Reviews for Marriage by Design/4 Stories in 1 Volume

The average rating for Marriage by Design/4 Stories in 1 Volume based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-03-05 00:00:00 Aletta Steyn Dear Fairy Godmother, Cathy Gillen Thacker Meg Winthrop's five god children beg her to save them from their dad's possible new wife; they want Meg to be their new mom. Meg and Dusty MacKauley actually were an item years ago, before she left to make her career and he married her best friend, Lizzie. Well, turns out that their feelings for each other aren't entirely dead... Whether or not they can resolve their differences remains to be seen. Marriage on the Run, Jasmine Cresswell Laura, a straight-laced accountant, hurries to her Aunt Bette's rescue. It turns out that one of her friends, the gorgeous Italian professor, Stefano, needs to NOT be deported. And her aunt and Stefano have been working on a new product, one which seems to be garnering attention from the wrong people. Laura's life is now anything but boring... Don't Tell Grandfather, Glenda Sanders Lock Dean believe his grandfather's about to die and wants to provide him with a measure of happiness before that happens. Scarlett Blake passes his test, and he proposes a business-like arrangement to the future mother of his child... The Enchanted Bride, Margaret Chittenden Rowan Pengelly died in a car crash five years ago on the way to her own wedding. She's now a ghost, unless she can convince Nate Edwards to marry her... Cute collection of stories, fine for a quick fix :)

Review # 2 was written on 2012-01-08 00:00:00 JOSE GOMEZ I read this book based on a "help me remember the name of this book" thread on an HP discussion board. I was interested in and enjoyed the most the story called "Don't Tell Grandfather." All four stories were about marriages of convenience, but only "Don't Tell Grandfather hit all my buttons: kind, well-meaning successful man + 'doesn't know how beautiful she is' loving woman + sudden need for marriage and baby = HEA. The other three stories frankly left me a little flat. The last one in particular was supposed to be "paranormal," and I guess it was because female character had been caught between dead and alive for five years. While a good shape-shifter or other-worldy story usually works for me, this story just seemed shallow and bizarre to me (despite taking place in one of my favorite places: Cornwall, England!). Not sure the $5 I spent was justified for the one story I enjoyed. But fun to visit the 1990s again (since that's when all four stories took place).