Review: I liked it!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 29, 2013
Kiss the Bride, (A Tallwood Novella,) by Jody Wallace is a very well-written and interesting romance.Environmentalist Caroline (Caro) Oakenfeld, is engaged to Dan, a pencil-necked geek. Caro wants to move on with her life, get married, settle down and start a family.  However, Caro and Dan's relationship is already fraught with problems, including jealousy, living separately and celibacy.  He didn't even give her an engagement ring.  The wedding is being held in Caro's hometown and her friends and family are helping her put it together.  Especially her best-friend Heck, her man-of-honor and second best-friend, Jhi Yuan.  Dan is not well liked and his lack of interest in the wedding is very troublesome.Caro is secretly in love with Heck, but after sending him subtle signals for thirty-four years, she has finally given up.  She believes Heck thinks of her as a sister.Local contractor Herman Heckley is in love with Caro and doesn't even know it.  As Caro's man-of-honor, he has been involved in almost every aspect of the wedding planning.  A light bulb flashes in Heck's head as Caroline is trying on her wedding gown for the final fitting.  For the first time, Heck realizes that Caro is a sexy, hot woman and from that day on, he tries desperately to talk some sense into her and convince her that Dan is the wrong man for her. Heck knows that he is the one for Caro.The engaged couple's issues come to head the evening before the wedding and they break up. Caro and Heck end up having mind blowing sex and both realize their love for one another.  Once they work past a few pressing obstacles, they can begin their happily ever after.The characters are well developed and the storyline is good.  The loves scenes are hot and sensual.  I enjoyed the quick wit of secondary character Jhi, but truly despised her belittling and malevolence toward Heck, to the point where I had to put the book down for a while because I was so disgusted by her behavior.  Jhi's malice spoiled the story for me.