Blog Tour: Catch Him If You Can

Author Bio:

Jennifer Shirk has a bachelor degree in pharmacy-which has in NO WAY at all helped her with her writing career. But she likes to point it out, since it shows romantic-at-hearts come in all shapes, sizes, and mind-numbing educations.

She is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of sweet (and sometimes even funny) romances for Montlake Romance and Entangled Publishing. Her novel, FIANCE BY FATE, a 2015 Readers' Crown Finalist, became an Amazon #1 bestseller for Series Romance. And recently, WRONG BROTHER, RIGHT MATCH, WON the Sweet Traditional category of the 2017 Golden Quill Contest and became a #1 Amazon bestseller for Holiday Romance and USA Today bestseller.

She serves on many volunteer boards in her community, but is most proud of her work on the Ocean City Free Public Library Board of Trustees, where she has served as President for over 3 years. She resides in a beach resort in NJ, and when she's not involved in all the above, she's taking care of her most treasured possessions: her husband, daughter, and dog (Sox).

Connect:

Site: https://www.jennifershirk.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferShirkBooks

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JenniferShirk

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jennifershirk

Book Blurb:

Veterinarian Wade Roberts is done with love. But try convincing the elderly folk of Cape Harmony who are determined to play matchmaker. Now the young single women in town are bombarding him with baked goods and love notes, and being “taken” is the only way to stop the meddling grannies—which is why he needs a fake fiancée. Fast.

Arden Pearson loves planning weddings. Other people's weddings, that is. After her own engagement ended in disaster, she prefers to live vicariously through her work. But when she needs to persuade a big client that she’s capable of planning the celebrity wedding of the year, she’s willing to go as far as pretending to be engaged herself to her best friend’s older brother.

Soon their ruse has everyone in town believing they make the perfect couple—including Arden. She’s always been nothing more than a kid sister to Wade, and it might take a village to convince him otherwise...

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Review: I've been meaning to read more Jennifer Shirk, so I was thrilled to get a chance to read Catch Him If You Can. Her books are wonderful sweet romances with characters that you absolutely fall in love with.

I have to admit I love the fake fiance trope, so that really made this book more fun for me. Oh and when the characters love Doctor Who, well. Its happy happy joy joy time for me when it comes to reading. I love when characters like the same  things I do.

Our hero is a vet. Squee! Animal lovers make me so happy. He's slightly geeky too. Wade is officially my new book boyfriend. I have to say that I seldom have tried to claim book boyfriends, but this year, I think I've claimed three! Wade is definitely one of them. In fact, I'd say he would be at the top of the list, for being a Doctor Who fan. I loved all the references to the show both new and classic versions. 

Can you say perfection?

Yes it is!  It is total perfection, especially as both hero and heroine need each other to be their fake significant other, him to keep matchmaking friends from sending women his way, and her to get a great client for her wedding planning business.

Its a small town romance about two people determine to not get attached to anyone. Of course, that doesn't work out, because as they really get to know each other they start to get attached!

I loved it!

Rating: 5 flowers

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Book Review: The Texan's Wedding Escape

Meet the Author:

Charlene Sands is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary and historical romance. She has been honored with the National Readers Choice Award, the Booksellers Best Award, The Cataromance Reviewers Choice Award and Romantic Times Magazine's Best Harlequin Desire Award of 2014. She is an active member of Romance Writers of America. When not writing, she spends time with her four "princesses", enjoys sunny Pacific beaches and yummy chocolate mocha cappuccinos! Sign up for her newsletter for fun and exclusive prizes at www.charlenesands.com and on FB and Twitter!

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About the Book:

From friendship to passion…to forever?

Only if she doesn’t marry the wrong man first…

Lauren never got over her childhood crush on Cooper, but she’s grown up now and ready to settle down. She even agrees to plan her upcoming wedding at his ranch, but in close quarters, she’s second-guessing her groom and yearning for Cooper’s forbidden embrace… Then she discovers the rancher’s ulterior motive. Will she walk down the aisle with the wrong man?

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Review:  Charlene Sands is one of my favorite writer's for the Desire line and though I haven't been reading much romance lately, I absolutely had to read this one.

I'm a bit on the fence about my feelings for this one.  That's not to say I didn't enjoy the book, because I did, very much, but I had some issues with Lauren.

Lauren was portrayed as a former boy crazy young woman, who has suddenly decided to settle down after only dating her groom to be for only 6 months. This groom to be is also her late brother's business partner. No chemistry can be found between the two of them at all. I felt that Roger should have at least pretended to like/love her if they were going to be married.

But then there's Cooper. Ah Cooper. He was the best thing about the book. I adored him. He was not your typical Harlequin hero. There wasn't a trace of alpha male to be found here. In fact, he was really just sweet. Any guy that would help his bff's mother to put a stop to her daughter's wedding, is just a sweetie, and he does it with good intentions. He's not overbearing or controlling. He's just the kind of caring guy you want in your life. He is definitely book boyfriend material.

Lauren's mom  is all kinds of awesome too. I love a mom that is motherly and not some evil or just bad mom type character. I like good mother/daughter relationships and this was definitely here, even though mom wasn't quite as trusting as she could have been.

I felt that part of the ending was wrapped up a little to neatly. I understand that Ms. Sands wanted a little bit of suspense at the end, but Lauren's change in behavior didn't seem to work well with her previous actions.

I did love the big reveal about Roger at the end. That was actually pretty perfect and it made me feel like Lauren finally grew a spine.

If you are looking for a quick, sweet read for a lazy afternoon.

Rating: 4 flowers

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