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Boomerang Bride
Matilda Geoffrey had risked it all for love.
She'd left Australia to be with Barry—the man who had swept her off her virtual feet. Now, wearing a wedding dress, she's alone on Main Street in small-town Wisconsin, and things aren't working out exactly as planned….
In town for his annual family visit, Marc Olsen had never seen a bride quite like Matilda—staring into a storefront window, holding a tottering wedding cake and looking desperately in need of a groom. He doesn't have many warm feelings for his hometown, but meeting Matilda just as she discovers she's been scammed by her online "fiancé" stirs something in him.
Matilda is not the kind of woman Marc imagined himself with, and Marc is anything but the romantic hero that Matilda has always dreamed of. But as unlikely circumstances throw them together, can they let go of their misconceptions and risk their hearts for love?
She'd left Australia to be with Barry—the man who had swept her off her virtual feet. Now, wearing a wedding dress, she's alone on Main Street in small-town Wisconsin, and things aren't working out exactly as planned….
In town for his annual family visit, Marc Olsen had never seen a bride quite like Matilda—staring into a storefront window, holding a tottering wedding cake and looking desperately in need of a groom. He doesn't have many warm feelings for his hometown, but meeting Matilda just as she discovers she's been scammed by her online "fiancé" stirs something in him.
Matilda is not the kind of woman Marc imagined himself with, and Marc is anything but the romantic hero that Matilda has always dreamed of. But as unlikely circumstances throw them together, can they let go of their misconceptions and risk their hearts for love?
655 pages, ebook
First published August 1, 2011
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April 19, 2018
I fat-fingered a page reload after finishing this review once. And lost the whole thing. I cannot tell you how dispiriting that is (though if it's happened to you, you probably know). So I'm not able to marshal the resources to redo it and you get this crap review instead.
I really enjoyed this romance. Tildy is awesome and her determination and kindness and optimistic courage were engaging. Marc starts out arrogant though with a kind of vulnerable bewilderment in his relationship with his family. I liked that Tildy gets past his defenses and doesn't put up with his nonsense and that she still had the courage to be vulnerable when the time came. Being with them was fun and while a lot of that was Tildy, Marc had enough humanizing hints to keep me engaged, though it was a stretch at times.
The better romantic story was Marc's sister. Both her and Bryan (Brian? I listened to this one on audible) had some growing to do and them coming together was touching and engaging as well. I had a hard time with her at first because of her desire for secrecy in her cancer diagnosis and mastectomy surgery. I really don't get that, but maybe that's just me? Anyway, once it started getting out and she had to confront her loss and future I really appreciated her growth and Bryan's strength. And I particularly liked how he had to adjust and grow with her. I can see why this is the secondary plotline because there wasn't enough to be much more than a short story on its own, but Lowe does a fantastic job making it present without overwhelming Tildy and Marc working things out around them.
I finished the book last night with all the feels and the thought that this would be a weak five star review. Weak because parts were perhaps a bit too perfect or ideal for me to buy into completely. As I think it over, though, that flaw is more pervasive than I perceived at first and is particularly manifest in Tildy's character. I mean, there's no arc or character growth there beyond her dealing with a foreign environment and adapting to her new home. The pacing of the story is strong enough that I didn't notice it as much more than a niggle that something was a bit off at the time. On reflection, though, I'm going to slip this down to four stars and this note that Lowe tends towards the ideal. This is particularly strong in Marc's grand gesture at the end that was perfectly wrong before becoming perfectly ideal.
A note about Audible: Tess Masters is an outstanding narrator and did a great job bringing the story alive. Frankly, she may be the reason I slid past the idealized bits so smoothly because she infuses the characters with warmth and humanity and brought them to life in a present and engaging way.
A note about Steamy: There are three-ish explicit sex scenes, though the one in the secondary romance barely qualifies. So this is in the middle of my steam tolerance, but only just.
I really enjoyed this romance. Tildy is awesome and her determination and kindness and optimistic courage were engaging. Marc starts out arrogant though with a kind of vulnerable bewilderment in his relationship with his family. I liked that Tildy gets past his defenses and doesn't put up with his nonsense and that she still had the courage to be vulnerable when the time came. Being with them was fun and while a lot of that was Tildy, Marc had enough humanizing hints to keep me engaged, though it was a stretch at times.
The better romantic story was Marc's sister. Both her and Bryan (Brian? I listened to this one on audible) had some growing to do and them coming together was touching and engaging as well. I had a hard time with her at first because of her desire for secrecy in her cancer diagnosis and mastectomy surgery. I really don't get that, but maybe that's just me? Anyway, once it started getting out and she had to confront her loss and future I really appreciated her growth and Bryan's strength. And I particularly liked how he had to adjust and grow with her. I can see why this is the secondary plotline because there wasn't enough to be much more than a short story on its own, but Lowe does a fantastic job making it present without overwhelming Tildy and Marc working things out around them.
I finished the book last night with all the feels and the thought that this would be a weak five star review. Weak because parts were perhaps a bit too perfect or ideal for me to buy into completely. As I think it over, though, that flaw is more pervasive than I perceived at first and is particularly manifest in Tildy's character. I mean, there's no arc or character growth there beyond her dealing with a foreign environment and adapting to her new home. The pacing of the story is strong enough that I didn't notice it as much more than a niggle that something was a bit off at the time. On reflection, though, I'm going to slip this down to four stars and this note that Lowe tends towards the ideal. This is particularly strong in Marc's grand gesture at the end that was perfectly wrong before becoming perfectly ideal.
A note about Audible: Tess Masters is an outstanding narrator and did a great job bringing the story alive. Frankly, she may be the reason I slid past the idealized bits so smoothly because she infuses the characters with warmth and humanity and brought them to life in a present and engaging way.
A note about Steamy: There are three-ish explicit sex scenes, though the one in the secondary romance barely qualifies. So this is in the middle of my steam tolerance, but only just.
August 29, 2013
I don't actually remember why I have this book - was it one of the weekly free Nook selections? Probably. If I paid money for it, I'm going to be upset.
The premise sounded great, if a little bit over the top: a young Aussie arrives in a random small town in Wisconsin, thinking she's going to marry her Internet boyfriend. Turns out he scammed her out of her life savings, and now she's stranded with nothing but a couple of suitcases and a visa. She'll begin the classic adversarial relationship with the guy who tries to help, but over time, the actual tension becomes sexual tension, and they fall in love.
And to be fair, there were definitely parts of the story that were great. The two main characters had rich backstories that went a long way toward explaining why they approached relationships the way they did. The conclusion Matilda reaches in the end, about forging her own destiny instead of being bound to her family's legends, is great too. Whenever the author is writing about anything but sex, the narrative voice is terrific and kept me interested in what was going to happen next.
So what killed this book for me? Well, for starters, Matilda was just too damn perfect. She's witty, smart, cooks like a dream, and allegedly she's not conventionally beautiful, but for some reason Marc finds her irresistible (even he doesn't know why). Oh yeah, and she's able to get a booming wedding-consulting business up and running in a matter of minutes, she's computer savvy (even though she apparently didn't ever try to google the guy who was Catfishing her or the town she was moving to), and when Marc's sister needs round-the-clock medical care, guess who's also a nurse? And don't forget, she's Australian, and that's exotic! They have different words for EVERYTHING and you will learn ALL OF THEM because the book does not go a page without reminding you that she's an Aussie.
Also, once the romance gathered some steam (such as it was...the sex scenes were almost entirely ludicrous), it was like all of the other plot points fell to the wayside. Mainly, there was no closure with Matilda's con man. I'm sure her money is long gone, but it would have been much more satisfying for the authorities to nab him, or for her to otherwise have to confront him again. As it was, the police said they were close to catching him, but it was never revealed whether they did or not.
And then there was also that undercurrent of subtle misogyny that, to be fair, kills almost every romance novel I read. The tired old trope of the woman having never been sexually satisfied until she meets the main love interest just ruins every book for me. It's apparently okay if Matilda had a little sex before Marc, just as long as she didn't ENJOY it. Marc, on the other hand, banged every girl in New York City and loved every minute of it. Why can't Matilda have had good (or even just better than "perfunctory") sex with someone else? What is the story going to lose if she has some control over her own pleasure, or if she's dated around a little in search of the great love that she's felt so much pressure to find? The idea that she requires this particular man to show her what's what, and the idea that she's somehow a more sympathetic character because of her relative inexperience, irritates me to no end.
And of course the happy ending is that Matilda has a houseful of kids who are just mini versions of her and Marc. Sure, that's logical given the central ideas of family and home and how the characters come to find them, but it was so bland, and the exposition dump in the epilogue felt kind of lazy.
The premise sounded great, if a little bit over the top: a young Aussie arrives in a random small town in Wisconsin, thinking she's going to marry her Internet boyfriend. Turns out he scammed her out of her life savings, and now she's stranded with nothing but a couple of suitcases and a visa. She'll begin the classic adversarial relationship with the guy who tries to help, but over time, the actual tension becomes sexual tension, and they fall in love.
And to be fair, there were definitely parts of the story that were great. The two main characters had rich backstories that went a long way toward explaining why they approached relationships the way they did. The conclusion Matilda reaches in the end, about forging her own destiny instead of being bound to her family's legends, is great too. Whenever the author is writing about anything but sex, the narrative voice is terrific and kept me interested in what was going to happen next.
So what killed this book for me? Well, for starters, Matilda was just too damn perfect. She's witty, smart, cooks like a dream, and allegedly she's not conventionally beautiful, but for some reason Marc finds her irresistible (even he doesn't know why). Oh yeah, and she's able to get a booming wedding-consulting business up and running in a matter of minutes, she's computer savvy (even though she apparently didn't ever try to google the guy who was Catfishing her or the town she was moving to), and when Marc's sister needs round-the-clock medical care, guess who's also a nurse? And don't forget, she's Australian, and that's exotic! They have different words for EVERYTHING and you will learn ALL OF THEM because the book does not go a page without reminding you that she's an Aussie.
Also, once the romance gathered some steam (such as it was...the sex scenes were almost entirely ludicrous), it was like all of the other plot points fell to the wayside. Mainly, there was no closure with Matilda's con man. I'm sure her money is long gone, but it would have been much more satisfying for the authorities to nab him, or for her to otherwise have to confront him again. As it was, the police said they were close to catching him, but it was never revealed whether they did or not.
And then there was also that undercurrent of subtle misogyny that, to be fair, kills almost every romance novel I read. The tired old trope of the woman having never been sexually satisfied until she meets the main love interest just ruins every book for me. It's apparently okay if Matilda had a little sex before Marc, just as long as she didn't ENJOY it. Marc, on the other hand, banged every girl in New York City and loved every minute of it. Why can't Matilda have had good (or even just better than "perfunctory") sex with someone else? What is the story going to lose if she has some control over her own pleasure, or if she's dated around a little in search of the great love that she's felt so much pressure to find? The idea that she requires this particular man to show her what's what, and the idea that she's somehow a more sympathetic character because of her relative inexperience, irritates me to no end.
And of course the happy ending is that Matilda has a houseful of kids who are just mini versions of her and Marc. Sure, that's logical given the central ideas of family and home and how the characters come to find them, but it was so bland, and the exposition dump in the epilogue felt kind of lazy.
March 21, 2020
4.5 stars
In my world this book would have been near perfect if Matilda had not referred to Marc as Blondie, very strange to give that nickname to a man. As far as I know that cutesy reference is only used on girls.
In saying that…
….sooo many lovely things to say about this book but right now I just want to say this story is incredibly adorable and just awww…
Book No.6 #20Backlistin2020 Challenge
In my world this book would have been near perfect if Matilda had not referred to Marc as Blondie, very strange to give that nickname to a man. As far as I know that cutesy reference is only used on girls.
In saying that…
….sooo many lovely things to say about this book but right now I just want to say this story is incredibly adorable and just awww…
Book No.6 #20Backlistin2020 Challenge
July 28, 2011
Decent but that's about it. It was pretty bland all in all. I think that it lacked any real tension. It was too long for the amount of story that there actually was to tell. The relationship was fairly calm and everyone was just so nice. I actually enjoyed the small side story of his sister who had breast cancer and her cop boyfriend a bit better than the main story. I just had a hard time caring about the characters. I got a bit tired of everyone remarking all the time on differences between the Australian way of doing something and the American way. It seemed forced and a little bit like a lesson.
I received this free from netGalley for review.
I received this free from netGalley for review.
July 10, 2017
Enjoyable contemporary romance
I enjoyed most of it, but it started getting dull around page 300. After that I skimmed some parts to get to the end.
Barry was a con man who met Matilda online and stole all her money. We never meet Barry. It would have been nice if there was some resolution to that part of the story – some interaction with Barry, or seeing him caught, or something. That could have made the ending better.
The story begins when Matilda arrives in Hobin, Wisconsin thinking Barry will meet her, but he’s not there. It’s a fun story as Matilda meets Marc, his family, and friends.
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Narrative mode: 3rd person. Story length: 369 pages. Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: about 6. Setting: current day Hobin, Wisconsin. Copyright: 2011. Genre: contemporary romance.
I enjoyed most of it, but it started getting dull around page 300. After that I skimmed some parts to get to the end.
Barry was a con man who met Matilda online and stole all her money. We never meet Barry. It would have been nice if there was some resolution to that part of the story – some interaction with Barry, or seeing him caught, or something. That could have made the ending better.
The story begins when Matilda arrives in Hobin, Wisconsin thinking Barry will meet her, but he’s not there. It’s a fun story as Matilda meets Marc, his family, and friends.
DATA:
Narrative mode: 3rd person. Story length: 369 pages. Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: about 6. Setting: current day Hobin, Wisconsin. Copyright: 2011. Genre: contemporary romance.
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December 30, 2022Dear Reader,
I’m so excited to introduce you to this updated edition of Boomerang Bride, my Rita award-wining book first published in 2011. Back in the day, this story grew out of a collision of ideas sparked by moments in time starting with me riding a ski lift on my own. As I gazed out at the Australian snow gums and the pristine snow, an image of a bride holding a wedding cake and staring into a shop window pinged into my mind. I had no clue why, but the image wouldn’t budge.
Two days later I heard a TV snippet about a con man scamming a European heiress and I got an email from a man in Nigeria telling me I had won the lottery.
Three weeks after that I heard the song Bridal Train by The Waifs. It’s the story of their grandmother who married a US sailor during WWII. At the end of the war, the US Navy commissioned a train to collect all the Australian war brides from around the country and gathered them all in Sydney before they set sail for the USA.
It got me thinking, what if you’d grown up hearing the great romantic adventure-cum-love story of your grandmother, and your own mother’s as well. Stories like that become family folklore and set up expectations.
Suddenly I had a reason for my heroine, Matilda, to be standing in an ancient wedding dress, holding a cake and staring into an empty shop window ready for her great adventure. Of course, absolutely nothing goes to plan!
I spent over two years living in Wisconsin, and every cross-cultural confusion that happens to Matilda happened to me! Although Australians and Americans speak English, it often feels as if we’re speaking a different language, which leads to some very funny misunderstandings.
I hope you enjoy this 2023 edition of Boomerang Bride. If you do, the good news is, there are three more fun bride books in my Wedding Fever series: Saved by the Bride, Picture Perfect Wedding and Runaway Groom.
These days I’m writing women’s fiction, but the same humor and romantic elements are found between the pages despite the more serious undertones. I like to think my wedding books are more of a romp!
If you’d like to hear the song Bridal Train and see photos of the real towns that inspired Hobin, then head over to my website, www.fionalowe.com.
Happy reading!
Fiona x
I’m so excited to introduce you to this updated edition of Boomerang Bride, my Rita award-wining book first published in 2011. Back in the day, this story grew out of a collision of ideas sparked by moments in time starting with me riding a ski lift on my own. As I gazed out at the Australian snow gums and the pristine snow, an image of a bride holding a wedding cake and staring into a shop window pinged into my mind. I had no clue why, but the image wouldn’t budge.
Two days later I heard a TV snippet about a con man scamming a European heiress and I got an email from a man in Nigeria telling me I had won the lottery.
Three weeks after that I heard the song Bridal Train by The Waifs. It’s the story of their grandmother who married a US sailor during WWII. At the end of the war, the US Navy commissioned a train to collect all the Australian war brides from around the country and gathered them all in Sydney before they set sail for the USA.
It got me thinking, what if you’d grown up hearing the great romantic adventure-cum-love story of your grandmother, and your own mother’s as well. Stories like that become family folklore and set up expectations.
Suddenly I had a reason for my heroine, Matilda, to be standing in an ancient wedding dress, holding a cake and staring into an empty shop window ready for her great adventure. Of course, absolutely nothing goes to plan!
I spent over two years living in Wisconsin, and every cross-cultural confusion that happens to Matilda happened to me! Although Australians and Americans speak English, it often feels as if we’re speaking a different language, which leads to some very funny misunderstandings.
I hope you enjoy this 2023 edition of Boomerang Bride. If you do, the good news is, there are three more fun bride books in my Wedding Fever series: Saved by the Bride, Picture Perfect Wedding and Runaway Groom.
These days I’m writing women’s fiction, but the same humor and romantic elements are found between the pages despite the more serious undertones. I like to think my wedding books are more of a romp!
If you’d like to hear the song Bridal Train and see photos of the real towns that inspired Hobin, then head over to my website, www.fionalowe.com.
Happy reading!
Fiona x
October 31, 2012
This was a mild comfortable read. You follow the story of Mathilda the Aussie bride who travelled to Wisconsin. She did not meet her intended fiance who was a fraud but instead found the Viking Marc.
The first 2 chapter was great; Ms Lowe painted the image of Mathilda's plight and you imagined her in her ill fit wedding dress and cake in her arms. Then between 2/5 to 3/5th of the book my interest waned. I seriously wanted to read something else. I persisted and was rewarded in the last 2/5th of the book. Mathilda is quite a likable character and she did not react like a madwoman as you would have imagined for someone being conned all the way to the states and then lose her entire savings. Part of that was due to her pride and another part as she mentioned she was not in love with her fiance but rather was in love with the idea of being loved and wanted. Marc meanwhile is a selfish person who was stuck in his mind and ran from his responsibility and the warm cradle of his family. She changed him for the better. I also like his sister's story with the sheriff. There are parts of the book that was warm and lovable but parts where it was just ok; and maybe overly much Aussie/American word difference; moderation is best after all.
The first 2 chapter was great; Ms Lowe painted the image of Mathilda's plight and you imagined her in her ill fit wedding dress and cake in her arms. Then between 2/5 to 3/5th of the book my interest waned. I seriously wanted to read something else. I persisted and was rewarded in the last 2/5th of the book. Mathilda is quite a likable character and she did not react like a madwoman as you would have imagined for someone being conned all the way to the states and then lose her entire savings. Part of that was due to her pride and another part as she mentioned she was not in love with her fiance but rather was in love with the idea of being loved and wanted. Marc meanwhile is a selfish person who was stuck in his mind and ran from his responsibility and the warm cradle of his family. She changed him for the better. I also like his sister's story with the sheriff. There are parts of the book that was warm and lovable but parts where it was just ok; and maybe overly much Aussie/American word difference; moderation is best after all.
November 5, 2012
I just finished reading Love By Design which had a Aussie transplant and then found myself reading another one. Lowe really lays it on thick with intro to Aussie speak and the culture 101 lesson. Combined with the sheer stupidity of a woman who meets a guy online and gives him all her money and the overabundance of pride she has after the fact, I really couldn't like her. Lori and Brian were far more interesting and I wish their romance had been the primary focus of the story.
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October 18, 2011A heart-warming small town contemporary romance.
Being Australian, I loved the Aussie heroine, Tildy, and her cultural clashes with the American hero Marc. Funny!
And the secondary characters complimented the story beautifully.
Enjoyable.
Being Australian, I loved the Aussie heroine, Tildy, and her cultural clashes with the American hero Marc. Funny!
And the secondary characters complimented the story beautifully.
Enjoyable.
January 10, 2013
I was actually far more interested in the secondary love story than the main one. I did like the Australian differences, although at a certain point it got a bit annoying, like she was trying to prove she knew a LOT about Australia. As for the hero and heroine ... yawn.
August 6, 2011
Boomerang Bride which is set to release on the 8th of this month is my first Fiona Lowe and it definitely is not going to be my last. I wholeheartedly agree with the fact that Carina Press releases some of the best romances all year round as each and every story apart from a very select few have always been immensely satisfying for me and Boomerang Bride is no exception to that rule.
Boomerang Bride kicks off when 34 year old Marc Olsen comes home to Hobin, Wisconsin for his annual Thanksgiving visit and finds himself intrigued enough to investigate the pitiful & homely looking bride toting a huge cake wandering around looking for the groom. Discovering that the Australian bride who has flown all the way from home to surprise her fiancé Barry who seems to have wiped himself off the face of the Earth has got a lot of spunk in her surprises him and entertains him unlike anything else has for the past couple of months during which a restlessness has taken a hold of him.
A brilliant architect based in New York, Marc is fiercely possessive of his independence and has no plans of giving even an inch of it up anytime soon. Tall, blond and blue-eyed with immense good looks, Marc has never had to actively work to win the affections of a woman and nor has he any intention of doing so until the turquoise eyed Australian with her auburn curls tempt him beyond reason to break every rule in his book of “How-to-avoid-needy-women-and-commitment”.
Setting out on her grand adventure, 30 year old Matilda Geoffrey never thought that she would be scammed so thoroughly and be left destitute with no way to return home. Calling on the reserves of her pride and her optimism that something would come through, Matilda grudgingly accepts the much needed help that the disturbing Marc with his Viking good looks offers her. Before Matilda knows it, she is elbow deep in the family issues that Marc so valiantly tries to avoid, taking care of a post-op Lori Marc’s younger sister and her son Kyle who is in his surly teenage phase all the while fighting the immense attraction that she feels for Marc along the way.
Marc doesn’t make it any easier for Matilda to forget that her knees start to give in every single time he turns on his charm and gives her his intense bedroom stare that just makes her want to lay down and give herself up to his mercy. But the Australian is made of sterner stuff than that, or so she thinks and inevitably succumbs to the fire that courses through her veins whenever Marc takes her in his arms and proceeds to show her that Matilda indeed has a thing for her Viking though no promises are made by either regarding the future of their “relationship”.
In the end, Matilda turns out to be a godsend to Marc and her sister both as her Australian charm and spunk goes a long way in healing hurts that even Marc doesn’t realize exists deep inside of him and makes them all take a second look at the blessings they are left with, even when life has dealt them all with severe blows along the way. But even Matilda’s love is not enough to keep Marc from leaving and making the biggest mistake of his life until he realizes it with just enough time to spare to woo the woman whom he loves more than anything to agree to share her life with him, now and forever.
For me, Boomerang Bride was just sheer magic to lose myself in. From page one Matilda and Marc’s witty banter reeled me in and the slumbering sexual tension that slowly awakens between the two was magic in itself as I reveled in each kiss and touch exchanged between the two until its very explosive conclusion. Marc is a hero who got his priorities mixed up along the way, having had to grow up and take on responsibilities as the man of the house when he had been just a child himself. It is how he slowly finds his way back and realizes the importance of family, love and just how much he has been shunning himself from all that his family offers that was one of the best parts of the story.
Matilda is a heroine I can definitely get on board with. Even when her grand adventure and her dreams of getting married and having the home she never had with her wanderlust parents falls flat on her, that doesn’t stop her from taking one day at a time, of fighting her way back to regain what she has lost – and the best thing about her is how she doesn’t let her dreams and hopes shatter along the way and her optimism was certainly a healing balm that worked its magic over both Marc and Lori.
I found myself enchanted with the secondary romance that took place as much as I was charmed with Matilda and her Viking’s romance. Brian who relentlessly pursues Lori and has waited patiently for a long, long time to claim her as his own unleashes his bad-boy persona to get what he wants and to show Lori that she is all the woman that he needs in the world and that there is no going back for either of them except sharing their lives together till death does them apart. I loved, loved, loved how Brian woos Lori and Oh-God, his gentleness just undid me and made me want to cry buckets of happy tears.
Fiona Lowe can certainly deliver a mean epilogue and I loved how she shows everyones’ lives together a couple of years on. And the fact that his wife’s Australian accent still turns Marc on was one of the highlights of an epilogue that was beautiful and delivered the closure that I needed to let this romance go, though the characters and its sheer charm would remain for a long time in my heart.
Charming, beautiful and heartwarming, Boomerang Bride is a romance for everyone!
Memorable Quotes:
(Matilda) “Don’t drop it.”
The comment reminded him of growing up in a houseful of organizing women. “Are the English always this bossy?”
Surprisingly well-shaped eyebrows shot skyward. “The English are far too polite for their own good. Australians, on the other hand, call a spade a spade.”
(Marc) “Don’t tell me you’ve flown all the way from Australia in a wedding dress?”
She rolled her sea-green eyes and shot him a look that severely questioned his intelligence. “No, Blondie, I haven’t. I put it on at the service station in the last town to surprise Barry.”
Blondie? No one had given him a nickname since high school. He matched her eye roll with one raised brow. “Surprise him or scare him?”
“Hah hah, and I’d been told the Yanks didn’t have a sense of humor.”
Wordlessly, he brought his mouth down gently onto the edge of her mouth, stage one of a planned assault to assuage his desire and reclaim much-needed order back into his life. She tasted of cold and ice—a flavorless combination that numbed his lips and cooled his blood. He instantly relaxed, cocooned in a bubble of knowledge that he’d been right all along about Matilda. She didn’t do it for him.
He brushed his lips across hers well on his way to ending the perfunctory caress, while his mind toyed with a quip about snow to keep things light. Suddenly the ice cracked. Chocolate and chili collided in a rich heady rush, spilling over his lips in a sweet, tangy promise. Fire lit through him and his tongue flicked against pillow softness, desperate to taste more.
Rating=5/5
Original review posted on MBR's Realm of Romance
Boomerang Bride kicks off when 34 year old Marc Olsen comes home to Hobin, Wisconsin for his annual Thanksgiving visit and finds himself intrigued enough to investigate the pitiful & homely looking bride toting a huge cake wandering around looking for the groom. Discovering that the Australian bride who has flown all the way from home to surprise her fiancé Barry who seems to have wiped himself off the face of the Earth has got a lot of spunk in her surprises him and entertains him unlike anything else has for the past couple of months during which a restlessness has taken a hold of him.
A brilliant architect based in New York, Marc is fiercely possessive of his independence and has no plans of giving even an inch of it up anytime soon. Tall, blond and blue-eyed with immense good looks, Marc has never had to actively work to win the affections of a woman and nor has he any intention of doing so until the turquoise eyed Australian with her auburn curls tempt him beyond reason to break every rule in his book of “How-to-avoid-needy-women-and-commitment”.
Setting out on her grand adventure, 30 year old Matilda Geoffrey never thought that she would be scammed so thoroughly and be left destitute with no way to return home. Calling on the reserves of her pride and her optimism that something would come through, Matilda grudgingly accepts the much needed help that the disturbing Marc with his Viking good looks offers her. Before Matilda knows it, she is elbow deep in the family issues that Marc so valiantly tries to avoid, taking care of a post-op Lori Marc’s younger sister and her son Kyle who is in his surly teenage phase all the while fighting the immense attraction that she feels for Marc along the way.
Marc doesn’t make it any easier for Matilda to forget that her knees start to give in every single time he turns on his charm and gives her his intense bedroom stare that just makes her want to lay down and give herself up to his mercy. But the Australian is made of sterner stuff than that, or so she thinks and inevitably succumbs to the fire that courses through her veins whenever Marc takes her in his arms and proceeds to show her that Matilda indeed has a thing for her Viking though no promises are made by either regarding the future of their “relationship”.
In the end, Matilda turns out to be a godsend to Marc and her sister both as her Australian charm and spunk goes a long way in healing hurts that even Marc doesn’t realize exists deep inside of him and makes them all take a second look at the blessings they are left with, even when life has dealt them all with severe blows along the way. But even Matilda’s love is not enough to keep Marc from leaving and making the biggest mistake of his life until he realizes it with just enough time to spare to woo the woman whom he loves more than anything to agree to share her life with him, now and forever.
For me, Boomerang Bride was just sheer magic to lose myself in. From page one Matilda and Marc’s witty banter reeled me in and the slumbering sexual tension that slowly awakens between the two was magic in itself as I reveled in each kiss and touch exchanged between the two until its very explosive conclusion. Marc is a hero who got his priorities mixed up along the way, having had to grow up and take on responsibilities as the man of the house when he had been just a child himself. It is how he slowly finds his way back and realizes the importance of family, love and just how much he has been shunning himself from all that his family offers that was one of the best parts of the story.
Matilda is a heroine I can definitely get on board with. Even when her grand adventure and her dreams of getting married and having the home she never had with her wanderlust parents falls flat on her, that doesn’t stop her from taking one day at a time, of fighting her way back to regain what she has lost – and the best thing about her is how she doesn’t let her dreams and hopes shatter along the way and her optimism was certainly a healing balm that worked its magic over both Marc and Lori.
I found myself enchanted with the secondary romance that took place as much as I was charmed with Matilda and her Viking’s romance. Brian who relentlessly pursues Lori and has waited patiently for a long, long time to claim her as his own unleashes his bad-boy persona to get what he wants and to show Lori that she is all the woman that he needs in the world and that there is no going back for either of them except sharing their lives together till death does them apart. I loved, loved, loved how Brian woos Lori and Oh-God, his gentleness just undid me and made me want to cry buckets of happy tears.
Fiona Lowe can certainly deliver a mean epilogue and I loved how she shows everyones’ lives together a couple of years on. And the fact that his wife’s Australian accent still turns Marc on was one of the highlights of an epilogue that was beautiful and delivered the closure that I needed to let this romance go, though the characters and its sheer charm would remain for a long time in my heart.
Charming, beautiful and heartwarming, Boomerang Bride is a romance for everyone!
Memorable Quotes:
(Matilda) “Don’t drop it.”
The comment reminded him of growing up in a houseful of organizing women. “Are the English always this bossy?”
Surprisingly well-shaped eyebrows shot skyward. “The English are far too polite for their own good. Australians, on the other hand, call a spade a spade.”
(Marc) “Don’t tell me you’ve flown all the way from Australia in a wedding dress?”
She rolled her sea-green eyes and shot him a look that severely questioned his intelligence. “No, Blondie, I haven’t. I put it on at the service station in the last town to surprise Barry.”
Blondie? No one had given him a nickname since high school. He matched her eye roll with one raised brow. “Surprise him or scare him?”
“Hah hah, and I’d been told the Yanks didn’t have a sense of humor.”
Wordlessly, he brought his mouth down gently onto the edge of her mouth, stage one of a planned assault to assuage his desire and reclaim much-needed order back into his life. She tasted of cold and ice—a flavorless combination that numbed his lips and cooled his blood. He instantly relaxed, cocooned in a bubble of knowledge that he’d been right all along about Matilda. She didn’t do it for him.
He brushed his lips across hers well on his way to ending the perfunctory caress, while his mind toyed with a quip about snow to keep things light. Suddenly the ice cracked. Chocolate and chili collided in a rich heady rush, spilling over his lips in a sweet, tangy promise. Fire lit through him and his tongue flicked against pillow softness, desperate to taste more.
Rating=5/5
Original review posted on MBR's Realm of Romance
March 19, 2020
A great read by Fiona Lowe, I highly recommend this book so much. It is about a young woman who meets a man on line and falls in love with him and gives him her life savings. She flys to America to marry him but ends up being catfished losing all her money.
She meets Mark who has come to town to visit family and helps her find a job and create a new life along the way falling for her. I won't give to much more away i you need to read it.
She meets Mark who has come to town to visit family and helps her find a job and create a new life along the way falling for her. I won't give to much more away i you need to read it.
June 14, 2019
This book was hilarious! I listened to it as an audiobook. Only docked it because they missed pronounced Manitowoc.
July 23, 2019
This is a cute and light contemporary romance.
May 28, 2021
Easy read which is just what you want even if it is a bit cliche at times.
February 10, 2013
***Detailed Review***
I really enjoyed BOOMERANG BRIDE. I’m really glad that I made it a priority to read it and not let if fall into my ever growing TBR pile.
Although a bit lengthy, BOOMERANG BRIDE offers so many different atmospheres to pull on your heart. From feeling horrible for Matilda Geoffrey over the scam that leaves her penniless in a new country, to Marc Olsen who had to grow up too fast and hasn’t since made peace with it, to his sister Lori who’s facing an illness and relearning to love her body and self.
For Australian native, Matilda, love has always been real in her family. It’s a tradition for the women to find their true love continents away and live happily ever after, but when Matilda arrives in a small town of Wisconsin; her awaiting romance turns out to be a scam.
Not wanting to be the gossip of the town, Matilda tries to keep her situation to herself, but for some reason, neither she nor Marc Olsen can stay away from each other.
Marc, home for what he only thought would be his annual Thanksgiving visit, can’t seem to shake the sassy Australian who isn’t afraid to push him. When he plays a part in getting her car stolen, he’s put in charge of her care until arrangements can be made.
On the side, he learns of his sister’s fight with breast cancer. Pretty much raising them from age seventeen to twenty-two, Marc has distance himself emotionally from the family who once needed him all the time. Marc can’t handle being in charge of her recovery after surgery and face his dwindling relationship with his nephew, Kyle.
When he learns of Matilda’s cooking and nursing skills, he’s quick to offer the cash to keep his emotional distance, but still lets him feel as though he’s taking care of them. Yet, even so, Matilda manages to make herself at home in the small town and works her way into the family he’s pushed away.
Lori’s story is just as heartbreaking as even though the mastectomy was a success in ridding the cancer, she faces accepting her new self and allowing the budding romance with the police sheriff to take off.
Slowly, but surely, Matilda puts her months of planning her own wedding to use and begins a small wedding business with other local store owners. Not only bringing in more tourists, but making something of her life that she once thought was in pieces.
Just as Christmas arrives and things are looking up for everyone, Marc makes his exit. Despite the strides he’d made with his family, the work he was doing for the wedding business and Matilda’s plea of love for him to stay; he heads back to the work that just doesn’t quite excite him the way it once did.
As a couple months go by, Matilda’s business grows and her heartbreak spreads. Marc faces the realization that everything she once said about his running from commitments with his family and love finally sinks in and he realizes he loves her.
But winning her back proves as unique as the woman herself is as Matilda makes him work for his forgiveness.
But the beautiful family they have eight years later proves that the tradition of finding true love is still ongoing.
I really enjoyed BOOMERANG BRIDE. I’m really glad that I made it a priority to read it and not let if fall into my ever growing TBR pile.
Although a bit lengthy, BOOMERANG BRIDE offers so many different atmospheres to pull on your heart. From feeling horrible for Matilda Geoffrey over the scam that leaves her penniless in a new country, to Marc Olsen who had to grow up too fast and hasn’t since made peace with it, to his sister Lori who’s facing an illness and relearning to love her body and self.
For Australian native, Matilda, love has always been real in her family. It’s a tradition for the women to find their true love continents away and live happily ever after, but when Matilda arrives in a small town of Wisconsin; her awaiting romance turns out to be a scam.
Not wanting to be the gossip of the town, Matilda tries to keep her situation to herself, but for some reason, neither she nor Marc Olsen can stay away from each other.
Marc, home for what he only thought would be his annual Thanksgiving visit, can’t seem to shake the sassy Australian who isn’t afraid to push him. When he plays a part in getting her car stolen, he’s put in charge of her care until arrangements can be made.
On the side, he learns of his sister’s fight with breast cancer. Pretty much raising them from age seventeen to twenty-two, Marc has distance himself emotionally from the family who once needed him all the time. Marc can’t handle being in charge of her recovery after surgery and face his dwindling relationship with his nephew, Kyle.
When he learns of Matilda’s cooking and nursing skills, he’s quick to offer the cash to keep his emotional distance, but still lets him feel as though he’s taking care of them. Yet, even so, Matilda manages to make herself at home in the small town and works her way into the family he’s pushed away.
Lori’s story is just as heartbreaking as even though the mastectomy was a success in ridding the cancer, she faces accepting her new self and allowing the budding romance with the police sheriff to take off.
Slowly, but surely, Matilda puts her months of planning her own wedding to use and begins a small wedding business with other local store owners. Not only bringing in more tourists, but making something of her life that she once thought was in pieces.
Just as Christmas arrives and things are looking up for everyone, Marc makes his exit. Despite the strides he’d made with his family, the work he was doing for the wedding business and Matilda’s plea of love for him to stay; he heads back to the work that just doesn’t quite excite him the way it once did.
As a couple months go by, Matilda’s business grows and her heartbreak spreads. Marc faces the realization that everything she once said about his running from commitments with his family and love finally sinks in and he realizes he loves her.
But winning her back proves as unique as the woman herself is as Matilda makes him work for his forgiveness.
But the beautiful family they have eight years later proves that the tradition of finding true love is still ongoing.
July 20, 2012
Boomerang Bride is a fun romance novel with an entertaining story and appealing characters. I enjoyed the chemistry between Tildy and Marc, the banter provides lighthearted humour and the spark between them is obvious from their first meeting.
Tildy's straight talking attitude is appealing. I liked her sense of humour, her optimistic nature and willingness to stand on her own two feet. She isn't afraid to call Marc on his less admirable traits or create herself a job with little more than a half formed idea though I did feel those traits are at odds with her reluctance to report the actions of her online 'fiance'.
Tildy is Australian and Lowe plays up the differences between Aussie slang and US language, as well as attitude, to great effect. I really liked the blend of cultures that are so similar yet so different.
Marc needs the challenge Tildy provides, and I liked seeing his well ordered life shaken by her. Though I never really understood Marc's level of bitterness in regards to them, the role of his family in the story grounds him well.
I also really liked the sub plot romance between Lori and Brian, I felt it had a bit more heat and emotion than Tildy and Marc's relationship and was a nice contrast.
An engaging, quick read Boomerang Bride is a feelgood romantic story sure to make you smile and sigh happily ever after.
Tildy's straight talking attitude is appealing. I liked her sense of humour, her optimistic nature and willingness to stand on her own two feet. She isn't afraid to call Marc on his less admirable traits or create herself a job with little more than a half formed idea though I did feel those traits are at odds with her reluctance to report the actions of her online 'fiance'.
Tildy is Australian and Lowe plays up the differences between Aussie slang and US language, as well as attitude, to great effect. I really liked the blend of cultures that are so similar yet so different.
Marc needs the challenge Tildy provides, and I liked seeing his well ordered life shaken by her. Though I never really understood Marc's level of bitterness in regards to them, the role of his family in the story grounds him well.
I also really liked the sub plot romance between Lori and Brian, I felt it had a bit more heat and emotion than Tildy and Marc's relationship and was a nice contrast.
An engaging, quick read Boomerang Bride is a feelgood romantic story sure to make you smile and sigh happily ever after.
February 12, 2013
Winner of the 2012 RITA for Best Contemporary Romance.
Which really makes me curious about the health of the contemporary romance genre.
Not that this is a bad book. Far from it. It's charming and fun. I might've even had a tear or two in my eye at the big confrontation scene. Matilda is a terrific heroine, full of chutzpah and wit. As a former expat myself, I enjoyed Matilda's cultural confusion. Marc is appealing and very sexy. The small Wisconsin town setting is beautifully drawn, and the secondary romance is sweet and full of heartfelt emotion.
But the writing was interrupted by huge chunks of expository telling that made my eyes glaze over, and Matilda called Marc "Blondie" or referred to him as "Viking" when it is was in her POV waaaaay too many times for me to keep my eyes from rolling. Marc comes to his realization about Matilda in a rushed, bolt-of-lightning way, as if the author realized this was a romance so hey, time to wrap it up. And the overly sugary epilogue wiped the tears from my eyes and practically sent me into a diabetic coma.
So a really fun book, definitely deserving of four stars, but best in show? Hence my curiously about the health of the genre. Or maybe the more established contemporary romance authors didn't feel the need to enter their books in the RITAs.
Which really makes me curious about the health of the contemporary romance genre.
Not that this is a bad book. Far from it. It's charming and fun. I might've even had a tear or two in my eye at the big confrontation scene. Matilda is a terrific heroine, full of chutzpah and wit. As a former expat myself, I enjoyed Matilda's cultural confusion. Marc is appealing and very sexy. The small Wisconsin town setting is beautifully drawn, and the secondary romance is sweet and full of heartfelt emotion.
But the writing was interrupted by huge chunks of expository telling that made my eyes glaze over, and Matilda called Marc "Blondie" or referred to him as "Viking" when it is was in her POV waaaaay too many times for me to keep my eyes from rolling. Marc comes to his realization about Matilda in a rushed, bolt-of-lightning way, as if the author realized this was a romance so hey, time to wrap it up. And the overly sugary epilogue wiped the tears from my eyes and practically sent me into a diabetic coma.
So a really fun book, definitely deserving of four stars, but best in show? Hence my curiously about the health of the genre. Or maybe the more established contemporary romance authors didn't feel the need to enter their books in the RITAs.
July 24, 2013
Matilda leaves her home in Australia and arrives in Wisconsin to surprise her fiancé wearing her Grandmother’s ill fitted wedding gown and carrying the family wedding cake. The trouble is suddenly her fiancé seems to be MIA, and she’s stranded with no money. Enter Marc. He’s home for a short family visit when he spots the bride and he swoops in to rescue her.
When I first read the cover blurb of this book, I was equally intrigued and leery. It had the potential to be either really great or terribly bad. Luckily for me, really great it was! The plot as it stands on the cover blurb seems a little ridiculous but the author spins it in a way that makes it plausible.
I loved Matilda and Marc from the start, but Matilda especially. She is one gutsy lady. She’s honest, pulls no punches and speaks the truth even when it’s not the most comfortable. I loved her Australian way of speaking and the different words she uses…she’s fantastic.
There are a few painful moments here and there and you will cry a few times, but in the end all the tears are well worth it. The secondary characters are just as important to this story as Marc and Matilda are and they were just as interesting for me to read about. It was just an all around excellent read.
Cherise Everhard, July 2013
Book provided by and reviewed for the Amazon Vine Program
When I first read the cover blurb of this book, I was equally intrigued and leery. It had the potential to be either really great or terribly bad. Luckily for me, really great it was! The plot as it stands on the cover blurb seems a little ridiculous but the author spins it in a way that makes it plausible.
I loved Matilda and Marc from the start, but Matilda especially. She is one gutsy lady. She’s honest, pulls no punches and speaks the truth even when it’s not the most comfortable. I loved her Australian way of speaking and the different words she uses…she’s fantastic.
There are a few painful moments here and there and you will cry a few times, but in the end all the tears are well worth it. The secondary characters are just as important to this story as Marc and Matilda are and they were just as interesting for me to read about. It was just an all around excellent read.
Cherise Everhard, July 2013
Book provided by and reviewed for the Amazon Vine Program
September 23, 2011
The story has its heart in the right place, but the conflicts are just not strong enough to sustain the story. What conflicts there are also diminish the characters.
Mark’s lingering resentment of the five years he spent supporting his family doesn’t ring true. Meanwhile, Matilda prefers to be destitute rather than pursue the scammer who steals her inheritance. Her gullibility is bordering on TSTL (too stupid to live).
More promising is the secondary romance between Mark’s sister Lori and her ex-lover Brian. Their few scenes together are deeply emotional and romantic.
Some of the plot manipulations may stand out like dog’s balls, and you’d be copping a fair bit of earbashing on Strine, but if you like gently paced romances, it’s worth a Captain Cook.
Readers who might enjoy it: People fascinated by Aussie slang.
Readers who might not enjoy it: People who ring the help number when their two-dollar coin gets stuck in the chip vending machine.
An e-galley of this book was generously provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
Full review at Book Thingo
Mark’s lingering resentment of the five years he spent supporting his family doesn’t ring true. Meanwhile, Matilda prefers to be destitute rather than pursue the scammer who steals her inheritance. Her gullibility is bordering on TSTL (too stupid to live).
More promising is the secondary romance between Mark’s sister Lori and her ex-lover Brian. Their few scenes together are deeply emotional and romantic.
Some of the plot manipulations may stand out like dog’s balls, and you’d be copping a fair bit of earbashing on Strine, but if you like gently paced romances, it’s worth a Captain Cook.
Readers who might enjoy it: People fascinated by Aussie slang.
Readers who might not enjoy it: People who ring the help number when their two-dollar coin gets stuck in the chip vending machine.
An e-galley of this book was generously provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
Full review at Book Thingo
August 1, 2012
I realize that my vast number of status updates while reading may have given the impression that I didn't like it or that I was looking for things wrong with the book. On the contrary, it was because there was so much right about the way that it felt that when things were wrong that it made me angry. Because really, a lot of this felt incredibly right to me. I can recognize that small town, that feeling of sometimes oppressive closeness that comes when you know everyone and everyone's known you forever.
I liked Tildy and Marc's romance a lot. I almost liked Lori and Brian's more and wish it had gotten more time. The epilogue was ridiculously cheesy and I could have done without it, but I did like that this wasn't a book where the city is given up for the small town. Even if the arrangement they have makes them summer people, because haha, those people are generally the worst.
Very good, would recommend. Even without being able to forgive the WI/MN thing. Because no.
I liked Tildy and Marc's romance a lot. I almost liked Lori and Brian's more and wish it had gotten more time. The epilogue was ridiculously cheesy and I could have done without it, but I did like that this wasn't a book where the city is given up for the small town. Even if the arrangement they have makes them summer people, because haha, those people are generally the worst.
Very good, would recommend. Even without being able to forgive the WI/MN thing. Because no.
September 2, 2011
This was such a great story! Tidly was an awesome heroine. She doesn't cower, she stands on her own two feet, and just charges ahead. I loved that about her. And her being Australian only made her even more lovable.
Ms. Lowe did a great job of adding the Australian details in, and it was pretty cool seeing what my American words translate to if I were to go to Australia. Who would have known that tea means dinner in Australia?
The romance between Tidly and Marc is sweet and heartwarming. Poor Marc didn't know what hit him when Tidly came into his life:) And I loved the end, because Tidly was Tidly and I couldn't see it being any other way.
Ms. Lowe did a great job of adding the Australian details in, and it was pretty cool seeing what my American words translate to if I were to go to Australia. Who would have known that tea means dinner in Australia?
The romance between Tidly and Marc is sweet and heartwarming. Poor Marc didn't know what hit him when Tidly came into his life:) And I loved the end, because Tidly was Tidly and I couldn't see it being any other way.
July 27, 2013
So far a cute read, I have been reading this on and off for a few days, because I have it downloaded on my phone for when I forget to bring something to read with me.
So I finished the ebook. A cute romance about an Australian woman who comes to the states to marry the man that she gave everything to. Only to find that he was a fraud and took everything she had except maybe her dignity. While she picks up the pieces and tries to regain her finances and heal her humility, she finds true love in the end with a remarkable family to go with it. Cute read.
So I finished the ebook. A cute romance about an Australian woman who comes to the states to marry the man that she gave everything to. Only to find that he was a fraud and took everything she had except maybe her dignity. While she picks up the pieces and tries to regain her finances and heal her humility, she finds true love in the end with a remarkable family to go with it. Cute read.
April 10, 2014
An enjoyable easy read, full of humour and romance. As always, I loved the Aussie twist, the humorous slang misunderstandings that confuse the characters.
Tildy is an Aussie girl. She has flown halfway around the world to be with her fiancé who she met on the internet. Arriving in wedding attire, she discovers that Barry (if that's his real name) is not who she thought he was. He has taken her heart ... and all her life savings. But, Tildy is gutsy and won't go down without a battle.
A feel good romance that will leave you smiling for sure :)
Tildy is an Aussie girl. She has flown halfway around the world to be with her fiancé who she met on the internet. Arriving in wedding attire, she discovers that Barry (if that's his real name) is not who she thought he was. He has taken her heart ... and all her life savings. But, Tildy is gutsy and won't go down without a battle.
A feel good romance that will leave you smiling for sure :)
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December 27, 2014"With the perfect mixture of romance, sadness and Australian/American wise-cracking, Boomerang Bride is one of the best romance novels this reviewer has read in a long time. Top Pick" RT Book Reviews
Fiona Lowe has an excerpt of Chapter One on her website.
Here> http://www.fionalowe.com/Boomerang%20...
Fiona Lowe has an excerpt of Chapter One on her website.
Here> http://www.fionalowe.com/Boomerang%20...
reading-on-hold
February 13, 2016Nothing horrible about the book. The writing is good and there were several very funny lines, but I'm not feeling it right now for some reason. So many other (hopefully) good books to read, that I don't feel like dragging myself through this and am putting it on hold for now.
(October 11, 2011)
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July 12, 2012
Boomerang Bride is a delightfully witty read that you won't want to put down. Fiona Lowe captures the Australian spirit perfectly and matches it to American humour with a style and flair that will keep you smiling all the way through.
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August 23, 2012
3.5 stars
Read my discussion review post of Boomerang Bride with fellow Aussie blogger Marg from the Intrepid Reader.
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Read my discussion review post of Boomerang Bride with fellow Aussie blogger Marg from the Intrepid Reader.
http://australianbookshelf.wordpress....
August 31, 2012
3.5/5; 4 stars; B+
This book was a contemporary romance with a quirky twist. There were a few times at the beginning where the heroine was a bit annoying but her moxy, humour and kindness carried the day.
This book was a contemporary romance with a quirky twist. There were a few times at the beginning where the heroine was a bit annoying but her moxy, humour and kindness carried the day.
February 10, 2013
Ugh. I got this book as a Free Friday read from Barnes and Noble, and was severely disappointed that I wasted my time. The basis of any good romance is the main couple, and I could not like the 'hero' or the 'heroine'. Moving on.
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