Cordially Invited Books 1-3: A Romantic Comedy Boxset

Written by Ellie Cahill

Narrated by Stacey Glemboski

You are cordially invited...to fall in love.

Book one: I Temporarily Do

When bad luck leaves Emmy homeless and Beckett jilted at the altar, a secret wedding in Vegas is the solution they both need. It should be no problem for these two friends to keep things platonic, right?

Book two: The Designated +1

A summer of weddings brings Will and Hadley together for the first time since they were kids. They agree to team up to avoid the single life at all the celebrations. But they didn't count on the attraction between them.

Book three: Save the Secret Date

A destination wedding in Mexico is the perfect chance for Mary and Jake to rekindle their relationship. But how long can they rely on attraction when real life will pull them thousands of miles apart as soon as the wedding is over?

This wedding-themed collection of feel-good romantic comedies will have you saying "I do!" chapter after chapter.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Liz Czukas
• Release date: Mar 29, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669689416

Reviews for Cordially Invited Books 1-3

[Bill Hair · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Is this a multi-part story? Yes
Does it end in a cliffhanger? No
Genre(s) : Romantic Comedy
Do the MCs act like: HS, YA, NA or Adult? YA
Instalove? No
Was cheating involved? No
Any major triggers to be aware of?No
Listening Speed? 1.25

3 Stars for me!
My rating range of this story... 2.25 - 3.25 Stars
If significant, why? n/a
Biggest deduction? n/a

Main Character Ratings...
H () = 6/10
h () = 6/10
TSTL Moment(s)? No

Narrator Rating(s)
M () =
F (Stacey Glemboski) = 7/10
If below 5/10, why?

If Comedy... Type? Mixed and some cringe
Funny, Cute, Cringe Inducing, Mixed or Just No!

Angst Level? Please Stop
Light, Moderate, Heavy or Please Stop

Internal Monolog/Dialog? Please Stop
Light, Moderate, Heavy or Please Stop

Scenes with heat... Yes
When does it start? 75%
How much of the story? 1%
Anything beyond M/F? No
If yes, explained

Heat Rating... 3/10
Clean or Fade to Black - 1 or 2
Normal to Descriptive 3-5
Detailed Descriptive Sex - 6-7
Um, Wow, Beyond Descriptive Sex - 8 or above

Was there so much sex or unrealistic sex that you rolled your eyes and/or skipped forward? No

The back story... Six friends are roommates in college and the first two MCs have both received bad news and are drinking through their pain. His fiance dumps him in writing and the h got swindled by a Craigslist roommate. They are both continuing on to grad school and they decided to get married in name only so he can keep the married housing that he was approved for.

Romance or Gist: They both hem and hawed through the entire story and finally, at the end, acknowledged their feelings.

The drama explosion... She freaks out and says something in a way that hurts the H
Did it feel Real, OK or contrived? Ugh
Was it OTT? Yes
Separation involved? Not really
Was it resolved properly or rushed? Ok

Final Notes... The h in this story was completely oblivious when she would make statements or not understand how things she would say could hurt the H.

I also had to skip forward quite a bit as the story seemed to drag on with almost nothing happening.

BOOK 2 AND BOOK 3

Very much the same as Book 1.
Book 2.
The H is unhappy in working for his Dad's construction business with his brother and the h is a dog walker/sitter just getting by in life. She was originally in love with his older brother (and complete douche) but is falling for the H.

Book 3.
The h was in love with the H while in school but didn't say anything until she was puke drunk during the last few days in college. 2 years later, the are both traveling to Mexico for the MCs wedding from Book 1. They hem and haw until the end and realize that they love each other... Immediately then, The End!

HEA or HFN? HFN to HEA
Book Source: Scribd