Review: Ready to Wed by Cindi Madsen

Ready to Wed by Cindi Madsen

Published July 22nd 2014 by Entangled: Select

(first published January 1st 2014)

Kindle Edition, 350 pages

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance

Heat Rating: Steamy-ish

Source:  I got a copy of this book from the publisher  in exchange of an honest review.
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Recommended for 18+ for some adult content.

Summary from Goodreads

Is there anything worse than getting jilted at the altar? How about being a wedding planner getting jilted at the altar for your own wedding...on a cruise already out at sea? When Las Vegas resident Dakota Halifax loses her fiance, she swears she's given up on love altogether. She pours her heart into her weekly wedding advice column and fills her days planning events to celebrate others' forever love. When her childhood best friend Brendan moves to Las Vegas and they reconnect, she starts to wonder if maybe love could find her again. But then her ex reappears, begging for another chance. Can someone once-burned and twice-shy ever find her way down the aisle again? 

After hearing so many wonderful things about Madsen's Cinderella Screwed Me Over, I am ashamed to say I have not had a chance to read that one. When Ready to Wed popped up on my radar to review, I knew I had to dip my toes into this authors writing and I came out glad that I have.

Ready to Wed is a heart-warming romance about Dakota Halifax, a Las Vegas wedding planner who ends up down on her luck when her fiancé leaves her jilted at the altar and suddenly her jobs feels like a nightmare. Because there is nothing worse than planning other people's happy days after her's crashes and burns so badly, leaving her hurt and hating anything to do with weddings.

When her childhood best friend Brendan shows up looking for her, things start to slowly turn around for Dakota once again.

Sweet story, I really enjoyed it. Madsen's characters were very engaging and entertaining. I found it easy to lose myself in the story and everything Dakota had gone through. The story line was fun and definitely something different from what I have read recently, which left it very refreshing. I enjoyed the writing and found it easy to connect to both of the characters.

I liked both Dakota and Brendan, the only thing I struggled with at the beginning is it seemed like the attraction at first was very one-sided. I was glad when things picked up and finally started clicking. I am looking forward to reading more from this author.