Mia Calogera needs a husband if she's to maintain the
lifestyle to which she's currently accustomed (and it's a
pretty darned nice lifestyle!) and avoid marrying the man
her grandfather picks out for her. Determined to marry
(though she's professed many times that she's not the
marrying kind) she flies to Las Vegas to meet the man she's
been chatting with online. His name is Derek and he at
least shares her passion for orchids.
But on the plane ride from New York to Sin City, Mia starts
thinking about sinning with her seatmate, the beautiful
Dominick Chickalini. During the long ride, the two share
life stories and it's clear they're two of a kind --
footloose, fancy-free, scared to death of marrying. Of
course, Mia has to explain why she's wearing a full bridal
ensemble and Dominick can't believe she's marrying to
secure a fortune. Or, he privately admits, that he's
jealous of the unknown bridegroom.
When Mia gets to Vegas and leaves Dominick, she tries to
convince herself that she's romanticizing their attraction.
But when she compares Derek to Dominick, well, there's just
no way she can go through with her plan. Facing some of her
own faults, Mia finally admits that maybe she should tell
her grandfather she refuses to marry right now and if he
must take all her money away, then that's the way it goes.
She's an adult, she can work.
Yeah, yeah. When Derek, in a fury, drives off with her
purse, Mia goes to Dominick's hotel, hoping he'll loan her
money for a plane ticket home. Their overwhelming
attraction leaps out, shocking them both and landing them
very comfortably in bed.
And once more, Mia dons her wedding gown, this time
marrying someone she's starting to care about. But can they
meet each other's demanding families, adjust from their
pretty self-concerned lifestyles and make a marriage work?
It's going to be a close call...
I loved this book! There's some great self-realization
(read that maturing) by both lead characters, and
meanwhile, they're just hugely entertaining. What a fun
read!
Things to do before Grandpa Junie turns eighty-five…and I'm
disinherited:
Find a guy to marry (preferably a stranger of
my own choosing, not Grandpa's)
Tell the groom it's only temporary (and platonic,
naturally)
Tie the knot ASAP!
Untie the knot ASAP!
Queens-born-and-bred Mia Calogera needs a husband-like,
yesterday.
Eloping with her Internet pen pal Derek sounds like a plan.
Which is
why Mia's dressed in a beaded gown and white satin shoes,
headed for
Vegas.
Advertising dynamo Dominic Chickalini has vowed to be the
last
single man standing. Then he spies the gorgeous bride-to-be
in the
aisle seat of the plane. The sexual sparks fly, but this woman's
already spoken for. Or is she? When Mia's wedding plans go
south, she
makes Dom an offer that's hard to refuse. It's not like it's
forever.
It's not like they're even in love. So why does her heart
pound at the
thought of looking into his eyes and saying "I do"?
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