"Amusing characters in a memorable story."

Small-town girl Moni Lawrence decides to leave Dukin, Virginia, and move to the big city of San Diego. She needs a fresh start after the death of her beloved Aunt Reggie, who wanted Moni to make her mark on the world. Tired, sleep- deprived and now lost, Moni is trying to find the new home she's recently purchased in the San Diego area.

As Moni is driving around, looking for the location of her house, Grant Forrest, marital therapist and early riser, is preparing to start his day. With only a towel wrapped around his waist, he goes to get the morning paper that's just been dropped on his doorstep. While reaching for the paper, Grant's feline companion slips out and heads into the street. Realizing his cat is in danger of being run over by the approaching car, Grant pursues it. Suddenly, a naked man appears in Moni's line of vision, she loses control of her car and ends up in Grant's swimming pool.

Moni continues to have mishaps in her life with Grant coming to her rescue. You see, Moni has DDS syndrome - Damsel in Distress. Both Moni and Grant are attracted to each other, but he's unwilling to commit to a relationship after two failed marriages. Grant thinks it's best to stay uncommitted and struggles with the fact that he's drawn to Moni's slow Southern drawl and her physique. Moni is searching for a soul mate and thinks she might have found him in Grant, whom she's powerfully attracted to. With the help of her amusing friends, Moni will have to use all her feminine wiles and charm to get her man.

WEDDING BELL BLUES is a fun, easy, enjoyable read with amusing characters and a memorable storyline.

Reviewed by Navonne Easter
Posted April 14, 2004

Summary

He's everything a girl could want... And everything this girl wants to run from! Moni Lawrence can't believe her good fortune! Thanks to an unexpected inheritance, she's leaving her tiny Virginia hometown in the dust and heading west to spread her wings and fly free. But she makes more of a splash than she intended in San Diego, when she's so distracted by the sight of a naked man, she drives her car through his fence and into his swimming pool. It's understandable, since Grant Forrest is so fine he'd turn any woman's head. And when it's been decided (in court!) that Moni has to personally repair the damage -- and is going to be around him a lot -- she knows she'd better keep her passion in check, or else she might end up uttering those deadly, reedom-suffocating words, "I do!" Of course, Grant's been disastrously down that aisle twice already and isn't looking for Mrs. Number Three. Besides, he obviously thinks Moni's just a sexy, perky, destructive featherhead and serious trouble. But what's that glint in his dreamy dark eyes?