The Wedding Date

by Christie Ridgway

Invited to her ex-fiancé's wedding, Emma asks a handsome stranger to be her date….Handsome stranger "Let's see if I have this straight. I attend the wedding with you. I kiss you several times to show the bride that I'm in love with you. You kiss me back to show the groom that you're over him. They say "I Do," and we never have to see each other again."He thinks it over. Emma holds her breath-until he takes it away with a practice kiss….

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Fiction

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Vikki Andrews]

excellent read

[Candy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trick Webster, while walking on the beach, finds a bottle with a note in it. The message is to Poseidon asking him for the perfect man, tall, blond and handsome. It is signed Emma. Far from feeling like the “perfect” man, Trick is disappointed in the “shopping list” of a perfect man. Still, he is intrigued enough to look around on the beach and see if he can find Emma.

Emma needs a date to her ex-fiancé’s wedding, who is going to marry her boss's daughter. To save face, Emma has been telling everyone at the office she is dating the perfect man. Now she just needs to find him! Trick finds her sitting on the beach, after spending the day before looking for her.

Both, having been hurt by love before, are not looking for love and are leery of it. As they get to know each other, can they keep this strictly business?

Emma is so cute! I love how she thinks Trick is unemployed and in need of a job, when he is actually wealthy and doesn't need to work! And Emma drives Trick crazy! He is so attracted to her but thinks she’ll be just like his ex-fiancé and will find him not "perfect.”

It’s a fun, quick read! I loved it.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute, short read. It is mostly told from the POV of Trick, the hero. There isn't a lot of internal dialoge with the heroine, and this really worked. Especially for the set up of meeting on the beach. Emma, the heroine, was wacky, interesting and a fun character to read. I really liked all of her little quirks. The only problem with this was that it ended too quickly, and I wanted to read a more in-depth story about this couple. I really enjoyed the banter and chemistry of them and would recommend this to any romance readers looking for a quick read.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story, quick read.

[Latte · Rating 3 out of 5]

A light, frothy, easy read. What I liked was that even though the book was originally released 16 years ago, it didn't read dated as other books I've read.

[Amalia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved it! Super cute, only downfall was that it was to short. Otherwise loved it!!

[Stacy Y Heath · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun quick read

It was a light, fun read. Just the book you need between semesters of school. The passion and funny banter was adorable and well worth the read.

[SweetSue · Rating 3 out of 5]

An oldie but goodie. Very sweet, light and funny.

[Denise Vasak · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was ok, it was a little rough in spots, but a quick easy read with enough potential to get me through it.