Fortune's Surprise Engagement

4 1/2 STARS!

Fun, flirty, and forever! You are in for another memorable ride through the Austin elite when you open the latest Fortunes of Texas: The Secret Fortunes novel by Nancy Robards Thompson! The last trip there, little sis Sophie fell in love and this book brings us her wedding. We see mostly characters that are already familiar to us, but they're always a fun group of family ... we not only see the love of siblings, but a douse of reality with the stories of the not-so-great-example of love they've been shown over the years, and always a big dose of humor when this group gets together! Great characters, a fun continuous plot, and lots of happily-ever-afters!

Olivia Fortune Robinson would do anything for her siblings, but this time she might have taken it a little too far! When she inadvertently puts Sophie off on getting married a few days before the wedding, panic ensues! She might have been a little blunt, but how was she to know simply stating her disbelief in love and forever would send her little sister running for the hills? Now she has to fix it ... and fast!

Alejandro Mendoza is simply an innocent bystander ... in town for a business deal, and a friend of the family since two of his brothers are married to two of her sisters, but an unknown for sure. When sparks fly at that same disastrous party, Liv comes up with a plan. She'll make Sophie think she was all of a sudden hit by the love bug ... with Alejandro! Tell her sis a lie in order to get her to come out of hiding and go on with her wedding ... sure ... what could go wrong??

This was a great story. Olivia and Alejandro were great characters. Their fake relationship to try to keep her sister's wedding on track was a bit odd, but they made it work. I loved how considerate and thoughtful Alejandro was through the whole story. He really went out of his way to help Olivia when he really didn't have to.
I loved the chemistry between the characters. It was a really great and quick read for me.