"Desperate to fulfill her ailing grandfather’s last wish to see her settle down and get married, Emma Wiggins, a 30-year-old, career-focused executive tells him a little white lie on his deathbed that she is in fact engaged--to her boss, deliciously handsome and emotionally unavailable, Evan Fletcher."
Published: Self Published on August 2011
Pages: 182 Pages
Form: E-book (from a tour for an honest review)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series: The Bride #1
Amazon: Buy / $9.99 (Paperback) ( EU price, click to see US price )
Barnes & Noble: Buy / $8.99 (Paperback)
"Emma Wiggins is about to marry her heart-stopping, gorgeous boss, CEO Evan Fletcher, in seven days—too bad he doesn’t know it yet!
Desperate to fulfill her ailing grandfather’s last wish to see her settle down and get married, Emma Wiggins, a 30-year-old, career-focused executive tells him a little white lie on his deathbed that she is in fact engaged--to her boss, deliciously handsome and emotionally unavailable, Evan Fletcher.
The situation takes an unexpected turn when her grandfather's condition improves slightly and to her shock, he goes ahead and arranges a wedding ceremony at his hospital bedside before he passes on. Now, all Emma has to do is convince unsuspecting, commitment-phobic Evan to tie the knot with her in seven days. Can love blossom in the most unlikely situation?" ~From Goodreads
The plot is interesting and the blurb really draws you in, it leaves you expecting a funny, thrilling, tongue in cheek ride! And as fun and cheerful as this book is it's lacking that little bit of extra to make it great. I think if it had been tad bit shorter it would have been more compact and would have had a more fast pace 7 day "courtship".
Emma was fun and reading her embarrassment and antics was entertaining, Evan was a truly commitment phobic corporate guy so much so that it was annoying in the beginning but things mellowed out for him as the story continued and he began to notice he'd fallen for Emma, and we got to see sweeter side of him. An Unexpected Bride is sweet and charming love story with fun and witty side and embarrassment as spice!
You'll like this if... you like your heroines bit goofy, and up to their ears in trouble and a hero who can't quite stay away even though her rationalizes he should.
Rating :
Niina : Welcome to For The Love of Reading, Ms. Richards, I’m glad you could drop by!
Shadonna Richards : Thanks for having me as a guest on your fabulous blog!
Niina : Let’s get started! Can you tell my readers here 4 fun unknown facts about you so we can break the ice?
Shadonna : Hmm, I love the color pink, enjoy reading on my Kindle by the fireplace, I once wrote a novel in two weeks, and I'm shy in most situations.
Niina : Tell us something about “An Unexpected Bride” that we don’t learn by reading the blurb?
Shadonna : It's a real thrilling, page-turning romantic read!
Niina : What scene did you most enjoyed writing and why?
Shadonna : The romantic New York scene. I looooove New York.
Niina : So, why did you pick contemporary romance genre?
Shadonna : I enjoy reading contemporary romance! :-)
Niina : What do you think makes a hero sexy?
Shadonna : Ooh, many things (where personality is concerned), I'd include a hero who cares deeply about his heroine and it shows, is charming, humorous, considerate, and has good/morale values.
Niina : What is your favorite guilty pleasure?
Shadonna : Curling up with a romantic novel and my favorite mug of hot tea.
Niina : Best thing about Romance novels?
Shadonna : The emotional rollercoaster ride and the satisfying happily ever after ending.
Niina : Before we finish, here are some Quick Fire Questions:
Night or day? Day
Pick-up or Mini-van? Mini-van
Beer or Wine? Wine
Boots or Heels? Boots
M&Ms: With or Without Peanuts? With
Treats: Sweet or Salty? Sweet
Date: Going to Park or Going to Movies? Both
Drama or Comedy? Both
Winter or Summer? Both
Men: Alpha-male or submissive? Alpha-male all the way!
Men: Clean Shaven or Stubble? Both
Tattoos or Piercings? Tattoos
Bad boys or good guys? Both
Vampires or werewolves? Werewolves
Cops or Cowboys? Both
Time-Travel or Sci-fi? Sci-fi
Romance or Erotica/Erotic Romance? Romance
Male POV or Female POV (Point Of View)? Both
Pick-up or Mini-van? Mini-van
Beer or Wine? Wine
Boots or Heels? Boots
M&Ms: With or Without Peanuts? With
Treats: Sweet or Salty? Sweet
Date: Going to Park or Going to Movies? Both
Drama or Comedy? Both
Winter or Summer? Both
Men: Alpha-male or submissive? Alpha-male all the way!
Men: Clean Shaven or Stubble? Both
Tattoos or Piercings? Tattoos
Bad boys or good guys? Both
Vampires or werewolves? Werewolves
Cops or Cowboys? Both
Time-Travel or Sci-fi? Sci-fi
Romance or Erotica/Erotic Romance? Romance
Male POV or Female POV (Point Of View)? Both
Niina : Thanks for visiting the For The Love of Reading, Shadonna! Any news would you like to share with your readers , or websites they can check out?
Shadonna : Thanks again for having me as a guest on your blog. I enjoyed the interview. I love to hear from readers and can be found on my blog at www.shadonnarichards.blogspot.com Also, book 2 of The Bride Series, The Jilted Bride is available now and I'm excited to announce that book 3 and 4, The Matchmaker Bride and His Island Bride will be released soon. All the best, Shadonna! :-)
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