The Marriage Match

Suddenly Smitten Series – Book 3

By Tracy March

Synopsis

Hot bachelor seeks bride…

Resort tycoon Trent Hawthorne is looking for a wife. His all-business, no-nonsense grandmother (and the matriarch of the small town of Maple Creek) has selected three potential brides―all beautiful and approved. Each “fantasy date” will take place in a lush Caribbean setting, filmed like a reality show to promote the Hawthorne family’s chain of resorts. All of Trent’s hopes for love combined with a clever marketing gimmick…what could possibly go wrong?

As it turns out, all it takes is a kiss. A sizzling, sweet-as-sin kiss. But Cynthia Sawyer isn’t one of the bachelorettes, and she’s definitely not supposed to be making out with her boss’s sexy grandson. Not to mention it’s strictly against company policy. But Cynthia has her own reasons for hooking Trent up with a bride who isn’t her as soon as possible. And losing her heart is a price that she’s willing to pay…

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Tina’s Review

Cynthia “Cyn” Sawyer is the personal assistant to “The Queen”, Fairleigh Hawthorne. Daughter of a minister and librarian, she grew up under the strict regimes of How to become a Proper Young Lady, which she was not inclined to go along with. She’s already stressed over the elaborate annual garden party that the manor hosts, but now the Queen has devised a scheme of epic proportions that would take her in a whole new direction.
Trent Hawthorne couldn’t decide if his grandmother’s marketing idea was insane or genius. As CEO of the family’s chain of resorts, It’s been proposed he partake in a Dating Game meets The Bachelor style reality adventure. Spend a weekend with three potential brides for the next upcoming three weeks leading up to a proposal and marriage.
He remembered her as a gawky Goth girl, but she’s all grown up now and he can’t help but notice. While going over plans, they realize that they truly get each other on an elemental level. Unfortunately she works for the Hawthornes because when she’s around, he forgets there are other girls waiting to to be chosen to become his bride.

As the third book in the series, you meet the characters that obviously were in the previous installments, but this book does stand solidly on it’s own. The characters are quite enjoyable and maintain believable interaction and dialogue throughout. The plot and concept are light and fun with an easy reading flow. This made for a very pleasurable experience. There were several conflicts layered into the story that were fully resolved by the end. Predictability was a given in some areas, but it did not take away from anything. The conclusion was tight and solid, very well done.

About Tracy March

Award-winning author Tracy March writes romantic thrillers influenced by her interest in science and politics. She also writes lighthearted romances inspired by her real-life happily ever after.

Look for Tracy’s Suddenly Smitten contemporary romance series including THE PRACTICE PROPOSAL, TEMPTED IN THE TROPICS (both selected as RT Book Reviews Top Picks), and THE MARRIAGE MATCH releasing in January 2015. Tracy’s romantic political thriller, GIRL THREE, was selected by Kathy Altman of USA Today as a Top Read of 2013, and her romantic suspense novel, A SHOT OF RED, was chosen as a Night Owl Reviews Top Pick.

Always up for travel and adventure, Tracy has flown in a stunt plane, snowmobiled on the Continental Divide, ziplined in the Swiss Alps, and been chased by a bull in the mountains of St. Lucia. She loves Nationals baseball, Saturday date nights, and Dairy Queen Blizzards—and rarely goes a day without Diet Coke and Cheez-Its.

Tracy lives in Yorktown, Virginia, with her superhero husband who works for NASA. They recently spent two years living in Washington D.C., and enjoy visiting often—especially when the Nats are in town.

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