But more accurately, I was a girl with a lot of bad luck, and he was a guy with a lot of muscles and tattoos.
Jude “Lucky” Lucketti wasn’t just a sexy, brooding construction worker. He was my own personal hero who seemed to be in all the right places at the right times. Like when my car broke down and I needed a ride home, and when I face planted on the sidewalk right in front of him and had to be taken to the emergency room.
Those weren’t exactly my best moments, but they were his.
We became friends, and it didn’t matter that he was sixteen years older than me. We had a lot in common—like our love of old rock music and vintage fast cars, and our aversion to relationships.
When he approached me with a crazy idea to help me out, I couldn’t say no.
The arrangement was supposed to be temporary. A marriage on paper and nothing else.
It should’ve been easy, but it wasn’t.
Because here I am, eighteen years-old, still in high school, and married to a man I was never supposed to fall in love with.
We had just one rule—no kissing the bride.
But we broke that rule, and it sealed our fate forever.
'DON'T KISS THE BRIDE'
Is a full length stand-alone, age-gap romance novel by Carian Cole. Spoken in 'Dual Perspectives.'
This is one of the best age gap stories I’ve ever read, I loved these two characters equally, a slow burn which got its hooks into me effortlessly, I devoured this, couldn't put it down, whatever this author writes turns to gold, and I really need to make time to read her other books I've not yet read.
Sylar is an eighteen year old high school student whose been dealt a raw hand in life, she's down to earth and really mature for her age, her home life isn't the greatest. She drives an old 'vette which was handed down to her but which has seen better days. She also has a quirky dress sense, with a fire cracker personality to boot.
Jude aka Lucky is a thirty four tatted up construction worker, he looks all rough around the edges but has a heart of gold. When he sees a damsel in distress when her vette doesn't start he jumps in and helps no questions asked, even if he does turn into a driving Miss Daisy until her car is fixed.
As he spends more time with her and a budding friendship ensues and sees the effect her life is having on her, he decides to jump in and help her out by marrying her temporarily so that she can get up on her feet.
They both agreed on just one rule—no kissing the bride.
This book had me swooning all over the place, Jude, aka Lucky was just pure perfection, with a perfectly imperfect heroine, making these two perfect for each other!
This was so beautifully written, a no frills real to life raw romance book at its best without any over the top drama, the feels and the roller coaster of emotions were felt throughout. Such a beautiful heartfelt story.
