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The Wedding Guest

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His brother's shotgun wedding has an Italian Lord ticked to no end and nothing or no one can change his attitude to the woman's family. That is until he meets the wedding guest that changed everything.

She couldn't believe her cousin was marrying a stranger. That was nuts of course. Well, that was crazy until she met his arrogant jerk of a brother.

This is a short, sexy story. Just perfect for an afternoon delight.

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First published February 27, 2017

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C.M. Steele

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Profile Image for Chantal ❤️.
1,361 reviews912 followers
February 28, 2017
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4 PREJUDICIAL STARS

“You’re fucking sexy, and I don’t know how long I’m going to keep you locked away.”


ARC IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW.


So this book was pretty awesome and if I hadn't read CM Steele's other book entitled Bound, I would say this book was Perfect.
However, now that I know she is capable of more, the bar is set higher for me. And this is why I gave it a 4 stars and not a 5 stars like this story really deserves.
SORRY, BUT I'M BEING REALLY HONEST HERE!

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This storyline was sweet and simple, with the hard working heroine Danielle showing up for her cousin's shotgun wedding.
Little did she know that she would be confronted by a very VERY prejudiced hero named Marco.
Marco, was convinced that Danielle and her whole family were opportunistic users and gold diggers.

He tells her
“Listen, did you think laying in here was going to make me throw myself on you and you could be just like your cousin? Bagging a billionaire.”


To which she answers
"Oh, so you must be Marco, the asshole. I don’t want you. Do you think looks and money make up for a lack of character? I hope Vincenzo is better than you because I’ll take my cousin out of here and help her get on her feet to take…”


So these two felt every bit as passionately about protecting their loved ones.

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But they also felt passionately about each other.
The hero thinks
It wasn’t until I saw her that I missed sex. To me it had been just a way to get off, but after getting almost trapped by a woman with her lies, I lost any interest in sex. Now all I wanted was to fuck my baby into Danielle.


And she thinks
I wanted him, too, even though my experience wasn’t greater than a couple of kisses and some lousy attempts at being felt up. I bet that he could touch my breasts and I would melt against his hands.


Now, what happens when these two can no longer deny their heart desires and their bodies longing?
I'll give you a hint, it was INTENSE AND STIMULATING!

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This book was almost perfect, with an 3 EPIC EPILOGUES years later.
This was both sweet and complete.

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I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a short HOT smutty read with a sweet HEA that has you going .....

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Worth a read and maybe even a reread down the road. You know, for when I have a failed alpha moment or TSTL heroine one.
As these two are anything but those things.
So I hope you read this book and find out for yourself what a great little book this can be.

However, a word of caution so please note that there is,
NO EX DRAMA, NO UNNECESSARY ANSGT, NO PUSHING AWAY, AND NO UNNECESSARY DRAMA.
JUST YOUR AVERAGE EVERYDAY OTT ALPHA CLAIMING WITH A SWEET NOT STUPID HEROINE.

For me, it was perfect and I loved it!

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Here are the links:
USA
https://www.amazon.com/Wedding-Guest-...
Canada
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B06XBFBFF4
Profile Image for Alp.
763 reviews467 followers
August 18, 2023
3.5 stars

**Some spoilers ahead!

I didn’t know what to expect from this short story since I've never read anything written by this author before. And when I finished reading this, it was quite a surprise to me. I can’t explain exactly why I did enjoy it, but I can tell you that my first C.M. Steele’s book was a success.

Actually, there was nothing new in this story—insta-love/lust, the hero wanted to claim the heroine as his since he first laid eyes on her, the virgin heroine… What else I haven’t read before?! Anyway, this book simply satisfied me in more ways than one. It just hit the mark for me!

In this novella, we meet Marco Denali, a sexy Italian billionaire, and Danielle Downey, a beautiful wedding guest.

Danielle was invited to her cousin’s wedding in Sicily. She had been warned that the groom’s brother despised her family. She wasn’t thrilled to go to his house, knowing that she was going to be another unwelcome guest. But since her cousin sounded so miserable, she decided to be there for her. So, it would be in her best interest to stay as far away from him as possible throughout the ceremony.

Marco thought that his brother was getting married to a gold digger, so he supposed that Danielle wasn’t any better than the bride. But the moment he saw her, his only thought was to have her in his bed and make her scream out his name in ecstasy. He never experienced any feelings like this before. In fact, he should hate this woman, but instead, he couldn’t take his eyes off her the entire ceremony.

As the story progressed, I became more and more invested in these two characters. Danielle was adorable in her own way, and yes, I liked her.

Five golden stars for Marco Denali! Oh yeah, he was such a swoon-worthy guy. I liked how crazy he was for Danielle and how possessive he felt toward her. Ooh…I want this man! What can I say? I just can’t resist possessive and protective heroes.

Although there wasn’t much of the plot here, the sex scenes were super steamy your panties will melt off!

All in all, if you’re looking for a sexy, smutty, and very quick read with OTT hero and independent heroine, then this one might be right up your alley.
Profile Image for Denisa.
1,381 reviews332 followers
March 18, 2017
What the hell was this?!


It's a 60-page book and I skipped most of it.
The characters were awful, they had no personality and no backbone. The heroine was so very "strong" but she gave up her life and everything in it after receiving an orgasm, because hey, that makes sense, right?! And I do mean after one orgasm (she was a virgin before this guy). She actually started out pretty strong, but then it felt like she was a totally different person. It was like two different people wrote this character then they just mashed the two together.

Even the sex was damn boring (not that I bothered reading anything after the first two sentences).
This is what happens when you have nothing else to read and you're stuck somewhere- you end up reading whatever you can get your hands on. It's no wonder people choose to play Candy Crush instead.


I'll get the matches!

This is why I'm reticent when it comes to reading novellas, most of them end up being pretty bad. But this one, well... it was definitely something else.
Profile Image for ♡Tonya♡.
2,062 reviews568 followers
March 4, 2017
** ARC RECEIVED IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW **


This was a fast, short read - classic CM Steele. Chocked full of instalove, OTT alpha behavior and a HEA to boot!

Marco initially was a real jerk. I don't mind that one bit, as long as it's short lived and he makes up for it by falling head over heals- which he did.

Being such a short story, I didn't feel a very strong connection with the back story of any of the characters. Danielle was a decent heroine.

-instalove
-hero was NOT a manwhore and heroine was a virgin
-no cheating or ow/om drama whatsoever
-no real pushing away
-no dead spouses
-no physical violence
-Epilogue with a really good HEA.
Profile Image for Hirdesh.
401 reviews92 followers
February 26, 2017
Steele book, Finished well as always.
First half has made me to give 3 rating, but in last half that was Splendid.
Good work.
Easy read and I like the thing that emotions has to be sustained not till making love, but also after it.
It's possess it.
Profile Image for Hana ♡.
347 reviews199 followers
February 26, 2017
4 Stars!

Super hot and short CM Steele style story. This reminded me of some of her older stories that were to die for! Lately I haven't been completely loving Ms Steele's stories so this definitely brought back all those original feels!


Danielle and Marco are not really fans of each-other when they first meet. But eventually the sexual tension gets to them both and they cannot help but succumbs to their feelings for each-other.



An overall great read with an alpha male and a good dose of insta-love!

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review!
Profile Image for Alex ♈.
1,568 reviews1,405 followers
December 18, 2018
The hero was a snob.
Not my type of romance when the 1st thing the H imagined seeing the h - her on her knees sucking his c**k.
Profile Image for Kiki.
1,217 reviews680 followers
January 14, 2018
According to Alex hero was a snob, uh, no, he was an uneducated, uncultured jerk. I am the snob here and quite proud of it!

Read Alex ♈'s 2-star review of The Wedding Guest by C.M. Steele
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

No man who doesn't know about Pride and Prejudice will get anywhere near my lady parts. But clearly it wasn't a deal breaker for our little heroine.

I felt the whole thing was a little rushed. Heroine was like "you fucking asshole! I LOVE YOU!" Ummm.... dunno how THAT happened but hey, who cares about the logic.


Profile Image for May Reads Books.
684 reviews
February 26, 2017
2.5/5
Hot fast safe read
Virgin h
Celibate H
Insta love
No OW Drama
Just not my favourite book from her
A Ok read for me
Profile Image for Jenny.
3,160 reviews558 followers
February 26, 2017
Another great sexy short read by C.M Steele! Marco is suspicious when it comes to his brother's fiancee and her family. Our heroine Dani is a cousin of the bride and Marco falls fast and hard for her but he thinks she is a gold-digger. That doesn't stop him from seducing her though! Loved the sexy alpha hero and the innocent but feisty heroine. Epilogue with 3 kids was super cute! Only thing I hated was the vasectomy thing. Bummer!
Profile Image for Melissa.
1,676 reviews110 followers
April 24, 2020
Good

I can’t believe there was a C.M. Steele book out there that I hadn’t read. This was a enjoyable read. Marco and Danielle definitely started out disliking one another. They were extremely attracted to one another but had huge misconceptions about each other. It didn’t help that Marco wasn’t very nice in the beginning. Once Marco discovers he was wrong he is all in and knows Danielle is his one and only.

Safety and Spoilers
Completely safe. No ow/om drama. H has been celibate for a long time and h is a virgin. No abuse.
Profile Image for Kaci .
323 reviews8 followers
February 25, 2017
This was a great quick read. No angst, no cliffhanger, just straight fiction, lust at sight then love. If you're looking for the drawn out twist and turns storyline this isn't for you. If you want chemistry and and a quick to the point storyline this fits the bill. I loved it, my only complaint was it was over too soon.
262 reviews11 followers
July 4, 2021
This is my first C.M. Steele story and possibly my last. How do you jump from dislike to losing your virginity within the space of hours. Oh, and "halfway to love"?

There were just too many leaps from avoidance to acceptance and without pushback or disagreement.

I own a few of her books, assuming she was like Sam Crescent. I will read the others and hold out hope for a better outcome.
Profile Image for Colleen.
490 reviews5 followers
January 30, 2018
The Wedding Guest by C.M. Steele was a great, fiery read. Quick it was, but lacking it did NOT!
I have never read this author, but I am eager to have more.

Marco is an intolerable jack***, until he lays eyes on her. Danielle is such a lovable heroine and I totally loved this story!
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2,044 reviews32 followers
March 19, 2017
Complete fairy tale but the love scenes were hot.
Profile Image for April Symes.
5,013 reviews447 followers
February 28, 2017
Another great sexy novella by CM Steele. This is just a story about love at first sight and fighting that feeling. Danielle gets asked by her cousin to show up to her shotgun wedding and she goes for her cousin . What she doesn’t really know is that when she got there she would pretty much get confronted by the groom’s brother Marco and practically accused of being a golddigger, that he accuses the whole family of being mercenary.
Danielle is far from mercenary. She works hard and only came to lend her cousin support. When Marco and Danielle are around each other, the sparks fly and they have this fiery connection. Marco is deep in lust and half way in love while Dani doesn’t know what she feels for jerkface Marco yet everytime they are around each other, sparks abound. Marco is determined to see Dani in a bad light --That doesn't stop him from seducing her though- There are twists and turns in this story and it was wrapped up fairly quickly—my only issue is this was sort of short. I would have liked this alittle longer. I felt maybe this needed alittle more but otherwise Loved Loved the banter and the chemistry between the MC. And the ending was awesome!

My rating: 4.5 stars ****
"I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***
Profile Image for Jennifer McGurk Finn.
2,101 reviews53 followers
March 10, 2017
This was a quick but adorable story from C.M. Steele. Lord Marco Denali of Italy has just received news from his older brother, Vincenzo that he's getting married. Marco is shocked to hear this because his brother has been on a business trip to NYC, Chicago and Dallas for the past three weeks. He is very suspicious of his new sister in law thinking his brother must have been tricked by an American gold digger. Dani is 22 years old, the assistant district manager of a major department store. She doesn't associate with her family except for her cousin, Nicole. She's surprised when she receives a wedding invitation in Italy for her cousin because as far as she knew Nicole wasn't even dating anyone. Nicole calls her and begs her to come to Italy telling her how Vincenzo's younger brother doesn't like her. Dani feels bad for Nicole so she agrees to go if only to put the arrogant Marco in his place. March doesn't expect the reaction he has when he meets Dani, his new sister in law's cousin. Sweet story with a hot alpha Italian man and his American woman and it has 3 epilogues.
Profile Image for Janice Somers.
849 reviews35 followers
March 6, 2017
Another sexy, hot, lust/love at first sight, quick read story. Before the main characters even met they despised each other. But when they saw each other for the first time, when she arrived for the wedding of her cousin, they were both surprised at who they were looking at and drawn to each other.
The struggle was excepting the attraction and when that didn't work, just to go with it.
It was a fun read and the epilogue was awesome.

Must one-click and read now.
Profile Image for Tanushree Chatterjee.
53 reviews
February 25, 2017
C M Steele has once again done what she does best, create magic!! I am a die hard fan of romance and most of my time is spend living in dreamland of alpha male heroes and sweet insta love!! Add to that denying your feelings and clashes between the love birds I my formula for a hit story. I was crazy excited when I read the book blurb and couldn't wait to get my hands on the ARC!! Finished this book in flat 2 hrs and boy oh boy I am in love!! Marco and Dani were the perfect lovers at first sight yet fighting off their feelings for each other!!! Hot, steamy, sexy, sizzling is what I could describe the attraction between them. Plus I am anyways a bit biased with Italian alpha male heroes!!! It was one of the best well spent hours of my Friday night!!!
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Author 287 books623 followers
February 25, 2017
This sexy short was fantastic! Marco is a bit of a snob when it comes to his brothers fiance's family. Dani is a cousin of the bride and Marco is instantly attracted to her. I loved it! I would love to read more about the other couples mentioned!
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96 reviews6 followers
April 26, 2017
There is no plot nor story! 60 pages book with no logic nor meaning!
She met him, he insulted her, he wanted to fuck his baby into her the first second he saw her (his words not mine), she fell in lust with him from the first second, the same day he went from there is no way I'd give this chick the time of the day to i want to spend my whole life with her and have babies with her!!!!
All this in the same day
AND the worst of all... she agrees! 😬she quits her job, leaves her country and friends for a man she met for one day! Wahahaha

The book had potential! It started in a nice way and I was pretty excited for it! But, unfortunately the plot ended before it even started! There was no rising actions whatsoever!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Peggy.
225 reviews15 followers
March 28, 2017
WTF did I just read? 70 pages of drivel that read like it was written by a middle schooler. I am at a loss how several of the reviewers gave this short the same 5 stars that they gave a Kristen Ashley book. But hey, different strokes. For me it is 45 minuets of reading time that I will never get back. I am just glad it was free.
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216 reviews19 followers
March 4, 2017
Oh my gosh, I couldn't finish this one. Had to stop, even though it was a very short read i just couldn't do it
Profile Image for Elizabeth Neal.
1,786 reviews146 followers
February 26, 2017
Marco had just been thinking he'd found the perfect woman...for his older brother, Vincenzo. However, when Enzo calls and informs Marco he's engaged to a woman he's known less than a month, and she's pregnant, Marco is not only shocked, but positive Enzo is making a huge mistake, and being trapped into it. Marco agrees to be Enzo's best man in two weeks, and that means doing his best to get the wedding cancelled.

Danielle is an assistant district manager, and though she may be young to hold such a position, she's worked hard for it and continues to do so. When she receives a wedding invitation from Nicole, her younger cousin she isn't all that close to any longer, Dani is surprised, not to mention curious because she had recently been dating a different man. Danielle agrees to go, simply because her Nicole is painting a picture of a man that only views her, and their pending marriage and parenthood, as a mistake.

Marco already had low expectations for Nicole's family, and in his eyes their behavior proves he was correct. There's one more family member arriving and Marco is sure she'll be just like the others, without manners or class.

Though Dani is dreading seeing her family as she's all too familiar with their tendency to be rude and obnoxious, even more so when liquor is available, she does love Nicole, knowing she has a good heart.

When Marco and Dani first see each other, the pull and attraction is instantaneous, though both fight it as they have preconceived notion about one another. But those thoughts slowly start to change as the day goes on and the chemistry between them only strengthens, becoming so obvious people are commenting on it.

What happens when Marco and Dani succumb to their desires? Will Vincenzo and Nicole's be one of love and not duty? Can Marco and Dani make their relationship work when they live so far apart? Is there a HEA for these two?

One-click now and follow along as snap judgments transition to a love that can't be denied.

**I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.**
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