Molly Harrigan has just turned 30 years old, is unmarried and is envious of all her married friends. All Molly wants is her own happily ever after, but she is yet to find Mr. Right. After attending her millionth wedding as a bridesmaid, she throws her hideous bridesmaid dress in the pile of dresses past and thinks about her life. When Molly's grandmother died she left her plenty of money for her wedding, after all Nana was a true romantic at heart and wanted Molly to have the very best. The only problem is that Molly doesn't have a man to have that dream wedding with.
Molly decides to hire an escort to pretend to be her fiancΓ©. She isn't going to sit idle and wait for a man! Why wait when you can just hire one and have the wedding of your dreams? The only flaw in Molly's brilliant plan is that this man is acting and doesn't truly love her; he's just hired to do the job.
Molly's sister is pregnant, all her friends are married, and now her best friend Brad is getting ready to marry a horrible woman named Claire. Molly parades Justin, the escort, around her family and friends introducing him as her boyfriend. Everyone loves Justin, except for Brad. Molly could care less what Brad thinks; after all his fiancΓ©e is an extremely jealous witch who is trying to break up their friendship! When enough time has passed, Molly announces that she is engaged to Justin. Molly's mother and sister are thrilled but Molly feels extremely guilty. What has she gotten herself into? Molly just wanted a wedding; it's not her fault she had to hire herself a fake groom!
Molly has her eye on the prize, and that's having a fabulous wedding. Unfortunately she is so focused that she can't see Mr. Right is right in front of her nose and she doesn't even know it. Will Molly go through with this pretend wedding or will she realize what a mistake she is making? Will Molly end up with Mr. Right or will he slip through her fingers and marry someone else?
NOT QUITE A BRIDE was a delightfully hilarious debut novel. I loved the characters and Molly's antics were so funny! The short chapters kept the book moving along at a fast pace. I could definitely picture this book becoming a movie with Cameron Diaz or Kate Hudson. I highly recommend this book to chick lit lovers who love humor mixed in with the romance. The storyline was very original and kept my interest throughout the whole book. Kirsten Sawyer is an extremely talented author and I look forward to her next book.
Molly Harrigan has always dreamed of the perfect wedding,
she just never thought she'd be in scores of them as the
bridesmaid. Now on her thirtieth birthday--after her
younger, married sister announces that she's
pregnant--Molly's old dream takes on an all-new urgency.
It doesn't help matters that her best friend Brad drops the
bomb that he's engaged to his spoiled brat of a girlfriend.
Devastated, Molly does what almost no one in the same
situation would do. With a giant wedding fund burning a hole
in her pocket (courtesy of her late, beloved grandmother),
Molly hires a fiance.
Now armed with the perfect boyfriend, Molly stages a
whirlwind courtship, engagement, and grand-ballroom-style
wedding. Lying to her friends and family is a small price to
pay for cake-tastings, gift registries, and dress fittings.
But lying to herself could cost Molly her one chance at true
love--with a man whose feet are turning as cold as her own...
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