Archives for November 14, 2022

* Review * LIGHTS, CAMERA … WEDDING? by Laurel Greer

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* Review * LIGHTS, CAMERA … WEDDING? by Laurel GreerLights, Camera...Wedding? by Laurel Greer
Series: Sutter Creek, Montana #9
Published by Harlequin Special Edition on November 29, 2022
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five-stars

A pretend wedding should be easy

So why do her groom’s kisses mean faking it is impossible?

Fledgling florist Bea Halloran has banked her reputation and love life on her upcoming reality TV Christmas wedding. When her fiancé walks out, she is terrified her business will go belly-up. But Bea's best friend, Brody Emerson, steps in as the fake groom, relieving her…and making her feel passion she barely recognizes. And Brody's smoldering glances and knee-weakening kisses might just put their platonic vows to the test…

 

Delightfully sweet and equally tantalizing! With the final book in her beloved Sutter Creek, Montana series Laurel Greer brings an emotional friends-to-lovers/fake romance trope to life with humor and affection and I enjoyed every minute of it!

Bea is super sweet and finds herself in quite the predicament just days before her wedding was supposed to play front and center on a reality show she contracted with to showcase her floral business. I enjoyed getting to know her, her family and most of all watching her prosper with Brody by her side.

Brody is a sweetheart who has been Bea’s BFF for more years than they can count and is not able to sit idly by and watch her lose face over this scandal.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone that enjoys a small town romance filled with quirky characters, endearing love stories and happily ever afters time and again.

five-stars

* Review * WEDDING NIGHT WITH THE WRONG BILLIONAIRE by Dani Collins

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* Review * WEDDING NIGHT WITH THE WRONG BILLIONAIRE by Dani CollinsWedding Night with the Wrong Billionaire by Dani Collins
Series: Four Weddings and a Baby #2
Published by Harlequin Presents on November 29, 2022
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four-half-stars

From jilted bride…

To forbidden fling!

To save her business, Eden Bellamy must marry. When her perfect-on-paper wedding ends in humiliation, she flees…with best man Remy Sylvain! But picking him as her getaway driver might only add fuel to the fire, given that unforgettable kiss they once shared…

Their families’ rivalry makes Remy completely off-limits and Eden always puts her family first. Until it’s impossible for her to bury their red-hot attraction any longer…and, for once, the innocent is tempted to do something just for herself. Would claiming her wedding night with Remy be so very wrong?

 

Drama unravels as passion flares! With the second book in her Four Weddings and a Baby series Dani Collins brings us Eden’s story and I was hooked from the start. There is a lot of angst coming from various spots in this story and at times one spot loses some of it’s depth because another bit of drama rolls overtop of it. Overall a satisfying read, but there was almost too much coming into play at once and not enough wrap up from the Hunter/Eden drama first.

Eden is kind and sincere and stepped on a bit in the middle of Hunter’s baby drama. I liked her and was happy that she eventually got her happily ever after.

Remy is bold and tempting and I enjoyed watching him let his guard down a bit to let Eden find a way into his heart.

I recommend this book as well as the rest of the series to anyone who enjoys a dramatic background as a romance builds and a happy ending is had by all.

four-half-stars

* Review * THE WHITTIERS by Danielle Steel

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* Review * THE WHITTIERS by Danielle SteelThe Whittiers by Danielle Steel
Published by Delacorte Press on November 22, 2022
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five-stars

In this heartwarming novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, adult siblings find their way back home—and back to each other—after loss.

Preston and Constance Whittier have built a happy life together, with a brood of six children raised in a beautiful historic Manhattan mansion. Now, with a nearly empty nest, it’s easier than ever for the Whittiers to maintain their tradition of a solo romantic “Wintermoon” ski trip.

But with this year’s trip comes tragedy, and suddenly the Whittiers’ adult children find themselves reuniting in the family home without their parents for the first time ever. The oldest, Lyle, is reaching a breaking point in his marriage and must decide whether a divorce would be best for him and his two children. Gloria’s big job on Wall Street has kept her single at thirty-nine, and growing ever more cynical. The twins, Caroline and Charlie, moved out long ago to start a fashion business that may now be faltering. Benjie, with special needs, is hit hard by the loss of his parents and needs his siblings’ help. And Annabelle, the youngest, drops out of college and starts to spin out of control.

The eldest four are forced to put aside their personal issues and their grief to keep the family together and support each other and their two youngest siblings. Selling the house, along with all the memories that live in its walls, feels like yet another devastating loss. Could there be another way, as unconventional as it seems?

In The Whittiers, Danielle Steel delivers an inspiring story about the everlasting bonds of one unforgettable family.

 

A heartfelt, emotional read! Danielle Steel always has a way of spinning a story that makes time pass quickly as page after page unravels a family before us and has the reader swept up in the emotion like they are in the same room. THE WHITTIERS brings loss to the forefront when tragedy strikes and a close knit group of adult siblings must come together and greet their new reality together as a team. Angst and drama unravel as love and support flows as naturally from the siblings as it did from the parents they all adored. I was quickly hooked and I loved every minute of their evolving stories.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a book strong in women’s fiction elements with heavy doses of family love, strife and dedication as one sibling after another meets their forever love.

five-stars