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May 2, 2023

Review: Best Men by Sidney Karger

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewscontemporary gay romance / m/m romance / New York City / Wedding Planner / wedding planning1 Comments

When two best men in a wedding party fall for each other, they realize love isn’t a piece of cake in this hilarious and heartfelt romantic comedy debut by screenwriter Sidney Karger. Max Moody thought he had everything figured out. He’s trying to live his best life in New York ... more >

March 27, 2023

REVIEW: No Rings Attached by Mona Shroff

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsBaltimore / Chef / Contemporary / fake relationship / family relationships / Harlequin / Indian American / Once Upon a Wedding series / POC / POC author / second chance at love / self discovery / Wedding Planner2 Comments

No love. No commitment. No problem, right? Fleeing her own nuptials wasn’t part of wedding planner Sangeeta Parikh’s design for her life. Neither was stumbling into chef Sonny Pandya’s arms, nor the video that went viral. Now they’re an internet sensation! So why not fake the relationship with no commitment? ... more >

January 12, 2023

REVIEW: Love and Lattes by Karis Walsh

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsBusiness woman / cats / Contemporary / f/f romance / lesbian romance / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA romance / Wedding PlannerNo Comments

Bonnie James has built her life around her passions—cats, coffee, and community. She rejected her family’s narrow visions of success and instead chose the non-lucrative, fur-filled life of a cat café owner. So what if her decision means she works way too much to have time for true love? She ... more >

Illustrated cover with a dark-skinned bride on top of a wedding cake pushing a dark-haired white man off the top of the cake. A lighter-haired white man is on the top of the cake with the bride. He's shrugging.
February 6, 2020

REVIEW: The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / enemies to lovers / interracial-romance / Wedding Planner15 Comments

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Dear Mia Sosa, Lina Santos gets stood up on her wedding day by Andrew Hartley. The news of his defection is delivered by the erstwhile best man, his younger brother, Max. According to a text he received from Andrew, something a drunken Max said the night before resonated with him ... more >

January 21, 2020

REVIEW: The Best Man Problem by Mariah Ankenman

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary / Denver / female friendship / Friends / one night stand / Wedding PlannerComments Off on REVIEW: The Best Man Problem by Mariah Ankenman

Lilly Walsh is used to keeping things buttoned-up and aboveboard. After all, the last time she hooked up with someone in a wedding party, it nearly cost her her wedding planning business. Thankfully, those rules don’t apply when she meets a handsome stranger in a hotel bar. One bad pirate ... more >

August 11, 2015

REVIEW: Brown Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas

KatiC- ReviewsContemporary / Texas / Wedding Planner16 Comments

Dear Ms. Kleypas: Your last few books haven’t worked well for me, but when I heard you’d finally be writing Joe Travis’s story, I was delighted. Your Travis series is one of my very favorites in contemporary romance, and the hero of Smooth Talking Stranger, Jack Travis, is my all time ... more >

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