We start off the book in the killer’s point of view. He’s getting prepared to run down and kill Breanne. He steps on the gas and just as he’s about to hit her, someone steps in and pushes her out of harm’s way.
We step into present time at the Village Blend, where Clare is working and Matt is moving back into the apartment above. He moved back in to give Breanne some space before the wedding. We find out Breanne doesn’t know Matt moved in with Clare. We also find out that Breanne told Matt he couldn’t have a bachelor party because the paparazzi might get pictures of it and it could embarrass them both.
Instead, Matt decides to have dinner with Koa, a friend and one of the Blend’s Hawaiian coffee bean providers. He drags Clare along. When they get to the White Horse Tavern, however, they find out that Koa, gathered some of Matt’s friends for a bachelor party and the dinner was a cover. After having a few drinks and a little bit of fun, in walks Breanne and the room gets quiet. Suddenly, she starts stripping. It’s a Breanne stripper look alike!
After rescuing the stripper, whose name is Hazel Boggs, they head toward the Village Blend. They hear what they think is a car backfiring, until they see lying on the ground bleeding. She was hit and killed. Detectives Soles and Bass are the detectives on the case. While Clare gives them the run down, Matt leaves in a rush. She soon finds him at the Blend drinking espressos and looking anxious. He drops a bombshell on Clare by saying that he thinks Breanne was the intended target.
The next day they tell this to Detectives Soles and Bass, who don’t think its true. Mike on the other hand, thinks their claim has merit and suggests Clare be Breanne’s bodyguard for the day. If she gets nothing, then she can stop. Breanne says no but finally agrees when Roman, her friend and confidante talks her into it. That is as long as he finds out if Clare still loves Matt or not. Soon after, Monica, Breanne’s old assistant enters and they talk, loudly, and Monica leaves. Clare follows and hears Monica tell someone that Matt and Breanne’s wedding rings arrive that day and pretty much insinuates that they are to be stolen. Before following Monica, Clare spots a weird man peering in the woman, but before she can do anything, he gets away.
Clare follows Breanne to Trend headquarters where they are to meet Nunzio, who designed the rings for the wedding. Breanne hands the rings off to Roman, who swears he will protect them with his life. He soon invites Clare to an underground restaurant. Riding the subway there, Roman starts questioning Clare about her relationship with Matt. She lets him know there is nothing between them and there won’t be anything else between them. Once at the party, they get robbed at gunpoint. The robbers want the rings, but Roman refuses to give them up. They soon escape and catch the subway home. The robber catches them on the subway and begins shooting them. The robber ends up getting flung from the subway.
Fast forward to the bridal luncheon where Breanne’s ex-husband has been arrested and everyone thinks Breanne is safe. At the luncheon, Matt toasts Clare for saving Breanne. Breanne is shocked and doesn’t give her any accolades. While circling the room, in walks a woman who makes a show by embarrassing Matt for getting married to Breanne, when he said he didn’t want to get married. Before she leaves, she throws what appears to be one of the invitations at Matt. Turns out Breanne sent all the women in Matt’s PDA a fake invitation. Matt is so pissed, he practically calls off the wedding and storms out. Breanne heads to the bathroom and Clare soon follows.
When Clare gets in the bathroom, she starts talking to Breanne but soon notices something is wrong. Breanne is being strangled by a masked man. Clare fights him off and calls the police. While they are waiting for the police, Clare and Breanne have a little heart to heart. Clare makes her understand that she can't get rid of Matt's past no matter what. The investigating detective thinks it was a robbery gone wrong and nothing else. Seeing it as something different, Clare calls Soles and Bass to investigate.
After dropping off the fountain for the reception, Clare is dragged into the park by Breanne's ex-husband. he was going to kill her using a knife. She fought her way free and ran into the nearest cop, who arrested the crazy psycho. Clare soon finds out what poison killed Monica. With that information, she circles in on her suspect.
In the end, the wedding went off without a hitch but the reception went off with a BANG! I won't tell you who did it, but I will tell you a bullet went off. The motive has to do with a suicide that was never mentioned in the book.
Hands down, the best in the series. I was flabbergasted. I did not like how neither Matt nor Breanne had to pay for the consequences. I hope Matt learned that he can't just go around sleeping with other women and think that everything is going to go smoothly. Now onto Breanne, what that bitch did was low. I wish one of the women whom she sent the invitation to would have slapped the botox out of her face. All the elements came together in this book. The Alfonsis did a superb job with this book. Keep it up.
The next day they tell this to Detectives Soles and Bass, who don’t think its true. Mike on the other hand, thinks their claim has merit and suggests Clare be Breanne’s bodyguard for the day. If she gets nothing, then she can stop. Breanne says no but finally agrees when Roman, her friend and confidante talks her into it. That is as long as he finds out if Clare still loves Matt or not. Soon after, Monica, Breanne’s old assistant enters and they talk, loudly, and Monica leaves. Clare follows and hears Monica tell someone that Matt and Breanne’s wedding rings arrive that day and pretty much insinuates that they are to be stolen. Before following Monica, Clare spots a weird man peering in the woman, but before she can do anything, he gets away.
Clare follows Breanne to Trend headquarters where they are to meet Nunzio, who designed the rings for the wedding. Breanne hands the rings off to Roman, who swears he will protect them with his life. He soon invites Clare to an underground restaurant. Riding the subway there, Roman starts questioning Clare about her relationship with Matt. She lets him know there is nothing between them and there won’t be anything else between them. Once at the party, they get robbed at gunpoint. The robbers want the rings, but Roman refuses to give them up. They soon escape and catch the subway home. The robber catches them on the subway and begins shooting them. The robber ends up getting flung from the subway.
Fast forward to the bridal luncheon where Breanne’s ex-husband has been arrested and everyone thinks Breanne is safe. At the luncheon, Matt toasts Clare for saving Breanne. Breanne is shocked and doesn’t give her any accolades. While circling the room, in walks a woman who makes a show by embarrassing Matt for getting married to Breanne, when he said he didn’t want to get married. Before she leaves, she throws what appears to be one of the invitations at Matt. Turns out Breanne sent all the women in Matt’s PDA a fake invitation. Matt is so pissed, he practically calls off the wedding and storms out. Breanne heads to the bathroom and Clare soon follows.
When Clare gets in the bathroom, she starts talking to Breanne but soon notices something is wrong. Breanne is being strangled by a masked man. Clare fights him off and calls the police. While they are waiting for the police, Clare and Breanne have a little heart to heart. Clare makes her understand that she can't get rid of Matt's past no matter what. The investigating detective thinks it was a robbery gone wrong and nothing else. Seeing it as something different, Clare calls Soles and Bass to investigate.
After dropping off the fountain for the reception, Clare is dragged into the park by Breanne's ex-husband. he was going to kill her using a knife. She fought her way free and ran into the nearest cop, who arrested the crazy psycho. Clare soon finds out what poison killed Monica. With that information, she circles in on her suspect.
In the end, the wedding went off without a hitch but the reception went off with a BANG! I won't tell you who did it, but I will tell you a bullet went off. The motive has to do with a suicide that was never mentioned in the book.
Hands down, the best in the series. I was flabbergasted. I did not like how neither Matt nor Breanne had to pay for the consequences. I hope Matt learned that he can't just go around sleeping with other women and think that everything is going to go smoothly. Now onto Breanne, what that bitch did was low. I wish one of the women whom she sent the invitation to would have slapped the botox out of her face. All the elements came together in this book. The Alfonsis did a superb job with this book. Keep it up.
