BLACK TIE OPTIONAL
Wild Wedding #1
Ann Marie Walker
Releasing May 30, 2017
St. Martin's Press
Everything about Coleman Grant III oozes power and sex. And not the perfunctory kind either, but the sheet clawing, heart stopping, gasping for air after you’ve screamed so loud you can’t breathe kind. From his dark wavy hair that stands in an artfully rumpled mess, to the blue eyes that sear your skin, to his full, sensual lips - on the surface he’s pure perfection.
Too bad
he's an asshole. An arrogant, uptight corporate raider hell bent on destroying
the environment one species at a time.
Everything
about Olivia Ramsey screams hippie humanitarian. From her blond hair tied in a
sloppy bun, to her faded jeans with the Bonnaroo patch sewn on the thigh, to
her combat boots still splattered with mud from the previous day’s site visit.
So it makes
perfect sense that they would get married. In Vegas. Stone-cold sober.Cole
needs a wife. Olivia needs to save an endangered species. But what starts as a
marriage of convenience soon turns into a battle of wills and sexual tension.
Love is a game, and Olivia and Cole are ready to win.
I've always wanted to read one of Ms. Walker's books (she's co-authored several and I now know I need to seek some out) so when this title came up for review, I jumped at the chance. I'm a total fan girl and can't wait for the next book in this series.
The cover of this book fits it so perfectly- equal parts romance and whimsy -at least in for this reviewer! Plus it's a touch old-school which I really really love (if that makes sense) and something I haven't found in my romances lately.
So, yes this is the first book in the Wild Wedding series. I love the setting Vegas and Chicago!
This book with it's enemies to lovers/ marriage of convenience plot lines could have gone so wrong but luckily and happily for us they don't!
Ms. Walker has written a sexy, witty, opposites attract romantic comedy (oh, yeah it totally is!).
The book is perfectly paced and easy to read- I found myself wanting to devour it in one sitting.
Olivia is a strong and sassy heroine- I really really loved her. Cole is a bit of an ass but I still loved him too! Their chemistry and banter was spot-on; meaning I found it both believable/realistic .
Another huge plus was not only the character development of Olivia and Cole, but some of the other players as well.
I highly recommend this novel.
Ann Marie
Walker writes
steamy books about sexy boys. She's a fan of fancy cocktails, anything
chocolate, and 80s rom-coms. Her super power is connecting any situation to an
episode of Friends and she thinks all coffee cups should be the size of a bowl.
If it's December she can be found watching Love Actually but the rest of the
year you can find her at AnnMarieWalker.com where she would be happy to talk to
you about alpha males, lemon drop martinis or supermodel David Gandy. Ann Marie
attended the University of Notre Dame and currently lives in Chicago.
Tasty Q&A with Ann
Marie Walker
Favorite
writing place.
Honestly it varies from book to book, but
Black Tie Optional was written almost exclusively at the corner table of my
local Starbucks and I have the gold star rewards to prove it haha.
If they could
sit and write in a different country where would it be?
I've had the chance to visit the UK
recently and as a result am thinking of basing my next series there. Maybe it's
my love of Hugh Grant rom-coms, but after a few days in Notting Hill, the ideas
were flying!
Co-writing have you
done it with another author, if not, would you?
The first series I wrote, Chasing Fire,
was co-authored with Amy K. Rogers. It was a wonderfully collaborative process
but we always knew I would write solo as well (hence publishing under both our
names versus one pen name) due to Amy's demanding "day job".
Name
three things on your desk right now.
Coffee mug (a necessity), cell phone (a
distraction), and a frame with a print of the first fan art someone ever made
based on one of my books (a reminder).
What are you favorite
types of stories to read?
Romances, especially ones with humor. I
remember reading Beautiful Player at the hair salon and I literally laughed out
loud. It was such an amazing feeling, which is why I couldn't have been happier
when Library Journal used that exact phrase to describe Black Tie Optional.
Can you
tell us about your upcoming book?
The second book of the Wild Wedding Series will feature
Olivia's best friend Cassie as the female lead. All the characters from BTO
will make appearances along with a few new ones as well. The first chapter is
actually included at the end of book one, but here's a little teaser:
ICING ON THE CAKE
Cassandra
Miller doesn’t have time for men. She’s far too busy preparing to open a
cupcake shop with her silent partner and best friend, not to mention catering
her brother’s wedding. And let’s face it, it’s not like Prince Charming is
going to stroll into the bakery and sweep her off her feet.
Henry has been a Prince his entire life but for one wild wedding he wants to be nothing more than an “Average Joe”, or in this instance, “Average Hank”. But when a case of mistaken identity and a batch of burned cupcakes ends in a night of passion, Cassie and Hank must decide if theirs is a recipe for disaster or the makings of true romance.
Henry has been a Prince his entire life but for one wild wedding he wants to be nothing more than an “Average Joe”, or in this instance, “Average Hank”. But when a case of mistaken identity and a batch of burned cupcakes ends in a night of passion, Cassie and Hank must decide if theirs is a recipe for disaster or the makings of true romance.
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