Saying I Do was more than they bargained for.Carly James values loyalty and friendship above all. So when her best friend calls asking her to be a proxy bride, she says, ‘yes.’ How hard can it be to say ‘I do’ so that her best friend can be with the one she loves? Only, Carly never counted on the feelings that began to swirl around with the proxy groom. Damien Nichols likes life lined up from A …
Damien Nichols likes life lined up from A to Z, but when his best friend calls in a favor, disorder begins to reign. Instead of taking a quick flight to the proxy wedding, he has to take a road trip with the proxy bride. Carly’s free-spirit attitude bumps heads with his meticulous approach to life. As Damien discovers the woman underneath the carefree façade, his emotions become involved.
*previously published in A Spring of Weddings collectionmore
Such a fun story to read. I have always enjoyed Toni Shiloh’s books, and this short story does not disappoint. I definitely recommend it to readers of contemporary romance.
I purchased a copy of this book and was under no obligation to write a review. All opinions expressed are mine.
A Proxy Wedding by Toni Shiloh is an entertaining short story romance. What best friends won’t do for their best friends! I’ve not heard of proxy weddings but it is an interesting concept. Two military personnel want to marry and ask their best friends to do it for them by proxy. Carly and Damien, strangers and two very different personalities, an art teacher and a stockbroker (who even wears a suit on Saturdays) agree to travel together to help their friends out. There is humor, romance, and a solid thread of faith in God in the story and I really enjoyed reading it. Lessons of friendship and of life as the characters are reminded that their parents’ choices do not determine one’s future and that perhaps God wasn’t responsible for the happenings of the past. I look forward to reading more from Ms. Shiloh. I purchased a free copy of the story from Amazon and was not required to write a review. The opinions are my own.
What do you do when you want to get married but you’re not in the same place and you’re in the military? Well, you get married by proxy. Now, I never knew there was such a thing as a proxy wedding, but after reading this book I decided to look it up. What an interesting concept!
However, this book isn’t just about a proxy wedding, it’s about two people coming together to help their friends out and then finding they have a connection.
When Carly and Damien first met it wasn’t the best of times. They barely tolerated each other, but as they traveled to Montana for the “proxy wedding” they started to learn more about each other and found they actually had things in common.
This story by Toni Shiloh is a story packed full of fun humorous parts and also sweet moments of deep life lessons. The two main characters both don’t want to do this, yet they love their friends so much that they gave up their week to help them out.
Have you ever done something for someone else knowing you are sacrificing your time, only to be blessed in a way you never saw coming? I would say this is what happened to Carly and Damien, and their lives were changed forever!
I totally enjoyed reading this book, and I highly recommend you pick it up to read. I hope we will be hearing more about the wonderful characters in this book.
I was given this book by the author which did not influence my review in any way, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
I read this in “A Spring of Weddings” collection. After reading a book by Toni Shiloh, I was excited to read this one, and I wasn’t disappointed. This is well-written with well-developed characters and not only easy to read, but it is hard to put down until the end. Both main characters had fears that were dictating and ruining their life. I loved the quote: “No one is unlovable in God’s eyes. Our parents’ choices do not determine our future.” This is such a fun read, and I look forward to more from this author!