![]() ![]() ![]() She has moved steadily away from the sturm und drang-filled plot climaxes of her earlier work, but she has yet to find a decent replacement. We've frequently written about Roberts' problems creating plausible drama. Happy Ever After deals with the romance of Parker, Vows' hyper-organized wedding coordinator, and Malcolm Kavanaugh, a local mechanic. Vision in White was Mac's story (the Vows photographer), Bed of Roses was Emma's (florist), and Savor the Moment was Laurel's (pastry chef). Mac, Emma, Laurel, and Parker are lifelong friends and the co-owners of Vows, a wedding-planning service. Nora Roberts' Happy Ever After is the final entry in a series about the romantic and work-related adventures of four young women. The two made for an interesting compare-and-contrast reading experience, so today I'll be reviewing 'em both. ![]() ![]() At the library a few days later (and clearly still in a wedding-book-friendly frame of mind), I picked up Rebecca Mead's One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding, a nonfiction exploration of the excesses of the American bridal industry. I've grown fonder of this series with each book, so I trotted out to my local bookstore-this time only grumbling a little over the price. Earlier this month, Nora Roberts released Happy Ever After, the final novel in her 'Bride Quartet'. ![]()
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