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Queen of Babble Gets Hitched

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Big mouth. Big heart.

Big wedding. Big problems.

It's the wedding of the century!

Things are looking up at last for Lizzie Nichols. She has a career she loves in the field of her choice (wedding gown restoration), and the love of her life, Jean-Luc, has finally proposed. Life's become a dizzying whirl of wedding gown fittings—not necessarily her own—as Lizzie prepares for her dream wedding at her fiancé's château in the south of France.

But the dream soon becomes a nightmare as the best man—whom Lizzie might once have accidentally slept with . . . no, really, just slept—announces his total lack of support for the couple, a sentiment the maid of honor happens to second; Lizzie's Midwestern family can't understand why she doesn't want to have her wedding in the family backyard; her future, oh-so-proper French in-laws seem to be slowly trying to lure the groom away from medical school and back into investment banking; and Lizzie finds herself wondering if her Prince Charming really is as charming as she once believed.

Is Lizzie really ready to embrace her new role as wife and mistress of Château Mirac? Or is she destined to fall into another man's arms . . . and into the trap of becoming a Bad Girl instead?

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 10, 2008
      When last seen, the irrepressible Lizzie Nichols was canoodling with Chaz after she and Luke, Chaz’s best friend, broke up (Queen of Babble in the Big City
      , 2007). Now—shocker alert—Luke returns to New York and slips a three-carat diamond engagement ring on her finger. Lizzie accepts even though she’s still all googly over Chaz, who bluntly warns Lizzie that Luke’s all about Luke and couldn’t love her the way he does. Lizzie, a wedding dress restorer and budding designer specializing in wedding garb, faces a hives-inducing decision: dump rich Luke, who wants to be an investment banker in Paris, and hook up with Chaz, who wants to teach? Or should she marry Luke and ditch New York for Paris? And then there’s the matter of her burgeoning design business, helped along by Ava Geck, a Paris Hilton–like celebrity heiress. Cabot takes full advantage of the material, delivering her trademark wit, sharp banter and lively antics from the first page. Fans of the series have another one to savor.

    • Library Journal

      May 1, 2008
      This is Cabot's third book (after "Queen of Babble" and "Queen of Babble in the Big City") to feature up-and-coming vintage wedding gown restorer Lizzie Nichols. Having successfully rehabbed a heinous dress into a design called "cunning" by U.S. "Vogue" editor Anna Wintour, Lizzie seems to have a promising careernow she needs to focus on her personal life. Saying yes to Luke's surprise marriage proposal was more of a knee-jerk reaction than a thoughtful acceptance. But Lizzie can repent at her leisure, as Luke is working in Paris for the summer, during which time she finds herself growing increasingly attracted to Luke's best friend, Chaz. You have to hope that, as goofy as Lizzie might seem at times, things will turn out for the bestand they do. Cutesy chapter titles like "A History of Weddings" and quotes distract at first, but you'll stop noticing. Reading about Lizzie and her gang again is like catching up with old friends. Patrons who like humorous, lighthearted stories about personal relationships will appreciate this book, not to mention the series. Essential for all popular fiction collections. [See Prepub Alert, "LJ" 3/15/08.]Stacey Hayman, Rocky River P.L., OH

      Copyright 2008 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      March 15, 2008
      Lizzie Nichols should be the happiest girl in the universe. The phone has been ringing off the hook eversince a wedding gown she restored appeared inthe New York Times. Her wealthy ex-boyfriend, Luke de Villier, has decided their breakup was a mistake and has finally proposed.But Lizziemade the mistake of sleeping with Chaz, Lukes best friend, during the brief hiatus in her relationship with Luke, and now she spends more time thinking about Chaz thanher fianc'. In addition to an angst-ridden heroine and a loyal, waiting-in-the-wings hero, Cabots novelis filled with unforgettable, quirky characters. Theres Lizziesbad-mouthed, cooking sherryguzzlinggranny; a spoiled, self-centered fianc'; a best friend who is a newly outed lesbian; and a high-strungassistant. Celebrities demanding a Lizzie Nichols creation include afamiliar, gum-popping, red-carpet regular always accompanied byher shivering Chihuahua and bodyguard. To add to the fun, each chapter begins with wedding trivia and advice.Cabot, author of the humorous Heather Wells mysteriesas well as the wildly popular Princess Diaries series, has once again shown that she is a master at entertaining and amusingreaders.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)

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  • English

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  • ATOS Level:4.6
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:3

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