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Not Quite A Bride

Author : Kirsten Sawyer

Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.

Page : 324 pages

File Size : 21,8 MB

Release : 2012-06-06

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0758288034

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A hilarious and heartwarming debut novel of big dreams, big days, and even bigger lies. . . Molly Harrigan has always dreamed of the perfect wedding, she just never thought she'd be in scores of them as the bridesmaid. Now on her thirtieth birthday–after her younger, married sister announces that she's pregnant–Molly's old dream takes on an all-new urgency. It doesn't help matters that her best friend Brad drops the bomb that he's engaged to his spoiled brat of a girlfriend. Devastated, Molly does what almost no one in the same situation would do. With a giant wedding fund burning a hole in her pocket (courtesy of her late, beloved grandmother), Molly hires a fiancé. Now armed with the perfect boyfriend, Molly stages a whirlwind courtship, engagement, and grand-ballroom-style wedding. Lying to her friends and family is a small price to pay for cake-tastings, gift registries, and dress fittings. But lying to herself could cost Molly her one chance at true love–with a man whose feet are turning as cold as her own. . .



Not Quite a Bride

Author : Ava Rose

Publisher : Flourish Books

Page : 169 pages

File Size : 32,24 MB

Release : 2023-10-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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How many murderers do they need to catch in order to make it to their wedding day... alive? Princess Mary Armstrong-Leeds and Lord Cannington, Bennet Brown, have just opened their very own detective agency. The cream of Boston society has turned out to celebrate the culmination of their dream. Everything is perfect... until a member of the press is murdered right under their noses. Mary and Bennet's dream of a successful partnership looks set to crumble before it has even begun. The detective duo face their most dangerous foes yet, in this, the final chapter in Mary and Bennet's trilogy. Not Quite a Bride is a stand-alone story in the Boston Heiresses series, featuring an independent heroine who flouts every restriction placed on women in the 1890s—and she does it, with style. If you enjoy clean and wholesome action-adventure mystery romance set in the Victorian-era, you'll love this series by historical romance author, Ava Rose. Boston Heiresses series: Not Quite a Duchess (Anna and Pen) Not Quite a Baroness (Libby and Henry) Not Quite a Lady (Sarah and Tam) Not Quite a Princess (Mary and Bennet 1) Not Quite a Detective (Mary and Bennet 2) Not Quite a Bride (Mary and Bennet 3)



Secrets of a Runaway Bride

Author : Valerie Bowman

Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks

Page : 384 pages

File Size : 42,65 MB

Release : 2013-03-26

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1466813202

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SECRETS OF A RUNAWAY BRIDE Valerie Bowman Miss Annie Andrews is finally free to marry the man she loves. With her overprotective sister out of the country on her honeymoon, nothing can prevent her flight to Gretna Green—nothing, that is, but an abduction by the wrong gentleman. When Jordan Holloway, the Earl of Ashbourne, promised to look after his best friend's sister-in-law, he didn't realize she would prove so difficult. But when he spirits her away to his country house to prevent her elopement, he discovers that the tempting beauty knows how to put up a fight. To make matters worse, he's stuck playing the role of honorable protector...when what he really wants is to run away with her himself.



The Little Bride

Author : Anna Solomon

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 25,56 MB

Release : 2011-09-06

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1101544236

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From the award-winning author of The Book of V., an unflinching, lushly imagined love story set against the backdrop of the epic frontier When 16-year-old Minna Losk journeys from Odessa to America as a mail-order bride, she dreams of a young, wealthy husband, a handsome townhouse, and freedom from physical labor and pogroms. But her husband Max turns out to be twice her age, rigidly Orthodox, and living in a one-room sod hut in South Dakota with his two teenage sons. The country is desolate, the work treacherous. And most troubling, Minna finds herself increasingly attracted to her older stepson. As a brutal winter closes in, the family's limits are tested, and Minna, drawing on strengths she barely knows she has, is forced to confront her despair, as well as her desire. A Boston Globe Best Seller “Evocative of Alice Munro, Amy Bloom, and Willa Cather, but fueled by Anna Solomon’s singular imagination . . . a masterful debut . . . embroidered with sage, beautiful writing on every page . . . marks the start of a long, fine, and important career.” —Jenna Blum, author of Those Who Save Us “Minna is a terrifically complex heroine: a little snobby, a little selfish and wholly sympathetic.” —The New York Times “Like...Jonathan Safran Foer and Dara Horn. [A] wondrously strange story of Jewish immigration.” —Miami Herald “This mythic rendition of the American immigrant narrative...finds the wondrous in the ordinary and vividly depicts the complex collisions between the Old World and the New.” —More



Offbeat Bride

Author : Ariel Meadow Stallings

Publisher : Seal Press

Page : 243 pages

File Size : 35,93 MB

Release : 2010-02-23

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1580053157

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Previous ed. entitled: Offbeat bride: taffeta-free alternatives for independent brides, 2007.



Emotionally Engaged

Author : Allison Moir-Smith

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 185 pages

File Size : 42,89 MB

Release : 2006-12-26

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1440649634

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From the country’s foremost expert on “cold feet,” a smart and compassionate guide for the bride-to-be who thinks she should be blissfully happy—but is freaking out instead For most brides, the elation of engagement is accompanied by a cocktail of unexpected emotions: Anxiety about making a lifelong commitment. Sadness about leaving their single life behind. Confusion when even simple decisions—should we serve chicken cordon bleu or beef Wellington?—bring them to tears. Worst of all, since everyone around them expects them to be happy, few brides feel there’s anyone to turn to with these conflicting feelings. Written by one of Modern Bride’s “25 Trendsetters of 2006”—and targeting the 2.5 million women who get engaged each year—Emotionally Engagedis the only book geared toward helping brides survive their engagements and emerge as stronger, happier, better- adjusted married women. In the book, Allison Moir-Smith shares her threestage, tried-and-true process from her workshops and individual therapy sessions, along with the stories of over a dozen brides-to-be and newlyweds, helping readers transform their bridal blues into bridal bliss.



Not Quite Over You

Author : Susan Mallery

Publisher : HQN Books

Page : 384 pages

File Size : 21,91 MB

Release : 2018-10-23

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1488096856

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Susan Mallery, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fool’s Gold romances, proves there’s nowhere better than Happily Inc to rekindle first love. Silver Tesdal has a head for business and a mouth made for kissing, and banker Drew Lovato has his eye on both. But ever since he was dumb enough to let her go, she’s kept him at a distance. When the bank turns her down for a loan, Drew sees a double opportunity—he can finance her brilliant, unique idea to rock Happily Inc’s wedding industry and win back her trust. Despite her reputation, Silver’s not as tough as she seems. Losing Drew nearly destroyed her. Still, his kisses are as tempting as his offer to invest in her business. If she can’t quite get over him, maybe she should get under him and knock him out of her system once and for all. But her best laid plans begin to unravel as Silver finds herself falling even harder than when they were high school sweethearts. Which means that she’ll have to come clean about the secret she’s been hiding from him for years—and risk losing him forever. Read more in the reader-favorite Happily Inc series: Book 1: You Say It First Book 2: Second Chance Girl Book 3: Why Not Tonight Book 4: Not Quite Over You Book 5: Meant to Be Yours Book 6: Happily This Christmas



A Bride in Store

Author : Melissa Jagears

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 11,24 MB

Release : 2015

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781410474582

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When a mail-order bride arrives while her groom is away, what will she do when sparks begin to fly with her future husband's best friend?



Every Bride Needs a Groom (Brides with Style Book #1)

Author : Janice Thompson

Publisher : Revell

Page : 358 pages

File Size : 13,84 MB

Release : 2015-04-14

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 144122307X

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Small-town girl Katie Fisher is planning her wedding. Sure, her boyfriend hasn't managed to pop the question just yet, but that doesn't mean she shouldn't enter a contest in Texas Bride magazine to win the dress of her dreams, right? But when her boyfriend breaks up with her and takes a job in another town--the very same day Katie wins her dream dress--her world is turned upside down. Should she claim her prize? And will the hunky former pro-basketball player who runs the swanky Dallas bridal shop--yeah, you read that right--catch on to her humiliation if she does? Janice Thompson designs a romance sure to delight, with plenty of fish-out-of-water moments, a hilarious supporting cast, and more of the wedding biz world her readers adore.



Not Quite a Mom

Author : Kirsten Sawyer

Publisher : Kensington Books

Page : 308 pages

File Size : 10,17 MB

Release : 2008-02-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0758230192

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"From the acclaimed author of Not Quite a Bride comes a romantic new novel about a woman with a plan--for love, life, marriage, and motherhood--and how one phone call upends it all. When Elizabeth Castle's handsome Beverly Hills boyfriend Daniel McCafferty proposes, she feels like all her hard work has finally paid off. Granted, her fact-checking job for a tabloid TV show isn't exactly the news anchor spot she aspires to, but she's come a long way from the backward hometown she left at eighteen. That is until a lawyer from Victory, California, calls to announce that Elizabeth's best childhood friend has died and left custody of her teenage daughter, Tiffany, to Elizabeth ... Buck Planter, a former high school football star in Victory, has never forgotten his senior prom date, Lizzie Castle, and her irresistible, too-cool-for-school attitude. He always hoped he'd reconnect with her, but arriving at Elizabeth's doorstep with Tiffany in tow isn't exactly the kind of romantic reunion he'd envisioned. Though fate might have other ideas when at the prospect of instant fatherhood Elizabeth's fiance breaks off their engagement ... Funny and heartwarming, Not Quite a Mom is a delightfully unexpected story of modern love and accidental motherhood from "an extremely talented author" (Fresh Fiction). More Praise For Kirsten Sawyer And Not Quite A Bride "Endearing characters ... hard to put down and leaves you hoping for a sequel."--Romantic Times (4 1/2 stars) "Funny, quirky lead characters and fully developed, wonderful supporting characters ... a zany ride through a modern woman's quest to fulfill her fantasy ... A terrific look at modern friendship, family, and weddings."--Romance Reviews Today Not Quite A Bride "A sympathetic character ... weddings are a popular subject for romance readers so this book is sure to be popular!"--Booklist "A delightfully hilarious debut."--Fresh FictionKirsten Sawyer graduated from the University of Southern California in 1999 with a degree in Communications and began a career in the television industry. While working as the assistant to a sitcom writer, Kirsten caught the writing bug herself. She recently left the insanity of entertainment for something far more insane ... full-time motherhood. In between Mommy-and-Me yoga classes, she is working on her second novel. She lives in Los Angeles."--