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Shut Up and Dance With Me
by Monique McDonell
Series: Oceanic Dreams #7
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Published by Redfish Publishing on August 12, 2019
Genres: Romantic Comedy
Pages: 94
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Also in this series: I Saw Him Standing There , Time of My Life, Circle in the Sand, I Thought It Was You, I Will Follow Him, Take a Chance on Me , The Best of You
As they set sail for madness and mayhem aboard Oceanic Aphrodite as Sandy and Danny stand up as witnesses to their friends' second marriage. The maid of honor and best man can only agree on two things - this wedding is a bad idea, and they can't stand each other. A week on a cruise ship is a long time and hard though they try to avoid each other, the universe has other ideas — all aboard for a fun opposites-attract romance for lovers of cocktails, second chances and happily ever afters.
Will Sandy give into the chemistry between her and Danny?
Shut Up and Dance With Me by Monique McDonell is a brilliant romance between friends who are thrown together again to witness their besties second wedding. This story is so much more, and it has such a fabulous ending.
Sandy
Sandy is our female lead. She is an only on the Oceanic Aphrodite for her best friend’s wedding, and that is it. Ok, well some relaxation and sun won’t hurt. But first the wedding and then she can do what she wants.
I like Sandy, and she is one of those perfectly broken characters. Sandy’s parents were divorced after cheating on each other. They were rich, and Sandy was passed from nanny to nanny. So, she doesn’t believe in love or marriage. But heck a girl can dream.
Since being against love is her worst side, Sandy has many good qualities. She is a hard worker, a loyal friend to Vivi, has excellent fashion sense and she can pull off the whole mermaid look.
Danny
Danny runs his family’s chain of restaurants. He is from a large Italian family and prefers the ordinary real world to the upper-class lifestyle. He is also on this cruise for his best friend, Lance. But Danny has a few things planned for Sandy.
Danny has many outstanding qualities from his great looks, sense of humor, dance skills, ability to go with the flow, and he is a planner. Don’t you love a man who plans out the day with reservations and such? I do. The only thing that I found I had a hard time with was his acceptance of his friend’s cheating in the past. However, perhaps he saw what actually happened?
Love Story
I loved this story, the love, romance, and the whole Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta tie in with Grease was well written. I also like the way that Danny romances Sandy on the ship. His plans were so well thought out. Oh and the way Danny seemed hurt that Sandy didn’t invite him to share a massage. But he did go to the cooking class with her. So sweet!
“I’ve noticed that when we dance, everything seems to right itself, So how about whenever you get mad at me, we dance it out? We can dance in the kitchen, in the living room, at my restaurants, wherever you like. I don’t care as long as you let me keep you as close as humanly possible?’ He brushes his body against mine.
5 Stars for Shut Up and Dance With Me by Monique McDonell
My rating for Shut Up and Dance With Me by Monique McDonell is five stars. Everything about this story is fantastic. I wouldn’t change a thing. I highly recommend Shut Up and Dance With Me by Monique McDonell, And don’t forget to read the epilogue. HEA endings are the best!
About the Series
Legend says a person with an open heart will meet their true love within a day of boarding the Oceanic Aphrodite. Siggy’s on the run, Liv’s taking her first vacation in ages, and Holly just wants to get to one million subscribers. But each of them finds a bit more than she bargained for. Will these 8 Sassy Singles sail off into the sunset with their matches or abandon ship?
The Oceanic Dreams series is a set of eight romantic comedy novellas, all set on the same Caribbean cruise.
Other Books in the Series
To find my reviews for the series, click the links near the top of the page.
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Shut Up and Dance With Me by Monique McDonell.
Also, check out my interview with Monique McDonell HERE.
Until the next time,
Happy Reading!
About Monique McDonell
I am an Australian author who writes fun, flirty contemporary women’s fiction including chick lit and romance. After many attempts writing books that made me miserable, I decided to write books with happy endings and have been loving the journey ever since.
I live on Sydney’s Northern Beaches with my husband and daughter which probably explains why the beach features in so many of my novels and why people describe them as excellent beach reads.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2019 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge
- 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge
- 2019 New Release Challenge
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