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CATCH
OF THE DAY
Anthology
Beverly Brandt, Pamela Clare, Cathie Linz, Whitney Lyles
Berkley Sensation
ISBN 0-425-20986-5
June 2006 Contemporary Romance
Perfectly
timed for poolside relaxation, Berkley Sensation releases CATCH OF
THE DAY, a wedding-themed anthology from four of today's hottest
romance writers. Sweet and sassy reunions, a wedding night
wager, and an extreme marriage miss-adventure in a South American
jungle ensure that all types of readers will be entertained by
this collection.
In
BRIDES GONE WILD by Cathie Linz, the harried owner of a bridal
flower boutique not only has to deal with five weddings in one
weekend, but also the surprise arrival of Michael, who made her
heart flutter and then left her. Really, how is she supposed
to concentrate with him around? Especially when he still
makes her fluttery, and he seems determined to stick this time.
HEAVEN
CAN'T WAIT by Pamela Clare opens the bedroom door on one very hot
(and hot for each other) couple. Madly in love and lust and
looking forward to their wedding, Lissy and Will hit a bump in
their flowered path when the bride's mother questions the groom's
loyalty. Enter the wedding wager: whoever asks for sex
first before the wedding night loses. But, could the wager
make them both losers in the end?
It's
not a wager that Tasha is worried about losing in Beverly Brandt's
SO CAUGHT UP IN YOU...she's much more concerned about her life!
When her sister decides to get married through an extreme
adventure company, Tasha has her doubts about the plan. The
doubts explode into full scale protectiveness when she discovers
that the organizer for this adventure is a suspect in another
couple's disappearance. Little does she know that she's
about to be launched into a world of human slaves, fast-paced
zip-lines over the jungle canopy, and some overzealous monkeys.
Also
heading south of the border is Meg, the out of place bridesmaid in
Whitney Lyles' THE WEDDING PARTY. Meg travels to Ensenada
with the bridal party and two goals in mind: make friends
with the other bridesmaids, and reunite with her ex once and for
all. Unfortunately, wayward volleyballs, stolen cars, and
the bride's cousin Bill seem to have their own plans in mind.
If only everyone else would cooperate with her goals, the trip
would go so much smoother.
While
some of the more explicit language used for the intimate moments
in the second story may not appeal to all readers, and the heavy
use of pop-culture references in the first and last stories may
"date" them, CATCH OF THE DAY as a whole delivers
the sizzle just in time for the summer reading season.
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Reviewed by Jen
Mays
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