Vision in White by Nora Roberts

Nora Robert's Vision in White is the first book in her new Bride Quartet. Just before the Read-A-Thon I saw a great review of Bed of Roses , which is the second in the quartet, and decided that it looked like something I'd enjoy. Being the sort that likes to read in order, and since Bed of Roses wasn't actually out yet, I grabbed Vision in White from the library. I didn't manage to get to it for the Read-A-Thon, but a week or so later (when the Pirate had the swine flu), I stayed up WAY late to read the entire thing in one sitting.





So, what's it about? The basis for the quartet is the story of four best friends from childhood (Mackensize, Emma, Laurel, and Parker) who grow up to run a very successful wedding business. They each have their own specialty, and as this book is about Mac, it's about her photography. Mac is fiesty, opinionated, and very much anti-love. She grew up with a mother who remarried like you and I change shoes and while she believed that some people could love and be loved, it was not for her. Near the beginning of the book (duh) she runs into Carter, who is the brother of a bride. Carter is exactly my type- he's an English teacher, a Ph.D, he wears glasses and is a bit nerdy in a cute way. He blurts out things he shouldn't even after he practices what he should say. He's also very very patient with Mac once he realizes her roadblocks and waits for her to figure things out.





What did I think? Well I read it in one sitting, didn't I? I loved it. I loved Carter so much. A lot of people don't like beta heroes, but I thought he was perfect. I find the scholar thing incredibly sexy, so that mighta helped. I loved that there really wasn't an external problem to their falling in love, that it was something they would work out between them. I loved that there wasn't a big misunderstanding or a grudge or anything. They didn't keep secrets, they just fell in love. There seem to be quite a few people out there who didn't like Carter, but this was an almost perfect romance novel for me.

Nobody does friendship or family as well as Nora Roberts and I felt like she really hit the nail on the head with these women. I really enjoyed all the behind the scenes look at running the business and the details of the weddings. After reading this one, I actually went out and bought Bed of Roses, which I think was the second book I've paid money for this year. I read it almost as soon as I bought it, and will be posting that review some time next week.




Other reviews of Vision in White, all of which explain the plot better than I did:
Book Binge
Find the Time to Read
Nobody Asked Me
The Good, The Bad, and the Unread
Thrifty Reader (I completely agree with her review, all the reasons why I loved the book!)

Have you read this one? What kind of hero do you fall for? Like me, do you find the nerds to be, well, hot? (Do I even need to mention that I went to a boarding school here?) Are you a Nora Roberts fan? Do you read her JD Robb books instead?

You can find more Nora Roberts on her website.

Vision in White by Nora Roberts
Berkley Trade
2009
343 pages




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