I think this was my favorite one yet. The chemistry between the two main characters was off the charts and the banter between them was fantastic.

This really was not that interesting. Too pretty people having hot sex though they initially loathed each other. I was bored from beginning to end when I was not disgusted by the character of Vaughn.

Sidney Sinclair is an investment banker. After moving back to Chicago after finding out her fiancee was cheating on her, she is trying to dip her toe back into the dating pool. After a blah date at a coffee shop, she is asked out by a total stranger who lashes out like a petty POS after she turns him down. Guess who the petty POS is? It's this book's hero, Vaughn. I really don't care for how many of the so-called meet-cute's James does in this series. She did something similar in [book:Suddenly One Summer|23001504] with somehow the heroine being in the wrong for not wanting to go out with the hero. This just grinds my gears honestly (TM Peter Griffin). Women are allowed to say no. We are allowed to say no anytime we want, and some random stranger who hits on you and who you tell no I don't want to go out with you tomorrow who then insults you, doesn't make you some terrible freaking women. Okay, my spiel of the day is done.

Since this is a chick-lit book, of course Sidney and Vaughn run into each other again, and oh look they find out that their brother (Vaughn) and sister (Sidney) are engaged to be married after knowing each other for only a short while.

Due to Sidney's sister doing her best to hide her totally obvious pregnancy, Sidney finds herself thrown more and more into meetings with Vaughn where they both keep trying to deny their growing attraction to each other.

Sidney Sinclair I found to be kind of a beige heroine. I wish that James had showcased her at her job more than she did. It seemed interesting. And in previous books I have read, I thought James did a great job of showing these strong women and how great they are at their jobs. Instead we just focused a lot more on Vaughn and his boring undercover assignment at the FBI. I wish that had been cut significantly so that we could look at Sidney's job more.

The one thing that did make me laugh though which I don't think the author meant to was that we just have Vaughn falling for Sidney. I don't know. She fell for him, and I don't get that either. They had good sex together. They didn't really seem to have deep conversations except once in a while and I was not getting the whole, hi, I am now in love with you thing.

I think the big thing that killed this for me is that Sidney actually meets a great guy. A guy who wants to date her. But you know, she realizes she is in love with Vaughn. Bah. Maybe I am letting my own bad feelings color this book. I have dated or tried to date a Vaughn. Just cut your losses and be on your way.

This series for the most part is a good way to pass away some time. It doesn't take a lot of energy to read and sometimes you just want a breezy chick-lit book.

SHE KNOWS BETTER THAN TO SAY “I DO”

After a humiliating end to her engagement, investment banker Sidney Sinclair is done with commitment-phobic men. But when her sister winds up engaged after a whirlwind courtship, Sidney is thrown into close contact with exactly the kind of sexy playboy she wants to avoid—the gorgeous best man. She’s stuck with him, for better or worse, until her sister walks down the aisle, but that doesn’t mean she has to give in to his smooth advances, no matter how tempting they are…

BUT HE MAKES IT HARD TO SAY “I DON’T”

Special agent Vaughn Roberts always gets his man on the job and his woman in bed. So Sidney’s refusal to fall for his charms only makes him more determined to win over the cool and confident redhead. Only what starts out as a battle of wills ends up as a serious play for her heart. Because the one woman who refuses to be caught may be the only one Vaughn can’t live without…

It Happened One Wedding by Julie James
Syndy Sinclair, investment banker moves back to Chicago after her engagement is called off.
Her sister is to be married now...Isabelle.
Von Roberts is an agent and she is not falling for his charms. He can't live without her.
Problem is her sister is to wed his brother and that throws them together...
They all spend time at the men's family house.....
Loved hearing the Irish blessings...hot steamy sex scenes.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
 

This one seemed a lot more focused on the romance then the other books in this series.  Maybe I'm remembering wrong, since it's been a while since I've read the others, but this one didn't really have a plot beyond the romance and their siblings getting married.  That isn't really a complaint, but it seemed a little odd to me.   I liked Sidney and Vaughn together, but it took them along time to get their act together!  I expected them to meet at the wedding, so having them met before was a little misleading. 

I expected to have a lot to say about this one, since I read it in less then a day and I haven't been reading that much lately (I burnt myself out).  I can't really come up with that much to say,  I think I've lost my ability to review books.  Maybe not, but I can't think of anything else to say for this one.