Wanted: Husband [Kindle Edition]

Carol Grace (Author)

Book Description

Carrie Stephens is a big city cop with small-town dreams. If only she could produce a fiance to show the stuffy town council she is just a gal with a badge who wants a better life. Her partner in justice Matt offers to fill in posing as her groom -to-be while trying to convince her to come back to town where she belongs. But Carrie wants a new job and real husband.
Make-believe Marriage - the arrangement is temporary, the love is forever!

Readers: WANTED: HUSBAND is part of the Mirarmar Beach series along with LONELY MILLIONAIRE and ALMOST MARRIED.
Also, WANTED has been re-edited and is now error-free, 8/25.Thanks for your patience

Product Details

• File Size: 315 KB
• Print Length: 175 pages
• Publisher: Carol Grace (July 20, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005DROC5O
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,626 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great story... awfull editing August 16, 2011

By anniepoire

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Wanted: husband surprised me. I was expecting a silly romance with not much substance, as is often the case in "cheaper" books, but I thought the caracters were well defined and the story was really cute.
However, I kept getting distracted by the typos and errors. Maybe some of the typos occured as part of the conversion to Kindle format (like the quasi-constant use of be instead of he), in which case somebody should have reread it before release. Some other errors were homophones that should have been verified (the use of than instead of them, of bear for a beer, to name a few).
Overall, I still think that this was a good story, but I don't know if I would elect to spend money (even as little as 2.99) on another book by this author, as she does not seem to realise that the quality of language in a book affects our perception of the story.
If there was a "reedited" version, as I have seen in other ebooks, I would encourage others to try this smart, cute love story.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Wanted: fun read, another story by Miramar Inn... August 21, 2011

By Hopeless

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I really liked the premise behind this book. Story is about Carrie, who is a cop in LA, but decides to take a job in the very small town of Moss Beach as chief of police. Story takes place where Lonely Millionaire, another of Carol Grace's books takes place, so we get to see previous characters (Mandy, Adam and Mandy's sister Laurie). Carrie's reasons for taking the job were to get away from the danger of LA, but mostly, to be away from Matt, her current partner, the man she was in love with. Like many have noted, the book has many editing issues, typos, use of incorrect words, etc. If you can overlook this, then this is a good story to read. I have read a few books by this author and have become used to the editing problems so they don't bother me as much. I really like her story plots, her characters are well developed and stories are usually sweet and cute so I keep coming back! But if editing is a pet peeve, I suggest you try other books.

Anyway, Carrie goes to this town, but she lets everyone believe that she is engaged, only problem was she dneed to find a fiance. In her quest for a fiance, Matt volunteers to help her. Carrie has mixed feelings, she wants the job badly, but being around Matt for two weeks would make forgetting him and saying goodbye even harder. They arrive at the small town and Carrie is loving it. She is having a good time, and Matt is by her side playing the perfect fiance. Matt was hoping that Carrie would get bored and would go back with him, he even tried to sabotage her job. Soon they find themselves too deep into their pretend engagement and things get complicated.

Story was cute, characters were great and story was sweet. I loved revisiting some of the old characters from her previous books. If you are looking for something fun and light, this is a good choice, but if editing is a problem, then I suggest something else.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Cream cheese March 7, 2012

By nikroh

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

An enjoyable romance novel. A little cheesy for me but overall ok. I've bought her other books and got a good read from them.

More About the Author

Carol Grace is the author of over 35 romance novels. In her former life she worked as a translator and an ESL teacher. She has traveled the world from Africa to Singapore for work and pleasure. Carol speaks French whenever she can, and sails the seas on cruise ships. When not on deck sipping tropical drinks and brainstorming ideas for her next novel, she gives writing classes. It's a tough job but somebody has to do it.
What do the critics say about Carol Grace?
"Carol Grace is best known for her humor, witty dialog, compelling characters and touching romance."
"Read one of Carol's books and you're transported to San Francisco Bay or a ranch in Montana or even faraway romantic Italy. Wherever you go, you'll find love in the air by choosing a Carol Grace novel."