3.5 ⭐️

if you want a quick read that makes you feel like you’re watching a 2000’s nostalgic rom com movie, i urge you to pick this up.

i swear they could make this book into a movie right now and it would be hilarious. imagine a wedding in bora bora with rich people, normal people trying to impress said rich people, a stand-in bridesmaid, embarrassing moments, and lots of vacation sex talk/banter. that’s the whole premise… anyway i rest my case.

also brother’s best friend turned enemies to lovers is just an immaculate trope overall. the banter between maggie and brody was borderline insane, but i was here for all the petty !!

bonus if you like to read about men squirm.. because boy, did brody go through hell 😭 i had second hand embarrassment the WHOLE time lol. but that man must be protected at all costs 😭😭

This book has the same spice and charm as all of Meghan Quinn's books. Despite the high page count, the story flowed from chapter one with perfect pacing. I don't know how she continues to craft these well plotted romances yet still feels fresh and new every time. This is a must read for fans of steamy contemporary fiction with some of the most popular tropes like brother's best friend, fake dating, and enemies to lovers. Highly recommend.

This was such a fun read.

I adore a good Meghan Quinn romance because they’re always like watching my favorite romcom movies, so comforting. I laugh out loud and adore all the characters. This one was no different.

Maggie is endearing, Brody made me laugh the entire time. And then the SPICE was 😅🥵 perfection. This one is spicy.

Honestly I will read everything and anything she writes because of the feeling it gives me! I can’t put them down and they always get me out of my slumps.

Seriously funny!

Story: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Trope: mutual pining, enemies to lovers
Angst: 😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥

This book was seriously the funniest book I've ever read! I had a tummy ache from all the belly laughs and went through a bunch of tissues from my tears of laughter. The MMC was slightly neurotic, super earnest, and kind of a crusty cinnamon roll. Crusty on the surface, but super gooey on the inside. I loved it! He and the FMC have this best friend's sister, mutual pining thing going on that manifests as top level snark from both of them. Great storyline that moves relatively quickly with ALL the banter and fun best friends. Loved seeing some of my favorite Meghan Quinn characters and I can't wait for the next one!

I’ve been looking forward to reading this book since I read the cameo of Brody and Maggie in the Reason I married him, book 2 of the almond Bay series. I’m looking forward to their story, and was glad that I was chosen with an arc.
I feel like these characters are different in a lot of ways than Megan’s characters in the almond bay series. I don’t think that Brody is as masculine as some of the other characters Meghan has written. I think that Maggie is a good strong, female character, but at times she came across as heartless. Both characters have held a torch for one another for years, and they both have instead focused on furthering their careers, which is why they are on this island together, attending this wedding together. Maggie sees an opportunity to step in and be a last-minute bridesmaid which she hopes to use to her advantage to help further her wedding planner career. Brody is there because he works for the Hoppers and upper management was invited to the wedding, but his boss sent him in her place. He was told to use this time to get to know Reginald Hopper, , and hopefully that would help him with his upcoming business pitch. The two main characters just happen to come across one another on this island they both see opportunity to pretend to be a couple in order to further, their careers, which leads to a week of wedding activities that dont go so well. you would think that these misadventures would be something that they could bond over or laugh about but instead, it just gets on one another’s nerves Because it’s affecting their careers
There are a few spicy scenes, but I don’t think that they are as spicy as some of the others that Megan has wrote before.
There were a few laugh out loud moments, but a lot of these moments were just Brody being kind of pathetic.
I just really didn’t feel like these two characters belong together and the whole story didn’t even seem plausible. .
However, I know that this book will be a spinoff to a whole different series that Megan has coming and I am definitely looking forward to that.

Thank you to Meghan Quinn for an ARC of this book, all opinions are my own.

There are times when I read books and it plays out in my head perfectly, like I'm watching a movie... there were several scenes that did just that to me with this book!

Brody just could not catch a break and while I felt bad for him, I just couldn't help but crack up laughing with his reaction to everything...especially that hike. IYKYK!

My biggest kudos with this book was the singular moment when Brody decided to man up and call Maggie's brother once he decided he was in. So many times in other books with the brother's best friend trope, the problem arises from the MMC not coming right out and telling the best friend. This was refreshing and made me swoon even more for Brody.

Maggie's ideas for her wedding planning were so fun and made me wish something like that was around when I was getting married! I loved that she was a go getter, but didn't put her needs before other peoples. She's caring, hardworking and funny as hell.

Do yourself a favor and just take in the text messages between Maggie and Hattie, ABSOLUTE GOLD! Meghan Quinn is a genius at the text message conversations and frankly if she wrote a book of nothing but text messages, I'd read it in a heartbeat!

You know when it's a MQ book there's going to be spice, it didn't disappoint! I'm so glad I found Meghan when I did because she is my go to girl!

✨eARC review✨
4.5⭐️/3🌶️

Ya’ll. Meghan NEVER ever fails to make you laugh. And this one, omg 🤣 I was giggling like an idiot the entire time through this book. The hilarious banter between the two main characters, the interactions they had and the things that went down — 10/10 recommend. It was a good time and I thoroughly enjoyed myself while reading this.

You will love it if you love…
🩷spicy romcom vibes
🩷brother’s best friend
🩷acting like they hate each other (but they def don’t)
🩷mutual secret pining
🩷age gap
🩷fake dating
🩷forced proximity
🩷one bed

The storyline was so fun. The banter was hilarious. There were so many LOL moments. The delicious tension and spice. When that moment finally happens, PHEWWWW.

Thank you so much @good.girls.pr + @meghanquinnbooks for sending me this eARC!! 🩷🩷🩷

4 Stars

Meghan Quinn with a new story that has some of my favorite tropes ever...sign me up!

This book had me feeling like I had worked out for hours. Seriously! My abs were on fire from all the laughing I was doing. Maggie and Brody have some serious chemistry and their banter is next level. As with any MQ story, I know to expect to "get up in my feels" as well lol. I do feel some parts were drug out a little and I did find myself skimming through those parts, otherwise this is a fantastic read and classic MQ rom-com.

Angela - Alphas Do It Better Book Blog

Another great story that will have you laughing out loud, and swooning at the same time! Brody and Maggie will win your heart in this one! 5 Bridesmaid stars!
Maggie is trying to enjoy her vacation, she's dressed the part in her skimpy bikini's and all, only to realize the resort she chose is filled with couples! Oh boy! But when she runs into her brothers best friend Brody, ugh this can only spell disaster. After all he left her hot and bothered at her brothers wedding, and she will never forgive him for that!
When she finds out why he's there, to get on the good side of his boss and his family, this would be the perfect opportunity to push her company, with the resort owners daughter getting married here, and also in need of a bridesmaid! So attaching herself to Brody to get into the wedding was a mastermind idea, but when he moves into her room to play the fake relationship out, she may get more than she asked for!
This story will crack you up, the things that go on are just too funny! I enjoyed it and didn't want to stop reading! Grab this one asap!

5 Do They REALLY Not Life Each Other Stars!

Ahhhhh what a fabulous new book by one of my very favorite and go-to authors. A tropical setting, laugh out loud moments, witty and sarcastic banter and steaminess abounds in this newest book by Meghan Quinn. Not only was I lucky enough to read this one, I was also able to listen at the same time – so a win-win for me…. Reading at home and listening at work or in the car. And let me tell you, Jason Clarke and Erin Mallon the perfect Brody and Maggie.

Maggie is on a much needed vacation in Bora Bora with no thoughts of work or her “sworn enemy” Brody who also happens to be her brother’s best friend. That is until he shows up at the same resort she’s staying at which throws all her plans out the window especially when word travels that this may be a big moment for Maggie’s wedding planning business except she and Brody have to pretend to be a couple and before she knows it, she’s become a Bridesmaid in this big wedding. And things start to change between she and Brody, because let’s face it, there’s only so much resistance a woman can have to the guy she’s been secretly crushing on all these years!

I loved how this book played out and how Brody and Maggie truly found a connection and Maggie trusting him with her heart… but, I knew it wasn’t going to be that easy for these two and Ms. Quinn did not disappoint. This book has the exact right amount of angst in between so many moments that had me snort laughing. There’s some key moments like when Brody goes to his best friend, aka Maggie’s brother, Gary, that had my heart melting a little bit for him even though he made some colossal mistakes! This moment is also sandwiched in with snark laughing too!

What it all comes down to is this is a must read and/or listen or both book by Ms. Quinn and is in my Top Reads of 2024 because I couldn’t put this one down… the narration, the characters, the story and setting of the story all of it grabbed me from the get go and I know for a fact this is a book I’ll be reading again and again!

"Bridesmaid for Hire" seamlessly blends {fr}enemies-to-lovers romance with a fake relationship, with a helping of brother’s best friend🫣. The dynamic between Maggie and Brody is electric, with so much sexual tension it kept me listening & waiting for that perfect moment of combustion🍹🔥

Erin Mallon and Jason Clarke deliver standout performances, expertly portraying Brody & Maggie. Mallon's heartfelt portrayal of Maggie and Clarke's smooth depiction of Brody absolutely brought them to life, making their journey from a thorn in each other’s side to more all the more engaging and believable.

This slow-burn romance is a perfect mix of passion, love/hate, lol moments, emotional & embarrassing admissions, drawing listeners in and keeping them fully invested in Maggie and Brody’s always evolving relationship.

What a quirky and fun read about a girl taking a long over due vacation away from her wedding planning job to only stumble upon one of the biggest weddings of the year that happens to be at the same vacation spot. Then throw in her brother's best friend who happens to be attending the wedding because he works for the bride's father. He is trying to get in his boss's good graces and will do just about anything to make it happen. Well anything that can go wrong, does. Read this crazy whirlwind of a story to see where all the pieces fall

I know a lot of people have been focused on what order to read these books in because this is related to the Almond Bay series. I honestly think it is just fine to read after both Almond Bay even though timeline wise it occurs in between the 2 Almond Bay books.

Maggie and Brody were fun, these enemies find themselves fake dating and enjoying a destination wedding together. Brody is not your alpha hero who comes off so strong, instead he is funny and maybe a little quirky, and he has flaws and weaknesses. The crazy shenanigans he gets himself into are hilarious. He was constantly finding himself in crazy and embarrassing situations. I do wish Maggie was a bit more sympathetic, or maybe put in some of the same situations. Maggie & Brody’s banter will have you laughing the entire book.

This is the perfect read with the summer getting closer, I enjoyed all the tropical location feels and fun excursions. The story is your classic MQ banter and spice. Of course it is a bit of a slow burn. Even the conflict at the end was kinda funny in the way it went down.

The audiobook was very well done. You can tell Jason & Erin have done many audios together because their chemistry together was perfect. The duet narration really made this come to life and their portrayal of the MCs couldn’t have been better. They pulled off the antics exceptionally well, huge props to Jason on that one. This is definitely one of those books where I believe I laughed more listening to the audio than I would have just reading.

5 stars plus

Omg….. Bridesmaid for Hire is rom com at its finest. I laughed so hard in parts I had tears streaming down my face!
This is one highly entertaining, witty story. Ms Quinn and her romantic comedy talents knows no bounds.
This is one of my absolute favourite books this year! So much fun to read! A story that will stick in my mind forever.
Maggie is on vacation in bora bora. When she sees her brothers best friend Ryan there too….she tries her hardest to avoid him initially. Except things go decidedly awry when she becomes his fake girlfriend. Lets just say Ryan and Maggie pretending, may not go the way they think. Honestly the antics in this story will have you laughing so hard, guaranteed! How the author came up with the storyline boggles my mind.
Can these two get along enough to secure their prospective jobs or does nothing go to plan?
This is one book you should put high on your tbr list.

Amazing, refreshing with a dash of nail-biting
This book was amazing and kept me on my toes throughout.
The plot of this book was action-packed with a perfect amount of steam.
I can't wait to see where this story goes, but i know it'll be a ride.

POV: Dual
Spice: 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️

Reading this book felt like watching a romcom movie with the tropical setting and all of the hilarious mishaps. I always know that when I pick up a Meghan Quinn book, I will actually laugh out loud, and this one was no different.

I love Brody. He’s not a billionaire or someone with some book boyfriend worthy job, but there is something about him just being a regular, goofy guy that was a breath of fresh air. Of course, he’s a regular guy who happens to look like Henry Cavill so that definitely helps! I loved how he was all in once he gave in to his feelings for Maggie. While Maggie is abrasive and funny, I wasn’t always a huge fan of how she treated Brody, but at the same time their banter is part of what made the book so fun! I also love Maggie’s friendship with my girl Hattie.

I’m totally invested in all of the side characters (including Gary and his bromance with Brody) they were all great except for Daddy Reggie and I would’ve loved to see more of a downfall for him. Lately I’ve been loving books with no 3rd act breakup, and if they have one I would like it to be short. This one was a little longer than I would’ve preferred which had me stressed out, but otherwise this is such a fun read that I couldn’t put down!

I am obsessed with Brody McFadden. And if I had to rank Meghan Quinn's men, I truly think he would be right up there with JP Cane and Halsey Holmes. And that, friends, is no easy feat.

I was rooting for Maggie and Brody from the very beginning. I loved the laidback feeling of this book just because of the setting (Bora Bora - how can you not feel laidback while reading a book set in Bora Bora!?) while at the same time feeling the high stakes the couple is facing throughout. It's a cool juxtaposition that I was SO there for. And I laughed out loud more times than I can even count. And people, I do NOT laugh out loud at books all that often. IDK why, it's just not a thing I do a lot... but Meghan is one of those authors that can always make it happen.

The tropes in this book? YES. Enemies to lovers, forced proximity, fake dating, one bed, cinnamon roll MMC, independent and sassy FMC, MMC that gets a lil jealous, she takes care of him when he's sick, *public* fun, he's willing to risk it all for her, he falls first and HARD, brother's best friend, second chance...ahhh, and the spice. THE. SPICE.

OH and the side characters? CHEFS KISS. I loved Hudson and Hardy, want more of them IMMEDIATELY. And Gary, Maggie's brother, cracked me up at every turn.

Bridesmaid for Hire had me laughing so hard I started to tear up! That’s exactly what I want when I pick up a rom com and this did not disappoint. All of the tropes were amazing and I absolutely loved Maggie. Her humor was everything.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a copy to review!

Meghan Quinn is truly my rom-com queen. Bridesmaid for Hire is Meghan's newest release that is enemies to loves, forced proximity that will have you laughing out loud.

Starting out, I wasn't really sure where this book was going to go. But while Brody is pushed into a position to stand-in for his boss at the owner's daughter's wedding in Bora Bora, the last person he expected to run into was his best friend's little sister, Maggie.

I don't want to go into any details because as I read, I was really impressed with how the story developed. And although I didn't always love the way Maggie behaved, I had to remember she had been hurt by Brody in the past and she is several years younger. Brody was also just a teddy bear. If you are looking for that alpha male, this is not that story, but he definitely can dominate in the bedroom. In the end, I loved them both.

But what did it for me in this book was not the banter (which is on point), not the chemistry (which is also on point), but the character development. I think we get a lot from not only our main characters, but every single secondary character in this story. I want them ALL to get their own book (MQ honestly has a whole plethora of characters who need stories at this point. She will never have to retire)!

This book stands alone for anyone who wants to start the MQ universe with this one, but those who have read the Cane Brothers books and the Almond Bay books will get SO much more out of this story. All the interconnected characters sold me on this, and I cannot WAIT to see who gets their story next!

Hire Me Anytime
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5)  
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (3/5)  
Audio Rating: 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️(5/5)

“Well aware of the progress the female population has made throughout the years. In fact, I’d say women are better than men at this point, but that doesn’t mean I can’t be a chivalrous dick that takes care of his girl.” He drapes his arm over the back of my seat and continues, “So get comfortable, because when we’re in public, I’m going to be white knighting you all over the place.”

Tropes:   
Brother’s Best Friend
Frenemies to Lovers
Fake Dating
One Bed
Exotic Location

Vibes:   
There is a reason she is my favorite author. She is the freaking queen of romcom. Bridesmaid for Hire is a TOTAL WIN! I could not stop laughing at some of the painfully funny moments. There was secondhand embarrassment for a poor Brody. He’s not your typical alpha-male, not overly confident in every area of his life, even though he brings the heat in the bedroom. Maggie gives him a run for his money. All the secret pining tugs at your heart. That third act drama nearly crushed me, but I completely sympathize with both MCs. AND THE SPICE! It’s as delicious as I expected! You will also HATE the bad guy(s). These secondary characters and antics made me smile at every turn. And that HEA is trophy worthy. 10/10 would recommend this book! Can’t wait to see what you cook up next!

Audio Notes:
This was a perfect performance for both narrators. Each scene brought to life the personality and playfulness of the author’s writing. The character transitions were seamless, the timing impeccable. I also greatly appreciate the production choice to have each narrator voice their respective gender throughout the book.

Recommended to...  
EVERYONE who needs a laugh and an ovation worthy happily ever after.