A review by rjordan19
At the Bride Hunt Ball by Olivia Parker

5.0

A glowing, wonderful

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I seriously loved this book so much. It had everything I love in a romance. It was funny, it has tension, it has hot kisses, it gives me butterflies. LOVED getting lost in this book. All I wanted to do was read it. I took it with me everywhere. I did more random hiding from my kids and reading than I have in a very long time.

Gabriel is hosting a bride hunt ball for his younger brother Tristian. Gabriel has sworn never to marry and is helping his brother foster the Dukedom line.

Madelyn is a red headed, quirky, clumsy mess of a woman with a wonderful heart. She somehow gets invited to the bride hunt ball despite her evasion tactics.

There’s so so much to love about this book. I loved Madelyn’s spunk. Gabriel was a to die for hero, in my opinion. I loved everything about him. I was worried it would follow the whole “No I cannot marry because of xyz” which I don’t usually like (especially when it’s a huge problem through the book and then they just do it anyway because it’s magically not a problem anymore. Ok mini rant over). This book wasn’t like that at all. It was wonderful. He doesn’t want to fall in love, but it happens in a beautiful way anyway. Nothing can stop it. And slowly he admits to himself what is happening and he embraces it.

I loved the tension and butterflies in this book. It had so many little scenes and things that make my heart sing. There’s one scene where she is hiding from two other guests and he pulls her backwards against him into a shadowy alcove and it’s so swoon worthy. Also when Madelyn gets lost and inadvertently ends up in his bedroom and she goes to leave and his hand comes up and slams the door preventing her escape. Makes my heart pitter patter 😍

This book felt steamy. It had the feels combined with well written scenes. Quite a few kisses and 2 full scenes. I just loved it. I highly recommend everyone try it. I’ve already bought the second and third.