title: Here Comes the Bride (A Cate Padgett Novel)
author:  Whitney Lyles 
description: Cate Padgett, the 28-year-old titular heroine of Always the Bridesmaid, returns for more wedding woes-this time from behind the veil. Cate's moony marriage fantasy finally comes true when her boyfriend Ethan proposes in Cancun. But hijinks ensue, of course, beginning with the stilted chronicles of Cate's missing engagement ring. Then there's Cate's traditional Catholic mom, Connie, who threatens to boycott the wedding if Cate and Ethan move in together before their nuptials. Cate is also plagued by Ethan's ubiquitous, scheming ex, Janet; an unpleasant bridesmaid, Denise; and Ethan's sleazy older brother, his buxom young Czech girlfriend in tow. Though Lyles effectively conveys Cate's stymied attempts to be considerate of everyone involved in the wedding planning (a byproduct of tortured bridesmaid-hood), the action comes at a disappointing pace, punctuated by lengthy but not wholly successful attempts at humor.<BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  Praise for the
  
  
  Always the Bridesmaid
  
  
  “A charming, rollicking commentary on weddings in the twenty-first century. I
  loved the Jane Austen-ish heroine, Cate Padgett, for her un-tiring fidelity to
  the whims of her bride-brained buddies.”
  
  
  _—New York Times_ bestselling author Jeanne Ray
  
  
  “[Lyles’s] eye for the delightful details . . . makes this the ultimate
  bridesmaid gift.”
  
  
  _—Publishers Weekly_
  
  
  “The outlandish wedding mishaps and twentysomething angst will appeal to fans
  of the plucky-single-girl genre.”
  
  
  _—Booklist_
  
  
  “Talented newcomer Lyles has written a compulsively readable novel.
  
  
  Her descriptive gifts transport readers to the single girl’s San Diego, with
  its beaches, bars, and bistros. In fact, reading this book feels deliciously
  like having a good gossip over lunch with your own best friend.”
  
  
  _—Romantic Times_
  
  
  “This gal has one hilarious fling after the other.”
  
  
  _—Cos