Or,after attending her father's second wife's nephew's bar mitzvah,the rabbi. Wedding Day wasn't her favorite game, but she kind of likedbeing the priest or the reverend or the justice of the peace. The transitory aspectof marriage came as no surprise to Mac, as her own parentsboasted two each-so far. She'd married each of her three bestfriends-as both bride and groom-her best friend's brother(under his protest), two dogs, three cats, and a rabbit.She'd served at countless other weddings as maid of honor,bridesmaid, groomsman, best man, and officiant.Though the dissolutions were invariably amicable, none ofthe marriages lasted beyond an afternoon. PROLOGUE By the time she was eight, Mackensie Elliot had beenmarried fourteen times. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. Roberts (The Pagan Stone) lives in Keedysville, MD. A conflicted heroine and a hero with hidden depths slowly work their way toward commitment (and marriage) in this tender, funny, spicy romance that is the first installment in the author's 'The Bride Quartet' series.

Marriage is not on her radar, but when brainy, surprisingly perceptive Carter Maguire accidentally barges into her life, she knows everything is about to change-if only she will let it. Passionate about collecting happy moments on film ever since she was given a camera for her eighth birthday, Mac is the photographer, happily staying in the background and focusing on her work. All rights reservedĮnthralled by weddings since childhood, best friends Mackensie, Parker, Emmaline, and Laurel get a chance to live out their dreams when Parker inherits her family's Connecticut estate and suggests they go into business as wedding planners, with each woman taking over a special aspect of the event. Roberts pulls off a nice switch in making the woman afraid of saying 'I do,' and her gentle humor and likable cast will immediately endear this series to readers. He's crazy about her, which makes him verbally clumsy and, to Mac, charming, though she's saddled with a needy mother, an absent father and difficulties with both that make falling in love complicated. Funny sparks fly: he's a geeky guy who quotes Shakespeare, she's a trendy workaholic who loves shoes.

He's escorting his bride-to-be sister to a meeting with the Vows team and recognizes Mac as the girl he crushed out on in high school. Mackensie 'Mac' Elliot loves capturing happy and playful moments with her camera, but her own life is all about work-until she meets English teacher Carter Maguire. The frighteningly prolific Roberts (see also Black Hills, reviewed on page 42) kicks off a frothy series about four friends who form an all-inclusive wedding service called Vows.

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