Wanted: Wife (French Kiss, #1)

by Gwen Jones

[Cocktails and Books]

This was a great read. With two people who were at such opposite ends of the spectrum when it came to marriage and romance, it was funny, sweet, hot and absolutely swoon worthy when Andy spoke French.

Julie is a reporter for a local Philadelphia TV station who suddenly finds herself without a finance, a place to live or a job. At a moment weakened by the need of ultimate revenge against her ex-fiance, Richard, Julie agrees to marry a man who was interviewing potential wives at a small town New Jersey fire station. But what started as a way for Julie to stick it to Richard ends up returning her faith in Prince Charming and happily ever after.

Julie was a quirky woman who wanted to believe in happily ever after but lost faith when her world falls apart. But despite what she said for the first half of the book, you just knew we should take what she says with a grain of salt, because she absolutely fell hard for Andy Devine, regardless of what she said. I loved how she never lost faith in Andy, even when her heart was breaking, which was a complete change from how she was with Richard. It just proved that when you find the right one, no matter what he does, where he lives or how much money he has, you'll hold onto that faith.

Andy (which is such a wrong name from this big, brawny man) was a bit damaged by a creepy ass mother and a father that demanded he choose when the parents divorce became ugly. He as trained to think passion was bad and caused nothing but heartache. But Julie dispelled all those thoughts. And it was evident, from the very beginning, why Julie would fall for this man so fast. He is completely swoon worthy, especially as he's whispering his feelings to Julie, in French, during intimate moments.

This was a great debut by Gwen Jones. Her writing style is similar to Rachel Gibson and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. I look forward to more from this author.