4 Stars! ~~~ Of the three in the trilogy, I liked this one the best!
A Whirlwind Engagement by Jessica Hart
Harlequin Romance # 3765 – September 2003
City Brides trilogy – Book # 3
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Imagine discovering one day that your very best friend in the world, the one who’s always been there for you, is actually the man you’ve been looking for all your life, your one and only. One day Bella suddenly opened her eyes and seen Josh the man he’d matured to be, no longer the little bit geeky lanky college student she sat beside fourteen years ago. And he’s getting married to someone else. Josh used to have a huge crush on Bella in college, and over the years he convinced himself that all he needs is for her to always be his best friend. But Bella’s been acting strangely, and all he can figure out is that her heart is broken, she’d just been dumped by her boyfriend, and she had confessed to him that the one man she’d ever love would never be hers. When Josh’s fiancée dumps him, Bella volunteers to a pretend engagement. He needs a fiancée for a trip with prospective clients, and it’s couples only. Now it’s Josh’s turn to be thrown for a loop, because after their first kiss, he can’t stop thinking of Bella in a very un-best friendly way. And all he can remember is how she’ll always be in love with another man.
This is a wonderful story of two best friends who suddenly understand the reason why they’ve never committed to anyone is because they’ve really been saving themselves for each other. There are some very emotional moments when Bella’s heart breaks at the realization that she’s too late; Josh is taken. I liked the way we get to see Josh wake up to his feelings. Of the three in the trilogy, I liked this one the best. Maybe because everyone else could easily see that Josh and Bella were meant to be together, and were just waiting for them to come to their senses. Although each book in the trilogy stand alone, I recommend reading them in order, there are lovely tidbits in the first two that make this last one richer.
Excellence: Very Good ~ Steaminess: Romantic
My Totals = 19 ~ Harlequin Imprint = 19 ~ Other Publisher = 0
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