#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents her first trade original?a novel of love, friendship, and family?Book One in the Bride Quartet.
The Wedding Quartet, #1
Berkley
May 2009
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Featuring: Mackensie Elliot; Carter Maguire
352 pages ISBN: 0425227510 EAN: 9780425227510 Kindle: B001VFTYY6 Trade Size / e-Book / audiobook Add to Wish List
The women at Vows β a wedding planning company in Connecticut β make it their business to create memorable events for couples sealing their bonds. And though the bonds among Parker, Emma, Mac, and Laurel may not be official, they are very real β and equally worthy of celebrationβ¦
Mackensie Elliotβs experience with her broken family has convinced her the only way to make happiness last is to take a picture of it. She does just that at Vows β where her photos, Laurelβs cakes, Emmaβs flowers, and Parkerβs almost frightening organizational skills combine for a flourishing business. As a bonus, the four friends are able to live on the grounds of Parkerβs sprawling family estate, where the weddings and other events are staged. Sometimes it means dealing with drama β but even the worst mother-of-the-bridezilla canβt compare to Macβs own manipulative mom. Every time Mac talks to her she winds up drained β and so does her bank account.
What helps distract her is slightly-geeky, slightly-klutzy, but oh-so-cute English teacher Carter Maguire. Macβs enjoying the vibe with him β and has no intention of ruining it by making the same mistake her mother makes again and again: getting married. But as the women of Vows band together to score a major client, and Mac nears the breaking point with her mother, she begins to wonder if itβs time to come out from behind the camera, and put herself in the pictureβ¦