Male lead Elliott Sullivan was a total romantic who wanted the fairy tale wedding and happily ever after with the woman of his dreams so badly that he had proposed to four different women by the time he was in his late 20s. His engagements had only lasted long enough to plan a wedding once - just as the story began - but unfortunately for Elliott, his bride left him at the altar for her best friend, who also happened to be officiating the wedding. Humiliated and under pressure from his family to take a break from dating to figure out who he was outside of a relationship, Elliott wanted nothing more than to be left alone.
In the aftermath of the wedding fiasco, Elliott began to lean on his sister Josie's best friend and business partner, wedding planner Skylar (Skye) Jennings, because he believed that his family and friends were treating him differently because of what had happened. Skye had been in love with Elliott for years, but believed that he didn't reciprocate her feelings. As they got to know each other better, Elliott finally started to see Skye in a different light, but he was convinced that marriage was no longer in his future. They became friends with benefits and established rules to keep the relationship from turning serious, but of course, they ended up falling in love anyway. Elliott panicked and pushed Skye away, but would she still be there waiting for him when he finally realized that he wanted love and marriage after all?
Elliott and Skye were incredibly likeable lead characters, and it was easy to root for them both individually and as a couple. I loved the book's secondary characters as well, especially Skye's best friends and business partners, Josie and Leanna. I'm really looking forward to their stories later this year.
Overall, "The Engagement Embargo" was a fun, sweet, and heartwarming story. I loved this book and can't wait for Samantha Chase's next release.
*Review copy provided by the author via InkSlingerPR. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "The Engagement Embargo"
Four failed engagements. One year-long hiatus on women.
Elliott Sullivan loves being in love, but after his latest romantic disaster, his friends and family finally put their foot down—no relationships or proposals for at least a year. Ready for his heart not to be squashed under another sexy high-heel, he agrees to fully embrace life as a perpetual bachelor. Which should be easy—especially when he recruits his sister’s best friend for help. Surely he won’t fall for her, no matter how perfect she seems…
Skylar isn’t sorry to see Elliott’s latest relationship go up in flames. She’s had a crush on him for as long as she remembers—not that anything can ever happen there. So when Elliott asks for her help to stop him from breaking his dating embargo, she jumps at the chance. They’ve spent time together before and nothing has come of it. So what could possibly go wrong this time?
Sticking to his embargo would be fine if all this time with Skye wasn’t making Elliott wonder if maybe the perfect girl had been in front of him all along.
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