GRR Reviews The Matchmaker Bride (The Bride Series) by Shadonna Richards

The Matchmaker Bride featured an almost perfect woman (people pleaser, volunteer at autism center, sweet and pretty) and an almost perfect guy (rich, handsome, loving) but they are not quite right for each other due to circumstances. The twists are nice, but somehow the chemistry between the two was somewhat lacking.

Sophie is the newest matchmaker for Stone's Elite Matchmakers, an agency that specializes in elite and discreet matchmaking for the rich and famous. Her first assignment was to interview Carlos Bradley III, who needed a marriage of convenience ASAP, no reason given. In reality, Carlos needed a bride so he can fight for custody of an autistic child, whose mother had expressed no interest in the child until it was learned that the child is worth a fortune in inheritance. Carlos found himself attracted instead to Sophie, rather than any candidates she proposed. When Carlos also found that Sophie's volunteering at a school with autistic kids, she's perfect for him. But Sophie's job prevents her from dealing with clients... even though she enjoyed Carlos' attention...

The main problem here is Sophie acts like a hormonal teenager around Carlos, and he noticed. But why is there chemistry? It sounds like a girl crush on a rich guy (who's used to the sort of attention, and he flirts back, making her blush some more. But that's not chemistry. Once they got to the push-pull phase, and the additional autism angle converged with the main plot, the story turns interesting, but by then we're almost to the end of the book where Carlos just needed to "seal the deal", so to speak. The main obstacle between the two is Sophie's reluctance, being 1) "he's my client, I can't date clients" and 2) "He's rich, I'm not worthy". ARGH!!!!!

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Man fell for his matchmaker, even as he needs a bride ASAP to win custody of an autistic child whose mother is only going to use him as a moneybag;

Tropes: matchmaker, marriage of convenience, single parent

Overall Rating:  3/5