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I hope you're all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess.
This month I decided to continue on with reading the Year of Weddings novellas that I haven't already, and I dived right into Toss The Bouquet, the second set of spring wedding novellas.
Today I'd like to share with you all my review of the first novella included in this bind up.
All Dressed Up In Love by Ruth Logan Herne:
Source: Christmas Gift
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication Date: February 24th, 2015
Genre: Christian Romance
Series: Year of Weddings
Synopsis:
They’ve helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples. Now twelve new couples will find themselves in the wedding spotlight in the second Year of Weddings novella collection.
Greg Elizondo hadn’t bargained for this. Any of this.
Satin. Lace. Tulle. Pearl inlay, embroidered bodices, and Swarovski crystals.
The bridal shop business it took his mother three decades to build, the enterprise that covered his university and law degrees in full, was struggling because he might be part-genius when it came to contract law . . . But corset-style gowns with a mermaid flair? Shoot me now.
Tara Simonetti hated law school, but loved the community grant funding her presence at Temple University’s esteemed school of law. She could not fail. Would not fail. But when a notice for bridal store help appeared on the community notice board, Tara applied for the job immediately. While grants and loans helped pave her way, money for food was scarce. Legal precedence, moot court, and judicial clerking all had their place, but they were nothing compared to Alcenon lace, tucked silk skirts, and a well-placed peplum.
Greg had grabbed her help as the act of a desperate man. Within weeks, he was desperate again, this time to win her heart. But after using community funds to get her degree, how can Tara turn her back on the people who helped finance her goal?
But if she leaves Philadelphia and Greg to return to her small-town in northern Pennsylvania, she’ll be leaving her heart behind. A heart he won, fair and square by posting a help wanted notice on the coffee shop board . . . A heart that filled the missing niche in his mother’s acclaimed bridal store. A heart Greg longed to cherish forevermore.
(synopsis from goodreads)
My Review:
All Dressed Up In Love was a charming, pleasant surprise, and I wholeheartedly found myself enjoying it. I tend to be a fan of books that have a wedding dress shop as the setting, and I loved how perfectly the shop fits into the story in this one.
Greg, an extremely successful attorney, has been left his mother's bridal store after her death, and he's in serious need of help. He's got some amazing ladies working the store, but of course every single one is unavailable for the afternoon in which he desperately needs them. Suddenly a spunky, young woman enters the store, and declares herself their to help. A third year law student, Tara's dreamed her entire life about working in a bridal store, and this job posting seemed like the answer to her prayers. Greg's hesitant, but decides to give her a chance, and soon both Tara and Greg are finding themselves susceptible to the charm of the lovely store that's been serving the community for many years.
When opportunities arise, Greg's left questioning which path he should be following: his lifetime dream or the chemistry he feels with Tara. Tara went to law school as a result from some bad points in her family's history, but she knows its never been where her heart belongs. All she's ever wanted, she's found in the bridal salon and in Greg, but can she ever trust her heart to someone who's ambitions mean more to him than anything else?
All Dressed Up In Love is definitely a new favorite for me from this lovely series, and I thoroughly enjoyed how its such a sweet, and clean romance read. I loved Tara's character, I loved how Greg's determined to keep his mother's dream alive, I loved that the faith element is front and center, and I loved the theme of happiness being what's truly important in the end.
My only complaint is that the romance seemed a little insta-lovey for my tastes, but I also understand that it's harder to tell a full romance story in the time span allotted in a novella.
All in all, I'd definitely recommend this one, and I gave it a rating of four out of five stars.
Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day.
This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The photo does not belong to me, and all rights to the respective owners.
I hope you're all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess.
This month I decided to continue on with reading the Year of Weddings novellas that I haven't already, and I dived right into Toss The Bouquet, the second set of spring wedding novellas.
Today I'd like to share with you all my review of the first novella included in this bind up.
All Dressed Up In Love by Ruth Logan Herne:
Source: Christmas Gift
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication Date: February 24th, 2015
Genre: Christian Romance
Series: Year of Weddings
Synopsis:
They’ve helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples. Now twelve new couples will find themselves in the wedding spotlight in the second Year of Weddings novella collection.
Greg Elizondo hadn’t bargained for this. Any of this.
Satin. Lace. Tulle. Pearl inlay, embroidered bodices, and Swarovski crystals.
The bridal shop business it took his mother three decades to build, the enterprise that covered his university and law degrees in full, was struggling because he might be part-genius when it came to contract law . . . But corset-style gowns with a mermaid flair? Shoot me now.
Tara Simonetti hated law school, but loved the community grant funding her presence at Temple University’s esteemed school of law. She could not fail. Would not fail. But when a notice for bridal store help appeared on the community notice board, Tara applied for the job immediately. While grants and loans helped pave her way, money for food was scarce. Legal precedence, moot court, and judicial clerking all had their place, but they were nothing compared to Alcenon lace, tucked silk skirts, and a well-placed peplum.
Greg had grabbed her help as the act of a desperate man. Within weeks, he was desperate again, this time to win her heart. But after using community funds to get her degree, how can Tara turn her back on the people who helped finance her goal?
But if she leaves Philadelphia and Greg to return to her small-town in northern Pennsylvania, she’ll be leaving her heart behind. A heart he won, fair and square by posting a help wanted notice on the coffee shop board . . . A heart that filled the missing niche in his mother’s acclaimed bridal store. A heart Greg longed to cherish forevermore.
(synopsis from goodreads)
My Review:
All Dressed Up In Love was a charming, pleasant surprise, and I wholeheartedly found myself enjoying it. I tend to be a fan of books that have a wedding dress shop as the setting, and I loved how perfectly the shop fits into the story in this one.
Greg, an extremely successful attorney, has been left his mother's bridal store after her death, and he's in serious need of help. He's got some amazing ladies working the store, but of course every single one is unavailable for the afternoon in which he desperately needs them. Suddenly a spunky, young woman enters the store, and declares herself their to help. A third year law student, Tara's dreamed her entire life about working in a bridal store, and this job posting seemed like the answer to her prayers. Greg's hesitant, but decides to give her a chance, and soon both Tara and Greg are finding themselves susceptible to the charm of the lovely store that's been serving the community for many years.
When opportunities arise, Greg's left questioning which path he should be following: his lifetime dream or the chemistry he feels with Tara. Tara went to law school as a result from some bad points in her family's history, but she knows its never been where her heart belongs. All she's ever wanted, she's found in the bridal salon and in Greg, but can she ever trust her heart to someone who's ambitions mean more to him than anything else?
All Dressed Up In Love is definitely a new favorite for me from this lovely series, and I thoroughly enjoyed how its such a sweet, and clean romance read. I loved Tara's character, I loved how Greg's determined to keep his mother's dream alive, I loved that the faith element is front and center, and I loved the theme of happiness being what's truly important in the end.
My only complaint is that the romance seemed a little insta-lovey for my tastes, but I also understand that it's harder to tell a full romance story in the time span allotted in a novella.
All in all, I'd definitely recommend this one, and I gave it a rating of four out of five stars.
Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day.
This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The photo does not belong to me, and all rights to the respective owners.
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