The first rule of wedding planning… Be prepared for anything! Wedding planner Adele Hawthorne is prepared for wedding hitches…but not for the best man to be Dan — her ex! Thrown together at every turn, Adele can’t escape their chemistry or the fact that her heart-breaking reason for leaving him all those years ago hasn’t changed. With just days before Dan leaves their winter wonderland, … winter wonderland, can he convince Adele they still have something worth fighting for?
Marrying a Millionaire duet
Book 1 — Best Man for the Wedding Planner
And look out for the next book, coming soon:
Book 2 — Secret Millionaire for the Surrogate
“A lovely setting, well-written characters and a completely believable conflict make for an engaging read.” RT Book Reviews on Hired: The Italian’s Bride
“Love and romance artfully knitted in a well-written story featuring family, new traditions, and how one successful woman forged a new path in life.” Goodreads on A Cadence Creek Christmas
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Her secret regret has become a life sized reality. Alward has a way of turning heartbreaking moments into humorous tales of courage. Best Man for the Wedding Planner is a laugh out loud, don’t forget your tissues, irresistible find. For every pond of tears, there’s a rainbow waiting to be born. Alward shoots straight from the heart and helps us find that rainbow.
Best Man for the Wedding Planner by Donna Alward
Marrying a Millionaire #2
I really felt for both Adele and Dan as I read their story of love and loss that might have the potential for love in the future. The two broke up before college ended and the reasons that it happened were ones I could understand but really wished had been handled differently BUT one cannot undo what has been done in the past because one lives in the present. And, that said…I do understand the reason for the decisions made at the time in spite of what I wished had happened instead.
Adele is a wedding planner creating a perfect wedding when in walks the man she thought was “the one” when in college…and…he is the best man at the wedding she is in charge of. With virulent flu going around causing some glitches and a few other catastrophes averted (with and without Dan’s help) the two do eventually spend some quality time together and discuss not only the past but the potential of a future together. It is not smooth sailing for either one of them but it is very realistic and times gritty and definitely poignant. There were times I want to sit Adele down and talk to her and more than one time I wish I could undo a few of the choices she made both in the past and in the present… The fact that I felt and cared and became involved with the characters indicates the writing ability of this author and makes me realize more and more how much I look forward to reading each one of her books as they come out.
Thank you to the author and Jenna Bayley-Burke for the ARC – this is my honest review.
4.5 Stars
Best Man for the Wedding Planner by Donna Alward.
Adele Hawthorne and Dan Brimicombe are the main couple in the book. They meet again at a wedding that she planned where he is the best man. They had dated for 3 years in college and they found that they still had feels for each other, they decide to work on the relationship. I really enjoyed this book. I love the way it was written.
In the midst of pulling off a dream wedding for a client Adele Hawthorne is is thrown for a loop when she meets their chosen best man… Dan Brimicombe, the same Dan that use to belong to her, until she walked away from him eight years ago. She thought leaving him was the hardest thing she had ever had to do, but facing him again after all these years is by far worse on her heart, especially when she realizes that there is still a lot of love in there for him!
The moment Dan’s eyes landed on Adele he was taken with her all over again, but his head isn’t so happy to see her again, it keeps telling him to run in the other direction. She broke his heart in two eight years ago, and since that day he has wondered what her real reason was for leaving, he knows she wasn’t being completely honest when she said goodbye. He wants answers, but he also can’t handle all the sparks that start flying when she comes close, so he decides to avoid her…. which happens to be easier said then done!
Best Man for the Wedding Planner is a sweet little read that will do good things for your heart! The instant I met these wonderful characters I found myself smitten, and I couldn’t help but root them on. This was a refreshing change of pace for me, with it’s light and fun story line, it kept me engaged and smiling! Highly recommend!
I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest opinion.
Warm, romantic, second chance at love. Adele and Dan get their second opportunity after a chance encounter at a wedding. I’m not a fan of the millionaire sub-genre of romance, but it was more implied than a factor in this story, making the characters realistic and believable. I very much enjoyed this tale of getting over past hurts and moving forward to love. I look forward to the next book in the series.
This story is one that will touch your hearts. The story centers around Adele Hawthorne and Dan Brimicombe. Eight years ago she broke his heart when she left him after three years together.
Now he is a CFO for a company in Toronto and she is a wedding planner near Banff.
When she is introduced to the best man of her latest wedding, they are both shocked to meet again.
This reunion stirs feelings that were dormant, anger from Dan for her rejection, and realization that their love is still alive. But Adele has secrets and Dan doesn’t trust her .
Can they be honest and find their second chance in love or will this meeting be one of closure so they can each move on with their lives?
The story is at times heartbreaking, but also heartwarming. The plot is engaging and the characters complex. Another winner from this very talented author.
I was entrusted a copy of this book. The opinions expressed are solely my own.
With how many authors there are out there it’s always wonderful when you find those authors that no matter what they are writing you just love their stories.
That’s how I feel about Donna Alward. I remember before I started reading her seeing the covers of her books and thinking…someday. Then she started a new series (we all know how I hate reading out of order) and I jumped on reviewing it. Since then I’ve been enjoying her books.
I will admit that I didn’t know anything about this book before I agreed to review it. See, I told you I liked her books. Going in blind it’s always easy. When I started reading it and realized it was more of less a second chance romance I thought…oh no!
I’m being honest they aren’t my favorite but since it happens a lot in romance I do read them.
Right from the start I fell into the story. For me it was classic Alward. Of course you need to read her more to truly understand what I mean. She writes these wonderful stories that are both complex and light-hearted at the same time.
Right off the bat I loved both Dan and Adele. Yes, they both had their issues but who doesn’t. The past might not have worked for them but I liked how much they still had that attraction. Sometimes timing isn’t always right.
For them in the past it wasn’t. Now they are older and hopefully wiser. Things change. Adele is able to be honest with him and tell him her most hurtful secret. I want to share this with you but I hate to ruin anything. The author did a good job of not making the us and the hero wait till the end of the book. If you would have the ending would have been way to rushed. The way she did it opened up their relationship to another level.
I really enjoyed their story and was happy to be on the ride to true love with them. Bumpy as this may have been it was well worth reading it.