Bed of Roses

Literally read most of this by the pool today. Perfect for that.

Okay, this one is, I must say, better than the first one, Vision in White. This got some meat in it to bite into. And a whole lotta romance.

Emma is a hopeless romantic while Jack is the usual playboy. It amazes me how in romance novels, they make the playboys appear to be ... well, exactly the ones you want to take to your mother. Such hope and illusion these novels present to us, no?

A bit fairy tale-ish at times, a bit too cloying at parts and a bit too corny, Bed of Roses is the ideal read for daydreaming. I like the book anyway. Shoot me.

I generally read a lot of dark, depressing stuff. I can't help it, I like it. Nora Roberts was usually my go-to-gal for lighthearted romance without too much smuttiness. She's done a lot of shifting in the last 10 years so most of her books are romantic suspense and those are great, but sometimes I just need a happy story.

Well, this quartet of books is it. First of all the main characters are all part of a wedding planning company and have been best friends since childhood. How can it get any more sweet than that? Oh, it can. I love books that continue characters. So, you're not reading specifically about 1 character throughout the whole series, but you get to know them all so by the time the last book comes around you feel like these are old friends.

This was a quick read for sure, but sweet & charming with some setting up for the next couple of pairings. I just wanted to race through it and get to the next books, but then they'd be all over and I'd be sad. :(

I enjoyed the sparks between Emma and Jack.