To Have and to Hold

Wedding Belles, Book 1

De: Lauren Layne

Narrado por: Vanessa Daniels

Discovering her fiancé is an international con man just moments before they exchange vows devastates celebrity wedding planner Brooke Baldwin's business - and breaks her heart. Now a pariah in Los Angeles, she seeks a fresh start in New York City and thinks she's found it with her first bridal client, a sweet - if slightly spoiled - hotel heiress. Then she meets the uptight businessman who's holding the purse strings.

Seth Tyler wishes he could write a blank check and be done with his sister Maya's fancy-pants wedding. Unfortunately, micromanaging the event is his only chance at proving Maya's fiancé is a liar. Standing directly in his way is the stunning blonde wedding planner whose practiced smiles and sassy comebacks both irritate and arouse him. He needs Brooke's help. But can he persuade a wedding planner on a comeback mission to unplan a wedding? And, more importantly, how will he convince her that the wedding she should be planning is theirs?

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Great story, so so narrative

I’ve read several of Ms. Layne’s book, and I particularly like her earlier series, like this one. Only downer is the narrative. The voice is pleasant, but delivered in a stiff, unnatural cadence. But definetly worth it.

A fun read with some NSFW moments

My first Lauren Layne book and I wasn't disappointed. I will admit that I judge books by their covers, so when I saw this cover (and the rest of the covers for the series), I knew I needed to read this story! You often wonder about wedding planners falling in love while planning a wedding and this book gives you that and more. A fun read with some NSFW moments (don't listen without headphones LOL)!

Unlikable characters

The main dude is such a jackhole. I couldn’t finish this book, and I’ll usually read to the end.

Good, but major flaw

I liked the characters and the narration was fine. My issue is with an heiress getting engaged to someone without a background check and no mention of pre-nup. It's standard procedure for wealthy families to conduct background checks on even potential dates, let alone mysterious fiances. And even without a background check, a pre-nup should have been mentioned. And anyone growing up with the wealth implied in this story would be wary of gold diggers. Other than this major flaw, I enjoyed this production.

Okay.

I was really enjoying this book until close to the end. I find it so dumb that anyone would be upset, mad or even surprised that a billionaire brother wouldn’t hire a PI to check out a sketchy future BIL. Sometimes these stories are just dumb as authors try to think up new storylines. This is one of them.