From Publishers Weekly
In the glittering first of a new contemporary romance series, London (
Material Girl) gives us the pleasure of a celebrity tabloid without the guilt. At the request of Eli McCain, a stuntman/adventure travel coordinator, newbie wedding planner Marnie Banks tries her hand at orchestrating the vows of self-obsessed movie stars Olivia Dagwood and Vincent Vittorio. As if organizing a million dollar–plus wedding in the remote San Juan Mountains isn't hard enough, Marnie also has to decipher whether sexy, commitment-phobic Eli appreciates her spunk—or just her curvaceous, size 10 body. London's quick dialogue and swift changes of scene are smooth, and it's impossible not to anticipate—and then savor—the bridezilla's inevitable meltdown in the face of a wedding disaster. London succeeds in painting gender without using too heavy a hand: Eli uses a kitchen towel, calling it a "rag," to wipe up spilled beer, and Marnie polls all the women in her life about whether Eli's "into" her. A few clichés slip in: Eli shies from the "complicated," and Marnie insists she truly "knows" Eli. In movie-speak, the novel is
xXx meets
Legally Blonde: witty and sweet with plenty of sparks.
(Oct.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Thrillseekers Anonymous specializes in meeting the outdoor adventure needs of the rich and famous, but there was one extreme sport even they won't touch: weddings. However, Thrillseekers' latest clients, the very spoiled and wealthy movie stars Vincent Vittorio and Olivia Dagwood, want to cap off a week of adventure in Colorado with a very private wedding on an isolated mountaintop. Eli McCain is against taking the job, but his three other business partners outvote him. Now they must find a wedding planner who can meet the "unique" requirements of this event. What they get is perennially perky, newly minted wedding planner Marnie Banks, who will do anything--even work with ubersexy, ubercranky Eli--to land the job. London's deft pairing of a testosterone-rich hero with a perpetually sunny heroine not only creates some wonderfully sexy chemistry but also plenty of humorous moments. The first in a new series by London,
Wedding Survivor is perfect for readers who like sexy contemporary romances liberally laced with laughter.
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