The Substitute by Denise Grover Swank is the first
book in The Wedding Pact series. It is the story of Megan Vandemeer. She meant
to tell her parents about her broken engagement. But six weeks later, she
boards a plane back home to Kansas City for a wedding her parents think is
still on. She is terrified to reveal the truth, knowing her mother will place
the blame solely on Megan. Once on the plane, she takes a dose of Dramamine for
her airsickness and has a couple drinks to calm her nerves. She finds herself
spilling her story out to the handsome stranger seated next to her. Josh
McMillan boards the plane to Kansas City on a desperate effort to save his
company. Although Megan is completely loopy, her honesty and humor charm him
and he decides to help her off the plane. When an overheard comment mistakes
him for Megan’s fiancé, Jay, and Josh has no choice to play along. They decide
to have a very public break up. But as they do the pre-wedding activities her
mother has planned, the less they want to break it off. Can this charade really
be happily ever after?
I’ve read a few fake pact leads to real romance type of
stories before and The Substitute is definitely one of those stories. It
has a great start as Megan gets on the plane and meets Josh. After that it
really slows down until the last quarter of the story. I just didn’t understand
how Megan, who stood up to her mother once before, couldn’t do it again and
tell her the engagement was off. I also don’t believe that after 2 years of
dating, her family has never met Jay or seen a picture of him! The story is
sweet and the banter between Megan and Josh is fun but there were events that
just didn’t seem plausible or realistic. Overall, it was a cute story but
didn’t hold my interest enough to continue with the series. If you enjoy the fake
pact love romance stories, you may enjoy The Substitute.
The Substitute
is available in
paperback, eBook, and audiobook
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