I'd never read a book by Nora Roberts before. And I'm not usually one for a romance novel (except for my vampire series, mind you... which basically tricked me into reading them). However, one day while on the Barnes and Noble website the article, "In Praise of Decent Men" by Eloisa James caught my eye. After thinking about how I'm a bit tired of the movies, tv shows, and books that depict love and good men with cynicism, I went on a romance/yay love/root for the good guy binge. I watched a ton of yummy romantic comedies (well, that's not new), and picked up a few sweet books (yes, ok, they're romance novels) -- this one included. Since the article had talked about the sequel to this book, I figured I needed to start with book #1 (Vision in White) to get to book #2.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac - the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies.
After years of throwing make-believe weddings in the backyard, flowers, photography, desserts, and details are what these women do best: a guaranteed perfect, beautiful day full of memories to last the rest of your life.
With bridal magazine covers to her credit, Mackensie "Mac" Elliot is most at home behind the camera - ready to capture the happy moments she never experienced while growing up. Her father replaced his first family with a second, and now her mother, moving on to yet another man, beg Mac for attention and money. Mac's foundation is jostled again moments before an important wedding planning meeting when she bumps into the bride-to-be's brother...an encounter that has them both seeing stars.
Carter Maquire is definitely not her type: he's stable, and he's safe. He's even an English teacher at their high school alma mater. There's something about him that makes Mac think a casual fling is just what she needs to take her mind off dealing with bridezillas and screening her mother's phone calls. But a casual fling can turn into something more when you least expect it. And with the help of her three best friends - and business partners - Mac must learn how to make her own happy memories... (publisher's description)
Vision in White is Mac's story, and it's a sweet one. This very easy read was finished before I knew it, and was as light as non-buttered popcorn. It was the great guy that kept me reading, frankly, and I have to say that Nora Roberts can sure write a good man. Kudos to her on that. He wasn't the cheesy, oily, Fabio-type muscle man I had imagined would be in romance novels... he was the actual guy I want to marry. For real. So, although Roberts sweet story didn't change my life in a profound way, it gave me hope for the good guy out there in this world of emotionally stunted, elusive, run-from-commitment-until-you-run-of-a-cliff cliches of men I am so often reading about and seeing in my entertainment. Guys everywhere should thank her for adding a positive example of their gender to the mix. I have to say also that reading about this fictional wedding planning company was also a charming story-line. Imagine living on a wedding planning compound (though, of course all of you with your own houses) with three of your best friends, doing what you love to be doing for a living, and working as a team while still having the ability to run your independent part of the business. Sounds pretty nice to me. So does the next book in the series, Bed of Roses, which I will be reading soon. Because really, who doesn't love a love story, especially those delicious beginnings?
Three Coconuts
xo,
The Coconut Librarian
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