A Proposal to Die For

By: Molly Harper

Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi

A fast-paced, witty, and delightful new mystery about a marriage proposal planner whose biggest job yet is threatened by a dead body (or two).

Jessamine Bricker loves a plan. Contingency plans and pros-and-cons lists are her love language, and because of that, her proposal planning business is thriving. But with rent costs rising at her office building, Jess jumps at the chance to plan a proposal between her snobby high school classmate, Diana, and her very wealthy boyfriend, Trenton Tillard…the Fourth.


Roped into joining Diana’s ”pre-bridal” retreat at the exclusive Golden Ash resort, Jess hopes to fade into the background, get some work done, and maybe find some time to unwind. Their first day is anything but relaxing: Diana is furious about the mountain spa’s lack of cell phone reception, the couple next door argues constantly, and Jess swears she just saw a drug deal go down. To top it all off, she’s warned to stay out of the woods by the gruff and sexy chef, Dean Osbourne. Is this a retreat or a horror movie?


As Jess tries to do her job while placating the bride-to-be and her increasingly over-the-top demands, she spends more and more time with the resort owners, finding herself much more in tune with the laid-back Osbourne family than her social climbing “boss.” Between a meditation garden-related drowning and Jess’s discovery of a body in a sauna, it's clear that deadly secrets abound at the Golden Ash. Now it’s up to Jess to unravel the mysteries here in the mountains—before all her plans are cancelled…permanently.

Not Molly Harper's Best

This book was just okay. I love Molly's other books, especially the Halfmoon Hollow Series. This book lacked the snark and humor of her other books. It was hard to get invested in the characters in this book. The plot was far fetched for a realistic fiction story, as well. I gave it 4 stars because the narration was excellent and I overall like Molly Harper's books in general. This book just fell short of what I've come expect from her books.

I loved this book!

I read (or listen to) ANYTHING that Molly Harper writes. She as the author and Amanda Ranconi as the narrator are a tough team to beat. Having said that, this particular book was even a step ahead of the usual. Her characters are lovable (or hate-able in some cases), and that's a good thing, because it's tough to love a book if you don't get involved with the characters. But this book was also a very finely-woven mystery/suspense. I hope she writes more in this setting, and I highly recommend them!

Just yes

Yes buy it. Yes you will love it. And yes I hope Molly Harper writes more books like this. I always love her books but this maybe up there as one of my all time favorites.

Mystery is new but great

As Molly’s first mystery I couldn’t wait to read it.
Great characters, great plot and just enough surprising twists and turns.

love the humor

she needs to write faster. I already want another book. I love the book. I'm terrible at reviews