"Jersey meets Texas in this love-fest!"

Sydney Spinelli just knew her kid sister, Julia, was about to make the biggest mistake of her life. After all, Julia had only known Roman Sonntag for a little while. So Syd did what every good big sister would do -- she ditched her job as temporary accountant for her father's motel chain, Marv's Motor Inn, and headed to Fredicksburg, Texas to save her little sister from herself. Little did Sydney known that her own life was about to be turned upside-down, Texas- style!

Alex Kimball came back to Fredricksburg to help out his dad with his mother, who was slowing being claimed by Alzheimer's disease. He was also there to help his Uncle Ted get his emu business up and running. So when a New Jersey whirlwind by the name of Sydney came roaring into his life, Alex is totally unprepared for the hot and passionate emotions that spring to life.

As Sydney strives to stop her sister's impending marriage, and Alex strives to stop Sydney from interfering in his best friend's Roman's impending marriage, the Texan and the gal from Jersey discover a romantic flame that is hotter than the western sun and as enduring as the eastern shoreline.

Karen Kendall presents the first in "The Bridesmaid Chronicles," a series of wild and racous romances. Kendall's contribution, "First Date," (the first book in the four-book summertime run) is lively, entertaining and thoroughly charming. Her men are polite, sexy-as-sin Texas good boys (notice no ol' here!) and her women are sassy, Yankee-fied girls who are looking for love in all the wrong places! (Thank you, Johnny Lee!) "First Date" is unique in that all the action and romance takes place in the span of just a couple of days! Very impressive. This promises to be a fun-filled summer of reading with "The Bridesmaid Chronicles!"

Reviewed by Sharon Galligar Chance
Posted May 31, 2005

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Summary

Take one wedding. Add three bridesmaids. And you get four sexy and sassy tales of modern-day romance. From first glance to "I do," this wedding party is learning about love the hard way—but taking it all in stride straight down the aisle...

Meet the sister of the bride. Sydney Spinelli has her heart set on stopping the wedding between her little sister and her Texas boyfriend of one month! The only problem is, her heart is getting distracted by the groom's sexy best friend...