Fast-Paced Romantic ComedyWhen Anna Williams lands a spot on the Vacation Bride reality show, she’s hoping to give her sick father a break from the Milwaukee winter, not marry a billionaire. Which is good, because the hunky maintenance man whose broad shoulders and clear blue eyes have caught her attention is neither rich nor part of the contest…is he?Chris Andersen was a disinherited resort … disinherited resort brat until his uncle’s family crashed their private helicopter during an argument over money. Now Chris is a secret billionaire, determined to make the Paradise Resort a success on its own. To pay for improvements, he’s hosting his cousin’s internet reality series, Vacation Bride, a show where women compete to win a rich husband. The women are irritating and the show’s a lot of work, but the publicity seems worth it. At least until Chris finds out he may be entering the contest himself as first prize….
(200 pages. Rated PG-13 for just a touch of spice.)
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Imagine my delight when I start reading the book and discover its “The Bachelor”esqe. I haven’t read a book with this theme, and I was excited. Cue the drama and ocean air! The book was awesome and turned out way better than I could have expected.
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This is a fun secret billionaire romance with twists and turns, crazy reality tv drama, desperate gold diggers, and so much more.
Well written and well performed.
I will be purchasing more of Vicky’s books.
I listened to this on Chirp.
A Bachelor swap?
Cute story. A sort of combination of that old show Fear Factor and The Bachelor, with a little bit of Survivor thrown in.
Anna and Chris are both very likable characters who in all honesty, physically should have spent more time talking to each other. Not only would they have bypassed a couple of totally unnecessary misunderstandings, but I think it would have made a more interesting story. More secret walks on the beach, a little bit more relationship development… as a reader I would have gladly exchanged some misunderstandings for romance.
Let us all learn from Anna and Chris, talking and romance is better than misunderstandings and sadness. May we not make the same mistakes!
Really, it was enjoyable. A little more frisky than I usually read, but if it were a movie it would still be rated PG-13.
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The first book in the Brides of Paradise series a well written story with a very good storyline. I liked reading Anna Williams and Chris Andersen’s story that Bobbie was really something else, I liked Ryan’s part in this story. And I liked the Dolphin theme that ran throughout the story. I want to read the next book.
Brides
What started as a fluke ended wonderfully for the two main characters in the book. I’m not much of a fan of bachelor but this was good.
Anna Williams best friend has signed up to be on The Vacation Bride reality internet show and won a spot. Problem is she broke her leg and had to have surgery to repair the break. There is no way she can go on the show. She gives her spot to Anna. Anna has no desire to go on the show but she does love the idea of an all expense paid vacation with her Father. Her father has recently had heart surgery, and she is excited to get him out of the Milwaukee winter.
Chris Andersen is a secret billionaire. He was raised as a resort Brat. Now that he is an adult he wants to make his resort the Paradise Resort. His cousin Ryan Anderson has agreed to be the bachelor on Vacation Bride, and internet reality series. Chris has agreed to host the show at Paradise Resort in order to pay for some improvements he wants. Sounds cut and dry right? Nope!! Ryan has eloped and now he cannot be the bachelor. Ryan talks Chris into taking his place.
Anna and Chris have a chance meeting. Anna plays off she is just a resort guest, and Chris plays as the Maintenance man at Paradise Resort. When they both realize they have been deceived by the other they try to be done with each other, problem is sparks have already flown.
Chris is now looking for a way out of being 1st prize in Vacation Bride. Anne and Chris come up with a plan. Where they will all win.
Vicky Loebel has done a great job with this book. I really liked th though and backstories she put into her characters. The book was sweet and clean. There were no strong sex scenes and no strong language. This is book one her new series Brides of Paradise. I will be watching for book 2.
Emily Beresford has also done a great job with the narration of the audiobook. She really brought the characters to life. You could hear the smiles and frowns in her voice. It was a pleasure to listen to her narrate this book. She kept the story flowing nicely and did not bore me with mechanical reading. If felt like she was getting into the story as much as I was.
I was gifted my copy of this book from the Author and AudioBookWorm for review purposes. The thoughts are my own.
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Vicky Loebel. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.