"Fine contemporary romance"
In Los Angeles Thrillseeker's Anonymous needs a wedding
planner to go into the rugged Colorado Mountains in order
to host a special marriage between actors Vincent Vittorio
and Olivia Dogwood. None of the candidates have been
willing to take the physical test until now. Chatty Marni
Banks tries the rope climb, but fails. However, Eli
McCain and his partners hire her anyway. Eli explains to Marni that physical conditions in the
Colorado Mountains where the wedding will occur are rough
and getting stuff in near impossible. He introduces Marni
to Vincent and Olivia; the latter makes incredible demands
driving everyone crazy. Later Marni visits Eli at his
home and though he has doubts, he cannot stop himself from
making love with her. Eli escorts Olivia and Vincent canyoning in which the
actress whines throughout the trek. In Colorado a storm
hits destroying the bridge to the main lodge; Eli, Marni,
Vincent, Olivia and the chef are temporarily trapped.
Over the next few days Eli knows he loves Marni, but fears
commitment. When Marni tells him she loves him, he runs
away leaving her heartbroken. The delightful lead protagonists supplemented by a strong
eccentric support cast make this a fine contemporary
romance. The not subtle sexual comments of the friends of
the heroine's mother start off cute, but quickly beat the
meat to death. Still her mother's book club members make
infrequent appearances so that the amusing plot never
turns vulgar or lose its rhythm of a strong male fearing
commitment having been burned once before. Julia London's
fans will receive immense delight with her first tale
since the Lear trilogy and will look forward to more
Thrillseeker romances. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 15, 2005
SummaryThrillseekers Anonymous is a members-only adventure
service that caters to the rich and famous. Now one of its
founders is about to embark on the thrill ride of his
life—and take the kind of risk that can scare even a
professional stuntman...
When a pair of A-list movie stars decides to combine a
wedding with an extreme sport outing, ex-stuntman Eli McCain
isn't too happy. One of Thrillseekers Anonymous's founders,
he was jilted at the altar a year ago—and has no
interest in hearing wedding bells. Unfortunately, he's been
outvoted, and now there's a crazy wedding to stage with a
bridezilla from hell.
In comes wedding coordinator Marnie Banks to save the
day—and, she hopes, make some romantic connections with
Hollywood's jet set. Only one problem stands in her way: Eli
McCain, who may look like a movie star but clearly has no
appreciation for the finer things in life.
But when a freak storm hits, Marnie and Eli are trapped on
the wrong side of a ravine. Now if someone could just tell
her why this handsome, rugged man is so obviously all wrong
for her—because suddenly she can't seem to survive
without him...
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