Marriage by Mistake

by Jessica F.

“Where the hell am I and what is this ring doing on my finger?”

This is NOT the way I thought I’d be waking up after my first night in Vegas.
Naked. Pounding headache. Strange bed.And an even stranger woman lying asleep next to me.
I’ll admit, she’s smokin’ hot though…
I’m supposed to be here to party for my buddy’s engagement.
Not to get married myself…
Something crazy definitely went down last night.
She’s wearing the same gold band I am.
I’m definitely starting to panic now, trying to remember yesterday’s
Trip down on the private jet - check.
Meeting the rest of the bachelor party guys at the hotel - check.
Afternoon drinks - check.
Dinner and drinks.
Blackjack and drinks.
Dancing and drinks.
Shots with a deliciously curvy blonde… and then it’s all a blur.
F.M.L.
I need to get myself out of this mess ASAP.
Judging from the morning so far, last night was full of terrible decisions.
And I’m dreading what other surprises might be in store for me…

293 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 19, 2022

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author with this name on GR.

Reviews

[✨Miriam✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5⭐️

[Yesssss · Rating 1 out of 5]

WTF did i just read I don’t think a whole group of characters irritated me more then this one

[Jesse · Rating 1 out of 5]

0 spice
Insta attraction
Commitmentphobe
Memory loss due to drugs
Accidental pregnancy first try
Happy ending
Hot mess annoying characters

[Milene Teixeira · Rating 1 out of 5]

OMG
I do not know how or why i finished this, i guess i was curious if and how the writer decided to turn things things around …
1- Maxim tolerable at time.
2- General characters without character at all.
3- Adele is both a total drag and at the same time not enough. Depression such, i known from experience, and as much you get can get better it happens with hard work, perseverance and over time and there will be ups and downs. You dint get over it on one night if shots! “Snap! Out of it now” 🙄
4- Speeches - Cringe!
5- the written alcohol is acceptable i think because it us nit described as something good. And let be honest people drink in Vegas and in Parties. BUT the drugs? She actually describes taking Cocaine as something good??? WFTF? “ coke to sober up” is literally the frase used over and over and over again with not so much as one saying “no” not even once and NONE of them was upset the next day about using drugs, even the Doctor???!?

Just Awful!

[Cynthia Larosa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adele and Maxim meeting was fate. The saying “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” was not that case here. Maxim was there for a friend’s bachelor party, while Adele was there with her best friend to help her get over her depression. Adele stopped living when her fiancée died a year earlier suddenly. Coco her best friend brings her to Vegas to have an adventure. Who knew night together would lead to marriage. Although they could not agree to stay married or not, there was a love slow growing. Trust was an issue with Maxim since he was quite successful and was afraid Adele was with him for his money. Adele had to learn to open up and let the love for Maxim blossom. A beautiful story. I cannot wait for more from Jessica. This was a wonderful book, and I would recommend it to anyone.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review

[Dianne M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jessica was trying to recover from the loss of her fiancé. Her friend Coco (a therapist) convinces her to go to Vegas to get her groove and life back. Maxium sees Jessica and falls for her in a big way. The confusing explanation about what happened when they got married is crazy (cocaine). The characters were all over the place and very confusing. Took too long for Max and Jessica to make up their minds to stay married and try to work things out. Also, her attitude about telling him about the baby was stupid.

[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

I understand books are meant to not be completely realistic, but come on.. this was so unrealistic and cringey. One of the main characters just dropped off after Vegas and you never heard anything about them again.

[Fatima · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don’t ask me why I kept reading this until the end, but I did. So maybe I’d give it 1.5 stars.. Hot mess express from start to finish. No romance once so ever. This book irritated me more than it swooned me, but it was a quick read.

[Jessica Griffin · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don’t even know what to say. This was rough. I wanted to stop reading about 15 times but kept thinking there has to be a twist or it has to get better. Spoiler - it didn’t. And whatevs you don’t, don’t listen to it on Apple Books audio. The AI voices are wretched.

[Rebecca Gosselin]

DNF. So bad.

[Patrice Watters · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was weird…. Not sure what to think

[Reader · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible. The characters were awful. Maxim was sometimes tolerable. Adele was completely terrible.

[Amanda Ademovic · Rating 1 out of 5]

Worst book I ever listened to on audible. It was a complete drag.

[Nina Vidito · Rating 3 out of 5]

Audiobook: Wasn’t a fan of the reader as it was AI but the story overall was pretty good and kept my attention.

[Marionette Hernandez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, has a happy ending

[Janelle b]

0.5 stars

[Erin Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a 3.5 stars, i feel it was okay maybe good. The characters at times bothered me. It was something to listen to in the pick up line at school.

[Erika Love-Johnson · Rating 1 out of 5]

ummm… i don’t know. corny, over the top, entitled assholes, you get it….

[Andrea Markert · Rating 3 out of 5]

…just wasn’t it.. I liked it at first but you started to lose me then barely got me back

[Sandra8811 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Auf Neuanfänge und bleibende Gefühle!

Warum habe ich mich für das Buch entschieden?
Das Buch habe ich im Angebot gesehen und sowohl Cover als auch Klappentext haben mich direkt angesprochen

Cover:
Der echt heiße trainierte Kerl auf dem Cover ist mir direkt ins Auge gesprungen. Seine Tattoos machen ihn geheimnisvoll und sein arroganter Blick macht mich neugierig. Ein sehr anziehendes, gelungenes Cover. Edit: Hier scheint das Cover mittlerweile ein anderes zu sein...

Inhalt:
Der junge Milliardär Maxim ist mit seinen Kumpels auf Junggesellenabschied. Adele ist mit ihrer Freundin Coco in Las Vegas um zu vergessen, dass ihr Verlobter vor einem Jahr nicht aus Afghanistan zurückkam. Als beide nach einem Alkohol-reichen Abend gemeinsam im Bett aufwachten, mussten sie feststellen, dass ihr Leben von nun an vermutlich nicht mehr das gleiche sein wird…

Handlung und Thematik:
Stories über Alkoholexzesse und anschließende Hochzeiten in Vegas gibt es ja eigentlich zu genüge. Dennoch schafft es die Autorin, diese interessant zu gestalten und so viel Spannung rein zu bringen, dass man am liebsten nicht mehr aufhören möchte zu lesen. Auch das schwierige Thema Depression wurde gut mit eingebunden. Das Buch hat mich so mitgerissen, dass es mir allerdings irgendwie zu kurz wurde. Ich hätte mir hier noch mehr gewünscht, fand es aber trotzdem sehr gut.

Charaktere:
Sowohl Adele als auch Maxim konnten mich direkt begeistern. Beide hatten ihre Eigenheiten und beide waren authentisch. Durch die Ich-Perspektiven von Maxim und Adele war mach auch gleich mittendrin statt nur dabei. Ihre Interaktionen passten einfach zu ihren Charakteren und auch die Nebencharaktere waren gut umgesetzt. Alle hatten die notwendige Tiefe.

Schreibstil:
Die Autorin hat einen wunderbar leicht zu lesenden Schreibstil. Durch genügend Absätze war alles aufgelockert und die Seiten flogen nur so dahin. Die Handlung war spannend aufgebaut, wenn auch das Ende zu erwarten war. Ich hätte mir noch ein bisschen mehr gewünscht, da ich am Ende des Buches schon ein bisschen traurig war, dass es zu Ende war. Die Charaktere waren gut umgesetzt und man konnte sich gut in sie hineinversetzen. Es gab sowohl witzige als auch prickelnde Stellen. Für mich ein rundum gelungenes Buch.

Persönliche Gesamtbewertung:
Von mir gibt’s eine Leseempfehlung für Enemies to Lovers Fans und auch jeden, der sich auf ein Las Vegas-Abenteuer einlassen will. Spannende Handlung, authentische Charakter und ein lockerer Schreibstil machen das Buch zu einer tollen Lektüre für den Urlaub.