[.ca] The MacGregor Brides (ISBN 0373285604)

Hand-picked Grooms from Grandpa:
You're young, you're single, you're living alone with your two cousins in an exciting Boston neighborhood. One of you is a surgical resident, one is a brand-new lawyer, and one is a successful real-estate agent. Do you need your 90-year-old grandfather to pick your boyfriends? Yes! Or so thinks irrascible MacGregor patriarch Daniel MacGregor, who meddled in his children's lives, and is now at it again. He wants his three granddaughters married and producing babies for his "dear Anna," a successful doctor in her own right who has made no such request. So The MacGregor gets to work... First on his list is Laura, impossibly beautiful and smart, who has joined her parents' law firm after passing the Bar. She doesn't need a man, thank you, and she certainly doesn't need the gorgeous, sexy, smart and tough ex-cop sent by Grandpa to install a security system at Laura's (and her cousins') home. Royce Cameron is a major pain in the neck, and Laura wants nothing to do with him...except that for some inexplicable reason, she can't get the hunky ex-cop off her mind. Gwen, a cool-under-pressure, classically beautiful blonde, is in her second year as a surgical resident. She doesn't need any more pressure, especially from a successful author who is researching his next mystery novel and needs input from a practicing physician. It seems that deep and sexy Bran was recommended by a certain Daniel MacGregor, and shows up at the hospital just as Gwen is saving a life in the ER. Exhausted and disheveled, Gwen wants nothing to do with this guy...who begins to woo her, literally, with wine and roses. Feisty Julia, Laura and Gwen's cousin and former First Daughter, relishes her freedom, especially after years growing up in the White House. What she loves most is to buy property, have it rehabbed, and sell it for huge profits. And she's great at it. She has a contractor she works with, and the last thing she needs is a substitute--the contractor's impossibly hunky son, Cullum. Neither Julia nor Cullum are looking for a relationship, especially with each other, and the intense attraction they feel for one another is just an itch. Right? Ask The MacGregor, who happens to be best buds with Cullum's father. This is a sheer delight from start to finish, Nora Roberts at her very best. A prequel to "The MacGregor Grooms," it's the type of book you read at one sitting and then get sad because there isn't any more! A must for hopeless romantics.

unique style:
the style is different. 3 heroine in one book. You can really tell each of them have it's own characteristics. as you finish one story, you can't wait to read the next. Yet, the style is not just about the 3 cousins, but their grandfather. It's unique also include the fact that you are like reading from a diary from an old man.. the MacGregor. But then, his action is not old and he's doing all this just so his loving wife wont worry too much.

Who doesn't love the MacGregors?:
Classic Nora Roberts I say. Three straight romances, all conceived by the meddlesome MacGregor. I was in heaven when I read this book. In fact I pretty much plowed right through it. So to get down to basics its a fast, easy read. Don't plan on picking it up if you have to put it back down soon, because you won't be able to tear yourself away. If you love Nora Roberts, If you love romance, If you love the MacGregors read this book, buy this book, love this book.

Grandpa knows best!:
Daniel MacGregor is a successful businessman who thinks that he knows best in matters of the heart. He wants his three beautiful granddaughters, Laura, Gwendolyn, and Julia, to settle down, get married and start producing great-grandchildren for him. Each of the young women is deeply involved in her own career, as a lawyer, doctor, or real estate magnate, but Daniel feels that family must come first. He finds a prospective mate for each of the girls and manages to have them introduced into his granddaughters' lives. Each romance encounters difficult times and resistance on the part of one of the participants or the other, but Grandpa Daniel makes sure that true love triumphs.

Excellent entertainment:
"The MacGregor Brides" continues the MacGregor family stories by introducing the reader to the next generation. Daniel MacGregor, the meddling matchmaker, is at it again in this one, trying to marry off three of his granddaughters. The book is comprised of three separate stories revolving around Laura, Gwen and Julia, three cousins sharing a home in Boston. Laura's story comes first, and she is set up with dangerously handsome Royce Cameron when "The MacGregor" hires him to install a security system in the girls' home. Laura is the daughter of Caine and Diana and it's great to see them again, happy and as in love as ever. Laura and Royce's romance is fresh and exciting. Next comes Gwen's story, daughter of Justin and Serena. She is a doctor, and The MacGregor sends Branson MacGuire her way in hopes that the sparks will fly. Branson is an author researching for his next book by joining Gwen on her rounds in the hospital. Daniel is not disappointed because things between these two heat up fast! Finally comes Julia's story, daughter of Allan and Shelby. Cullum Murdoch has been a thorn in her side for as long as she can remember, but when his construction company is contracted to work on the house she is rehabbing, they soon find out that their disdain for each other is really covering a powerful attraction! This is a highly enjoyable way to round out the book. "The MacGregor Brides" isn't an especially deep or thought-provoking read, but it is lots fun and very entertaining. It's always great to have a visit with the MacGregors, and these tales are no exception. I most definitely recommend this book, because sometimes we just need to take a break and relax!