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Whirlwind Wedding

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Whirlwind Wedding kept me stuck like glue to my sofa for two days while I read this great new book from Jacquie D'Alessandro from cover to cover.

Austin Jamison, the hero in the book, starts out as a somewhat dark and stubborn guy with a family secret that's weighing heavily on him. It doesn't take Elizabeth Matthews, our heroine, long to start effecting Austin in ways he never thought possible.

This book has everything I look for and want in a romance novel. It has the romance, of course, but it also has mystery, a great deal of humor and a surprise ending.

Some of the funniest stuff I have read in a long time is about the kittens whose names are hysterically Gadzooks, Egad, Balderdash, Damn It All, and Bloody Hell. Ms. D'Alessandro has a fantastic sense of humor and amused me continually through the entire story.

The twist of Elizabeth having the gift of sight is an interesting twist and was used cleverly in this story. I hope we can look forward to another book about Austin's brother, Robert.

Ms. D'Alessandro's last two books, Kiss the Cook a contemporary romance and Red Roses Mean Love an historical romance, were both excellent and highly recommended. Whirlwind Wedding is better yet and I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys romance, a good mystery plot and the added bonus of a good laugh out loud!

Whirlwind Wedding is a light Regency romance in the style of Julia Quinn. This book is so easy and fun to read you will want to finish it in one day!

Elizabeth and Austin are wonderful together. Elizabeth is fun and has a devil may care attitude. Austin is a bit arrogant but very protective and very male. They are well supported with great secondary characters. The big misunderstanding, so typical in romance, is hardly present in this lovely book. The author threw in a secondary romance as well between the sister and the best friend of Austin which gives the book a nice extra.

For Regency romance lovers who enjoy a laugh out loud read with wonderful down to earth characters, Whirlwind Wedding is a must!

Ms. D'Alessandro has written a winner with Whirlwind Wedding. Her first book, Red Roses Mean Love, was extraordinary! Her recent contemporary novel, Kiss the Cook, is a light hearted, amusing and thoroughly enjoyable story. But Whirlwind Wedding shows that Ms. D'Alessandro is indeed getting better and better with each book she writes. In WWW the main characters, Elizabeth and Austin, come to life early in the book and I found Elizabeth to be intelligent, funny and feisty. Austin is stubborn, of course, but endearing as he learns that Elizabeth is not intimidated by him or his title and isn't trying to win him over. The names for the kittens, Gadzooks, Egad, Fiddlesticks, et al... and how they came to be named is hilarious. Elizabeth and Austin have a running "language" joke (she being American, he English) that is funny, true to life and natural. Although the book is very amusing throughout, there is a fascinating mystery in the plot that kept me intrigued until the very end. Bravo Jacquie! WWW has it all, humor, mystery, great lovable characters and a surprise ending!

If you like to laugh & cry while you enjoy a book then this is the book for you!

Austin is a Duke to die for & Elizabeth is an American woman with a vision! Actually several visions! She drops into Austin's life & turn's everything he's ever felt into something he never dreamed of!

Elizabeth is a breath of fresh air in Austin's stuffy world & helps him overcome the guilt & troubles shadowing his family. As always in Jacquie's books the secondary characters are just as fun to get to know & you wish that they had their own books.

This story has the sexual tension that makes you feel like you were already there by the time they are! *G* This is a good thing & Jacquie doesn't make us wait to long to join the fun! I have loved EVERYTHING that Jacquie has written, Contemporary & Historical she is a fresh new talent & we are so lucky that there are publishers out there who still know a GREAT book when they read it!

This book was the first I've read by D'Alessandro, and I was extremely pleased - it won't be the last! The characters are well developed and truly compelling. They are funny, passionate, and the author truly convinces you that the heroine's 6th sense is believable. I am not a fan of supernatural or paranormal novels, however the "gift of vision" given is this book was well done. The secondary characters are as fun and real as the primary ones, which helps hold the storyline together.

The plot moves along at an enjoyable pace and it was a refreshing change how these two characters end up meeting, marrying and "learning" to love each other - nothing abrupt or coy about it!

I enjoyed it and think others will as well.

I read the reviews and expected only a fairly interesting read, but what I found was a completely sweet and beautifully written book. It's hard to describe the feeling you get when you finally find a novel that shows Love at its best. Elizabeth Matthews is a fiesty, spirited American who's just not quite cut out for British Society; Austin Randolph Jamison, 9th Duke of Bradford, is a slightly stubborn bachelor Duke who's tired of the games people play for his attention.

One of the first lines describing him that caught my attention was: "He'd never felt so alone in his life." I immediately felt that there was something different about Austin, and indeed there was. He's undeniably more human than other top-lofty dukes in other stories. He's searching for truth and dealing with the painful betrayal of his brother William. I like how D'alessandro writes his character because you feel empathy for him, a connection to his struggles.

The only problem I had with the story was the fact that Elizabeth had "visions". But, being open minded and such, I felt that ultimately the visions were necessary in order to gain insight into Elizabeth's character. She's smart, funny, and inherently driven to care about others to the point that she will sacrafice her relationship with Austin because her visions predict unbearable pain for him if he stays with her.

Overall, the book is a definite read, one of those you would read again. The plot moves quickly and once you meet the principle characters, you fall immediately in love with them. The conversations are witty and hilarious. And the Love is surprisingly real and believable. A fantastic read all around.

I bought this book not really expecting very much and was very pleasantly surprise. The heroine is delightful and charming and the hero is great (somewhat dark, however, sensitive without being wimpy). It was great the way Ms D'Alessandro weaved in the paranormal element into the storyline (enhancing the story), unlike many other Regancy books I have read which really don't blend the paranormal element very well into the storyline. The secondary characters are also very entertaining. I hope there's a sequence. I would like to read Robert's story.

This book stole my breath. It was romantic, sensual, and passionate. The characters were well-developed and incredibly endearing.

Some minor issues:

1. The heroine, Elizabeth, is a saint. I mean this woman would beat Mother Theresa in a sainthood contest. I guess I find the story a bit more believable and likable when the heroine is a real person with real personality flaws.

2. Austin is way too quick to believe Elizabeth's lies (she told in order to save him pain later). He loves this woman and yet is far too quick to believe the absolute worst about her after a 2 minute conversation. I have to say though, their "misunderstanding" make for some great emotional and sexual tension.

Despite the above complaints, this book was a 5 star read. I highly recommend it and look forward to my next D'Alessandro read!

This book by Jacquie D'Alessandro is one of the most funny, romantic books I've read in a while....I loved the way she brought the characters to life.,with just enough suspense to make it a happy read....a real keeper.

I fell in love with this book from begining to end. Jacquie D'Alessandro has produced another winner. She is a marvelous talent in the romance genre and I cannot wait to till the next one, write faster Jacquie!