Wedding planner Madeline lives in a picture-perfect thatched cottage, in a picture-perfect English country village.
There’s only one problem – dream cottages take a lot of work, and with a leaking roof, and not enough money to pay for it, what Maddie needs now is a big wedding to plan.
So she’s delighted when she takes on the wedding of Californian heiress Peyton, to all-round good guy Patrick. She’s less delighted to find out that she’s going to have help – from the admittedly gorgeous, but equally maddening, tall, dark and handsome best man Lorcan.
The wedding is set to take place in a castle in rural Ireland, and so, in no time, Maddie and Lorcan are on their way to Ballalee. Life hasn’t always been easy for Maddie, and work has become her refuge. But soon the warmth and humour of Lorcan’s Irish family and friends start to chip away at Maddie’s walls. And as the big day approaches, it might be time for Maddie to focus less on her clients’ love life and more on her own…
Today is my stop on the Just Say Yes blog tour. Thank you to Rachel’s Random Resources, Maxine Morrey and Boldwood Books for the chance to take part.
This book was lighthearted and so much fun.
Maddie is a wedding planner and has come in to rescue the wedding of Peyton and Patrick, which should help set her business back on track. The downside is that the couple have instructed best man Lorcan to help her. Maddie is the ultimate organiser, where Lorcan is much more spontaneous, so a trip to Ireland to put things in place for the wedding sees the pair clashing, but can Lorcan and her Ireland experience start to chip away at the walls Maddie has put up.
I really enjoyed the characters of Maddie and Lorcan. Both of them are hiding something and you can see how each of their personalities portray how they are protecting themselves from it. Maddie the planner in every aspect of her life whilst Lorcan is much more easy going. And who can resist Lorcan, the Irish charmer.
The village of Ballalee, the hometown of groom Patrick and Lorcan, and the wedding venue of the castle sound delightful, as do the people we meet involved on Maddie and Lorcan’s trip. I want to go and visit and meet all these wonderful people!
This book is the first of Maxine’s that I have read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The spark between Maddie and Lorcan can be felt from their first meeting, and the dynamic between them brings many laughs.
Great escapism!
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