Book Blurb
The Wedding Contract
(The Ferro Family)
by H.M. Ward
A Stand Alone Ferro Novel by New York Times Bestselling Author H.M. Ward
Type: Novel 1 of 1
Pages: 304
After I get the witch at the front desk to hand me my room key, I head for the shower. I was supposed to shoot my best friend's wedding alone, and I couldn't wait to escape New York and Nick Ferro.
Yeah, he's beautiful, sexy, and completely charming, but he's stealing my clients. He's done so much damage that I'm going to be lucky if I can keep my studio open for a couple of weeks. This wedding means everything to me, and I refuse to let a spoiled brat with a shiny new MBA put me out of business. Screw that.
But then I find myself wearing nothing but a smile when the person I hate most walks through the hotel room door. Nick Ferro. Two adversaries, shooting one wedding and sharing one room for one week. What could possibly go wrong?
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Toot's Review
Damn, now Nick Ferro is my new favorite Ferro!!!
Uggggg Holly, how do you make me keep falling in love with these boys!!!
The whole Ferro family is F’d up beyond repair. Each of these men are so twisted and broken until the right girl comes along to put them back to rights and Nick is no exception. The Wedding Contract is a fabulous addition to the Ferro family empire that H.M. Ward has built. It’s full of super silly slapstick moments, twisted pranks, hidden agendas, childhood dreams and most of all, romance *sigh*. The entire story is based around two wedding photographers whom are competing for the same clients. Skylar Thompson is building a name for herself as a premier wedding photographer. She’s been featured in newspapers and has a huge client list. She’s definitely on her way to a successful career, which is huge for her because she didn’t go to college and has always been a disappointment to her family, so this means everything. That was until Nick Ferro decided to open an identical studio across from hers and is stealing all her clients.
Nick is from a different offshoot of the family but under the same pressures that come from rich, powerful families. He’s expected to join the family business but when he realizes he has an artistic flare, he follows his heart and becomes a photographer without losing his Ferro edge. Now the two have been hired to cover the same big event wedding and there is definitely a lot on the line. Skylar is in a make it or break it situation, if she blows this, her career is over and she’ll have to move back home as a failure. Nick is in a similar situation, if he blows this and doesn’t completely crush the competition, he’s done for as well. Both parties have everything to lose but when secrets are divulged and their true motivations are revealed, will anyone be left standing or will they rise anew from the ashes?
Ok so if you can’t tell, I totally loved this book. It’s completely different from what H.M. Ward normally does with the Ferro boys but is still similar enough to keep the fans happy. The story is definitely character driven and has a nice ebb and flow while mixing silly competitiveness and high romance. Skylar is hilarious of course and has nothing but bad luck since she met Nick and well Nick, he’s got an evil streak damn it but you still fall in love with him anyways. As a reader, one thing I totally loved was the Peter Pan theme sown throughout the story. It’s a very important book to our heroine and becomes a thread that ties the characters together in simple ways. Why I was so surprised with its use, is that it’s simply not a story you usually see used for romance but it fits nicely in to this one.
As for the story itself, you really feel for Sky and all the drama that has come her way and Holly does a great job of making the reader feel empathetic towards Nick even though he’s the cause of most of the strife. Skylar and Nick are perfect together but you already knew that, it’s their story, LOL.
On a side note: If you decide to buy the book, which I totally recommend, DON’T MISS THE FOREWARD!!! It’s written by H.M. Ward’s husband, Michael. He tells about their early years as photographers and then as wedding shop owners. So as you can imagine, the research for the book is spot on! He also tells about how Holly writes a lot of her own life experiences into her books. It’s just so sweet and romantic in itself, so don’t miss it!
For a standalone new adult romance, I really enjoyed it and I don’t think you need to know the whole Ferro family to enjoy this story although it leads to a deeper understanding if you do.
4 out of 5 wedding albums!
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