Title: Put A Ring On It (Black Dog Bay #3)
Author: Beth Kendrick
Published: November 3rd 2015 by NAL
Pages: 320
Source: Publisher via BookSparks
Rating: 3/5
Goodreads
Brighton Smith doesn’t do outrageous. As an insurance actuary, it’s her job to assess risk and avoid bad investments. But when her fiancé calls to confess he’s married someone else on a whim (“I looked at her and I just knew!”), she snaps…
That night, at a local bar, Jake Sorensen—hot, rich, and way out of her league—buys Brighton a cocktail. At midnight, she kisses him. And by dawn, they’re exchanging vows at a drive-through chapel.
Brighton knows Jake is a bad bet, but she doesn’t care. After a lifetime of playing it safe, she’s finally having fun. Until the whirlwind romance gives way to painful reality...and Brighton finds out the truth about why a guy like Jake married a girl like her. With her heart on the line and the odds stacked against them, Brighton must decide whether to cut her losses or take a leap of faith that this love affair is one in a million.
My review:
While this is the third book in a series, it can easily be a stand-a-lone novel. I've read the first book (but not the second), and while it was fun to catch up with characters from the earlier book, their parts are small, so the integrity of the book will not be affected if you don't know them. This book, in typical Beth Kendrick fashion, was a cute, playful read. Lots of humorous moments, but at the same time some serious issues come up that must be dealt with by its main characters. I didn't like the main character Brighton as much as I should have to give this book a higher rating. She was kind of all over the place with her emotions and her actions. Did she want this guy or not? I was much more enamored with Jake, but even he had some issues toward the end of the book that made the "happily ever after" feel just a tad forced. I love the setting for the books, and I am looking forward to more stories from the fictional town of Black Dog Bay.
This was a light-hearted entertaining read, as long as you take it as that. If you get too invested in the characters, you may not appreciate the humorous story.
This book was part of the fall reading challenge at BookSparks. Thank you for providing me a copy for review.
