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Book Review By Tanya
Bride Needs Groom by Wendy Markham

Mia Calogera needs a husband fast. If she is to keep in her Grandfathers will and living in the means she is accustomed to she has to marry before her 30th birthday. Gramps even volunteers to bring a groom from Sicily for her to marry. Mia is determined that she will do things her way and flies to Las Vegas to marry a man she has only met on the internet. They have exchanged emails, photos and chats but, never met in person.

Dominick is shocked when he realizes that his seat mate on the plane is in a wedding dress. He is further shocked to determine that they are from the same part of Queen's in New York. He can't believe that Mia is going to marry someone she has never met. When she chats with him for the entire trip he finds he is drawn to her.

Mia is suddenly having second thoughts. If she is to marry, why is she so attracted to the man she met on the plane? When she finally meets her fiancé' Derek she realizes she can't go through with it, and calls the wedding off. Derek instantly becomes mad and makes her get out of the car, which she doesn't determine until later is where her wallet and clothing is. The only other person she knows in Vegas is Dominick. She searches Dominick out and he helps her get back to New York. On a whim they marry, in a marriage of convenience. They figure they will divorce after things settle down. Unfortunately the both quickly determine that they want to stay together but are each afraid of telling the other. Misunderstandings and a temporary break up will ensue over the fear they feel.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Matchmake, (will/family) Yes
Matchmaker... - forced together for inheritance

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 20's-30's

Main Female Character - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 60%
How explicit is the sex? - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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