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To Have and To Hold by Lauren Layne: Review and Giveaway!

Thursday, July 28, 2016




About TO HAVE AND TO HOLD:
She’s going after a second chance at life…

Discovering her fiancé is an international con man just moments before they exchange vows devastates celebrity wedding planner Brooke Baldwin’s business—and breaks her heart. Brooke thinks she’s found a fresh start in NYC with the Belles and her first bridal client, a sweet hotel heiress. Then she meets the uptight businessman who’s holding the purse strings.

But will she miss out on another shot at love?

Seth Tyler wishes he could write a blank check and be done with his sister Maya’s wedding. Unfortunately, micromanaging the event is his only chance at proving that Maya’s fiancé is a liar. Standing in his way is the stunning blond wedding planner who’s hell-bent on a comeback mission—and who both irritates and arouses him. Can he persuade her to unplan a wedding? And more importantly, how will he convince her that the wedding she should be planning…is theirs?

To Have and to Hold will have readers engaged from the start, and wedded to the idea of a summer and fall season filled with Wedding Belles! 


   
Review:

Finding out that your fiance is a criminal right before your wedding has to be one of the most devastating and shocking moments that someone can experience. This is what Brooke goes through and it tears her apart inside and forces her to reset her life, looking for something new to bring her into a better path in life. This all happens while she is trying to bolster her career as a very successful limelight stricken wedding planner. Along comes Tyler who is involved in another wedding. He wants to tear this wedding apart and wreck Brook's pay for this client, all while falling for Brook at the same time.

In many ways this book is typical of Layne's writing. Its a saucy romance, with a good story where a girl meets a guy, and then there is some problem that throws everything into shambles. It is the way that she carries this out every time in a new and creative way that makes her writing so spectacular. The characters have a lot of great personality and jump out of the page as real people that you could see as a friend or family member. Brook is the right combination of successful business woman combined with fun and playful in all the right ways. I thought Tyler was a very forward an almost arrogant to think that he could pull off his plans of cancelling the wedding and still getting Brook to be his at the same time. You'll have to see how all of it plays out by opening this book.


4 Stars 

*Reviewed by Chris*

About LAUREN LAYNE:
Lauren Layne is the USA Today bestselling author of the Sex, Love, and Stiletto contemporary romances and the all-new Pocket Books series The Wedding Belles. She lives in New York with her husband and spoiled Pomeranian. Visitlaurenlayne.com, meet the author on Facebook at LaurenLayneAuthor, or follow her on Twitter @_LaurenLayne.

Lauren Layne interviews with THE LIBRARIAN:



BOUQUET GIVEAWAY:
We are excited to do a Wedding Belles Bouquet Giveaway to celebrate the publication of the first in the series, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD. The Wedding Belles Bouquet will include To Have and to Hold (7/26), For Better or Worse (8/30), and To Love and to Cherish (10/18). You can visit all sites on the Bouquet Giveaway Tour to enter to win–but keep in mind you can only win once! U.S. only. Each winner will receive one copy of each book during the week of its publication date.  Leave a comment with your email for a chance to win!

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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous said...:

    Thank you for the chance! Loved the interview with LL! My email is bookworm66@yahoo.com and I'm following you on Twitter @swbookworm :-)

  1. whoa! Devastating is right! That means your whole relationship ws built on a lie. I have to read this book. dhammelef (at) yahoo (dot) com

  1. cheryl c said...:

    I love Lauren's books, and this one sounds like another winner.

    castings at mindspring dot com

  1. cheryl c said...:

    This sounds like another fun romance from Lauren!

    castings at mindspring dot com

  1. Tanya G said...:

    Thanks for the chance! I love Lauren Layne books!! Tanyamarieward@hotmail.com I'm following by GFC Tanya Guthrie

  1. cheryl c said...:

    Forgive me if this is a duplicate comment. My original comment never showed up.

    Anyway, I am a big fan of Lauren Layne's books, and this one sounds great.

    castings AT mindspring DOT com