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Things are supposed to go smoothly on your wedding day.<\/strong><\/em> Clarabella<\/strong> Luke<\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Add to Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4 stars<\/b><\/p>\n This is the third book in the Southern Wedding<\/i> series, a funny, sexy, friends-to-lovers\/sort-of-second-chance romance that made me laugh and swoon, and I loved it.<\/p>\n It\u2019s Clarabella\u2019s turn to take a walk down the aisle. Her engagement was sprung on her with a proposal in front of all of her friends, family and colleagues, and she felt obliged to say yes. She\u2019s been caught up in the wedding planning, and now it\u2019s her wedding day and she\u2019s feeling all sorts of nerves. And then a surprise guest flips her world upside down with news she was never expecting, and before she knows it, she\u2019s dumped her douchebag fianc\u00e9 and is sprinting out the door.<\/p>\n Luke is a chef who sometimes works with Clarabella and her sisters and their event planning business. The two of them spent an incredible night together six months previously, right before he took off for New York City and left her without a word. Now he\u2019s back in town and gutted to find out that Clarabella is engaged. He\u2019s on his way to spend the weekend drunk at his cabin and just happens to be right outside of where her wedding is taking place when she comes running out. What\u2019s a gentleman to do other than help out a friend? So he sweeps her up into his truck and takes her with him to his isolated cabin in the woods\u2026 with no clothes, and one bed.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no Wi-Fi?\u201d I ask, shocked. \u201cHow can that be? There are signals everywhere.\u201d I look around at the denseness of the trees. The sun has gone down, and the only lights are the headlights. It\u2019s a fun set-up, made all the more awesome by the history between Luke and Clarabella, which brings chemistry to each and every scene. It\u2019s clear that they have a thing for each other, it\u2019s also clear that Clarabella\u2019s engagement was a huge mistake, which clears the way for something to happen between them \u2013 even if she\u2019s still pissed about the way he left her after their night together.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s be real; there is nothing I hate about Luke. I mean, I\u2019m sure once my head isn\u2019t cloudy the way it is right now, I will come up with things to hate about him. Like having the best sex of my life and then leaving me. Yeah, hate that about him.<\/i><\/p>\n \u201cOf all people to rescue me, it had to be you.\u201d This is the universe kicking me in the vagina without even batting an eye.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n They bicker and banter, and the sexual tension sizzles, and before too long, all of that chemistry explodes into super-hot sexy time. But so much more than sex, there\u2019s an emotional element to it as they finally get a chance to explore all of those feelings that they\u2019ve been trying hard to hide.<\/p>\n Just being near her does crazy things to me. Stuff that I\u2019ve never felt before. With her, everything seems to come so naturally. With her, every single touch is like an electric shock. With her, every kiss feels like the first. With her, every single second I want to spend touching her, even if it\u2019s just her hand or to tuck her hair around her ear. It\u2019s fucking everything. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n But real life is waiting for them, and though they\u2019re both keen to keep exploring everything that is between them, Clarabella is worried about the perception that she is moving on so quickly. She left a mess behind, has a bitter ex fianc\u00e9, and does want everybody in town to see her flaunting a new man. It\u2019s a bit of an awkward situation, and there is some drama as she picks up her life and they figure out what\u2019s going on between them, but it\u2019s not angsty, and I loved just sitting back and watching them sort it all out.<\/p>\n I love these characters. Clarabella is so relatable, and Luke is just gorgeous \u2013 funny and smart, he\u2019s such a gentleman but with a side of wickedness, and I loved him. And Clarabella\u2019s family are once again on deck, in fine form, and stealing every scene that they are in. They are such an entertaining bunch \u2013 their obvious care for each other but constant teasing and bickering is hilarious. They have zero boundaries, their group texts are freaking gold, and there are SO many moments in this book that had me laughing out loud at their antics and conversations. Poor Luke is swept up in the middle of it, and just goes with the flow (I mean, the poor man has little other choice). They are truly amazing, and I love seeing so much of them.<\/p>\n Luke and Clarabella\u2019s love story is sweet, sexy, natural, honest, functional, sexy and emotional. It finishes beautifully, with an epilogue that provides satisfying closure, and that left me swooning.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Loved this one, and can\u2019t wait for Presley\u2019s story up next!<\/p>\n Travis: It\u2019s like the family is cursed for weddings. Presley, I\u2019m not coming to your first wedding. (hehehe)<\/p>\n 4 stars.<\/p>\n An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Find family tree and series crossover details here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Mine to Kiss (#0.5)<\/strong> (Travis & Harlow) Mine to Have (#1)<\/strong> (Travis & Harlow) Mine to Hold (#2)<\/strong> (Ace & Shelby) Mine to Cherish (#3)<\/strong> (Luke & Clarabella) Mine to Love (#4)<\/strong> (Bennett & Presley) Mine to Take (#5)<\/strong> (Matthew & Sophia) Mine to Promise (#6)\u00a0<\/strong> (Stefano & Addison) Mine to Honor (#7)<\/strong> (Levi & Eva) Mine to Keep (#8) <\/strong>(Caine & Grace) <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Website\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0| \u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Facebook Reader Group<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Follow on Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Follow on BookBub<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Subscribe to Newsletter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mine to Cherish by Natasha Madison is live! 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\nAren’t they?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\nDid I want to get married today?
\nIt’s hard to say when he proposed in front of over a hundred people.
\nEverything happened so fast, and I thought it was just nerves.
\nIt was not.
\nThe knock on the door showed me that what I was feeling was more than just cold feet.
\nI was a runaway bride.<\/p>\n
\nThe whole town was busy attending her wedding.
\nShe was the one I let get away when I told her our night together was a mistake and then left town.
\nSo I planned to spend the weekend getting drunk.
\nWhen she ran out of the church looking for a hideout, I opened the car door for her.
\nMy cabin has one bed, and my longing looks don’t mix well.
\nSomehow, I have to keep my heart intact and her reputation together.
\nMaybe she was just mine to cherish.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/books2read-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/CACHE\/images\/store_images\/audible\/1d8c12472218d7a11d3401707274ab59.png\")
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\n\u201cThe only thing the cabin has is running water and electricity,\u201d he informs me.
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\nPresley: AS IF AFTER WATCHING THE TRAIN WREK OF MY FAMILY TRYING TO GET MARRIED, I WOULD EVEN ATTEMPT IT! FUCK THAT SHIT. SINGLE WOLF FOR LIFE.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\nSouthern Wedding<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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When her nose isn\u2019t buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she\u2019s in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It\u2019s a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn\u2019t listen to her\u2026<\/p>\nCheck out more great reads on our\u00a0Natasha Madison Author Spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n