The Wedding Obsession

Madeline Ash

Aug 2018 · The Morgan Sisters Book 1 · Tule Publishing

About this ebook

 Emmie Morgan woke up from heart transplant surgery, saw her best friend Brandon Tan sitting by her bedside, and promptly asked him to marry her. If there was a faster way to ruin a friendship, she didn’t know it.

One year on, Bran has returned home to open a restaurant and Emmie adds trying to make amends to her already chaotic life. She's also running her own music venue, battling survivor's guilt—oh, and secretly tending a wedding obsession sprung from her near-death experience.

Bran needs answers. But all Emmie has are problems. Hating that he couldn’t help her last time, he resolves to ease the trouble in her eyes. He sets aside their attraction and awkward past and tries to focus on being friends again.

If she would just stop trying on wedding dresses…

Ratings and reviews

Should you always listen to your heart, especially when it is a new heart to Emmie? Emmie wakes up after her heart transplant and asks her best friend, Brandon to marry her. Of course he immediately said yes but what a way to ruin a friendship when she re-nigs on the proposal. Fast forward one year, Bran returns home after being abroad to open his own restaurant. She tries to make amends to Bran, while still having to deal with survivor guilt and her secret wedding obsession. I so enjoyed this emotional book, organ donation is the most wonderful gift that you can give and receive. Being in the medical field I have dealt with this many times. Loved the relationship that Bran and Emmie had and the journey that they took to make amends. Great characters with wonderful dialogue. I highly recommend this book.

I totally enjoyed reading The Wedding Obsession by Madeline Ash, book one in her Moore Sisters Brides series. When Emmie Morgan awoke after heart transplant surgery she asked her best friend Brandon Tan to marry her. This was not like Emmie as she never cared about marriage. Fast forward one year and a healthy Emmie is running her dream music venue, still battling survivor’s guilt, and keeping her wedding obsession secret in her closet. Bran returns from Barcelona to open a restaurant and in need of answers. Emmie is frustrated and wishes she could understand her fixation with weddings. As these two focus on repairing their friendship, they agree to seek possibilities and causes for Emmie’s obsession. This was an unusual romance story with many layers. Emmie and Bran are truly soul mates, wanting the best life has to offer for each other. The search for answers and reasons brings them closer and in love. I was deeply affected from reading this book. My sister unexpectedly died from a brain aneurysm, devastating all close to her. She was also a donor and six people benefitted from her death. We received a moving letter from the husband of the recipient of her lungs, telling us how grateful they were. Ms. Ash wrote a wonderful and moving story that is not to be missed. This story is filled with fun dialogue and endearing characters. I highly recommend this book to other readers and look forward to the next book in the series. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

An incredibly emotional story, the reader is taken on a journey of discovery together with Emmie as she works through the aftermath of a heart transplant. Normally I might have found this book a little far fetched, but knowing people who have actually worked in this field, I know that the plot is completely within the realms of possibility. An aspect that one doesn’t always think about is the effect of an organ transplant on the people connected to the patient, so ably depicted in this novel. I did find the emotional content slowed the story down a bit, but Bran’s patient support made it worth waiting for Emmie to come to terms with her condition. The book is generally well written, with a supportive hero and romance to warm the heart. It is also a standalone and although the ending is somewhat abrupt, it is a happy one. I received this book for free from eBook Discovery. I voluntarily post this review. This is my honest review.