Arrange Me

This is the 1st book in this new series. In this book we have Courtney Jane Salinger, she’s been working at a investment firm for a few years and is on her way up the corporate ladder. Courtney is from a very wealthy family. Although she has no relations to the writer JD Salinger, she’s been asked if they were related her whole life. Courtney is tired of the dating game. Finding someone, dating them, breaking up with them. When will the cycle end? Late one night see’s an infomercial about a new marriage company, arrange.com, you answer a questionnaire, then the company sets you up with a match to marry. You marry someone who you have never met. Although the company states that you and your new husband / wife will be 90% compatible and worth the $ fee’s you put out. Courtney signs up for the service, she wants to be married, she wants to put an end to the dating game.

In the meantime, at the local bar Courtney and her friend usually frequent the bar tender, Josh, is very interested in Courtney. Although, he has been told he can’t date the customers. After seeing Courtney in and out of the bar for over a year, he likes her, he’s drawn to her. Although, he hears Courtney telling her friend that she signed up for this dating service. Josh just can’t believe it. Courtney is beautiful, smart, caring, he wants her. Josh works most nights at the bar, during the day he is working down at the playhouse, working on scripts for plays. He wants to be a famous playwright one day. But, will barely making rent and eating month to month pay off in the long run?

Josh and Courtney go out a few times just as friends. Although both are stating how they want each other in their heads of course. Courtney doesn’t want to get involved with Josh even though he’s what she wants in a man. Josh wants Courtney, but he can’t bring himself to actually state that to her.

Courtney’s work sends her to London, England, for a month. Courtney receives word from the marriage company that she has a match and they can be married in England or wait until she returns state side. The husband to be agrees to the marriage overseas where Courtney will be.

Will Courtney and Josh be able to work things out before she is married? Will Courtney go through with the marriage to a stranger? Will Josh give up his playwriting dream for Courtney?

I did receive a free ARC copy of this book. I am freely leaving a honest review.

This is only my second or third book by this author but so far I have enjoyed her writing and storylines. This particular story takes you on a whirlwind adventure with Courtney as she gives up on dating and looks into arranged marriages. It was fun, sweet, sexy and funny with a little angst and suspense thrown in! I can’t wait to ready book 2 in this new series!

Y’all Katy Regnery handled this unique and unconventional storyline with the very sort of effortless grace I’ve come to expect from her writing. This is unlike anything she’s ever written before, but at its core, it still delivered in all the areas that make this author’s books so special. That is: Arrange Me was deeply romantic, beautifully written, and completely captivating.

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from an arranged marriage storyline, but even so – things didn’t play out exactly the way I thought they might. That was okay though, I enjoyed the surprise of it all and I especially enjoyed the way it sparked those butterflies in my belly, and ignited that flame in my heart that enthusiastically wrapped itself around these characters and this charmingly unorthodox love story.

Honestly, it sometimes felt like watching a favorite romcom play out on the big screen. There were moments that felt almost cinematic, like scenes from You’ve Got Mail or Sleepless in Seattle. Don’t get me wrong, the plot of the book is not really anything like either of those movies, but the feel of the book was similar to the feeling I get watching movies like that. There were scenes that jumped off the pages at me, and I loved every minute of it. I loved the way Ms. Regnery’s words lit me up inside, and took me on this sort of romantic ride. And then? Left me hanging on a sort of gentle cliffhanger waiting to see where things go from here.

And I’m ready! I want more! My heart is poised on the edge, understanding that there are many obstacles in the way, and filled with optimism and hope that it won’t come out of this too bruised from what lies ahead.

In case there was any doubt? Yes. Yes. YES, I think you should read this book! It was sweet and swoony and romantic. It caused my heart to pinch, and flutter, and overflow with feels. It wasn’t the story I was expecting, but it was the perfect story for these characters and the kind of story you read over and over again because it feels so good. I cannot wait – am literally hanging out here with bated breath – to see what Ms. Regnery has in store for us next…

Reality TV meets real life is this sweet and endearing story of a disenchanted young woman who eagerly opts out of the dating game for the comfort and allure of an arranged marriage.

Boasting a unique and appealing premise with likeable characters that will engrain themselves upon your heart, “Arrange Me” is the story of Courtney Jane Salinger and her crazy quest for her very own–and very unconventional–HEA. But despite her newfound resolve, Courtney falters when it comes to Josh Dalton… a friendly bartender/playwright, who is about to flip Courtney’s steadfast plan right on its proverbial head.

A slow-burning romance based on mutual attraction rather than insta-love, Courtney and Josh’s budding relationship is idealistic, yet passionate and wildly addicting. Thus, I can hardly wait for this couple’s journey to continue, despite the pitfalls that will undoubtedly pave their way.