Always the Designer, Never the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker
Audrey Regan has worked years to make a name for herself as a wedding dress designer.
But unfortunately, Audrey's business isn't going anywhere and she's barely able to bring in any money. If she doesn't land a contract soon, she might have to close down for good.
When her best friend, Carly, asks her to design a wedding dress, she makes the decision to fly to Atlanta, knowing full well this may be the last dress she designs.
While in Atlanta, Audrey's world is turned upside down when she meets Carly's fiance's brother, JR, and she finds a new business prospect when she's asked to design a gown for a plus sized bride. Will Audrey be able to revive her business? And has she finally found true love?
It almost doesn't seem right to say, but this book was a little too happy. There's no 'suspense', no real character development, nothing really even happening except everyone and their brother (litterally as it turns out) getting married. It just wasn't real to me, everything was just too perfect, like a Strawberry Shortcake movie or something.
It got to be a little confusing keeping all the characters and their spouses straight. I found myself getting them mixed up and trying to remember who was who.
This book wasn't real memorable, but makes for a light read. I found myself looking forward more to the little facts and recipies at the end of each chapter than I did about the story itself.
This is book three in the series. Book 1 Always the Baker, Never the Bride and Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride (review).
Always the Wedding Planner, Never the bride by Sandra Bricker.
Wedding planner Sherilyn Caine has moved from Chicago to Atlanta to marry Andrew Drummond IV, an Atlanta native with a family name that tops all the social registers. Sherilyn joins her best friend and old college roommate Emma, the hotel's baker, in working at The Tanglewood, a destination wedding hotel.
Sherilyn and Andy have only known each other a short time, but they know they're destined to be married. But then why do all their wedding plans keep falling apart?
Cute, light read. The characters were fun, but not real memorable. (Russell was a fun character. I liked the addition of him.) Nothing really 'exciting' happened, no real problems or anything. I can't really say much more than this just being a cute, happy, uneventful read.
The storyline is fun and kept me interested and willing to read the next.
There were some things (in the kindle edition at least. I've noticed these things in most kindle editions) that were confusing; mostly typos, and that there weren't proper breaks between paragraphs. So you'd be reading along and then suddenly the story would change points of view or go to an entirely new scene/situation.
I like how the author ends each chapter with something fun, like a recipie, wedding planning tips, how to pick a wedding dress, and other fun stuff. Very unique idea that I really enjoy.
Overall, this is a fun book. A good change of pace between all the crime/suspense/thrillers I normally read ;)
