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Weddings Can Be Murder
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“Christie Craig is a must-read.” —New York Times bestselling author Nina Bangs
Till Deaths Do You Part . . .
Katie Ray was about to marry a man she didn’t love—and who didn’t love her. Even losing her $8,000 engagement ring wasn’t enough of a sign to call things off. What did it take? Being locked in the closet with a sexy PI, and being witness to murder.
. . . Or They Bring You Together
Carl Hades hardly wanted to be shackled with another man’s soon-to-be-wife, especially when the gorgeous redhead stirred emotions he’d avoided for years. He’d been hired by an elite Houston wedding planner to investigate some missing brides. When those brides turned up dead, Carl saw where the whole situation was just like Katie’s wedding ring and her ceremony, right down the toilet. Because, while Katie was suddenly and delightfully available, he had a feeling she was next in line to die. And before he could ask her to say “I do,” he had to know who would say “I did it.”
Bonus
Christie Craig also writes as New York Times bestselling Young Adult author C. C. Hunter. At the end of the book, get a sneak peek at Reborn, the first book in the Shadow After Dark series, available May 20!
And read on for a preview of her recent release, The Cop Who Stole Christmas, available now in ebook!
About the
Christie Craig, a New York Times bestseller, is an Alabama native, a multi-published writer, motivational speaker, and writing teacher. She currently hangs her hat in Texas and her romance fiction is widely acclaimed for combining witty humor and heartfelt emotions with a suspenseful, sexy tone. Check out her website and blog at www.christie-craig.com.
“Christie Craig is a must-read.” —New York Times bestselling author Nina Bangs
Till Deaths Do You Part . . .
Katie Ray was about to marry a man she didn’t love—and who didn’t love her. Even losing her $8,000 engagement ring wasn’t enough of a sign to call things off. What did it take? Being locked in the closet with a sexy PI, and being witness to murder.
. . . Or They Bring You Together
Carl Hades hardly wanted to be shackled with another man’s soon-to-be-wife, especially when the gorgeous redhead stirred emotions he’d avoided for years. He’d been hired by an elite Houston wedding planner to investigate some missing brides. When those brides turned up dead, Carl saw where the whole situation was just like Katie’s wedding ring and her ceremony, right down the toilet. Because, while Katie was suddenly and delightfully available, he had a feeling she was next in line to die. And before he could ask her to say “I do,” he had to know who would say “I did it.”
Bonus
Christie Craig also writes as New York Times bestselling Young Adult author C. C. Hunter. At the end of the book, get a sneak peek at Reborn, the first book in the Shadow After Dark series, available May 20!
And read on for a preview of her recent release, The Cop Who Stole Christmas, available now in ebook!
About the
Christie Craig, a New York Times bestseller, is an Alabama native, a multi-published writer, motivational speaker, and writing teacher. She currently hangs her hat in Texas and her romance fiction is widely acclaimed for combining witty humor and heartfelt emotions with a suspenseful, sexy tone. Check out her website and blog at www.christie-craig.com.
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Christie Craig, an Alabama native, is an award-winning, multi-published writer, multi-published photo journalist, motivational speaker, and writing teacher.. Her non-fiction articles and photography have appeared in almost three thousand national magazines. A Golden Heart finalist, and a finalist in more than fifty RWA-sponsored contests, she has gained a well-deserved reputation for writing romance fiction that has both witty humor and a suspenseful, sexy tone. Published by Silhouette in the 90s, she recently broke back into fiction in a big way, making four book sales in one day. Her seventh humorous single title romance novel, published by Dorchester, will hit the stands in June 2010. Her non-fiction book, co-authored by Faye Hughes, released September 08, is The Everything Guide To Writing A Romance Novel and their second non-fiction book, a humorous self-help relationship book, Wild, Wicked and Wanton: 101 Ways to Love Like You Are in a Romance Novel is scheduled to be released December 2010. Craig’s latest writing adventure is the sale of a young adult paranormal romance series, Shadow Falls Camp, that will be published by St. Martins Press in the near future.
Photojournalist, Author and Speaker
Christie Craig, an Alabama native, is an award-winning, multi-published writer, multi-published photo journalist, motivational speaker, and writing teacher.. Her non-fiction articles and photography have appeared in almost three thousand national magazines. A Golden Heart finalist, and a finalist in more than fifty RWA-sponsored contests, she has gained a well-deserved reputation for writing romance fiction that has both witty humor and a suspenseful, sexy tone. Published by Silhouette in the 90s, she recently broke back into fiction in a big way, making four book sales in one day. Her seventh humorous single title romance novel, published by Dorchester, will hit the stands in June 2010. Her non-fiction book, co-authored by Faye Hughes, released September 08, is The Everything Guide To Writing A Romance Novel and their second non-fiction book, a humorous self-help relationship book, Wild, Wicked and Wanton: 101 Ways to Love Like You Are in a Romance Novel is scheduled to be released December 2010. Craig’s latest writing adventure is the sale of a young adult paranormal romance series, Shadow Falls Camp, that will be published by St. Martins Press in the near future.
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August 18, 2010
Humor, love it.
November 2, 2008
I enjoyed Weddings Can Be Murder quite a bit. It is a contemporary romance with some suspense. The heroine, Katie Ray, is a likeable young woman who feels lonely and alone after an accident claims her parents and brother. She struggles to meet the standards that belonged to her high achieving family, trying even harder now that the family expectations are all she has left of them. Carl Hades is a private investigator who shies away from relationships because of events in his past. Both of these characters were sympathetic, and the story was engrossing.
Katie Ray is a bundle of nerves two weeks before her wedding to Joe. She doesn't want to admit that she is having doubts about the marriage. An appointment with her wedding planner, Tabitha, goes awry when an unknown assailant guns Tabitha down while Katie is in the next room. Tabitha's shooter grabs Katie, but when Carl Hades arrives on the chaotic scene, the murderer runs after locking Carl and Katie in a secure, windowless room. Carl Hades, private investigator, had been contacted by Tabitha, who begged him to help her. She refused to give him much information on the phone, planning to tell him her story in person at their appointment that she did not live to keep. She told Carl only that some of her brides had disappeared, the police wouldn't take her seriously, and she suspected four different men. After being locked together for most of the night, Carl and Katie feel a bond and an attraction that they fight. Just as the murderer sets a plan in motion to burn the house where they are prisoners, Carl's father comes to their rescue. After Katie ends her engagement, Carl insists that she stay with him for safety. When they give in to the attraction between them and spend a passionate night together, Carl panics, leaves while Katie is sleeping, and has his brother move her to their father's home. Carl and Katie must come to terms with their feelings for one another while trying to find a dangerous killer.
I found this book to be very interesting and became quickly caught up in the story. There is a satisfying secondary romance between Katie's ex-fiance and her best friend. The only aspect of this book that really didn't work for me was the tendency that Katie had to throw up due to her nervous stomach. Every time this happened, Carl, who had a sympathetic stomach, also threw up. I really didn't find this attractive. Because of all of the synchronized throwing up, I would have probably given the book a 3.5 if possible, but since I liked everything else about the book, I thought it definitely deserved more than a 3. This is the second book I have enjoyed by Christie Craig, and I will definitely try her next.
Katie Ray is a bundle of nerves two weeks before her wedding to Joe. She doesn't want to admit that she is having doubts about the marriage. An appointment with her wedding planner, Tabitha, goes awry when an unknown assailant guns Tabitha down while Katie is in the next room. Tabitha's shooter grabs Katie, but when Carl Hades arrives on the chaotic scene, the murderer runs after locking Carl and Katie in a secure, windowless room. Carl Hades, private investigator, had been contacted by Tabitha, who begged him to help her. She refused to give him much information on the phone, planning to tell him her story in person at their appointment that she did not live to keep. She told Carl only that some of her brides had disappeared, the police wouldn't take her seriously, and she suspected four different men. After being locked together for most of the night, Carl and Katie feel a bond and an attraction that they fight. Just as the murderer sets a plan in motion to burn the house where they are prisoners, Carl's father comes to their rescue. After Katie ends her engagement, Carl insists that she stay with him for safety. When they give in to the attraction between them and spend a passionate night together, Carl panics, leaves while Katie is sleeping, and has his brother move her to their father's home. Carl and Katie must come to terms with their feelings for one another while trying to find a dangerous killer.
I found this book to be very interesting and became quickly caught up in the story. There is a satisfying secondary romance between Katie's ex-fiance and her best friend. The only aspect of this book that really didn't work for me was the tendency that Katie had to throw up due to her nervous stomach. Every time this happened, Carl, who had a sympathetic stomach, also threw up. I really didn't find this attractive. Because of all of the synchronized throwing up, I would have probably given the book a 3.5 if possible, but since I liked everything else about the book, I thought it definitely deserved more than a 3. This is the second book I have enjoyed by Christie Craig, and I will definitely try her next.
July 4, 2021
There were parts of this book I really bought, like Carl & Katie's affection for one another, but then there were other parts that just annoyed the hell out of me. Subtlety and nuance seem to not be part of Craig's repertoire, and a little of either one would have gone a long way in this book. Also, the secondary romance was more distracting than anything else, as it hopped from one storyline to the other, and made the overall effect very choppy and hard to follow. C
September 7, 2015
Review will follow as soon as I stopped laughing my ass off with this book.
July 12, 2010
OMG. I can't believe I actually wasted my time finishing this book.
The set-up for this book had potential, and that may explain why I wasted the time to finish it. It opens with Carl Hades, P.I. and former cop, on the phone with his father. Carl is eating gummy worms, and his dad is beating him up for the fact that Carl hasn't dated anyone in a year. Not since Amy . . . The cheerful bawdiness (his dad tells him that going without sex isn't good for the prostate, and "waxing your own candle" doesn't count) was fun, but it quickly devolved into a gross level of detail that I didn't care for. Carl then gets a call from Tabitha, a wedding planner who fears her brides are being murdered . . . but won't give him details over the phone. They set up a meeting later in the day.
When he arrives for the meeting, he finds Tabitha dead. A bride is in the house, hiding from the killer. When Carl goes into the room with the bride, the killer locks the door behind them. (Side note: I understand its importance to the plot, but who has steel interior doors inside the house? Also, why didn't either of them think of breaking through the drywall? Interior walls are not that strong . . .) He and the bride spend 12 hours or so (and 60+ pages!!!) stuck in the room together, and they develop the hots for one another.
When his dad (!) finally arrives to rescue them, the story goes downhill. Katie (the bride) winds up dumping her fiance--but that's OK, because he has a crush on her maid of honor, a woman he just met. And will hook up with.
Katie and Carl spend the rest of the book dancing around each other, with just a few sexual encounters. They're drawn to one another, but she wants a traditional family life, and he wants . . . well, he wants someone to screw. *yawn* By the end of the book, they seem to have met somewhere in the middle, with him taking the time to watch The Brady Bunch on DVD as evidence that he's willing to settle down, and she realizes that she doesn't want more from him than what he's willing to give.
Oh, and there's a serial killer after Katie. He kills brides. (Tabitha was right, btw.) But he's not important to the plot. Except for the occasional boring sequence from his point of view, and the necessity of forcing Katie to live with Carl's dad (she's not safe at home, and she and Carl had a fight), the serial killer is unimportant. No one is all that afraid of him. They're all too hung up fantasizing about having sex. The killer is disposed of in a two page sequence. In a book that spends 60+ pages with a couple stuck in a room together, you'd think that the climactic confrontation at the end would take up a little more time. But you'd be wrong. It seems more like Craig reached her word count and said, "let's wrap this puppy up!"
I wish I could have the day that I spent reading this book returned to me. However, at least I didn't spend money on it. It was a free download for nook owners, and rather than encouraging me to buy more books by Craig, it's scared me away. Thanks for the warning, Barnes & Noble.
The set-up for this book had potential, and that may explain why I wasted the time to finish it. It opens with Carl Hades, P.I. and former cop, on the phone with his father. Carl is eating gummy worms, and his dad is beating him up for the fact that Carl hasn't dated anyone in a year. Not since Amy . . . The cheerful bawdiness (his dad tells him that going without sex isn't good for the prostate, and "waxing your own candle" doesn't count) was fun, but it quickly devolved into a gross level of detail that I didn't care for. Carl then gets a call from Tabitha, a wedding planner who fears her brides are being murdered . . . but won't give him details over the phone. They set up a meeting later in the day.
When he arrives for the meeting, he finds Tabitha dead. A bride is in the house, hiding from the killer. When Carl goes into the room with the bride, the killer locks the door behind them. (Side note: I understand its importance to the plot, but who has steel interior doors inside the house? Also, why didn't either of them think of breaking through the drywall? Interior walls are not that strong . . .) He and the bride spend 12 hours or so (and 60+ pages!!!) stuck in the room together, and they develop the hots for one another.
When his dad (!) finally arrives to rescue them, the story goes downhill. Katie (the bride) winds up dumping her fiance--but that's OK, because he has a crush on her maid of honor, a woman he just met. And will hook up with.
Katie and Carl spend the rest of the book dancing around each other, with just a few sexual encounters. They're drawn to one another, but she wants a traditional family life, and he wants . . . well, he wants someone to screw. *yawn* By the end of the book, they seem to have met somewhere in the middle, with him taking the time to watch The Brady Bunch on DVD as evidence that he's willing to settle down, and she realizes that she doesn't want more from him than what he's willing to give.
Oh, and there's a serial killer after Katie. He kills brides. (Tabitha was right, btw.) But he's not important to the plot. Except for the occasional boring sequence from his point of view, and the necessity of forcing Katie to live with Carl's dad (she's not safe at home, and she and Carl had a fight), the serial killer is unimportant. No one is all that afraid of him. They're all too hung up fantasizing about having sex. The killer is disposed of in a two page sequence. In a book that spends 60+ pages with a couple stuck in a room together, you'd think that the climactic confrontation at the end would take up a little more time. But you'd be wrong. It seems more like Craig reached her word count and said, "let's wrap this puppy up!"
I wish I could have the day that I spent reading this book returned to me. However, at least I didn't spend money on it. It was a free download for nook owners, and rather than encouraging me to buy more books by Craig, it's scared me away. Thanks for the warning, Barnes & Noble.
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I read this a long time ago (before I joined GR so no rating), but I remember liking it.
I read this a long time ago (before I joined GR so no rating), but I remember liking it.
September 25, 2010
Nice story, but I had a couple problems with it. He’s an unsympathetic jerk and too many cliffhanger scene interruptions.
STORY BRIEF:
Katie is engaged to be married in two weeks, but she doesn’t love him and sort-of-accidentally flushes her engagement ring down the toilet. She visits her wedding planner Tabitha. While there someone shoots Tabitha and chases Katie into a storage room. Earlier that day Tabitha called private detective Carl asking him to come over. Tabitha told him she suspected someone she knew was killing her client brides. Carl shows up while the killer is chasing Katie. Carl follows them into the storage room. The killer gets out and locks Carl and Katie inside. Katie discovers a zinging attraction for Carl that she never had with Joe, her fiancé. Meanwhile Joe discovers he’s attracted to someone other than Katie. Although Carl and Katie eventually get out of the room, Katie is at risk because she is next on the killer’s bride-to-kill list.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
This was the author’s second book. It was ok – a nice story, but it wasn’t as feel good as the first book “Divorced, Desperate and Delicious.” Instead of anticipation, I was frustrated waiting for Carl and Katie to get together. Carl didn’t want a commitment because he didn’t want to be hurt, so he kept staying away from Katie. This hurt her. She felt rejected during most of the story. Finally in the end, Carl changes his mind. Conflict based on fear of being hurt is not a favorite device for me. Sometimes it works, but in this case it didn’t, maybe because I had no sympathy or other positive feelings for Carl. He was being a jerk throughout the story.
I was annoyed with the author using too many cliffhanger scene interruptions. There are two relationships developing between four people. The author has three pages of Carl and Katie interacting. Then at a crucial moment in the conversation the author switches to a scene with Joe for a couple pages. At a crucial moment in Joe’s scene, the author switches back to Carl’s scene to continue Carl’s conversation, yet leaves Carl’s scene later at another cliffhanger moment. This switching back and forth went on for more than 100 pages (while the relationships were developing). I prefer a scene continue to a normal conclusion rather than stopping at a point I feel is an interruption. I was jumping around in the book so I could read several of the Joe scenes before going back and picking up the interrupted Carl scenes. Cliffhangers may be ok sometimes in small doses, but there were too many in this book.
Katie is constantly fighting nausea and vomits a lot. At one point, page 138, I was thinking “I’m tired of reading about her throwing up.” This is a minor issue. The only reason I mention it is because the thought crossed my mind. It didn’t bother me earlier. Other readers may find it humorous.
DATA:
Story length: 356 pages. Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: moderate/strong. Number of sex scenes: 3. Total number of sex scene pages: 16. Setting: current day Houston, Texas. Copyright: 2008. Genre: romantic mystery.
OTHER BOOKS:
For a list of my reviews of other Christie Craig books, see my 5 star review of “Divorced, Desperate and Delicious” posted 9/12/08.
STORY BRIEF:
Katie is engaged to be married in two weeks, but she doesn’t love him and sort-of-accidentally flushes her engagement ring down the toilet. She visits her wedding planner Tabitha. While there someone shoots Tabitha and chases Katie into a storage room. Earlier that day Tabitha called private detective Carl asking him to come over. Tabitha told him she suspected someone she knew was killing her client brides. Carl shows up while the killer is chasing Katie. Carl follows them into the storage room. The killer gets out and locks Carl and Katie inside. Katie discovers a zinging attraction for Carl that she never had with Joe, her fiancé. Meanwhile Joe discovers he’s attracted to someone other than Katie. Although Carl and Katie eventually get out of the room, Katie is at risk because she is next on the killer’s bride-to-kill list.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
This was the author’s second book. It was ok – a nice story, but it wasn’t as feel good as the first book “Divorced, Desperate and Delicious.” Instead of anticipation, I was frustrated waiting for Carl and Katie to get together. Carl didn’t want a commitment because he didn’t want to be hurt, so he kept staying away from Katie. This hurt her. She felt rejected during most of the story. Finally in the end, Carl changes his mind. Conflict based on fear of being hurt is not a favorite device for me. Sometimes it works, but in this case it didn’t, maybe because I had no sympathy or other positive feelings for Carl. He was being a jerk throughout the story.
I was annoyed with the author using too many cliffhanger scene interruptions. There are two relationships developing between four people. The author has three pages of Carl and Katie interacting. Then at a crucial moment in the conversation the author switches to a scene with Joe for a couple pages. At a crucial moment in Joe’s scene, the author switches back to Carl’s scene to continue Carl’s conversation, yet leaves Carl’s scene later at another cliffhanger moment. This switching back and forth went on for more than 100 pages (while the relationships were developing). I prefer a scene continue to a normal conclusion rather than stopping at a point I feel is an interruption. I was jumping around in the book so I could read several of the Joe scenes before going back and picking up the interrupted Carl scenes. Cliffhangers may be ok sometimes in small doses, but there were too many in this book.
Katie is constantly fighting nausea and vomits a lot. At one point, page 138, I was thinking “I’m tired of reading about her throwing up.” This is a minor issue. The only reason I mention it is because the thought crossed my mind. It didn’t bother me earlier. Other readers may find it humorous.
DATA:
Story length: 356 pages. Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: moderate/strong. Number of sex scenes: 3. Total number of sex scene pages: 16. Setting: current day Houston, Texas. Copyright: 2008. Genre: romantic mystery.
OTHER BOOKS:
For a list of my reviews of other Christie Craig books, see my 5 star review of “Divorced, Desperate and Delicious” posted 9/12/08.
July 22, 2010
So...I thoroughly enjoyed the fact this was a free e-book. Katie Ray is a soon to be married woman working with a rather outrageous wedding coordinator, Tabitha. Carl Hades is a former cop turned PI looking to pick up some more exciting work when Tabitha gives him a call. Apparently someone is killing off Tabitha's brides but the police haven't caught on yet, so Tabitha is calling in a PI to investigate. Katie is planning on introducing her best friend, Les, to her fiance, Joe, during dinner but first she has to drop by Tabitha's house. Carl has an appointment with Tabitha to gather more information. The killer has a confrontation with Tabitha and Katie is a witness. Soon Katie and Carl find themselves trapped together and the tension builds from there...only this book really fizzles.
I felt Craig had a good mystery building and good character development. However, all the sexual tension and sex scenes just felt too forced and worth skipping over, which I did. I kept reading because after a while I did want to know more about Katie, Carl, Les and Joe since they all have interesting personal history. But I'm glad it was free.
I felt Craig had a good mystery building and good character development. However, all the sexual tension and sex scenes just felt too forced and worth skipping over, which I did. I kept reading because after a while I did want to know more about Katie, Carl, Les and Joe since they all have interesting personal history. But I'm glad it was free.
October 16, 2010
A free book from Barnes and Noble, and not entirely a waste of time. I've been doing so much heavy reading lately (classics, marriage stuff, the long tail, etc) that it was nice to just read something fluffy and light. I had the same problem as with the other romance novel I recently read, in that if the characters had just TALKED to one another, the relationship stuff would have been resolved in two pages. The subplot about the serial killer was kind of interesting, and the author didn't really give clues until the very end. It was nice to keep guessing about it, but the murder subplot was a really small part of the story and just a reason for a meet-cute. Again, it was just fluff, nothing life changing, but god knows I love me a romance novel every now and then. An entertaining few hours of reading.
April 29, 2015
Loved this book. Even though it made me laugh out loud at times, there was enough suspense to keep a fan like me entertained. Katie becomes the target of a serial killer who targets brides. Trouble is, her wedding was recently cancelled when she and her groom decided they weren't suited for one another. Sexy private investigator Carl makes it his personal mission to keep Katie safe while trying to track down the killer. While it doesn't help he's extremely attracted to her but doesn't do serious relationships, he just can't stay away. The characters were great, the secondary characters a wonderful addition to the story, and the mystery kept you guessing until the end.
June 24, 2014
Wedding Can Be Murder was very enjoyable, for me.
It is a light chick literature with some aspects of suspense because of a murder case.
The love story didn't go around the bush. Although it did took some time to "get their heads on the game", it was alright.
The suspense could have been better. Well, the suspense was satisfactory for me. I guess what sucked a little was the "ending" to the suspense. It was so simple and quick and I wish there could have been more action scenes. Hahaha!
But nevertheless, this is a fun book to read.
It is a light chick literature with some aspects of suspense because of a murder case.
The love story didn't go around the bush. Although it did took some time to "get their heads on the game", it was alright.
The suspense could have been better. Well, the suspense was satisfactory for me. I guess what sucked a little was the "ending" to the suspense. It was so simple and quick and I wish there could have been more action scenes. Hahaha!
But nevertheless, this is a fun book to read.
June 19, 2014
What a crude shallow book!
The whole " who dunnit" plot seems to be a ploy to add some badly written, long drawn out sex scenes.
If it would have focussed on the murder side more, it could have had a tiny bit of potential.
But all that is pushed aside a lot, to focus on the blossoming romances.
The language is repetitive , " a Ray doesn't do this that or the other", so many times!
The end is hasty, maybe even the author got fed up with it.
The whole " who dunnit" plot seems to be a ploy to add some badly written, long drawn out sex scenes.
If it would have focussed on the murder side more, it could have had a tiny bit of potential.
But all that is pushed aside a lot, to focus on the blossoming romances.
The language is repetitive , " a Ray doesn't do this that or the other", so many times!
The end is hasty, maybe even the author got fed up with it.
September 7, 2010
I really liked this book however a couple parts did bug me. The "Im a Ray" scenario and being so repetitive. I mean nothing lead up to the that but she kept involving "but I'm a Ray and Ray's NEVER do this or that". Although I loved Carl Hades, and his whole family. They just I don't know seemed to grow on me.
August 29, 2018
TREMENDOUSLY ENTERTAINING STORY!!!!!!
This book was fantastic! Loved, loved, loved every minute of it!!! I laughed and swooned and smiled and tried to figure out the mystery all at the same time! It was so action packed with two romances, a murderer running loose, two "girly dogs", a great family and a very unusual plot! It was fresh and unique and so much fun to read. Christie Craig is a wonderfully talented writer.... She has a great sense of humor and manages to weave that in throughout the story while at the same time managing to portray a serious scary side to the story concerning a psychopathic killer. Her characters come across as real people who it is so easy to like and root for. It was a thoroughly entertaining book!!!!!
This book was fantastic! Loved, loved, loved every minute of it!!! I laughed and swooned and smiled and tried to figure out the mystery all at the same time! It was so action packed with two romances, a murderer running loose, two "girly dogs", a great family and a very unusual plot! It was fresh and unique and so much fun to read. Christie Craig is a wonderfully talented writer.... She has a great sense of humor and manages to weave that in throughout the story while at the same time managing to portray a serious scary side to the story concerning a psychopathic killer. Her characters come across as real people who it is so easy to like and root for. It was a thoroughly entertaining book!!!!!
November 12, 2022
Really liked this cute snarky romance. It has lots of humor, macho P.I. and sweet but not stupid heroine. The side characters are so likeable and add a lot to the story. It revolves around a psychotic serial killer who is killing brides after their wedding announcement comes out.
Katie is a sweetheart, good natured and kind and is having cold feet about marrying her boyfriend Joe. Joe is also having cold feet.
Story jumps between Katie, her best friend and they guys in the story. I don't mind the chapter jumping from person to person but if this bothers you than skip this one.
Super nice light murder/romance, but I definitely enjoyed it.
Katie is a sweetheart, good natured and kind and is having cold feet about marrying her boyfriend Joe. Joe is also having cold feet.
Story jumps between Katie, her best friend and they guys in the story. I don't mind the chapter jumping from person to person but if this bothers you than skip this one.
Super nice light murder/romance, but I definitely enjoyed it.
September 28, 2017
This could be a really good book - but it needs editing and proofreading to reach it's full potential. The plot is good and the characters interesting. Much of the writing is great. Sadly repetition in places (especially all the 'he dumped me' stuff at the end) some mangled sentences and loads of missing punctuation and formatting errors pulled me out of the story and spoiled the reading experience for me.
March 16, 2018
Pure garbage
Read Ms Skye's first book, Honeymoons.... And it was ok so I bought two or three more. I think Weddings was #4 or #5 in the series. Boring, predictive, and more than 50% scene description. Editing was very poor, dialog attributed to the bride victim in a couple of places, words missing in many more disrupting easy flow of narrative. Sorry I wasted my money on subsequent stories in series. Will not read any more from this "author"
Read Ms Skye's first book, Honeymoons.... And it was ok so I bought two or three more. I think Weddings was #4 or #5 in the series. Boring, predictive, and more than 50% scene description. Editing was very poor, dialog attributed to the bride victim in a couple of places, words missing in many more disrupting easy flow of narrative. Sorry I wasted my money on subsequent stories in series. Will not read any more from this "author"
December 10, 2018
This was supposed to be a mystery/crime novel. I assume it was self-published because it was so bad. It stretches to 369 pages because most of it is taken up with gratuitous sex scenes. Had she concentrated on the plot, it might have made 100 pages. I skimmed most of it, mostly to find out if my guess about the identity of the villain was correct (it was, but not worth the hour it took to find out!)
October 29, 2018
Oh my gosh....such a perfect book
From the very beginning, to the very end, this book was perfect. I loved the characters and liked how it didn't just focus on two characters. The mystery was great. The romance was great. I love how there was jealousy amongst the characters. I loved the emotion behind the story. This book couldn't have been more perfect.
From the very beginning, to the very end, this book was perfect. I loved the characters and liked how it didn't just focus on two characters. The mystery was great. The romance was great. I love how there was jealousy amongst the characters. I loved the emotion behind the story. This book couldn't have been more perfect.
May 11, 2017
I had to stop reading because the "hero" used q***r as a slur. Twice. Checked the publication date to see if the book was very old. Nope 2008.
Will have to be wary of this author from now on.
Will have to be wary of this author from now on.
January 15, 2018
Unputdownable
I couldn't put this book down, loved every chapter. I would definitely recommend that you give it a read 5 stars
I couldn't put this book down, loved every chapter. I would definitely recommend that you give it a read 5 stars
February 25, 2018
Great read
March 2, 2018
Torn between 2 and 3 stars. I did 3 because overall I liked it. It was a fun read, even if I wanted more suspense.
May 25, 2018
Pretty funny. I think the POV of the killer seemed off and hurt the book overall. But still very cute
July 15, 2018
It had promise, but would have been better without all the innuendo every other page. Fun and light hearted read.
August 7, 2018
1st time reading this author and I just could not put it down. Funny and suspenseful.
September 29, 2018
This was second book by Christie Craig I read and I can say that her name has permanently been put on my future to-be-read lists.
I really enjoyed this book and characters were really likeable.
I really enjoyed this book and characters were really likeable.
April 10, 2020
Enjoyable easy read
Easy to read, nice and predictable, but of a flimsy storyline. Overall not too bad. Would have liked a bit more detail at times.
Easy to read, nice and predictable, but of a flimsy storyline. Overall not too bad. Would have liked a bit more detail at times.
October 9, 2020
Best book I have read in a long time! The way the author was able to make funny, suspense, and physiological thriller come together was brilliant! Looking forward to reading more of her books!
January 21, 2021
I loved it!
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