~Shortlisted for the ALA’s 2015 Reading List for Best Romance
SHE KNOWS BETTER THAN TO SAY “I DO”
After a humiliating end to her engagement, investment banker Sidney Sinclair is done with commitment-phobic men. But when her sister winds up engaged after a whirlwind courtship, Sidney is thrown into close contact with exactly the kind of sexy playboy she wants to avoid—the gorgeous best man. She’s stuck with him, for better or worse, until her sister walks down the aisle, but that doesn’t mean she has to give in to his smooth advances, no matter how tempting they are…
BUT HE MAKES IT HARD TO SAY “I DON’T”
Special agent Vaughn Roberts always gets his man on the job and his woman in bed. So Sidney’s refusal to fall for his charms only makes him more determined to win over the cool and confident redhead. Only what starts out as a battle of wills ends up as a serious play for her heart. Because the one woman who refuses to be caught may be the only one Vaughn can’t live without…
A New York Times Bestseller
A USA Today Bestseller
A Publishers Weekly Bestseller
IT HAPPENED ONE WEDDING is another delicious read by Julie James. I know I can always count on Julie James for an entertaining story, witty dialogue and interesting characters full of snarky comments. I wasn’t disappointed. Sidney Sinclair is in her thirties and has just moved back to Chicago from New York after breaking up with her fiancé. She is disillusioned and embarrassed after catching her fiancé with a much younger woman and is having a hard time moving on. Vaughn Roberts and Sidney first meet when he tries to pick her up in a coffee shop and she turns him down cold. Vaughn is irked by Sidney’s rejection. He has never been rejected by a woman and even though her assessment of him is dead on, he still finds it annoying. Vaughn likes having fun with women and isn’t interested in settling down, but it bugs him when Sidney calls him on it, without even knowing him. They are both surprised when they are thrown together again when Vaughn’s brother and Sidney’s sister decide to get married. Vaughn reminds Sidney of her ex and every time they meet she makes sarcastic remarks to him.
Vaughn has all the elements for the perfect book boyfriend. He is ruggedly sexy, smart, an FBI agent, witty, down to earth and has a great body. Oh, and I can’t forget, his masculine voice has a rough grit to it. Sidney is beautiful, smart and has a successful career, but her list of how to know when a man is ready for a permanent relationship, had me laughing. Julie James has written a fast paced, humorous story, yet it has touching emotional moments too. There are engaging secondary characters. Some of them make appearances from the previous books in this series. There is a lot of trash talking between the guys and it seems Vaughn can’t make a move without someone commenting about it. I love all the verbal volleys Vaughn and Sidney throw at each other. This is the fifth book in the FBI/US Attorney series, but each one is a stand alone.
Read by Karen for Cocktails and Books
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