Sometimes a character can be really hard to like and Lexxie Couper did a great job of writing an anti-hero in The Irredeemable Billionaire, but she also tempered him with a struggling, smart, proud heroine and a quirky, intelligent young boy who stole my heart from the moment he walked on the page. I actually loved so much about this book, mostly that sometimes it takes one person who will call you on your sh*t and make you realize that in real life the world does not revolve around you. The Irredeemable Billionaire was smart, funny, crazy, but written with so much emotion that it was impossible to put down.

For the past two years since her husband was killed in a fire he was fighting, Grace Wilder has been trying to hold her life together and make the best of it for her and her son, Cody. Working as a paramedic, Grace lives to help her patients and works long hours to keep a roof over their head and food in their bellies. The last thing she expects is for award winning film director and the bane of her childhood and adolescence, Sebastian Hart to turn up on her doorstep looking for her son.

All his life Sebastian Hart has been given the best of everything, from his over indulgent mother to the accolades he’s received for the films he’s directed, Sebastian has always managed to come out on top including the years he spent tormenting his childhood next door neighbor, Grace. Finding out he’s been assigned her son as his “Little Brother” for the community service he is required to do following a drunken stunt he pulled throws him for a loop especially his reaction to the very much grown up Grace.

First off I’ll just say that the chemistry between these two was off the charts, there’s a fine line between love and hate and these two prove that over and over again. What I loved was seeing a very different side of Sebastian in his interactions with Grace’s son, Cody. Instead of being a cocky, over blown narcissist, we see a caring, responsible man who wants to foster the creativity he sees in Cody. It was entertaining to watch both Sebastian and Grace begin to see each other in a new light, to leave the hurt from the past in the past, and to begin to appreciate the adults they’ve become. That’s not to say they didn’t have some issues because they did, big time, but it is always a good thing when characters grow and they both did by leaps and bounds in this book. I will say that Cody was quite the scene stealer and the wisdom that came from his observations was spot on.

Sweet but with a definite sexy side, I loved The Irredeemable Billionaire.

This is an enjoyable novel that gives Grace a chance to face the man who was the boy that made her childhood hell. Sebastian is all grown up and stunned when Grace answers the door when he shows up for his court ordered community service as a Big Brother. He'd always liked Grace, but dealt with it by name calling and other nasty behaviors. Grace still has some animosity towards him and doesn't know how to make this work.

We've all dreamed about facing the bully that made school difficult, but how many of us get a chance to actually do it? In Grace's case, the bully has become a talented and wealthy film producer, while Grace has become an overworked widow struggling to make ends meet and to care for her son.

The combination of the above made for a fun premise and very entertaining reading. Fans of the genre will enjoy this book and want to put it at the top of their TBR list.

The Irredeemable Billionaire, is a book that is worth a second read. It is a book that I couldn't put down.