Marriage was never in the cards for Cole Bailey. But his grandfather is demanding he marry a "nice" girl -- and soon! When he asks his old chum Tess Morgan to hook him up with her single friends, she's less than thrilled. How can she prove she's the perfect one...and that there's simply one bride too many?
One Groom To Go
Zack Bailey is determined to avoid the marriage trap. It's bad enough that he has to guest-star on a women's home-improvement show. Gorgeous host Megan Danbury is so picky, he's ready to swear off females for good! But when sparks start flying on the set, Zack sees Megan in a whole new -- and very attractive! -- light. Maybe he's more than ready to suit up and walk down the aisle after all!
These bad boy grooms are about to meet some good girl brides!
ONE BRIDE TOO MANY by Jennifer Drew
The choices are endless!
Marriage was never in the cards for Cole Bailey. But his grandfather is demanding he marry a "nice" girl--and soon! When he asks his old chum Tess Morgan to hook him up with her single friends, she's less than thrilled. How can she prove SHE'S the perfect one...and that there's simply one bride too many?
ONE GROOM TO GO by Jennifer Drew
Ready and willing?
Zack Bailey is determined to avoid the marriage trap. It's bad enough that he has to guest-star on a women's home-improvement show. Gorgeous host Megan Danbury is so picky, he's ready to swear off females for good! But when sparks start flying on the set, Zack sees Megan in a whole new--and very attractive!--light. Maybe he's more than ready to suit up and walk down the aisle after all!
And my review:
I didn't expect to like this collection, since I hadn't liked the first Jennifer Drew book I tried. Also, Jennifer Drew is actually a pen name for a mother-daughter writing team. This is the very first time I enjoyed a book that was a collaboration.
ONE BRIDE TOO MANY was delightful. I really liked both Tess and Cole, though sometimes I could have given Cole a smack for taking so long to realize the right woman was right under his nose. I enjoyed that Tess didn't throw herself at Cole, even though she'd been in love with him since high school. The sparks between these two were great to watch. And this story was funny without being forced. Four stars.
But I felt let down by ONE GROOM TO GO. I didn't like Zack in the first book, and I didn't like him here. He was too sex-crazed for me. I got really sick of his near-pornographic thoughts every time he saw the heroine, and his cheesy innuendoes had me rolling my eyes. And there's a line about him picturing himself "wiggling his tongue between her lips". Wiggling his tongue? When I read that line, I pictured the hero lapping at her mouth like a dog with a bowl of water. It was so not sexy or romantic. When the heroine made a fool of herself trying to practically seduce him into doing what she wanted I had enough and quit reading. Two stars.
I was pleasantly suprised by liking half this book. Not highly recommended, but the first story was worth reading.
Reread this one in part of my quest to weed out some of my romance books. A pleasant enough re-read, but this is going into the box to be released back into the wild, and not back on my bookshelf.