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Love in an elevator

December 29, 2018 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory was simply lovely. Alexa and Drew meet when stuck in a hotel elevator together in San Francisco. Alexa is on her way to meet her sister to celebrate a promotion. Drew is begrudgingly going to his ex-girlfriend’s wedding. The two strangers hit it off immediately, so Drew takes a chance and invites Alexa to the wedding. He gets a bit carried away and tells everyone she’s his girlfriend. Luckily, Alexa doesn’t mind and they have an amazing time at the wedding and […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: african american protagonist, african-american author, black author, black protagonist, jasmine guillory, los angeles, romance, San Francisco, the wedding date

teresaelectro's CBR10 Review No:15 · Genres: Romance · Tags: african american protagonist, african-american author, black author, black protagonist, jasmine guillory, los angeles, romance, San Francisco, the wedding date ·
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Almost a Favorite

December 1, 2018 by Emmalita 7 Comments

Jasmine Guillory’s The Proposal was one of my most anticipated books of the year. I enjoyed The Wedding Date and was looking forward to where Guillory would go with Carlos. The taste we were given of a botched public proposal whetted my appetite further. When freelance writer Nikole Paterson goes to a Dodgers game with her actor boyfriend, his man bun, and his bros, the last thing she expects is a scoreboard proposal. Saying no isn’t the hard part–they’ve only been dating for five months, […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: jasmine guillory, The Proposal

Emmalita's CBR10 Review No:52 · Genres: Romance · Tags: jasmine guillory, The Proposal ·
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The Whole Big MacGuffin Enchilada

November 28, 2018 by WhimBimThankYouMim Leave a Comment

When I finished reading early 2018’s The Wedding Date, it was great news to read that writer Jasmine Guillory had another book coming out. Thanks to a few specific websites, I really took to reading the “good kind” of romance fiction they recommended (to realize later that most of it has been, is, and always will be wonderful) and Guillory’s books were warm, comforting hugs before bedtime. I liked that food played such a role in her romance fiction.  What you eat means something to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, feminism, Fiction, interracial romance, jasmine guillory

WhimBimThankYouMim's CBR10 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, feminism, Fiction, interracial romance, jasmine guillory ·
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I liked it, but I didn’t love it. Carrying purse snacks is an excellent idea, though

November 24, 2018 by Malin Leave a Comment

Alexa Monroe is in San Francisco to celebrate her sister’s promotion when she gets stuck in an elevator for an extended period of time with an attractive stranger. Naturally, they strike up a conversation and Alexa learns that the hot guy, Drew Nichols, is a paediatric surgeon, in town to go to the wedding of his ex-girlfriend and one of his best friends. Obviously, he’s not exactly thrilled, and the woman supposed to be his plus one cancelled on him. While they eat some of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #CBR10, Contemporary Romance, jasmine guillory, Malin, the wedding date

Malin's CBR10 Review No:101 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #CBR10, Contemporary Romance, jasmine guillory, Malin, the wedding date ·
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The Proposal, by Jasmine Guillory

*Someone* loves Jumbotron proposals. But… who?

November 5, 2018 by J 2 Comments

At the end of my review for The Wedding Date, I said that if Guillory wanted to write a book about Carlos, Drew’s mischievous colleague, I would be there. Guillory gave the people what they wanted: a charming doctor with a taco habit. Nik is calmly minding her business at a Dodger game with her boyfriend of five months. She’s not so into baseball, but it’s what he wanted to do for his birthday. The boyfriend uses the opportunity to propose marriage via the Jumbotron, […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: interracial romance, jasmine guillory

J's CBR10 Review No:19 · Genres: Romance · Tags: interracial romance, jasmine guillory ·
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Does Cookie Dough Ice Cream Go With Red or White Wine?

May 23, 2018 by Emmalita 4 Comments

I don’t really like listening to romance audiobooks, but The Wedding Date was so charming I listened to this for hours. Alexa and Drew have a meet cute – trapped together in an elevator where they share Alexa’s cheese and crackers and Drew tells her about the wedding from Hell he is attending alone that weekend. They laugh and flirt. He invites her to be his date. She agrees. It’s a one weekend thing. She lives in the Bay Area. He lives in LA. They both […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Romance Tagged With: janina edwards, jasmine guillory, the wedding date

Emmalita's CBR10 Review No:20 · Genres: Audiobooks, Romance · Tags: janina edwards, jasmine guillory, the wedding date ·
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