Dakota Halifax, owner of READY TO WED, has established herself as a successful wedding planner in Vegas. She also has a wedding advice column called Get Ready to Wed in the Las Vegas Beacon. With a reputation for pulling off extravagant weddings without a hitch, it doesn't apply when concluding her own. Her fiancé Grant Douglas convinced her to get married in Jamaica on a cruise. The trouble is, he never appeared to say "I do" and left her standing on shore in her wedding gown.

Dakota "DJ" is left to find her own apartment for her and her dog Cupid since she no longer wants to live with Grant. Her childhood friend of fifteen years ago is newly in town working security for a casino and looks up the girl he proposed to as a child using a lifesaver as an engagement ring.

Brendan "B.S" West is a hunk and not what she expected after years apart. BJ agrees to share his home when she can't find one for herself and a totally "as friends" arrangement is reached. Brendan is the only person she has ever truly depended on. Losing her zest for weddings after her own failure, a fellow reporter prints exaggerated tales exposing the private sector of her own life compromising her business. Falling in love with Brendan begins to create an abundance of confusion at finding what she truly wants and who she really is even as her ex strives to win her back

Cindi Madsen has the uncanny ability to mix a hilarious story with heartwarming emotions. I was completely taken in with this feisty and extremely colorful girl. This is an adorable character you will be a long time forgetting. I absolutely loved READY TO WED and would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a truly brilliant and captivating story. Cindi Madsen's tales never disappoint!

Book Summary

Is there anything worse than getting jilted at the altar? How about being a wedding planner getting jilted at the altar for your own wedding...on a cruise already out at sea?

When Las Vegas resident Dakota Halifax loses her fiance, she swears she's given up on love altogether. She pours her heart into her weekly wedding advice column and fills her days planning events to celebrate others' forever love.

When her childhood best friend Brendan moves to Las Vegas and they reconnect, she starts to wonder if maybe love could find her again. But then her ex reappears, begging for another chance. Can someone once-burned and twice-shy ever find her way down the aisle again?

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