"Surprised to see me?"Getting caught in her wedding dress by her drop-dead-gorgeous ex-husband is Reese Michael's worst nightmare. Especially when her perfect-on-paper fiancĂ© then cancels their wedding!Reese has spent years trying to forget how her marriage to Mason Hicks crashed and burned—yes, their chemistry was incredible, but a girl can't live on lust alone! And what's a jilted bride supposed to do when the one man she could never forget is back in her life, as irresistible as ever? Mason might be her own personal brand of Kryptonite, but surely life is meant to be lived a little dangerously…?
The Unexpected Wedding Guest is the first full-length novel in The Wedding Season miniseries. This is the first of the series that I read, and the first book by Ms. Carson that I've read.
As far as setting the scene for the forthcoming three books, the remaining Awesome Foursome's male partners are to be determined, though I think one could trace the paper trail and connect the couples based on the men mentioned within The Unexpected Wedding Guest. That might make a fun game!
Reese Michael married young -- at 19. She had smoking chemistry with her husband, Mason Hicks, but when it came time to discuss any problems, Reese didn't (or couldn't). She would turn to her parents for help, perhaps not realizing how that made Mason feel. And Mason found it easier to shut Reese out, so it's no wonder they grew apart and their marriage ended. Ten years later, Reese believes she's found her true love in Dylan, a lifelong friend who seems to be the perfect man. What Reese doesn't realize -- until Mason shows up at the wedding site -- is that she might not be in love with Dylan.
Reese and Mason's chemistry is off the charts. It's easy to see why Reese was swept away by it when she was 19. And while once Mason makes Reese question if she still has feelings for him or not, I found myself wondering if they would fall into their old patterns once they decide to give their love another try. I hope we see glimpses of them as the miniseries progresses as I don't want them to just jump into marriage without having learned something from their past mistakes.
(A very special thank you to Harlequin and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of The Unexpected Wedding Guest.)
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