’t have but eventually fights back with sassy words, you’ll likely really enjoy this book. As a true romantic at heart, I felt romance took a real beating until the very end.

Oh, I should mention I wasn’t overly fond of Robyn coming across as an ugly duckling in the very beginning. Somehow the fancy clothes changes everything, and Curtis can’t keep his hands to himself. I guess you could say that element makes the storyline now a mixture of Pretty Woman and Cinderella.

Though the writing did flow and seemed to be well-written (except for the non-dramatic, not enough groveling/too convenient ending), you will ultimately be the one to decide if this “love sure didn’t come easy” theme appeals to you.

Title: The Billionaire’s Runaway Fiancee, Series: Invested in Love, Author: Jenna Bayley-Burke, Pages: 208, stand-alone, some very steamy scenes, reluctant to feel/admit love hero, open/honest heroine who doesn’t hide her feelings, no cheating, no love triangle, no OW/OM drama, heroine gets her heart stomped on repeatedly.

(This review is based on advanced reader copy provided via NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased, fair review. No compensation was provided to this reviewer, nor is there any affiliation between the reviewer and author/publisher/NetGalley. It will be posted on Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, and NetGalley.)

I liked the start of this novel but it deteriorated in the middle and despite my best efforts to finish the book I had to DNF at 64%. On re-reading the start of the book to see why I liked it I can see some of the signs I missed earlier. What modern woman says "gadzooks" and "jolly hockey sticks"? I mean really.

Robyn Tindall is temping as a PA until she can land a job as a corporate event planner. Curtis Frye is a CEO who is too busy to train his new PA and his old PA has left suddenly. His boorish behaviour and unreasonable behaviour have run several PAs off in tears but Robyn is made of sterner stuff. Fast forward a year later and Robyn has given up her girlish dreams of a career in event planning and is now totally content to act as a work housefrau to Curtis, encouraging him to play more golf, making his coffee, paying his bills, collecting his new clothes from the tailor, making sure he has no appointments on his birthday. Of course, Robyn wears ugly boxy suits and is a total plain Jane.

Curtis is being hounded by the gossip columns about his love life so he decides a fake relationship with Robyn would get everyone off his back and allow him to devote himself to work 24/7. The fake relationship develops into a fake engagement and soon Robyn is dragged into planning a wedding which will quietly be called off at some point in the future.

Robyn however is a complete doormat, she has fallen in love with a total jerk and acting as his personal slave for a year has only made things worse. She realises she can't continue to pretend to marry Curtis any longer because she is soooo in love with him. Cue Robyn saying she can't marry/ have sex with Curtis because he doesn't love her and Curtis saying he is incapable of love. Over and over again. This was where I bailed.

I didn't find either character sympathetic, sorry.

This is a great romance in which to indulge yourself! Robyn Tindall has dreams of becoming an event organiser but, until a suitable opportunity arises, she will go where her agency sends her. The latest post is to work as the personal assistant for Curtis Frye. His reputation for firing assistants before they’ve even been there long enough to have lunch has definitely preceded him and Robyn is determined that won’t happen to her - and it doesn’t! In fact, she proves so efficient and indispensable that he suggests she pretends to be his fake fiancée to help him with his publicity problems. Needless to say, he thinks money is the answer to everything. However, Robyn isn’t after monetary gain, she’s looking for her happily ever after with a man who truly loves her. Curtis doesn’t believe in love and sets out to prove it but sometimes love has its own revenge!

This is a lovely fairy tale type romance, blending classic and contemporary into a delightful read. The author brings her imperfect characters to life in her own inimitable manner and making it easy for readers to empathise with them. This is an easy read and a great story to escape into.

Many thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for gifting me an ARC of this novel with no obligation. This is my honest review.

The Billionaire’s Runaway Fiancée is such an interesting story. Curtis is ready to fire Robyn before she even begins working. Robyn isn’t about to go down without a fight. Robyn becomes indispensable to him and when publicity problem make his life hell the one person he can count in is her. Curtis proposes a media marriage in the hopes of getting the media off his back, the only problem is Robyn is in love with him. Curtis doesn’t do love and has no plans to change that fact for nobody, that includes Robyn. I really enjoyed this novel and the depths between the main characters. The Billionaire’s Runaway Fiancée has a great storyline that makes it a 4.5 star read for me.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC from Netgalley.

This wasn't a bad book, however, I did find the timeline to be extremely fast. The story jumped many months into the future and I couldn't get a feel as to how the characters actually came to know each other. Not a bad book, by any means, but it just left me with questions.

He's a jerk. She's a dreamer. Simple right? NOT! There is more to Curtis and Robyn. He wallows in regrets. She needs a reason to hope. Both are searching for that missing part of themselves. Perhaps, they've already found it. The Billionaire's Runaway Fiancee is part childhood fairy tale, part heartwarming romance. Ms. Burke is not afraid to blend the classics with the modern. She has a style that works for her and gets the heart involved every time.

The Billionaire's runaway fiancée by Jenna Bayley-Burke is for me an amazing 5 star read.
Robin Tindall had plans to be a party planner but since finishing college she's been unable to find the job that she wants to,so she joins a temp agency,where they send her to be an executive assistant to someone who has trouble letting someone stay in the job. On her first day there she's totally dismissed by Mr Frye but not one to be dismissed so easily Robin just steams on and gets to work,forward 8 months and she's still there but when a party planning job comes up Robin realises that she doesn't want it,she wants to stay where she is because she's fallen in love with her boss,she knows it will never go anywhere but she feels loyal to him anyway.
Curtis Frye is a man who likes everything to run smoothly but when the new temp doesn't whimper at his feet he dismisses her but she won't leave,before long Curtis comes to heavily rely on Robin,as she's trustworthy and loyal something he hasn't found much of in his life. When he puts a proposal to Robin he expects everything to continue to run smoothly but Curtis has a bit of a tragic past that continues to haunt him and when Robin tries to break through his walls Curtis runs not realising he has to deal with his past to hope to give him and Robin a future they both deserve. This was an amazing piece of writing,I couldn't put the book down,from the first page to the last it held my attention without letting me up for air. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

This is the first time I've read this author and I find her refreshing and pours realistic feelings into the mix not some fairy tale or boss marries assistant. It's soul searching reality for curtis. He has to d ig deep into his psyche to find out what's holding him back from his feelings. Love the ending.

When Robin started working as Custis's assistant, it was supposed to be a temporary job, till she finds something in even planning. But soon she becomes indispensable, and is offered a permanent position. She accepts since she's fallen in love with her boss.
Curtis is impressed with his new assistant, and despite her being a kind of plain Jane feels something for her, so when he is in a media bind, he thinks up a fake relationship scheme, and the best candidate for it is Robin.
Robin agrees on the hope that maybe he also falls in love with her.
Will she be able to break down his walls and get the future she's dreaming of ?
Robin comes across as a sweet girl, but we do see she can be tough when required, and Curtis was the quintessential billionaire with a lot of layers. They made The billionaires runaway fiancée a cute, entertaining, and engaging read.