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Party of Two
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A chance meeting with a handsome stranger turns into a whirlwind affair that gets everyone talking.
Dating is the last thing on Olivia Monroe's mind when she moves to LA to start her own law firm. But when she meets a gorgeous man at a hotel bar and they spend the entire night flirting, she discovers too late that he is none other than hotshot junior senator Max Powell. Oli ...more
Dating is the last thing on Olivia Monroe's mind when she moves to LA to start her own law firm. But when she meets a gorgeous man at a hotel bar and they spend the entire night flirting, she discovers too late that he is none other than hotshot junior senator Max Powell. Oli ...more
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Jasmine Guillory never disappoints. This is as charming and romantic a novel as her previous works. It was fun to see Olivia and Max fall in love and then have to figure out if a relationship between them could be possible.
Also they ate CONSTANTLY. Like so much food. Cakes. Pies. Tacos. Pizza. Burgers. Charcuterie. Literally there is food in every scene. There is ten times more food than sex. I think half the fantasy here is eating without the realities of living in a body. Food is great. But n ...more
Also they ate CONSTANTLY. Like so much food. Cakes. Pies. Tacos. Pizza. Burgers. Charcuterie. Literally there is food in every scene. There is ten times more food than sex. I think half the fantasy here is eating without the realities of living in a body. Food is great. But n ...more

**4.5-stars**
Party of Two is easily my favorite Jasmine Guillory yet!!!

This installment follows Olivia Monroe, who has returned to California, from New York, to open a law firm with her long-time friend, Ellie.
Some of you may remember Olivia as being Alexa's older sister; the one Alexa is going to visit at the hotel in the beginning of The Wedding Date.

Olivia had been in NYC since law school and when the opportunity presented itself for her to get out of the big firm game, and move closer to f ...more
Party of Two is easily my favorite Jasmine Guillory yet!!!

This installment follows Olivia Monroe, who has returned to California, from New York, to open a law firm with her long-time friend, Ellie.
Some of you may remember Olivia as being Alexa's older sister; the one Alexa is going to visit at the hotel in the beginning of The Wedding Date.

Olivia had been in NYC since law school and when the opportunity presented itself for her to get out of the big firm game, and move closer to f ...more

This book is sweet, smart, entertaining, scandalous! ( the heroine is kickass lawyer and her name is Olivia, too but she doesn’t have any gladiator minions worshipping her and she’s not dating -thankfully- with first man Fitzgerald but privileged, wealthy senator and their chemistry is sizzling, hot as hell!) I may say this is one of the best books of the series and more realistic approach to the struggles having in a relationship when you’re dating with hotshot, rising star of political arena.
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The little blurb below really sums up what I felt about this.
I've only read 3 of Jasmine's books and this one landed right in the middle. It wasn't my favorite of hers but it wasn't my least favorite.
I was a little annoyed at first by the "I'm not like other girls" vibe from Olivia but it wasn't that bad.
Other than that, I don't have much else to say. This book was sweet and enjoyable and I can't wait to see what else this author has coming.
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I've only read 3 of Jasmine's books and this one landed right in the middle. It wasn't my favorite of hers but it wasn't my least favorite.
I was a little annoyed at first by the "I'm not like other girls" vibe from Olivia but it wasn't that bad.
Other than that, I don't have much else to say. This book was sweet and enjoyable and I can't wait to see what else this author has coming.
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Aug 30, 2020
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3.5 stars
Party of Two is the fifth book in Jasmine Guillory’s ‘The Wedding Date’ series. I’ve enjoyed every book in this series and this one was no exception. I absolutely adored the hero and the romance was sweet and swoony.
Olivia Monroe is an attorney who’ just moved from NYC back to her home state of California. At a hotel bar, she meets a man and they’re both smitten with one another. Max Powell is that man. Max is a senator and when he sees Olivia a few weeks after their first meeting, ...more

Party of Two is the fifth book in Jasmine Guillory’s ‘The Wedding Date’ series. I’ve enjoyed every book in this series and this one was no exception. I absolutely adored the hero and the romance was sweet and swoony.
Olivia Monroe is an attorney who’ just moved from NYC back to her home state of California. At a hotel bar, she meets a man and they’re both smitten with one another. Max Powell is that man. Max is a senator and when he sees Olivia a few weeks after their first meeting, ...more

I just finished Royal Holiday, also by Jasmine Guillory, and I absolutely loved it. It is so nice to have an author like Jasmine Guillory out there—she delivers every time and it’s pure delight. Party of Two is also absolutely fantastic. It’s about a woman who starts dating a politician and it gave me some American President vibes.

Jun 10, 2020
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This is my third Jasmine Guillory book & it might be my favorite. The romance was so sweet and the characters were so easy to like.
It's a great summer read for this year. The romance, the great characters, the talk of diversity and all the mention of cake. Max randomly surprises Olivia with cake & pies, SIGN ME UP! ...more
It's a great summer read for this year. The romance, the great characters, the talk of diversity and all the mention of cake. Max randomly surprises Olivia with cake & pies, SIGN ME UP! ...more

One of my go-to authors, Jasmine Guillory, is back with
Party of Two
, another fun, sexy, and timely rom-com!
Olivia has just moved back to California from NYC so she can open a law firm with her best friend. While staying at a hotel until her place is ready, she meets a handsome man at the bar. He looks vaguely familiar, but she figures he must be an actor or something. (It is LA, after all.)
They talk and joke and flirt all night, and she definitely feels the attraction to him, but they go ba ...more
Olivia has just moved back to California from NYC so she can open a law firm with her best friend. While staying at a hotel until her place is ready, she meets a handsome man at the bar. He looks vaguely familiar, but she figures he must be an actor or something. (It is LA, after all.)
They talk and joke and flirt all night, and she definitely feels the attraction to him, but they go ba ...more

The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
2.5/5 Stars
Full review HERE
Even though there was nothing wrong with this story, I just didn't enjoy it as much as I was hoping to. I really liked Olivia as a character and I must say that Max had its moments, but their relationship didn't really convince me. It seemed a bit dull and also quite repetitive, especially in the first two thirds of the novel. They were always doing the same things and t ...more
2.5/5 Stars
Full review HERE
Even though there was nothing wrong with this story, I just didn't enjoy it as much as I was hoping to. I really liked Olivia as a character and I must say that Max had its moments, but their relationship didn't really convince me. It seemed a bit dull and also quite repetitive, especially in the first two thirds of the novel. They were always doing the same things and t ...more

This is my fourth by Jasmine Guillory and by now I know I can rely on her impeccable style and ability to create strong female characters.
Olivia Monroe leaves a big shot law firm in New York to start her own practice together with her friend Ellie back home in LA. Olivia is smart and hard-working, but moving across the country and starting a new life isn't easy. You need to find a house, buy a car, go to endless networking events to get new clients and so on. There is absolutely no time for dati ...more
Olivia Monroe leaves a big shot law firm in New York to start her own practice together with her friend Ellie back home in LA. Olivia is smart and hard-working, but moving across the country and starting a new life isn't easy. You need to find a house, buy a car, go to endless networking events to get new clients and so on. There is absolutely no time for dati ...more

i actually did enjoy the book but their relationship just wasn’t convincing, it seemed very dull and i was more bored than in awe. their relationship in general was boring like it wasn’t friends to lovers or anything, they just meet, immediately take interest in each other and date.
which i just find very boring, on top of that the smut scenes were fade to black which is fine but when the relationship is this boring the people need more. i do like the senator aspect and how they had to keep it a ...more
which i just find very boring, on top of that the smut scenes were fade to black which is fine but when the relationship is this boring the people need more. i do like the senator aspect and how they had to keep it a ...more
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Olivia Monroe has zero intentions of dating anyone, particularly not someone as high profile as a US senator. She's got a new firm to launch, a new city to get used to, and a car to (eventually) purchase. Yet there's something about Max Powell that makes her knees go weak, and soon the two are engaged in a clandestine relationship—that's about to go public.
This was super cute!
This was super cute!
My twenty were exciting in New York, too, but then I reached that age where I got horrified when someone invited me to so...more

NB: I received a free copy of the ARC from Netgalley and Berkeley, but that has not affected the content of my review.
This was a perfectly fine romance. Certainly it was leaps and bounds better than her last book, which felt rushed and forced. But Party of Two was missing the spark for me that her earlier stuff had, particularly the second book in this series, The Proposal, which is my favorite of hers.
Our two main characters, Olivia and Max, are very cute together. They meet at a bar one night ...more
This was a perfectly fine romance. Certainly it was leaps and bounds better than her last book, which felt rushed and forced. But Party of Two was missing the spark for me that her earlier stuff had, particularly the second book in this series, The Proposal, which is my favorite of hers.
Our two main characters, Olivia and Max, are very cute together. They meet at a bar one night ...more

A recently relocated lawyer meets cute with a generically handsome white guy at her hotel bar, gushing over there love of basic desserts. She regrets not having a one night stand with him, but soon discovers via the nightly news he's the famously hot new California junior Senator. After another run in at a local board meeting, Olivia and Max agree to start dating, agreeing to keep it on the down low. Olivia's reluctance to be thrust into the spotlight and Max's tendency to jump head first into a
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it talked about a lot of important issues from politics, black women in the workplace, feminism, sexism, while also focusing on the love story between a black female lawyer and a white governor/ political figure. I enjoyed it for the fluffy sweet bits but it lacked in steam factor. The scenes were fade to black or lacking in a lot of ways. The main conflict was unreasonable as it came out of nowhere. The action done by the character did not seem fitting as he's described as perfect and intellige
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3.5 Discovering Differences Yet The Same Stars
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goodreads Choice Awards 2020 Best Romance, Nominee
A Quick Review
This had all the makings of the continuing series by Ms. Guillory. She has a deft hand with touching timely, so incredibly timely issues of the day. She is able to bring them to life with a coupling of people we have met from the past books and have them discover their attraction to someone unexpected.
With the characters having massive amounts of yu ...more
* * * 1/2 Spoiler Free-Congratulations
goodreads Choice Awards 2020 Best Romance, Nominee
A Quick Review
This had all the makings of the continuing series by Ms. Guillory. She has a deft hand with touching timely, so incredibly timely issues of the day. She is able to bring them to life with a coupling of people we have met from the past books and have them discover their attraction to someone unexpected.
With the characters having massive amounts of yu ...more

Party of Two is an opposites attract romance following Olivia, the sister of the MC in The Wedding Date, as she moves back to Los Angeles to start her own law firm. She unexpectedly meets Max, a junior senator who is charming and does well in the spotlight. This book feels very timely in terms of having a hero who is an elected official advocating for a criminal justice reform bill. And in fact, we get some great conversations about the unequal effects of the criminal justice system on those fro
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I love the Wedding Date series and can’t wait to read more about this wonderful universe Jasmine Guillory has created.
Olivia is my favorite protagonist so far, and I really resonated with a lot of the feelings and struggles that she faced. However, her chemistry with Max for me was just...not there. Their relationship issues did not seem resolved at the end and they were overall not my favorite couple from this series.
It was still a fun read and I still recommend it if you’re into the series. ...more
Olivia is my favorite protagonist so far, and I really resonated with a lot of the feelings and struggles that she faced. However, her chemistry with Max for me was just...not there. Their relationship issues did not seem resolved at the end and they were overall not my favorite couple from this series.
It was still a fun read and I still recommend it if you’re into the series. ...more

This was cute! It reminded me a lot of the OG book The Wedding Date when so much of the romance centered around eating junk food together! I really like that first book by Guillory but was harder for me to warm up to the characters in the other book of hers that I've read (The Proposal) (I suspect that has more to do with me than her and is more about my mood when reading them than anything else.)
But like I said, I enjoyed this one even if it's a little bit of a crazy plot and I'm reading mostly ...more
But like I said, I enjoyed this one even if it's a little bit of a crazy plot and I'm reading mostly ...more

2.5 stars.
I had same issues with this book as I did with Book #1 in this series. Guillory's main characters, a 39 years old US Senator and a 30 plus years old attorney enter into a relationship and eat a lot of food (diet centering on pizza, tacos, fries and baked goods galore). The issue is - that their banter and interactions are comparable to that of a teenager. I swear, my children, who are in their early twenties have more mature conversations, and most of the time, can address their rela ...more
I had same issues with this book as I did with Book #1 in this series. Guillory's main characters, a 39 years old US Senator and a 30 plus years old attorney enter into a relationship and eat a lot of food (diet centering on pizza, tacos, fries and baked goods galore). The issue is - that their banter and interactions are comparable to that of a teenager. I swear, my children, who are in their early twenties have more mature conversations, and most of the time, can address their rela ...more

Disappointing
This was my first Jasmine Guillory novel and I came to it with high expectations, which may partly explain why I finished it feeling disappointed. However, if I had to sum up succinctly why this book didn't work for me as much as I had hoped, it is because the Issues overwhelm the romance. I sympathize with and even share Guillory's social ideas but not far into the book, I began to feel as if the characters became mouthpieces for the issues Guillory is examining, and it felt awkwar ...more
This was my first Jasmine Guillory novel and I came to it with high expectations, which may partly explain why I finished it feeling disappointed. However, if I had to sum up succinctly why this book didn't work for me as much as I had hoped, it is because the Issues overwhelm the romance. I sympathize with and even share Guillory's social ideas but not far into the book, I began to feel as if the characters became mouthpieces for the issues Guillory is examining, and it felt awkwar ...more

Well, this one is definitely my favorite of the series.
I’ve been intrigued by Olivia since we met her in The Wedding Date. She’s smart and loyal and strong and seriously kickass. Max is charming and adorable and so impulsive. Together, they are opposites and it was delightful reading their meet cute and bonding over desserts.
Plot wise, it was good. Their relationship moved organically and even though they were often apart, it didn’t feel that way. There was a good amount of communication and t ...more
I’ve been intrigued by Olivia since we met her in The Wedding Date. She’s smart and loyal and strong and seriously kickass. Max is charming and adorable and so impulsive. Together, they are opposites and it was delightful reading their meet cute and bonding over desserts.
Plot wise, it was good. Their relationship moved organically and even though they were often apart, it didn’t feel that way. There was a good amount of communication and t ...more

i don't know what's wrong with me. i mean, i am a sucker for romance, kissing, sex, and all, but i didn't feel anything spectacular reading this. not the worst i've read but that was alright.
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marked it as to-read
Of course I requested an ARC of this (and was approved) before realizing it was #5 in a series I haven't read any of the books in. 😂 OF COURSE I DID. Does anyone know if I need to read #1-4 first, or if I could start with this one and go back for the rest later?
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As always, a copy of this book was provided by the author or publisher in exchange for my honest review. This does not effect my opinion in any way.
The Wedding Date :
The Wedding Date: ★★★★☆
The Proposal: ★★★★★
The Wedding Party: ★★★☆☆
Royal Holiday: ★★★☆☆
Party of Two: ★★★★☆
While my favourite in Jasmine Guillory's delightfully swoon-worthy and steamy The Wedding Date series is still, without a doubt, The Proposal, Party of T ...more
As always, a copy of this book was provided by the author or publisher in exchange for my honest review. This does not effect my opinion in any way.
The Wedding Date :
The Wedding Date: ★★★★☆
The Proposal: ★★★★★
The Wedding Party: ★★★☆☆
Royal Holiday: ★★★☆☆
Party of Two: ★★★★☆
While my favourite in Jasmine Guillory's delightfully swoon-worthy and steamy The Wedding Date series is still, without a doubt, The Proposal, Party of T ...more

Gilmore Girls A Thon: A complicated love interest
This is book #5 in The Wedding Date series so I can't really think of much to say that I haven't already said about the other books in the series.
Party of Two is probably the only book in the series that I would say can be read as a stand alone because only one character from another book makes an appearance in this book. Olivia has just moved from New York City to Los Angeles to open her own law firm with a close friend. One night at a hotel ba ...more
This is book #5 in The Wedding Date series so I can't really think of much to say that I haven't already said about the other books in the series.
Party of Two is probably the only book in the series that I would say can be read as a stand alone because only one character from another book makes an appearance in this book. Olivia has just moved from New York City to Los Angeles to open her own law firm with a close friend. One night at a hotel ba ...more

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars!!
Ahh probably one of my favourite books from the series, right next to ‘The Wedding Date’!! I didn’t have too great of an experience with book four, but this definitely did not disappoint! Overall, if you’ve been enjoying ‘The Wedding Date’ series so far, I already know you’ll love this!
In book one and three, we’re introduced to Olivia Monroe, Alexa’s older sister. Olivia has recently moved to LA to set up her own law firm with her best friend. Olivia is a very private person wh ...more
Ahh probably one of my favourite books from the series, right next to ‘The Wedding Date’!! I didn’t have too great of an experience with book four, but this definitely did not disappoint! Overall, if you’ve been enjoying ‘The Wedding Date’ series so far, I already know you’ll love this!
In book one and three, we’re introduced to Olivia Monroe, Alexa’s older sister. Olivia has recently moved to LA to set up her own law firm with her best friend. Olivia is a very private person wh ...more
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