Blurb:
Dani Dipietro has always considered
herself an ugly duckling in a family of swans. She's the bridesmaid her friends
count on, but never the woman any man wants for his bride. So she plays the
funny girl and guards her emotions, and her secrets, closely.
When Zach Morrison was dumped at his
wedding, Dani was there to help him through the humiliation. A year later they
meet again and once more Zach needs her help. To fend off the unwanted
attentions of his former fiancé, he asks Dani to pretend to be his girlfriend.
They play their roles a little too well, and make believe turns into reality.
But their relationship comes crashing down around them when Zach's trust issues
cause him to accuse Dani of cheating. Telling the truth means Dani would have
to betray a friend, something she would never do. But keeping secrets means she
may be destined to remain a bridesmaid forever.
Review:
Part
of me really related to Dani Dipietro in Always
a Bridesmaid, having been overweight much of my life. Fortunately, I never had to endure a weekend
like the one in which Dani finds herself trapped, pretending to be the
girlfriend of a man with whom she’s in love so he can try to avoid his former fiancé—who
wants him back. At first things go well
and Zach Morrison seems to be falling for the new, svelte Dani. But then he suddenly changes. She doesn’t know he saw her hugging another
man in the solarium and thought she was cheating on him. When she realizes what he saw, she can’t
explain. She gave her word to her friend
that she would keep his secret, and she’s an honest and loyal friend, even
though it means losing Zach.
Always a Bridesmaid took me through a gamut of emotions
from laughing in sympathy when Dani’s too-tight bridesmaids dress split while
she tried to retrieve a lady’s purse from under the pew and was discovered by
Zach after his fiancé, her college friend, left him at the altar, to crying
with her when he believes he’s betrayed her.
For a fun, cozy read, curl up with Always
a Bridesmaid.
Length:
181 Pages
Price:
$6.99
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