Title: Marry Me at Christmas
Author: Susan Mallery
Series: Fool’s Gold, #19
Narrator: Tanya Eby
Published: September 2015, Brilliance Audio
Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
Source: Publisher
Wish upon a Christmas star with New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery’s sparkling Fool’s Gold romance!
To
bridal boutique owner Madeline Krug, organizing a Christmas wedding
sounds like a joy—until she finds out she’ll be working closely with the
gorgeous brother of the bride, movie star Jonny Blaze. How will a
small-town girl like her keep from falling for the world’s sexiest guy?
Especially with mistletoe lurking around every corner!Jonny
came to Fool’s Gold looking for normal, not for love. Happily-ever-after
only happens in the movies. Still, nothing about this quirky town is
quite what he expected, and “ordinary” Madeline is the most
extraordinary woman he’s ever met. Refreshingly honest, disarmingly
sweet. Achingly beautiful.Planning the perfect wedding leads to
candlelit dinners and strolls through snow-covered streets. And
Madeline finds Jonny in real life even more captivating than her
celebrity crush. But will the action star be brave enough to risk his
heart and step into the role of a lifetime?
My thoughts: This is this year’s Christmas Fool’s Gold story and it was a fun, charming story that really gets you in the holiday mood. I really love this series and loved this love story.
This is Madeline and Jonny’s story – characters that if you’ve been reading this series in order, you’ve met before. But, if you are new to this series, not to worry, you’ll be able to enjoy the story just the same! I love how Madeline and Jonny come together – she is asked by Mayor Marsha to help plan his sister’s wedding because town’s event planner is over-booked. Was Mayor Marsha up to her old tricks? Did she know about Madeline’s secret crush she had on Jonny Blaze?
I loved how Madeline and Jonny moved from just working together to having a relationship. It wasn’t a fast move, but rather a slow progression and Susan Mallery highlighted the difference between fan worship and regular man-woman love interest. Of course, Madeline falls prey to both, but in the end, she truly does love Jonny for the man he is and she proves that.
A Fool’s Gold book wouldn’t be complete with Edie and Gladys and once again they provide some good comic relief. But, they are also full of surprises – they sure do have the backs of those they care about and often show up just when you need them.
I’m not sure how long this series is going to be around, but I’m hoping that at some point we are going to get a little more on Mayor Marsha than just her setting things up in the beginning of the book. She is like the ultimate fairy godmother/puppet master and I just know there’s more to her than meets the eye!
Audio Thoughts: Tanya Eby really does a great job narrating this series…I just love listening to her and all voices she gives each character. She makes each book such an entertaining listening experience and I definitely plan to continue listening to the rest of this series as long as she continues narrating the books.
Books in this series:
1. Chasing Perfect 12.5 Christmas on 4th Street
2. Almost Perfect 13. When We Met
2.5 Sister of the Bride 14. Before We Kiss
3. Finding Perfect 15. Until We Touch
4. Only Mine 15.5 Yours for Christmas
5. Only Yours 16. Hold Me
6.2 Almost Summer 19. Marry Me at Christmas
7. Summer Days
9.75 Halfway There
10. Just One Kiss
11. Two of a Kind
I like that is was a slow progression and that Mallery highlighted the difference between fan worship and regular man-woman love interest; it sounds as if she really took the time to develop the characters and the relationship and I like that.
Love Edie and Gladys! I too want to know more about Mayor Marsha. Currently reading Kiss Me. Have this one on my stacks. Fools Gold is an automatic for me!
This book does sound perfect for this time of the year! I enjoyed your review of this romantic story!