For Better or Worse

For Better or Worse by Lauren Layne

Will a budding wedding planner and her bad boy neighbor stop banging heads and start hearing wedding bells in the sexy second novel in USA TODAY bestselling author Lauren Layne’s irresistible new series that marries Sex and the City with The Wedding Planner?

When small-town girl Heather Fowler finally gets promoted from assistant to actual wedding planner, she’s determined to make it as one of Manhattan’s elite Wedding Belles. Unfortunately, her first client demands an opulent black-tie affair at the Plaza…in five months’ time. Heather’s days quickly become a flurry of cake tastings, dress-fittings, RSVP cards, and bridal tantrums. But what she’s really losing sleep over is the live music blaring from her playboy neighbor’s apartment all night.

Five years ago, Josh Tanner was an up-and-comer on Wall Street, complete with the penthouse and the migraines. But a grim cancer diagnosis made him realize there is more to life than the corner office. If only he could convince his pretty, workaholic neighbor to let loose, too. As Heather lets down her guard, Josh is surprised when he starts falling for the sweet, vulnerable woman hiding beneath those power suits. Soon, it’s Heather’s turn to convince Josh to take the biggest risk of all: love.**

Thanks to Kensington and Net Galley for the book in exchange for a honest review!

Heather wants to get a promotion at work, she's always wanted to be a wedding planner and right now she's just an assistant. This new job though may make all her dreams come true. The new client wants her, specifically.  The client is completely hands off weirdly so. I mean if you're gloriously happy and getting married to the man of your dreams you'd want to plan your wedding right? Not this client. Heather is a pro though and will soldier on, doing what she's gotta do even if its picking everything for a strangers wedding. Her life is going in the right direction, she's even got the apartment she's been dying for. The only problem with it is the neighbor. He's in a band, a loud band. A band that practices late into the night. When she goes to let him know that he needs to knock it off she's met with a very good looking man. It gives her pause but not enough to let him have his way.

Josh lives life the way he wants not. He has a band, he drinks the best coffee and he indulges in one night stands. He doesn't get attached, ever. His new neighbor intrigues him. She's feisty and doesn't fall at his feet like most women do. While he gets that she's not his old deaf neighbor he doesn't see why he should be quiet. He's attracted to her but not the way she acts. He doesn't like talking about his past, he basically shuts her down anytime she asks him a question. She makes him think though, that makes him uncomfortable. He soon finds out that pushing everyone away doesn't make them stop caring.

I really enjoyed Josh and Heather. Maybe Josh a tad bit more because he was just living life. Sure he kept people at arms length but he didn't want anyone having to deal with a relapse of his illness. Heather was a little stringent, she worked hard and that is totally admirable but she was so focused on getting to a certain place in life she was missing things. Josh opened her eyes and she opened his. That's what love is, not changing people but showing them what's out in the world that they're missing. Leave a review for the author, it shows you care and it helps!! 

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