One explosive night.
No names.
No numbers.
No chance they’ll see one another again.
Meet Jemma West. Her fledgling catering business is toast thanks to one bad review. With her reputation in tatters and all her clients gone, she’s stuck cooking brunch for hipsters. When she’s offered the opportunity to plan a social media darling’s wedding, it sounds like the answer to all her prayers. There is just one small snag, the new gig also comes with an assistant, the bride-to-be’s brother. Who just so happens to be the sexy as hell nameless guy she hasn’t been able to stop thinking about since he left her bed.
Enter Nash Easton. Hotshot chef whose life has spiraled out of control. His wife of 6 years walked out with some guy named Trent and he hasn’t cooked a single thing since. He’s back in New York for a fresh start and to try and make sense of his life. That started well with a night tangled around an anonymous and magnetic blonde. But the very last thing he expected was to see her again, or that they’d have to work together to plan his sister's wedding.
Can these two headstrong chefs maintain their professional distance, or will the simmering chemistry be too much to resist?
Genre: contemporary romance
Publication date: September 2021
Mature content: yes
Review: I had three major issues with this book, which is a shame because I really liked the story and was rooting for Jemma and Nash to get their happily ever after.
First, there's too much sex in the book. I have no problem with sex scenes when they are relevant to the plot. But on The Wedding Planners, well, too much is just too much.
Second, I did't care much for the overall attitude of the characters, both main and secondary: especially in the first part of the book it seems that all problems can be solved by drinking alcohol and talking abut sex.
Third, Nash is angry with his wife because she cheated and walked out of their marriage. But since he his still married and they have not even discussed their relationship or decided on a divorce, technically for almost 100% of the book he is cheating on his wife as well by being involved with Jemma. He thinks it's ok because his wife walked out first. Well, sorry but I have to disagree on that one.
So...I think there was a lot of potential in the story and one of these days I may give books 2 and 3 of this Love in Brooklyn series a try, but in truth I can't bring myself to actively recommend The Wedding Planners.
Happy readings otherwise,
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