Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

The ex-President and her husband are Cornelia and Matt from First Lady (a book Lucy appears to have debuted in, as well). The famous golfer and his wife are Dallas and Francesca from Fancy Pants. First of all, these characters all come from previous books – not only books in this series but unrelated ones.

These connections bugged me immediately for two reasons. Meg herself has famous parents: an actor/director/screenwriter/plumber/cardiologist (/slight exaggeration) father and an ex-model mother. Lucy is the adopted daughter of the former President of the United States. Ted is the son of a legendary pro golfer. Lucy is marrying Ted Beaudine, and the marriage is a Big Deal, because of the celebrity connections of both the bride and groom. Meg Koranda has traveled to the small town of Wynette, Texas to be a bridesmaid in the wedding of one of her closest friends, Lucy Jorik. I was quickly reminded of what I like (and what I don’t like) about your writing. Somehow, though, when Call Me Irresistible landed in my lap, it felt like the right time to try you again. But I haven’t felt compelled to read every new book you publish – in fact, your last one is still sitting on my Sony Reader waiting for me. But as time has gone on my tastes have changed, and my reading of your latest books has been spotty – I read Ain’t She Sweet at Janine’s recommendation, and liked it a lot, and I read Match Me If You Can (goodness, was that five years ago?) and thought it was pretty good. That’s actually saying a lot, considering that I’ve always been much more of a historical romance girl. With books like Kiss an Angel and Nobody’s Baby But Mine, you were once one of my favorite contemporary authors.

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