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    <body><![CDATA[The second book in the series of four friends who run an upscale wedding business.  Emma comes from a happy home and is the nicest of the four girls.  She's the florist and she is in love with family friend, Jack Cooke.  He's an architect and best friend of the brother of one of the other women in t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80850665">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This second book in the Bride Quartet is almost as good as the first. Nothing wrong with it, I simply liked the main characters in the first one just a little bit more.<br/>This story centers on Emma, the florist and her relationship with long time friend, Jack, an architect. I liked the way Jack c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76363611">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Three stars. Not quite as good as the first book in the quartet. I have to admit that I prefer either the stand alone books or the ones written under the JD Robb name to the trilogies or, as with this set, quartets. <br/><br/>What Nora Roberts does right is build a community and write her individu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79660032">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[#1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac - the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies.<br/><br/>Since she was a little girl, Emma Grant has always loved romance.  So it's really no surprise that she has found her calling as a wedding florist.  She gets to play with flowers every day and work with her three best friends in the process.  She couldn't ask for a better job.<br/><br/>And on the surface, Emma's love life seems to be thriving.  Slim and sultry, she brings color into every room she enters, just like the arrangements she creates.  Men swarm around her, yet she still hasn't found Mr. Right.  And the last place she's looking is right under her nose.  <br/><br/>But that's just where Jack Cooke is.  He's been best friends with Parker's brother for years, which makes him practically family.  The architect has begun to admit to himself that his feelings for Emma have developed into much more than friendship.  And whn Emma returns his passion - kiss for blistering kiss - things start to get complicated at Vows.<br/><br/>Jack has never been big on commitment.  Emma yearns for a lifelong love affair.  If the two are to find common ground, they must trust in their history - and in their hearts...]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first book in the Bride Quartet series, Vision in White, was one of my first reviews. I like Nora Roberts, as you know exactly what you'll get from her books: a good, old-fashioned, happily-ever-after romance. Sometimes I'm just in the mood for happily-ever-after, and Nora never disappoints.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78584374">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[#1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac - the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies.<br/><br/>Since she was a little girl, Emma Grant has always loved romance.  So it's really no surprise that she has found her calling as a wedding florist.  She gets to play with flowers every day and work with her three best friends in the process.  She couldn't ask for a better job.<br/><br/>And on the surface, Emma's love life seems to be thriving.  Slim and sultry, she brings color into every room she enters, just like the arrangements she creates.  Men swarm around her, yet she still hasn't found Mr. Right.  And the last place she's looking is right under her nose.  <br/><br/>But that's just where Jack Cooke is.  He's been best friends with Parker's brother for years, which makes him practically family.  The architect has begun to admit to himself that his feelings for Emma have developed into much more than friendship.  And whn Emma returns his passion - kiss for blistering kiss - things start to get complicated at Vows.<br/><br/>Jack has never been big on commitment.  Emma yearns for a lifelong love affair.  If the two are to find common ground, they must trust in their history - and in their hearts...]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a WONDERFUL NR romance!  I'm not even a fan of her's, yet this is straight-forward, simple, romantic and LOL ensemble writing at it's best!  I don't know about that first book that received such crappy reviews . . . but this one is DEFINITELY worth reading!  I fell in love with Emma and Jack...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77182418">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[#1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac - the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies.<br/><br/>Since she was a little girl, Emma Grant has always loved romance.  So it's really no surprise that she has found her calling as a wedding florist.  She gets to play with flowers every day and work with her three best friends in the process.  She couldn't ask for a better job.<br/><br/>And on the surface, Emma's love life seems to be thriving.  Slim and sultry, she brings color into every room she enters, just like the arrangements she creates.  Men swarm around her, yet she still hasn't found Mr. Right.  And the last place she's looking is right under her nose.  <br/><br/>But that's just where Jack Cooke is.  He's been best friends with Parker's brother for years, which makes him practically family.  The architect has begun to admit to himself that his feelings for Emma have developed into much more than friendship.  And whn Emma returns his passion - kiss for blistering kiss - things start to get complicated at Vows.<br/><br/>Jack has never been big on commitment.  Emma yearns for a lifelong love affair.  If the two are to find common ground, they must trust in their history - and in their hearts...]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[One reason I love reading Nora Roberts' books is because she gets you involved in the entire cast of characters in such a real way. I love her family series and how lots of books are interrelated. This series is really no different. The friendship between the four women is very real and I found/find...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76337371">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[#1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac - the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies.<br/><br/>Since she was a little girl, Emma Grant has always loved romance.  So it's really no surprise that she has found her calling as a wedding florist.  She gets to play with flowers every day and work with her three best friends in the process.  She couldn't ask for a better job.<br/><br/>And on the surface, Emma's love life seems to be thriving.  Slim and sultry, she brings color into every room she enters, just like the arrangements she creates.  Men swarm around her, yet she still hasn't found Mr. Right.  And the last place she's looking is right under her nose.  <br/><br/>But that's just where Jack Cooke is.  He's been best friends with Parker's brother for years, which makes him practically family.  The architect has begun to admit to himself that his feelings for Emma have developed into much more than friendship.  And whn Emma returns his passion - kiss for blistering kiss - things start to get complicated at Vows.<br/><br/>Jack has never been big on commitment.  Emma yearns for a lifelong love affair.  If the two are to find common ground, they must trust in their history - and in their hearts...]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Second book in the Bride Quartet books, where the four women who each in turn take the starring role run a wedding business together.  The photographer, Mac, got demolished in the last book, so this time it's Emma the flower arranger's turn.<br/><br/>Uh.  Things progress basically as expected.  I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76085411">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[#1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac - the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies.<br/><br/>Since she was a little girl, Emma Grant has always loved romance.  So it's really no surprise that she has found her calling as a wedding florist.  She gets to play with flowers every day and work with her three best friends in the process.  She couldn't ask for a better job.<br/><br/>And on the surface, Emma's love life seems to be thriving.  Slim and sultry, she brings color into every room she enters, just like the arrangements she creates.  Men swarm around her, yet she still hasn't found Mr. Right.  And the last place she's looking is right under her nose.  <br/><br/>But that's just where Jack Cooke is.  He's been best friends with Parker's brother for years, which makes him practically family.  The architect has begun to admit to himself that his feelings for Emma have developed into much more than friendship.  And whn Emma returns his passion - kiss for blistering kiss - things start to get complicated at Vows.<br/><br/>Jack has never been big on commitment.  Emma yearns for a lifelong love affair.  If the two are to find common ground, they must trust in their history - and in their hearts...]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I laughed and I cried. Both key to a great sappy romance! Really liked this book. Just as much as the first one! That's saying something, because sometimes the follow-up books don't measure up. <br/><br/>I fell in love with the girls during Vision in White, and feel more connected to all of them n...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80549036">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not ready to give a review quite yet. I'm about half way through - listening to the audio book. Even though I am not a big romance story fan, I generally like Nora Roberts' books. This one, however is not living up to my expectations. It's pretty dull and the reader of this book, Angela Dawe does a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78581701">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[#1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac - the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies.<br/><br/>Since she was a little girl, Emma Grant has always loved romance.  So it's really no surprise that she has found her calling as a wedding florist.  She gets to play with flowers every day and work with her three best friends in the process.  She couldn't ask for a better job.<br/><br/>And on the surface, Emma's love life seems to be thriving.  Slim and sultry, she brings color into every room she enters, just like the arrangements she creates.  Men swarm around her, yet she still hasn't found Mr. Right.  And the last place she's looking is right under her nose.  <br/><br/>But that's just where Jack Cooke is.  He's been best friends with Parker's brother for years, which makes him practically family.  The architect has begun to admit to himself that his feelings for Emma have developed into much more than friendship.  And whn Emma returns his passion - kiss for blistering kiss - things start to get complicated at Vows.<br/><br/>Jack has never been big on commitment.  Emma yearns for a lifelong love affair.  If the two are to find common ground, they must trust in their history - and in their hearts...]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, we know the fourth guy to come into the mix in this one and that sets up things to keep flowing....Liked this one nearly as much as the first one. Mac in her wedding dress surrounded by her friends did me in, such a great bond.<br/><br/>Love all the details about weddings and flowers, I wish...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75920631">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the second Nora Roberts book I've read.  I read &quot;Vision in White&quot; right before this one, and I'd have to say I like Nora Roberts so far.  This second installment in the Bride Quartet had me engaged from the very beginning.  I enjoyed reading about Emma and Jack and found myself ro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78841821">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[#1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac - the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies.<br/><br/>Since she was a little girl, Emma Grant has always loved romance.  So it's really no surprise that she has found her calling as a wedding florist.  She gets to play with flowers every day and work with her three best friends in the process.  She couldn't ask for a better job.<br/><br/>And on the surface, Emma's love life seems to be thriving.  Slim and sultry, she brings color into every room she enters, just like the arrangements she creates.  Men swarm around her, yet she still hasn't found Mr. Right.  And the last place she's looking is right under her nose.  <br/><br/>But that's just where Jack Cooke is.  He's been best friends with Parker's brother for years, which makes him practically family.  The architect has begun to admit to himself that his feelings for Emma have developed into much more than friendship.  And whn Emma returns his passion - kiss for blistering kiss - things start to get complicated at Vows.<br/><br/>Jack has never been big on commitment.  Emma yearns for a lifelong love affair.  If the two are to find common ground, they must trust in their history - and in their hearts...]]>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Disappointing second book in the series.  I still love the first one, and I am looking forward to the next.  The main couple in focus for this love story, Emma and Jack, did not hold my interest at all, despite all the supposedly steamy romance, and they even seemed like bad, one dimensional charact...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76027087">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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