Would you marry your best friend to fulfil her dying grandmother’s last wish?
From New York Times bestselling author Emma Hart comes a brand-new romantic comedy about how no good deed goes unpunished… AKA, the perils of marrying your best friend and accidentally falling stupidly in love with them.
When I find out my grandma only has weeks to live, the last thing I expect her to say is that her dying wish is to see me married.
The only problem is that I am the furthest thing from getting married a girl can be.
Broken-hearted I can’t fulfil her dreams, I seek comfort in my best friend, Fred… Who proposes to me on the spot.
The agreement is simple: we’ll get married quickly and quietly, I’ll temporarily move into the estate he inherited as the Earl of Coventry, and we’ll get an annulment when the time comes.
Nana will never know.
Nothing between us will change.
In the end, it’ll be like our marriage never happened, and we’ll go right back to being best friends.
Until I realise that Fred is a man. A hot-blooded, hard-muscled, big di—ahem—man.
Nana always said that the best laid plans are the most fun to rip up, and maybe we should do just that…
Review:
From Best Friend to Bride is exactly what the cover promises–two best friends decide to get married; it’s from author Emma Hart, so we also know to expect some banter, witty hijinks, and many LOL moments. What we might not expect (unless we also read the blurb) is some weightier subjects–the “fake” marriage that these 2 BFFs embark on is because of Delilah’s grandmother’s dying wish that *both* her granddaughters get married before she goes (at the start of the book, Deli’s sister has already gotten married and is expecting); so along with the LOL moments there’s some more serious ones as they prepare for Nana’s passing and deal with their grief after (the prior death of the MMC’s father also comes up a bit).
So–is this a rom com in the vein of Ms Hart’s usual? Absolutely. But also expect some less-than-lighthearted moments as well.
Overall I really enjoyed Fred and Deli’s story–there aren’t any big surprises here, but it’s a lovely read about two MCs that it is easy to root for even if they are a little slow on the uptake at times (as per usual, everyone around them can see they’re falling for each other ages before they figure it out). Characters from several of her other recent British-centered rom coms also show up here from time to time, but you don’t have to have read their books to enjoy this one–it works just fine as a standalone.
But–if you have the time, why not read them all? #youcanthankmelater 🙂
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
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