Review: Wedding bell stories from different parts of the world
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
WEDDING BELLS BUNDLE By Ginny BairdThis collection of books actually has 4 books by the author..The Christmas Catch  (Holiday Brides Series #1)John Steadman is a college professor in a little town near Burlington, VT. He had helped tow Christine and her son Tyler out of the snowdrift along with his dog Mason.They lived in Chicago but were house sitting for Helen, her boss and best friend. Christine White had lost her husband Dan in the war. She's an artist, graphic doing designs for a card company.They do meet up again in town, shopping for groceries. John talks to his dog Mason and assures him he will ask her out. They went to the same college in NC. Helen told Christine to check him out online and ask him out...Love the part where there is no TV and they have to play the old fashioned way, with puzzles, Lincoln logs, and books.Over cocoa in town at the children's center she tells John of her dreams about work and they also have agreed to go sledding...The story also follows Helan and her love interests.I received this book from the author as a gift in exchange for my honest review..MUST-HAVE HUSBAND By Ginny Baird“Mac” McCormack is at his friend Hank's lodge and is going to do some hiking and camping. His store burned down and the insurance company says there's a clause about forest fires.Connie Oliver is at the mountain with the girls. A girls weekend and she is then to be married. Problem is Walt has moved onto somebody new already and moved in with her.Their grandfather raised all the girls and he wants to see this last one married wearing the hand me down wedding gown. He's just 80 now...Mac's friend is always trying to set him up. Connie's sister is always trying to set her up, with a date.Connie and her sister Linda are lost in the forest and it's raining and lightening. They search and walk around and find a campfire and a coffeepot brewing.Love hearing how he kept the wood dry and hoisted his food up into the tree on a pulley, good skills.Mysteries of a rope burn and a noose get hem thinking.... Connie wants to rent him and bring him to the family party in Napa where the family owns a winery. Linda doesn't think that's such a good idea.Connie makes Mac the proposal and he accepts, he can use the money for his business, now he has to pretend to be her fiance. Love the grandfather's tradition on his birthday when it comes to the meal.Such a fun light reading book to immerse myself into. Love the locale and tips for hiking..When the magical dress arrives her mother has a new plan of action.... Love how the story is told and in only 59 pages. Another author would drag it out over 300 pages. Can't wait for the other books in this series.Love Connie's choice of a career and the ending where the author tells us more about the book, tradition and the series.(Summer Grooms Series #1) I received this book from the author as a gift in exchange for my honest review..THE SOMETIME BRIDECarrie St. John had just tossed her engagement ring in the pool- Wilson had broken it off with her.This book also follows Mike Davis who is diving for his ex fiances ring in the pool and finds not his but somebody elses.They have had their rooms paid for a s a special weekend rate and agree to just console one another and stay the night.He planned to attend a 20th high school reunion and prove the guys wrong that he'd still be a bachelor. With his girl dumping him he'd still be a bachelor.She is to attend her bridal shower that her grandmother and other relatives have put together-for the 2nd time. The last guy had walked out on her also.They come together with other plans and before Mike knows it she's asking his dad to walk her down the aisle for their wedding.  He's not sure what to think... They do get to talk about her money and it's the tip of the iceberg-the one thing that can break them up.I received this book from the author as a gift in exchange for my honest review..HOW TO MARRY A MATADORJessica flies to Madrid on an acquisitions deal but wakes up married to a matador!She can't understand how it happened til she pieced together some clues from the night before...Fernando is very compelling and with the sangria has gotten her to marry him.They both are used to be the leader and handle confrontations well, except with one another. after she hears him out, as to why he has to marry and quickly she kind of understands but wants out of the marriage. is it a marriage anyways with the Spanish laws?Then he tells his mother that Jess is pregnant... Her whole life is in the states...Travel is really descriptive! Liked hearing about his profession.  Her BFF shows up to help out with the problems... Excerpt from Santa Fe Fortune is also included.I received this book from the author as a gift in exchange for my honest review.