Review: WANTED: Wife by Gwen Jones
by Gwen Jones
Publisher: HarperCollins/Avon Impulse
Publication date: June 4, 2013
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Source: Gifted from publisher
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Wanted: Wife- Landed, Financially Secure 40-Yr-Old Male * Handsome, but with old-school communication skills and a secret past * Seeks Healthy, Athletic Female *Preferably a pretty reporter with a messy love life who has never spent a day in the woods* For Marriage and Family * What could possibly go wrong? * If you love the humor and romance of Rachel Gibson and Susan Elizabeth Phillips, don't miss the fabulous debut of Gwen Jones!
One of my favorite story troupes is contract
marriages and Gwen Jones delivered a delightfully funny, totally hot
tale with WANTED: Wife. Filled with romance, suspense, a little
mystery and a whole lot of heat I consumed this in record time. Three word review: hot, intense and romantic.
We first meet Julie Knott on the worst day of her life as her fiancé
tweeted the end of their engagement. As a TV reported she handles random and
strange stories a segment the locals enjoy. When a tip comes in about a man advertising
for a wife on a utility pole she and her crew set out to interview him. He has
scheduled interviews with perspective wives at the local fire station and Julie
is knocked over when she interviews Andy Devine. He is drop dead gorgeous, seems
intelligent and knows exactly what he wants -Julie to be his wife. He gives her three days
to decide and the tale that unfolds was deliciously hot, sweet, suspenseful, and
romantic.
Julie goes into this using her brain. She is clever,
observant and nobody’s fool. She has a plan and I loved seeing it all
unravel on her. Andy Devine is a muscled, educated, walking, talking, god of double-oh-yum. He is smart, a smooth talker and did I mention part French? Oh yeah, he
whispers French words of endearment, and whatever he is saying in the bedroom
this chick is buying..oh-la-la. I enjoyed Andy despite his sometimes quite reserve and air of mystery. The author does a wonderful job of showing us his softer side through his actions and comments she slowly reveals his past and I enjoyed uncovering his secrets and flaws. Julie is strong and I admired that she stands her ground even if it breaks her heart. While the sexual heat was intense from the beginning,
I really appreciated and enjoyed the slow-building emotional aspect of the relationship. It
felt genuine and I found myself rooting for a happily-ever-after. Other characters help flesh out both the main
characters and propelled the plot forward.
I live in the Midwest now but I am a Jersey
girl and the Pine Barrens are very familiar to me so of course I found the setting perfect! The farm, the animals and
being away from town really added to the romance, suspense and created some wonderful situations. I laughed, I cried and delighted in their everyday lives
as the tale unfolded. Jones added some twists and turns which kept me flipping
the pages. I love how she slowly revealed all of Andy to us even if she made me
nervous a few times. Did I mention how
hot the romance was? The scenes were steamy with just enough heat to have the
pages simmering beneath my finger tips. The author shared Julie’s thoughts,
wove in the French language and made me believe in the impossible romance. A thoroughly entertaining, funny and romantic
tale that left with me a smile.
Fans of marriage troupes, humor, and hot romances will enjoy
WANTED: Wife. This is
Gwen Jones debut novel with Avon romances (HarperCollins) and I think she has a
winner. I look forward to reading more of her work.
Four cups of coffee out of five
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Labels: #AvonAddict, adult, Avon, contemporary romance, Gwen Jones, HarperCollins
posted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer @ 12:01 AM
52 Comments
52 Comments:
It was Lark, thanks!
This does sound like fun!
HEHEHHEHE. Thanks! LOL
Adding to my list Lindy!
ooh thanks for the suggestions
hahaha...love it Libby and good luck :)
This sounds good. I was scrolling through and the cover caught my eye. Of course I am looking for a man so maybe that is why! LOL. I am going to have to find this book!
LOL! This cover. Bahaha. I like the contract marriage thing sometimes, but it's not my favorite, which is definitely hate to love. That does often go hand in hand with the contract marriage thing though. Here are some I loved with that trope: Legacy series by Kluver, Drgaonfly by Julia Golding, (not YA) Spiritwalker trilogy by Kate Elliott.
I love contract marriage stories too? Have you read Jennifer Probst's Billionaire series? It's one of my favorites that deals with contact marriages! Great Review! I enjoy your writing style!
Lindy@ A Bookish Escape
Exactly, and the title is fun:)
well the whole premises of putting up a sign Wanted:Wife is kind of silly, I mean if you saw it on a utility pole you would probably laugh..but this was a fun, smexy, sweet ride!
This sounds like such a fun story, and you steamy scenes and hot chemistry are just the icing on the cake. I wouldn't think this would be so enjoyable given that title and cover, it looks a little silly, but I'm totally sold based on your review. :-)
This one sounds like a fun read! The title kind of threw me off a bit at first but I think i might like this one. Also what kind of jerk face ends an engagement through twitter?! That's just wrong on so many levels.
This sounds like a great book for when you want so sink in to the romance :D
Thank you Kimba
She is better off! What a horrible thing to do.
It was fun and smexy with a little suspense and I quite enjoyed it!
You know me..i read everything
Glad you liked my set up!
You review did a better job than the synopsis did! Thank you!!
Not normally a book I would choose just by looking at it, but your review may have just changed my mind. This sounds like something I could just plunge right into!
When I saw the title I thought it was going to be lame, but this totally sounds fun..
Another perfect summer type read! And To be broken up with on twitter?! Geesh!
I am such a sucker for this troupe..it always makes for a delicious and hilarious tale!
ha, yes I am enjoying the #AvonAddict gig and I haven't even gotten my first box of goodies delivered!
exactly! this was fun.
I can see you yelling, "pick me! pick me!" No I think that would be dreadful to have it tweeted like that. O_o Miley is bad. :)
ooh yes I do think you will like this. Oh and Andrea I am reading Tangled. I think you reviewed it and sold me on it..I am laughing my arse off!
seriously..and when he speaks french..*swoons*
Yeah she was a hoot, because she has this whole thing planned out and well ..you will just have to read it!
yeah it spoke to me too!
It was a lot of fun to read and I got caught up in the tale.
ha..I agree Brandi!
No, different dude I looked it up!
hahaha...it is cute and maybe cheesy but a fun to read!
so true, Diana. I have been married 25 yrs and both of my husband and I agree we would not like to be out there at all.
Agreed Heidi, I devoured this!
this was fun, hot and did I mention hot!
Now this is one I would have passed on, but now you have me curious. I like that Julie is seen as intelligent so that is another plus. Hm... I just might have to try this one.
Ahh this just sounds delightful! The perfect lazy day summer read that will make me laugh. Hot romance yes please!
I just left a comment on another blogger's post about how I was glad I did most of my dating before the internet took off. I would hate to be dumped on Twitter!
The title is beyond cheesy but cute :)
Thanks for the review Kim, question do you think this is the same guy from Less Than a Gentleman wow what change a different angle makes.
deb
Hot intense and romantic is always a great combo.
Great review Kim, first time I have seen this book, but it sure sounds like fun.
I think the cover alone would make me want to read this one. ;)
So glad you enjoyed this Kim!
KIMBA! This sounds so fantastic! I can't believe this is the first I'm hearing of it, but as soon as I leave here I'm running to Amazon to get it on my Kindle. I love that she goes in with a plan and it completely unravels, it's so much fun watching things like that happen. And Andy sounds absolutely delicious. CANNOT WAIT!
Looking at the cover, I didn't expect him having any trouble. But I do love a good laugh.
I'm in. :-)
I AM a fan of marriage tropes, humor, and hot romance, so this sounds like a great fit for me. I wish I could've taken it for review, but I will just add it to my to-read list anyway. I'm so happy that you enjoyed the book so much, Kim. Great review!
If that cover model was really holding up that sign, I would totally accept to be his wife! :P
Sounds like a fun read! And did you mention that he whispers endearments in French! K I'm done!
Can you imagine learning about your broken engagement via Twitter? With the way social media is working these days, I'm not surprised if cases like that exist. This morning I read a Yahoo article saying Miley Cyrus threatened her father on Twitter. O_O
This sounds really good! I couldn't imagine having to live down a tweet like: I just ended my engagement with @____ because ....... (Social Media Slam)!
It's always great to pick up a book you can get emotionally involved in!! Awesome review
(Another Avon special I see!!)
Hmmm, French. I wants a guy to whisper sweet French nothings into my ear!!! hehe. This sounds cute. I like the whole contract marriage thing too.
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