Bad Girl Bridesmaids (Paperback)

by Susanna Carr (Author) "KELSEY!" MIMI CALLED OUT..." (more)
Key Phrases: susanna carr, party barn, wet slit, Acorn Grove, Zack Cooper, Tara Watkins (more...)

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Product Description
These bridesmaids are ready to trade in their taffeta dresses for something much sexier.

At a wedding, Kelsey Morgan meets a hot millionaire who's really going somewhere-and wants to take her with him-in "Serial Bridesmaid on the Loose."

Tara Watkins started a blog called "The Bridesmaid Diaries." Now she's about to see the best man who's been reading up on her-and is determined to relive a wild night from their past.

Feeling like the "Wedding Wrecker," Amber Hughes is a bridesmaid again-and this time she runs into a seductive former classmate who hopes to make this wedding even crazier than her last.

About the Author
Susanna Carr has contributed stories to five anthologies and is also the author of a number of novels.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: NAL Trade (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451221206
• ISBN-13: 978-0451221209
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #730,921 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars lighthearted delightful frolics, May 2, 2007

By	Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

"Bad Girl Bridesmaid". Since she met them at college, Kelsey Morgan wanted to belong, but she was scholarship and they were money. She made herself needed by doing things for her sorority sisters, but after "hosting" their latest wedding she has had enough. Zack escorts his godmother Shirley to the wedding only to learn she set him up to look like a gigolo. Kelsey offers him his fee to be her escort. As Zack and Kelsey share incredible sex and begin to fall in love, she learns the truth about who he is.

"The Bridesmaid's Diaries". Tara Watkins, events planner at her family owned winery, is asked to fill in at a wedding ceremony when a bridesmaid got ill. Though upset that her fiancé dumped her she agrees, but later after a few drinks she sleeps with the best man Luke Sullivan. Tara feeling ashamed refuses to see Luke but wrote about it in her blog. Now two years later, at a wedding vow renewal Luke is elated as he has loved Tara at first sight. He believes she loves him too as he has read her blog. However he knows trust is the key to her heart.

"Wedding Wrecker". Several years ago Amber Hughes opened her mouth at a wedding of a friend to prevent a travesty. The couple married, but later divorced. Everyone blamed Amber, who left town. Now she is back as a bridesmaid though she prefers it to be otherwise. The bride Madison asks Amber to crash the bachelor party to see if her fiancé Carl is cheating. Amber reluctantly agrees, but Josh Griffin intercedes. The next day a picture implies Carl and Amber were together. However, Josh tells everyone Amber is his girl and Madison is Carl's.

Each tale is fun to read as each lead bridesmaid battle a bridezilla and their retinue, but at these weddings they have a male hunk ally. Though the endings seem rushed, these are lighthearted delightful frolics.

Harriet Klausner

4.0 out of 5 stars Unique and Fun Read, June 27, 2009

By	Lucinda K. Campbell "lkcampbell" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Bad Girl Bridesmaids (Paperback)

Bad Girl Bridesmaids by Susanna Carr is three books in one. Each novella is a unique and fun read. It's one of those books that you start reading and before you know it, you're halfway through. Since it's that time of year, it would make a great vacation read.
Serial Bridesmaid On The Loose is the story of Kelsey Morgan, who lives the old adage, "Always a bridesmaid. Never a bride." She's the last single member of her sorority, and the one who always seems to get stuck with all the work. Her friend, Hannah, promises her that she "won't have to lift a finger" at her wedding, so she agrees to be a bridesmaid once again.
Wealthy millionaire, Zack Cooper, attends the wedding posing as a gigolo to an older, wealthy woman in order to hide his real identity. There's an instant attraction between Zack and Kelsey. Believing that he really is a gigolo, she offers to pay for his services. The story heats up from there as Zack decides to go along with the charade and give her her money's worth.

The second story is a lesson in being careful what you write on your internet blog. Tara Watkins is the manager of her family's vineyard and a wedding planner who anonymously pens the blog, The Bridesmaid's Diaries. She posts about having a fling with the "best man" once at a wedding and wishes she hadn't let him get away.
Luke Sullivan is the "best man" who got away. He reads Tara's blog, and everything about it sounds very familiar to him. As fate and luck would have it, Tara ends up planning a wedding for Luke's best friend. Sparks ignite again and Luke soon realizes that Tara is the "Bridesmaid Blogger", and he's the "Best Man".

Carr saved the best for last with "Wedding Wrecker". When the minister asks if anyone objects to the wedding, have you ever wondered what would happened if someone did? Amber Hughes did just that at a friend's wedding after catching the groom "in the act" with one of the bridesmaids. Rather than thinking she did a good deed, everyone in her hometown now shuns her. But that doesn't stop her best friend, Madison, from asking her to be a bridesmaid again.
Josh Griffin, the best man, is a man who has a bad reputation with women and a secret lust for Amber. He's determined to do whatever it takes to keep Amber out of trouble at this wedding. The two soon learn that someone is out to get Amber, even going so far as to cause pre-wedding trouble for the bride and groom and make it look as if it's Amber's fault.

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 Kisses, TwoLips Reviews, June 27, 2008

By	Linda D. Crooks (Bedford, OH USA) - See all my reviews

Bad Girl Bridesmaids by Susanna Carr contains three sizzling stories of bridesmaids who are finally going to have the fun they deserve.

"Serial Bridesmaid on the Loose" - Kelsey Morgan's story

Kelsey is tired of being treated like a workhorse for all the weddings she has been in for her sorority sisters. Typically, the rest of the bridesmaids are having a good time and she's off dealing with one problem or another.

Zack has a jaded view of relationships and is especially turned off by gold diggers. He's taking his godmother to her friend's wedding, and he expects to be mobbed by the bridesmaids because he's wealthy. But when his godmother implies he's her paid escort, Kelsey wonders if she could hire him as a way to get out of being the gopher for this wedding. If she has a "date" maybe they'll leave her alone so she can enjoy herself for a change. Part of Zack is bothered that she thinks he's a gigolo up for grabs, but a bigger part of him is interested in what Kelsey has to offer. He wonders if she would have approached him if she weren't propositioning him.

When Zack overhears some of the other bridesmaids talking trash about Kelsey, it solidifies his desire to help her have a good time and show those sorority wenches that she's the life of the party. But what will happen when she learns the truth about who he really is?

Kelsey and Zack are great together; they're intelligent and likeable, and they have great chemistry. The only flaw I can see is Kelsey wanting to be a part of a sorority filled with snooty bitches in the first place, but that's just me.



"The Bridesmaid's Diaries" - Tara Watkins's story

Two years ago Tara had the worst day of her life, then topped it off by sleeping with the best man in a wedding she wasn't even supposed to be in. He said he wanted to see her again, but she said no because she felt what she did was unprofessional and inexcusable. Later, she posts her feelings on an online blog, thinking she's safe to share her most intimate thoughts because it's anonymous.

Now the same couple is back to renew their vows, and Luke is the best man again. He's looking forward to seeing Tara. This time he isn't taking no for an answer.

Tara and Zack are wonderful together. They have chemistry that sizzles, and Zack is a patient and determined hero who's positively edible. Tara is to be commended for dealing with a bride from hell not just once, but twice. That takes strength of character I'm not sure I'd have in the same situation.



"Wedding Wrecker" - Amber Hughes's story

Amber makes the mistake of replying to a Christmas card from an old friend who's twenty something and single, and ends up a bridesmaid in an ill-fitting tangerine-colored dress. She has been a wedding pariah in the community for years, after speaking up (during the ceremony) and telling the bride - her former best friend - that the groom was shagging a bridesmaid minutes before the ceremony. But no good deed goes unpunished, and everyone in town blames her for a marriage that didn't last.

Josh has always been the bad boy in town, and he knows his attraction to Amber spells nothing but trouble, but he can't help himself. Now someone wants to make it look like she's ruining another wedding. This time Josh is more than willing to give her an alibi, by claiming her as his girlfriend.

Josh is a deliciously intense hero, and Amber really doesn't deserve the crap she gets from the people in town. Watching them get together is enjoyable and gratifying.

The bridesmaids in all three stories are not actually bad, so the title is a bit of a misnomer. Instead, I'd say they're all good girls who are finally learning how to let loose and explore passionate selves. I think that's infinitely more satisfying than bad girls anyway. Definitely recommended.

4/2 Kisses, 1 Pepper

~Lindy
Reviewer, TwoLips Reviews, LLC
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