Happy Ever After

Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Parker Brown is the force behind the wedding company Vows. With help from her 3 best friends she has turned a childhood game into a successful business. She has also watched her best friends fall in love and start planning their own weddings.

Although she thinks there is no one for her former stunt man and local mechanic Malcolm Kavanaugh has different ideas. Parker is not about to give in to just any guy she has definite ideas about who she should date and Malcolm is not that guy. Mac knows Parker is wrong and is determined to win her over and change her life.

The best part about these books is the relationship between the 4 friends. While reading it you start relating to the characters as you remember similar (minus the charmed life) conversations you have had with your friends.  In this aspect Nora Roberts has created memorable characters that has you reading to late and proudly proclaiming yes I am reading a romance and yes it has a steamy sex scene.

If you are looking for a sweet romance that requires little from you as a reader then this is a great book to read.


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The Next Always

The Next Always by Nora Roberts
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Meet the Montgomery Brothers who are taking on an ambition project restoring an historic building and turning it in to a romantic bed and breakfast. The architect of the family, Beckett, is deeply contact to the project and the residential ghost Lizzy. But Beckett has another project besides restoring the Inn he wants to kiss single mom and book owner Claire. He kissed her once when he was 15 and hasn't been the same since.

I have mentioned before that I am not a huge fan of Nora Roberts books especially her love stories. I usually find them to be very predictable and not interesting but since I liked her series The Bride Quartet I thought I would give this series a try. And while I did find the love story to be the same as her other story, I still enjoyed the story.

Not because of the love story but because of the relationship between the Montgomery brothers. I felt like I was easy dropping on a real family not always perfect but loving.

If you are looking for a nice summer read then I recommend this book. be warned its part of a trilogy and only the first 2 books are out.


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Savor the Moment

Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Laurel McBane spends her days making beautiful wedding cakes for the brides at Vows and spends her nights alone. Then one day she kisses her best friend and business partner's older brother Delaney changing their friendship permanently. Being 2 very practical people Laurel and Delaney decide to take their relationship slow so that they can remain friends and not disrupt their circle of friends to much. Fortunately for Laurel and Delaney what you want and what you get or two very different things for these life long friends.

Every time I read one of these books I think this is my favorite book in the series. However I think my favorite is the one I am reading at that moment. What I truly enjoy about these books is the interaction between the friends. They relate, react and talk to each other exactly as my friends and I do. I think this is why the books are so fun to read. I feel as if I could be friends with these women I want to laugh and cry with them. These are great books for anyone who loves a happily ever after story.

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Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts


My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Running a wedding business with her 3 best friends is a dream job for florist Emma Grant. Unfortunately her own love life is going no wear at all. Never with out a date Emma cant seem to find Mr. Right. In fact most of her dates she ends up fixing up with someone else. But after one breath stealing kiss from long time friend Jack Cooke Emma realizes that Mr. Right is right under her nose.

I love this series so far. I am not a fan of Nora Roberts but these books are the exception and her JD Robb books. This is a great series to read for a nice time out with funny witty dialogue and characters that you want to be your friends.

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Vision in White

Vision in White by Nora Roberts


My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Mac Elliot along with her 3 best friends are in the wedding business. They help couples have the wedding day of their dreams and Mac's job is to photograph the special moments to preserve for the couple. She excels at getting to know her couples and giving them their moments. In her own personal love life she is not so lucky. Enter Carter Maguire, the brother of one of her brides. What Mac thought would be a fun casual romance turns serious and now Mac is torn between what she wants and what she thinks she can have.

I am not a fan of Nora Roberts (I do like her J.D. Robb books) in the past I have found her books very predictable and boring cookie cutter romances. But after listening to some friends go on and on about the Bride Quartet books I decided to read the first one Vision in White. And I am glad I did. What a fun bunch of characters. And even though the romance was very predictable I truly enjoyed reading this book and immediately got the 2nd one to read and have the other 2 on reserve at my library. I have even considered reading other recent books by Ms. Roberts. We will see.

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Glory in Death

Glory in Death by J.D. Robb


My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Police Lt. Eve Dallas must solve the mysterious murder of NYC prosecutor. And the list of suspects is not a short one. It includes the victim’s family, friends, everyone she has prosecuted and Eve's own boyfriend Roarke. Then another victim is found dead this time a up and coming movie star. Soon Eve discovers Roarke had a relationship with both women, one business one personal, will her own convection be enough to keep Roarke out of jail.

Slightly predictable but I was way off base on the identity of the killer. Only down side was having Roarke as a suspect again!!!! If this is going to be an on going trend in the series I may not continue to read them.

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Naked in Death

Naked in Death by J.D. Robb


My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Eve Dallas is a NY police officer after a brutal night at work Dallas in asked to investigate the death of a Senator's granddaughter. All the evidence is pointing to the very sexy and mysterious Roarke (no last name). But Dallas believes Roarke is innocent of the murders and that someone is setting both her and Roarke up to take the fall.

J D Robb is actually acclaimed romance writer Nora Roberts for those who don’t already know. I think that is why I resisted reading this book for so long; I am not a fan of Nora Roberts’s books. However, I really enjoyed this book. While the plot was slightly predictable and I know who the killers were early on I enjoyed the way Roberts told the story. I liked reading her vision of what the future would be like. The main characters were flawed and tormented just as you would expected and a book as sinister as this one. This book is darker and more sinister than other books written by Roberts but I plan on reading more in this series and soon.

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