

But does she really understand what love's about?įive hours before her Nantucket beach wedding - and on the eve of her big book launch - celebrity marriage counselor Kate Lawrence has everything in place.Įverything, that is, but the groom. She wrote the book-literally - on finding the right mate.

When I learned that the Hallmark Channel was turning The Convenient Groom into a film starring Vanessa Marcil (Brenda on General Hospital) and David Sutcliffe (Christopher on Gilmore Girls), I decided that maybe it was time to revisit the novel and see if it was as good as I remembered it being. (Her books routinely make my yearly " best of" lists.) I adored The Convenient Groom, and it set off a love affair with Hunter's writing that continues to this day.

I just love it! 2) It's a marriage of convenience story, a trope I've loved ever since I read Lori Wick's Sean Donovan as a high schooler. I had never read anything by Denise Hunter before, but I gave it a chance based on two things. Kate" doesn't know the first thing about love?Ĭould it be that "Dr.Back in 2008-well before I was reviewing books on a regular basis- The Convenient Groom caught my eye. But can they pull it off? And why would Lucas marry her in the first place?Ĭould it be that "Dr. Kate's desperate enough to agree-although she's sure this Mr. She might not have a career, either, when her nationwide audience finds out their marriage guru has been left at the altar.Įnter Lucas Wright, who offers to stand in for the missing husband-to-be and marry her. But does she really understand what love's about?įive hours before her Nantucket beach wedding-and on the eve of her big book launch-celebrity marriage counselor Kate Lawrence has everything in place.Įverything, that is, but the groom. She wrote the book-literally-on finding the right mate.

If you like Karen Kingsbury or Nicholas Sparks, this is an author you'll love." -Colleen Coble, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Lavender Tides and Hope Beach series "No one can write a story that grips the heart like Denise Hunter. Now a Hallmark Channel Original Movie! The second book in the Nantucket Love Story series from bestselling author Denise Hunter!
