Saturday, December 30, 2023

✱✱Book Review✱✱ Never Plan a Billionaire's Wedding by Julia Kent

Genre: Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Romance

Cover Designer:  Staci Hart

Audiobook Narrators:  COMING SOON


Tropes/Themes:  Billionaire, Forbidden Romance/Breaking Contract, Mistaken Identity, Wedding, Engagement, Reunion Romance, Second Chance Romance, Romantic Comedy, 




Rule #1: Don’t fall in love with the groom


Stalker exes. Momzillas. Drunk uncles. Hurricanes. Jealous siblings. Paparazzi.


You name it, Kari Whitevelt has seen it all.


And that’s why brides and grooms hire her.


Because she makes it all go away.


Wedding Protectors, Inc., is here to make sure that special day stays special.


Whatever it takes.


No matter what.


But when her newest client turns out to be her own long-lost high school sweetheart, rising tech star billionaire Caleb Mikelmas, suddenly Kari’s not sure whether she’s protecting the wedding couple —


Or her own heart.


Tech billionaire Caleb never thought he had a chance, much less a second chance with his first love and high school sweetheart, Kari. When a case of mistaken identity turns their reunion into one big misunderstanding, unraveling his feelings about the one who got away while supporting his brother’s nuptials means facing old demons.


And kissing Kari.


He likes kissing Kari far more than that whole demon thing.


But if kisses were enough, Kari would already be his wife.


Maybe it’s time to revisit the past and right some wrongs.


One vow at a time.


Welcome to the Whatever It Takes series:


Every bride needs something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue -


But you know what brides don't need?


Complications.


Welcome to Wedding Protectors, Inc. Have a spritzer or a latte or some lovely Zen tea and sink into a comfortable chair in our sunlit offices as we listen to your wedding problem – and form the perfect solution to every possible contingency.


We plan for everything.


Except our own love lives.


But that's not your problem. ;)



Amazon US:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CKB6KHD3 


Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Never-Billionaires-Wedding-Whatever-Takes-ebook/dp/B0CKB6KHD3/ 


Amazon AU:  https://www.amazon.com.au/Never-Billionaires-Wedding-Whatever-Takes-ebook/dp/B0CKB6KHD3/ 


Amazon CA:  https://www.amazon.ca/Never-Billionaires-Wedding-Whatever-Takes-ebook/dp/B0CKB6KHD3/ 


Apple Books:  https://books.apple.com/us/book/never-plan-a-billionaires-wedding/id6468538482 


Kobo:  https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/never-plan-a-billionaire-s-wedding 


Nook:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/never-plan-a-billionaires-wedding-julia-kent/1144157018?ean=2940186153108 


Google Play:  https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=Vn7aEAAAQBAJ 


Print:  https://www.amazon.com/Never-Billionaires-Wedding-Whatever-Takes/dp/1638801975/ 


Website:  https://jkentauthor.com/books/whatever-it-takes/never-plan/ 


BookBub:  https://www.bookbub.com/books/never-plan-a-billionaire-s-wedding-whatever-it-takes-book-1-by-julia-kent 


Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199278585-never-plan-a-billionaire-s-wedding 

 

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Carolina was introducing him to his former fiancée.

Fine. Near fiancée. It had been a promise ring, not an engagement diamond, but still.

The run he'd just finished was apparently unnecessary from a cardio standpoint, since his heart was now racing, crashing into his ribs as if it were fleeing a crime scene. Not that he was the bad guy. But still.

Kari. No way.

It was his Kari. And okay, maybe she was never formally his fiancée, but until college and distance broke them up, they always planned on it. He’d given her a promise ring in high school, so that was close enough.

When Carolina had mentioned she was meeting two wedding professionals named Katie and Carrie, he'd heard it as the more familiar spelling. She'd never spelled it out, and she hadn't bothered to tell him Kari's last name.

“Caleb, have you swallowed your tongue along with your manners? Shake the poor woman's hand, for goodness sake!” Carolina crooned, giving him side-eye while managing a puzzled smile at Kari as the two stood awkwardly in front of each other, gaping.

Kari had changed in some ways, for sure, but it was her, alright. Her brown hair was a darker shade but still thick and shiny, framed in soft layers around her face, brushing the edges of straight, strong shoulders. He recognized those whiskey brown eyes, deceptively sleepy unless you knew her, knew that behind them, her brain was working constantly at warp speed.

She was taller now–or anyway, she didn’t wear four-inch heels back then–so instead of having to bend to kiss her lips, he could just dip his head.

If he wanted to kiss her.

If wanting to kiss her wasn’t the only thing he could think about.



Momma Says: 5 stars⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Welcome to Wedding Protectors, Inc." If ever there was a trope guaranteed to be full of hilarious situations, this is it. It also doesn't hurt that it's penned by Julia Kent, which pretty much guarantees lots of sarcasm and wit - two of my favorite things.
This first in the Whatever It Takes series focuses on Kari and Caleb for a second chance romance. This pair definitely has some unfinished business to work through, but they run into a fair few obstacles, including Kari getting out of her own way. I'll stop there and let you find out the rest for yourself. What I will say is Never Plan a Billionaire's Wedding is everything I've come to expect from Julia Kent. It's wonderfully written with characters that practically leap off the page. It's as witty and fun as it is swoony and sexy, and it's a great introduction to this new series.





New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge. Since 2013, she has sold more than 2 million books, with 4 New York Times bestsellers and more than 21 appearances on the USA Today bestseller list. Her books have been translated into French, German, and Italian, with more titles releasing in the future.


From billionaires to BBWs to new adult rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every contemporary romance she writes. Unlike Shannon from Shopping for a Billionaire, she did not meet her husband after dropping her phone in a men's room toilet (and he isn't a billionaire she met in a romantic comedy).


She lives in New England with her husband and three children where she is the only person in the household with the gene required to change empty toilet paper rolls.


She loves to hear from her readers by email at julia@jkentauthor.com, on Twitter @jkentauthor, on Facebook at @jkentauthor, and on Instagram @jkentauthor. Visit her at http://jkentauthor.com 


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