The best of the trio; that's not saying much though...

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	• The Bachelor (The Chandler Brothers, Book 1) Carly Phillips Forever, 2002 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 79 reviews view larger image
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A Great Winter Read!

I got this book as a gift and I finished it in one sitting! Terribly indulgent I know, but this book was so much fun. Sometimes these types of books can get bogged down with too much negative stuff but this one was lite and the romance was hot! Some books are just meant for pure fun and this is really one of those books!

Lacks something...

I had great anticipation going into this book, what I found, however, was disappointment. While I liked the main `heroine', Charlotte, who felt to me like she had real fears and beliefs. I found that Roman was not as likeable. He seemed flat without any realistic characteristics. Throughout the book, although there were ups, there were also downs. Their whole relationship in the book seemed based more on a physical plain than on love or substance. It never really felt like a real relationship.

As for the other characters, they were all delightful and enjoyable, especially the owners of the diner, the town vagrant, and Beth. Not to mention the Chandler brothers mother and her `beau'. I was hoping Beth would be a main character in either one of the next books in the trilogy or have her own book. It appears that won't happen, but you never know.

While it was enjoyable at times, and I'm sure others will love it, I found it lacking for me.

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Cute, but a tad boring

Roman Chandler, a 31-year-old journalist and self-proclaimed lifelong bachelor, loses a coin toss with his also single brothers and finds himself on a quest for a bride. Beautiful Charlotte Bronson broke his heart in high school but will their newly-kindled romance be enough to have a Chandler saying, "I do." Add to the mix a panty-stealer, a meddling mother, and some sexy crochet. Chaos ensues...

Though the Chandler boys had interesting, well-developed personalities, the other characters seemed shallow and unrelatable. The book offered a few laughs and some steamy scenes, but the plot was predictable, and frankly, pretty boring. There are two more books in this series, which I hope will be more entertaining.

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The best of the trio; that's not saying much though...

When mama Chandler summons her three never married sons to her home to let them know that she has a heart condition and would give anything to hold a grandchild before she dies, the three bachelors decide to make the decision in a sportsmanlike fashion - a coin toss. International journalist Roman Chandler loses the coin toss and sets about finding Mrs. Right, impregnating her, then continuing with his globetrotting career Now if he can just find a gal to accept those terms....

Of course Charlotte, the one woman who got away, does not want a marriage under those circumstances, so Roman pulls out all stops and sets about to woo her big time. Filled with implausible situations (wouldn't you insist your parent got a second opinion and cheesy dialogue, clichés abound in this light and very fluffy tale. It is followed up by "The Playboy" and "The Heartbreaker," featuring the other two Chandler brothers, Rick and Chase.

There is definitely a lot of chemistry and plenty of steam between the two and this is arguably the best of the trilogy, but that is really not saying a whole lot. The entire series is pretty lightweight and appears to have been written in a single weekend.

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"eBOOK SPECIAL FEATURE: ? 2 articles written by Carly Phillips titled ""The Infinite Appeal of Small Towns"" and ""A Step in the Right Direction"" ? Sneak a peak at Carly Phillips' additional books about the Chandlers! Includes excerpts from THE PLAYBOY and THE HEARTBREAKER.When Mrs. Chandler is rushed to the hospital due to what appears to be a heart attack (but turns out to be a bad case of heartburn), her three handsome, unmarried sons flock to her side, anxiously asking what they can do to make her feel better.Their mother opens her eyes and utters one word:""Grandbabies!""Wanting to grant their ailing (or so they believe) mother her one wish before she departs for the sweet hereafter, the Chandler brothers start looking for wives.Roman, the youngest of the brothers, takes a leave of absence from his job as a foreign correspondent to spend time with his mother while she recuperates.Having lost a coin toss with his brothers, he must be the first to become a married man with baby to abide by his mother's wish. He is sure he'll never find a woman sophisticated enough to satisfy him as his partner -in-life in the sleepy upstate New York town where his mother lives. Then he's reacquainted with the woman who got away, the one woman he's drawn back to, even as he's planning his escape-Charlotte Bronson, the town's newest entrepreneur.Charlotte's sexy lingerie shop has had a string of burglaries, and Roman agrees to investigate and report on the series of thefts, which puts him in close and frequent contact with the very beautiful and sophisticated owner. Soon, he discovers that Charlotte may just be the woman who can make all of his-and his mother's-dreams come true."

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