I popped into the bookstore recently and was thrilled to find two Carina Press paperbacks on the New Romance shelf. I read them both in digital, but I bought a copy of each of these fun contemporary romances to give away!
Matilda Geoffrey had risked it all for love.
She’d left Australia to be with Barry–the man who had swept her off her virtual feet. Now, wearing a wedding dress, she’s alone on Main Street in small-town Wisconsin, and things aren’t working out exactly as planned….
In town for his annual family visit, Marc Olsen had never seen a bride quite like Matilda–staring into a storefront window, holding a tottering wedding cake and looking desperately in need of a groom. He doesn’t have many warm feelings for his hometown, but meeting Matilda just as she discovers she’s been scammed by her online “fiancé” stirs something in him.
Matilda is not the kind of woman Marc imagined himself with, and Marc is anything but the romantic hero that Matilda has always dreamed of. But as unlikely circumstances throw them together, can they let go of their misconceptions and risk their hearts for love?
and
anti-Cupid Bennett Westcott
request the pleasure of your company for
their disaster of a courtship
Wedding planner Ivy Rhodes is the best in the business, and she’s not about to let a personal problem stop her from getting ahead. So when she’s asked to star in the reality TV show Planning for Love, it doesn’t matter that the show’s videographer happens to be a recent–and heartbreaking–one-night stand.
Bennett Westcott admits he didn’t handle his encounter with Ivy very well. But looking at her beautiful smile–and great body–through a camera lens every day? He can’t be faulted for suggesting they have some no-strings fun.
The more time they spend together, the more Ben realizes Ivy isn’t the wedding-crazed bridezilla he’d imagined. But if he doesn’t trust himself to make a relationship last, how can he convince Ivy to give him another chance?
How do you enter? Well, both books have a wedding theme, so what’s your favorite part of attending a wedding? The romantic atmosphere? The cake? Watching groomsmen hit on bridesmaids? For me, it’s the joy of seeing family members partying. I got to see my aunt dance on a bar to the Hawaii 5-0 theme song and, trust me, that’s an awesome memory to have.
The winner will be randomly drawn on Monday, October 28th at 10am eastern. International entries are allowed, I’ll be checking for comments erroneously marked as spam, your information is not saved for purposes nefarious or otherwise, and you’re not subscribed to anything. Just for fun.
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I love love the dresses and seeing everybody get together and have fun.
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My favorite part of weddings is the open bar and cake! lol. i just recently went to a wedding and sat at the weird sense of humor table. the bride and groom had the m&m’s with their faces on them so there ended up being discussions on what the bride and groom tasted like…..lol.
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I love the food and watching persons let loose and have fun.
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I am from Europe and here weddings are so much different. That’s why I love to read wedding books because it gives me in insight of how the weedings in US are. But in my country, the most touching moment is when the parents are giving the bride to the groom and we have a special song for that moment.
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The look on groom’s face when he sees the bride walking down towards him… priceless!!
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I love dancing at weddings…and the cake!
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The food!!
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The best part of the wedding is the white wedding cake. Now my daughter tells meshe wants a cheesecake bar at her wedding. Hmm…. Maybe a mother of the bride cake.
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I love watching the kids dance. They’re so uninhibited!
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The vows and the smiles on their faces when they are “presented” as man and wife for the first time!
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I love watching the groom kiss his bride for the 1st time as husband and wife! Also the cutting of the cake!
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I love seeing a couple so happy and in love. I love looking at the different cakes and comparing them to mine.
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I enjoy the church service. watching the groom see his bride for the first time, the bridesmaids and groomsmen all dressed up. seeing the flowers for the first time. love it
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I love seeing the dresses, jewelry, suits, flowers etc. I love simple weddings, elaborate ones and all of them in between. My favorite part is seeing how happy and in love the bride and groom are together <3
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I like o see the groom’s expression when the bride walks down the aisle and the Dad giving her a kiss before handing her over to the man she loves.Shannon please tell my children that it was a different Aunt and you have never seen me dance on the bar. Key words being “seen me”.
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I like seeing all the people, family and friends, that I don’t get to see very often.
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Love the dresses and the women trying to outdo each other
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The look on the bride and grooms face as they turn around after being pronounced man and wife…the tension of the ceremony over and the look of bliss of just being married is spectacular.
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I love the look on the grooms face when his bride starts to walk down the aisle. In turn the look on the fathers face as he walks his baby girl down the aisle. I will never forgot either from my own wedding.
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I LOVE seeing the bride walk down the aisle, with her preferred bridal song march. I don’t know why I’m affected, but I ALMOST ALWAYS get teary-eyed EVERY TIME I watch the bride “walk the plank”. :p And another thing that I love about weddings are the bride & the father of the bride dance! :’) not too forget the newlyweds’ messages to their parents, and the parents to them. It always hit the mark <3
And oh, last one. The "bathroom" break of most of the single guys & ladies during the garter/bouquet toss or game. Hahaha! I guess it's not anymore that you'll be the next to get married, but more on that you don't want to be the object of your friends' amusement during the whole reception. Hahaha!
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My favorite part of a wedding is the feeling of hope and love. That anything is possible….together. we should all try to hang on to that feeling
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I love seeing the happiness of the bride and groom walking down the isle..Then there is the cookie table at the reception (its a western PA tradition)
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I love watching the family interact with the bride and groom
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I love watching the bride dance the 1st dance with her father.
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Favorite part of a wedding is the JOY that just radiates everywhere! The ceremony, the reception, the whole affair – true happiness!
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I love that it makes everyone reminisce about their wedding and their love. Always great to be around positive things.
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I love watching how everybody lets loose. When my daughter got married everyone kept asking who was I? I had a really good time
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I think my favorite part of a wedding, is the bridal party getting ready… Putting on makeup, laughing, joking, eating. I’ve been apart of that experience just a few times and that’s the part I look back on with the fondest of memories!
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I love the look on the groom’s face when he sees the bride. The cake is my second favorite. I just love cake.
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For me, the favorite part is the atmosphere, there’s something unique about it. True, I do love the wedding dress, the flowers and of course, the cake.
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Seeing all of the beautiful dresses.
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My favorite part of the wedding is everyone dancing and having fun. My aunt sang an Irish song at my wedding and the band sang a song that my husband’s father wrote for the singer, Vic Damone. Those personal touches made it really special.
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The love! It is just contagious!
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I love the personal vows the bride and groom share and the look on their faces as they listen to their loved one sharing their heart in such an open and loving manner.
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The Dancing
It isn’t often that you get the opportunity to dance to all the good ‘ole songs.
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I’m going to draw a winner now! Stay tuned…