REVIEW: Ready to Wed by Cindi Madsen

In Ready to Wed by Cindi Madsen, Dakota Halifax loves wedding and the feeling of being in love. As one of Las Vegas’s premier wedding planners,vshe ‘s built a whole career around romance. Which is why she expects her own wedding to be nothing less than magical but her fiance jilts her at the altar while she is waiting for him on a cruise ship already out at sea. Once back on dry land, Dakota tries to ease her turmoil by pouring her heart into her business and weekly wedding advice column, Get Ready to Wed. But how can the heartbroken celebrate others’ true love? When she reconnects with her childhood best friend, surprisingly sexy and all-grown-up casino bouncer Brendan West, Dakota wonders if maybe she can fall back in love with being in love.

But then her ex reappears, begging for another chance, and suddenly Dakota questions if she’ll ever understand love. Can someone once-burned and twice-shy ever find her way down the aisle again?

Ready to Wed by Cindi Madsen is a well written feel good sweet romance. Dakota is a strong independent heroine who is struggling with both her professional and personal lives after her fiancee jilts her. She is an adorable character who handles herself so maturely after her life starts falling apart. I was a little skeptical about the love triangle because I am not a fan of them but I am really glad that the focus of the story did not stay there for long. Brendan is the perfect match for Dakota because being her childhood friend, he understands her better than anyone else. The way they bonded after so many years was also so perfect. Their romance is moves slowly from the friendship to the lovers stage and I found that to be believable because of the circumstances around them during that time.The story is set in the backdrop of weddings and it makes it so much more enjoyable.

To sum it up, Ready to Wed is like a wedding with all the crazy fun, adorable characters and a perfect happy ending.

Book Info:

Publication: July 22nd 2014 by Entangled: Select

Dakota Halifax loves to be in love. In fact, as one of Las Vegas’s premier wedding planners, she’s built a whole career around romance. Which is why her own wedding has to be nothing short of perfect. And then her fiancé jilts her. While she’s waiting in her wedding dress. On a cruise ship already out at sea.Once back on dry land, Dakota tries to pour her heart into her business and weekly wedding advice column, Get Ready to Wed. But how can the heartbroken celebrate others’ true love? When she reconnects with her childhood best friend, surprisingly sexy and all-grown-up casino bouncer Brendan West, Dakota wonders if maybe she can fall back in love with being in love.

But then her ex reappears, begging for another chance, and suddenly Dakota questions if she’ll ever understand love. Can someone once-burned and twice-shy ever find her way down the aisle again?