Romance Reads.. Update 2

 

I apologize for being late in getting this post up here. Last half of February had things being done to our house- and then, just life happening. Time flew by! But, I'm here now to give you to thoughts on the second half of my Romance Reads Month. So, here we go!

Always the Wedding Planner Never the Bride

By: Sandra D. Bricker

Christian Romance, Christian Fiction

This is book 2 in Bricker's An Emma Rae Creation series. In this book, Sherilyn Caine ahs found the man of her dreams. They found love, and an engagement, in a very short period of time. Both are now moving back to Atlanta. Not only are jobs awaiting them, but wedding plans, too. Sherilyn has been hired as the resident wedding planner for The Tanglewood Inn. While getting a job may no longer be on her list of things to do, finding a place to live, a wedding dress that doesn't mysteriously disappear (twice), setting a date, and meeting her mother in law are. Not to mention the reason behind a pesky rash that flares up at in opportune times. Is Sherilyn allergic to her fiancé? And what is in her past that is holding her back from fully embracing the future that is waiting for her?

I am pretty sure I read this book several years ago, but don't remember much of it. So, it was really like reading it for the first time. Again. I loved it. The characters you met from book one come back and join the mix. You smile, you chuckle, your heart breaks a little when you find out what's been haunting Sherilyn for years. It was another cozy installment to a delightful series. Another Hallmark movie book.

The Unhoneymooners

By: Christina Lauren

Romance

Olive is the maid of honor in her sister's wedding. Ethan is the Best Man. They don't get along. However, when everyone gets sick at the wedding from food poisoning but them, they find themselves posing as the newlyweds on the honeymoon. Plans of staying out of each other's way quickly go out the window when Olive's new boss is at the the same hotel. As is Ethan's ex- with her new fiancé. Over the 10 days they get to know each other and realize their original impressions may have been wrong. But is that all that's wrong in their world?

This book came out a year, or two ago and made q huge stir. Everywhere I looked, I found readers raving about it. They all made it out to seem so funny and fun and steamy. Well, it did have fun and funny moments. I wouldn't call it steamy, though. As I read the book, I felt there were a lot of things that were left out of the description everyone gave. They weren't deal breakers, but just made more sense once you knew. Example: Olive's twin sister is the bride- hence Olive being able to pose as the bride. 

I didn't love the book like most other readers did. I did enjoy it. It was a fun read, but I wasn't glued to the book. Nor did I fly through it in a day. I'm glad I read it. It was a fun premise and I was curious to see how it would unfold. It isn't one I would read again, though. 

As I said, the second half of February wasn't as productive as the first half- book wise. I did manage to read the vast majority of the list I made for this month. I'm not always good at sticking to a preset list of books, so I'm proud that I didn't do too bad this time around. There's always next year!! Happy Reading!

Happy February!!!

 

Hello, everyone! We've survived January! It's a new month with a whole new batch of books waiting to be read. Since February is the Valentine's Day month, I usually read more romance centered books during the month. (Being a mood reader, and all, it was inevitable.) I'm not a big romance reader by nature, so it's always interesting to see what books will come my way. This year, I'm picking ones that have been on my TBR list for.... Well, let's not worry about how long they've been there. The good thing is that they're ready to be read. 

I thought I would share with you a few of the ones I have and we'll see which ones I get to! I do have review commitments I have to read this month, but I should be able to get to a couple of these. Let's see where Cupid's arrow will take us!

               

These two books have been on my shelf for a bit of time. They've suffered from the "I'm going to get to it soon" reading disorder. I've read a couple of Jasmine Guillory's previous books and enjoyed them. I'm hoping to enjoy these, as well. I'm planning on starting The Wedding Party tonight. Since I've been feeling under the weather all weekend, I could use a good escape story, so I'm hoping these 2 books deliver.

I have to say that I'm really anticipating this book. I've only heard great things about it and how funny it is, and I'm always in for a funny story. I've tried to read Christina Lauren's recent Christmas book, and couldn't get into it, so I'm hoping I don't have that problem with this book. 

This book's plot is definitely intriguing. A plus-size blogger is picked to go on a bachelor type show after criticizing it. Again, I've only heard good things about it. I have no idea if I'll be able to get to it this month, or not. Here's hoping that whenever I do read it, I love it as everyone else has.

Okay, so that's the little list I have for potential reads this month. It'll be interesting to see which ones I get to and if I like them as much as others have. Like I said, I'm not a big romance reader, so we'll see what happens. I'm ready to be swept off my feet and dropped in the middle of a love story. Especially if I can leave the cough and nose situation I have behind. Happy reading!!