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    The Wedding Favor: A Save the Date Novel
    The Wedding Favor: A Save the Date Novel
    The Wedding Favor: A Save the Date Novel
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Wedding Favor: A Save the Date Novel

    Written by Cara Connelly

    Narrated by Mona Brewster

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    In her deliciously sexy debut, Cara Connelly gives a whole new meaning to crashing a wedding.

    Before the wedding

    Tyrell Brown wanted to get the hell out of Houston and back to his ranch. Instead, he’s stuck on a flight to France for his best friend’s wedding. To top it off, he discovers he’s sharing a seat with Victoria Westin, the blue-eyed, stiletto-heeled lawyer who’s been a thorn in his side for months.

    At the wedding

    Victoria can’t believe it! How can she be at the same wedding as this long, lean cowboy with a killer smile? So what if they shared a few in-flight cocktails, some serious flirting, and a near-miss at the mile-high club? She still can’t stand the man!

    After the wedding

    The wedding disaster’s in the rearview, but the sizzle between these two is still red-hot. They tried to be on their best behavior in France, but back in the States all bets are off . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateDec 31, 2013
    ISBN9780062289810
    The Wedding Favor: A Save the Date Novel
    Author

    Cara Connelly

    Award-winning author Cara Connelly writes sexy romantic comedies featuring smart sassy women and the hot alpha men who love them. Her internationally bestselling Save the Date series has been described as “emotionally complex,” “intensely passionate,” and “laugh out loud hilarious.” A recovering attorney, Cara recently relocated to Florida with her rock ‘n roll husband Billy and their blue-eyed rescue dog Bella. Catch up with her at www.CaraConnelly.com, sign up for her news, and follow her on Bookbub, Goodreads, Facebook and Instagram.

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    • 4/5
      I don't generally like cowboys in my romances. They are not the kind of romantic hero that makes my heart beat a little faster. A cowboy hat, jeans, and boots have nothing on elegantly folded cravats in my imagination. But sometimes my predictable little world needs shaking up. So I grabbed Cara Connelly's contemporary romance, The Wedding Favor, with a lawyer and a cowboy as the hero and heroine and settled in. Victoria Westin is a lawyer. She's just lost a big case for a lot of money. Her opponent in the case, Tyrell Brown, has come to some conclusions about the petite blonde as a result of her demeanor during the trial that dredged up horrific memories of his beloved wife's terrible, drawn out death. He thinks Victoria's got ice in her veins and that she is, plain and simple, a horrible, cold bitch. So he's more than put out to discover that he is trapped on a plane from Houston to Paris next to this woman he loathes. Vicky is equally appalled to discover that Ty is her seatmate. She's still trying to process the fact that she lost the case and let down her toxic mother. The case was supposed to be a walk in the park with an unpolished cowboy as her opponent but Ty is more than just some rube. He's smart (a PhD) and gorgeous (women melt at the sight of him) and the jury had no trouble believing his very real relived anguish over his young wife's death at the hands of a spoiled drunk driver. He's harboring real animosity towards Vicky for her questioning of him despite the fact that she was just doing her job. What should have been an incredibly uncomfortable and long flight to Paris was mellowed by the fact that Ty got screamingly drunk, Vicky's hormones did cartwheels in his presence, and she confided in him a bit about her difficult mother and cheating ex-fiance. But things didn't progress as they might have and once the plane lands, Ty can't wait to get out of her sight until it turns out that both of them are in France for the same reason. Vicky's younger half-brother, Matt, is marrying Ty's good friend and ex, Isabelle. So they can't avoid each other. In a bid to keep their antagonistic, professional relationship from Matt and Isabelle, they agree to pretend not to have met before. And Ty even agrees to flirt with Vicky to make Isabelle happy. But the flirting gets intense as both Ty and Vicky find it hard to keep their hands off of each other. Their potential physical relationship is complicated by so many things. There's the appeal on the case Vicky lost and the chance for the appearance of impropriety. Her mother, Adrianna, wants Vicky to give her slimeball, cheating ex another chance and has invited him to the wedding in order to force the issue, plus she never loses a chance to diminish Vicky if she can. There's another bridesmaid who works as a stripper and who has set her sights on the delicious Ty. There's Vicky's fear that she's frigid. And there's Ty's fear that he can't give her a future, that everyone he loves is doomed and that she'd be better off without him. As all of the outside influences pile up, Vicky and Ty's sexual chemistry is still explosive. They banter back and forth and the zingers fly. Both have some substantial emotional baggage to overcome in order to be together. But there are definitely some things in the end that come too easily. Vicky's lifelong, contentious relationship with her mother is healed with just one small vote of support. Ty has the perfect opportunity fall into his lap to be close to Vicky in NYC thanks to a character who has not appeared in the book until the moment he needs to go and personally apologize to Vicky. I like a happily ever after as much as anyone, but this one was unbelievable and out of character. Luckily, the humor and the sparring and the entertaining situations generally override the problems in the last bit of the story and the sparks and Ty's honeyed drawl make for a seriously sexy read if you can forgive the easy redemption of the ending.
    • 4/5
      The Wedding Favor by Cara Connelly is an Avon publication. I was provided a copy of this book from the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. For Ty, a man that lost his wife in a drunk driving accident, Vicky is a cold hearted bitch attorney. Ty gets the last laugh when he wins the settlement. After the verdict, he hops on a plane to France for his friend Isabella's wedding. The last person on earth he expected to see on this flight was the "bitch on wheels" herself. Not only is she on the plane , but he has to sit right next to her. After a few Jack Daniels, Ty starts to loosen up and finds that Vicky is a very attactive woman. Striking up a conversation, Vicky reveals that she too is on her way to a wedding- her brother, Matt's wedding. She tells Ty about her controlling mother and how her fiance cheated on her. Before they knew it the two were on the verge of panting all over each other. Ty's alcohol consumption caused him to pass out before anything happened. He realized what almost happened and moved away from Vicky for the rest of the flight. But, he hasn't seen the last of Vicky. That wedding? Yes, you guessed it. Not only are they attending the same wedding, but Vicky is the groom's sister and Isabelle has assigned Ty the job of keeping Vicky company. Back and forth bickering ensues as the two attempt to pretend to get along for the sake of the wedding. Even when Vicky's mother arrives and things really get tense.But wait... There's more! Vicky's former fiance is also a guest and is trying to get Vicky to take him back... with her mother's approval! This contemporary romance/chick lit novel was a super fun, super sexy, super sweet novel. Vicky will finally make some serious life choices on her own without her mother's constant manipulation. She will also take a chance on seeing her dreams come true in a career of her own chosing. But what about love? Ty has made some big mistakes with Vicky. When it looks as though she may slip through his fingers, Ty has to do some hard thinking. Will he be able to find peace about the circumstances of his wife's death? Will he understand the way Vicky feels before it's too late? Ty and Vicky never have that starry eyed, love at first sight type romance. They are fire and ice all the way. When they aren't at each others throats , they are tearing each other's clothes off. The story is light and humorous, but there are some real emotional moments as well. At times I thought things might have gotten just a little over the top, but overall an enjoyable read.This one gets an A.
    • 4/5
      Excellent read! Tyrell Brown has been fighting the man and the insurance company over the accident that took is young brides life for seven years. There is no way in hell he should ever be attracted to the beautiful young lawyer sent from NY to finally take the case to trial. When they unwittingly arrive in France to attend the same wedding, it's difficult to keep that attraction at bay. Even worse, he's not sure he wants to!

      Very enjoyable book and I really enjoyed these characters. Can't wait to read the next book in this series. I recommend this one.