Sex, Lies & Wedding Bells

This is a fun fast paced retake on a favorite rom-com plot. Jaxon really thinks he's all that and it's made his career but the shine is wearing thin. He sees this run away bride story as his last ditch effort to get back in the grove. But he's exposed to the people of Buckwheat Springs brings about tremendous growth in Jaxon. His new growth makes his heart ready for Kieran. Of course there is fall out when past and present Jaxon collide but even then you have hope for a better outcome.

Sex, Lies and Wedding Bells is about Kieran Quinn, playboy columnist for a New York magazine. Kieran has come to realise that although he has no problems finding willing bed partners what he really longs for is a life partner and Jaxon Lang, High School Principal from Buckwheat Springs, Texas. Jaxon is engaged to Danetta Archer, who has a problem going through with the actual wedding ceremony (ask her 3 ex-fiancés).
Kieran is very dissatisfied with his job, he doesn’t want to be snarky, nasty and catty is his column he wants to write about and find his own, love. His boss however, doesn’t want him to change his ‘winning’ formula, he sells far too many magazines to turn nice now! Jaxon highjacks a colleagues wedding invitation from a college friend to get the story about the Runaway Bride. He decides he’s going to find out the cause behind Danetta’s leaving her grooms at the altar and boy is he in for a surprise!
Jaxon takes one look at Kieran and falls in lust but he doesn’t understand an attraction to another man rearing its head now so close to his marriage, he hasn’t felt anything for a man since college. He’s determined that it doesn’t matter as he made a promise and is going to marry Danetta regardless. Jaxon isn’t worried about being left at the altar because he just knows Danetta is ready to go through with it this time.
What Kieran doesn’t expect is to fall in love with groom knowing he’s getting married in a few days. When he eventually finds out the big secret as to why Danetta has not only got four men to ask her to marry them but stay loyal after she’s left three of them at the altar. Now, I’m not going to tell you the reason, you’re going to have to read the book to find out! But I will say while you probably won’t condone her actions you will understand them.
I found this book to have a little bit of everything, I laughed, I cried and I felt sorry throughout the entire book. Not only did Jaxon come out of the closet but a whole lot of people emerged from their shells. I would recommend this book to all m/m romance readers and anyone who loves a good story.
* I received an ARC through Love Bytes Reviews for a fair and honest review.

I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
I have to start by saying the new cover is sexy! It’s a grayscale close-up of a man’s face, but his eyes are just mesmerizing. Wow! A great cover is key to attracting a potential reader. And this one definitely caught my attention.
What also caught my attention was the whole “runaway bride” concept. In a small town in Texas, Jaxon is about to get married. But his fiancée Danetta, has already left three men at the altar. Will Jaxon be the fourth man to leave the church unwed?
That’s what Keiran wants to know. So he’s in town covering the wedding for his column in a New York magazine. As he gets to know the bride and her former grooms, he realizes there is something not right. And he’s determined to find out what’s going on.
But there is a small problem. He’s falling head over heels for the groom, Jaxon. Keiran’s growing feelings for Jaxon conflicted with his job to get the story and deliver what his editor was demanding: a snarky, judgmental column of the groom who may or may not be left standing at the altar by a bride on her 4th wedding. And I could feel the struggle he had in sticking with his story or doing what was right for all involved.
Keiran is the one that discovers the truth about why Danetta left the men at the altar and why they are still so friendly with her and each other. And he ultimately opens the huge can of worms when he confronts the bride-to-be.
In the midst of all this, there is the groom, Jaxon, who is suddenly struggling with his sexuality when he falls for Keiran. His POV lacked depth and was somewhat limited throughout the book, so although we got glimpses into his head I didn’t feel it was enough for me to connect with him. He just wasn’t very interesting to me.
This had potential to be really juicy, but it wasn’t. And with Keiran’s column style, I was expecting more snark and humor. There was so much hype built up over why Danetta ran. But when the truth was discovered, it was a bit of a let down.
I was expecting more from this story than I got, but it was still an enjoyable read.

Kieran Quinn works in Manhattan as a columnist for Gloss, a national literary magazine and Jaxon Lang is the high school principal in tiny Buckwheat Springs, Texas. When they meet, things changed for the both of them.
Kieran goes to his state of origin and to Buckwheat looking of the story of a bride that has already left 3 previous grooms at the altar, the jilted grooms seem friends with her and the current fiancé, who happens to be Jaxon.
Kieran starts to know Jaxon in a more personal level and by the conversations feels there is more to the story. Kieran decides to investigate and his discoveries are more than he bargained for.
It is really interesting how what Kieran thought of Jaxon changes and how the original thoughts almost cost him everything he always wanted.
Jaxon is a good man, just involved with the wrong person. But the reality of what he wants will take him time to understand.
Kieran and Jaxon need to learn to trust each other and believe they can make it in order for it to happen.
I didn’t read the first edition of this book, but I have to say I liked the way the story came about and it is really interesting how having secrets can easy what your destiny.
Complimentary copy received from author in exchange for an honest review.