Review + Giveaway: The Wedding Shop on Wexley St. by Rachel Dove

The Wedding Shop on Wexley St. by Rachel Dove

Series: Westfield village series #3

Release Date: 10th August 2018
Publisher: HQ Digital

Genres: Romantic fiction

Maria is ready to say 'yes' to the dress!

As owner of Happy Ever After, Maria Mallory is Westfield's resident wedding planner, spending her days making dreams come true for future brides.

Maria even has her own perfect day planned out too, she just needs to find the right man. So when she falls in love with local celeb Darcy Burgess she can't believe her luck – it was finally her turn for her Happy Ever After. Or so she thought.

Jilted at the altar, Maria can't believe that her fairytale ending hasn't come true. She's ready to give up on love once and for all. But little does she know that once you stop looking for it, love has a way of surprising you…

A laugh-out-loud romance, perfect for fans of Holly Martin and Tilly Tennant.

EXTRACT

Two hours later, Maria found herself in Harrogate, squeezed into the red dress, heels pinching her feet, wondering why the hell she wasn't sat on Cass's couch eating ice cream and crying. She said the same to Cass as they walked on tottering heels to the nearest trendy bar, Ice, in the wine bar and posh eatery part of Harrogate's city centre, which, coincidentally, butted up against the legal quarter of Harrogate, and no doubt the two sides kept each other in business quite well too. Walking into Ice with Cassie, it was hard to ignore the stares that her friend attracted. Cassie Welburn was, let's face it, sex on a twenty nine year old stick. She was always tanned thanks to her meticulous salon treatments, plucked and shaped to perfection, and tonight, as usual, was dressed to kill. Even Maria's daring red dress looked tame in light of Cassie's black and silver dress, slashed to the thigh, combined with sparkly silver heels that make Cassie even taller than her just under six foot frame. Maria blushed and nudged Cass's elbow with her own.

"People are staring Cass." Cassie shrugged.

"Let them stare, girl. Don't worry, I've got your back." Maria belatedly realised that tonight, thanks to that ridiculous article, the stares may indeed be for her and not her glamorous friend. She cringed inwardly, and planted a smile on her face.  She took her friend by the arm, and pushing her boobs out and her chin up, she headed to the bar. "Let's get smashed," she declared.

To say I read this book in break neck speed is an understatement. I started reading it one evening in the car while waiting for my daughter to finish one of her many social activities and almost forgot to go get her again! There's just something about Rachel Dove's writing that captures the reader's imagination and sweeps it along in a brilliant story.

Poor Maria is humiliated in the most public of ways. As if being jilted at the altar by celebrity boyfriend Darcy wasn't bad enough, the entire debacle becomes fodder for the press and Maria is left bereft by how her life has spiraled out of control. But at least she still has her business.............though there's not much call for a wedding planner who couldn't even pull off her own wedding successfully. Supported by her wonderfully quirky friend Cassie, Marie tries to recover from her broken heart. All helped along by a bit of a wild night out and the hangover from hell. Throw into the mix a sexy electrician and an ex fiance who decides to make an appearance once again and things get even more complicated. And, as if that wasn't enough, there's a hunky Aussie who can cook and clean! All perfect ingredients for an amazing book!

Its not very often that a book comes along that has such an amazing mix of characters all of which I was fascinated by. Cassie and her relationship with the Aussie hunk was brilliant. I love her tenacity throughout the story. Poor Maria's heartbreak is palpable but helped along by Cassie and her straight talking, no nonsense approach. I just loved absolutely everything about this book. Its hard to say too much more without giving the plot away but suffice to say, I defy anyone not to love this book as much as I did. If this was made into a movie, I'd go to see it! It'd make a fab movie. The writing is amazing and the pacing of the book just flies along, making it difficult to put down. Rachel Dove really is an extraordinarily talented writer. This book explores many aspects of relationships and Rachel Dove has captured the essence of each of them. There are so many comedy moments in the book and this author has a real knack for making the reader laugh out loud. I simply can't say enough positive things about this book. It comes as a highly recommended read from me.

The 3rd book in the Westfield series, you can read my review for The Chic Boutique on Baker St. HERE and my review for The Flower Shop on Foxley St. HERE.

I recommend you buy all the books because they are all so amazing!

 

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A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR

 

I am a writer and teacher, living in West Yorkshire with my husband, our two sons, and our furry pets.

In July 2015, I won the Prima magazine and Mills & Boon Flirty Fiction Competition, with my entry, The Chic Boutique on Baker Street, out now in ebook and paperback. The Flower Shop on Foxley Street followed this in 2017 and both books hit the Amazon top 200. Chic Boutique got to #2 in the rural life humour chart and is regularly in the top 100 of that chart.

I am the winner of the Writers Bureau Writer of the Year Award in 2016 and I have had work published in the UK and overseas in various magazines.

My next book, The Long Walk Back, is out in January 2018 and I am currently writing the last book in the Westfield series. My first book with Manatee Books, Nice Guys Finish Lonely, is out in April 2018 in ebook and paperback. I love to write romantic fiction, both rom-com and harder hitting women's fiction.

I am also a post 16 teacher and am undertaking an MA in Creative Writing at Teesside University.

I love to chat on twitter so come say hi! @writerdove

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