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Monday, February 18, 2013

Arranged by Catherine McKenzie

After a string of failed relationships Anne Blythe is sick of finding a man herself without help. Stumbling across a business card and believing it is for a dating service Anne sets up an appointment. To her shock she realizes it's not a dating service but an arranged marriage service.

Even though she can't believe it herself Anne goes through the process and after a few months she get told she has a perfect match with Jack.  The two meet for the first time on a Mexico vacation and get married the next day.  In the beginning they seem to get along fine but will she ultimately recieve her romantic ending?

This book made me think if I could truly go through this.  Would I be able to marry someone after only knowing them for just a few hours?  I wouldn't even imagine what my family would say.  Arranged marriages still happen around the world and I'm sure people can become happy and love the person that they married.  I liked the book because it was a topic I don't think I have seen before.

Anne is such a great character ("Anne of Green Gables" fans will notice that yes she was named after Anne Shirley and her brother's name is Gilbert-her mother was a fan!).  As she struggled throughout the book I began to care about her.  All the characters in the story were well written.

If you are looking for a different romanctic story then make sure to pick up "Arranged" by Catherine McKenzie.

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