Originally Posted on Romance Junkies in 2005: (2007-05-13) 
The first of a four book series entitled THE BRIDESMAID CHRONICLES, Karen Kendall's FIRST DATE starts it off with a bang! To be followed by Kylie Adams with The Bridesmaid Chronicles: First Kiss (Bridesmaid Chronicles), continued by Ms. Kendall with The Bridesmaid Chronicles: First Dance (Bridesmaid Chronicles), and finished up with Julie Kenner and The Bridesmaid Chronicles: First Love (Bridesmaid Chronicles), this series is sure to be a hit.

Harried and overworked Sydney "Syd" Spinelli isn't at her best when her father demands her to leave Princeton, New Jersey, and come home to South River to evaluate his accounting books. Already angry at having to jump at her father's demands, and worried about the absence of her father's bookkeeper, Betty Lou-not to mention the money that disappeared right along with her-it's no wonder she doesn't take her younger sister's email very well. It seems that Julia, whose always seemed to be the incompetent one, regardless of her job as manager of the smallest hotel in the Marv's Motor Inns motel chain, is in an even greater bind this time-she's getting married to Roman Sonntag, a man she's dated for-gulp!-one entire month.

Hightailing it to Fredericksburg, Texas, is the last thing Syd wants to do, but when Julia fails to take her sister's worry seriously via email and telephone, she knows that she's the only one who can make her sister see reason. Being irresponsible is one thing, but ruining your life by marrying a virtual stranger is, most definitely, something else entirely.

There's only one problem with Syd's plans-one best man by the name of Alex Kimball. After all, the best man's job is to make sure the wedding goes off without a hitch, right? So there's a redheaded sister-of-the-bride who wants to string him up by his boot heels on his case-Alex is sure he can handle whatever she throws his way. What neither of them bargained for was a red-hot dose of passion that makes Julia and Roman's month-long courtship look like a ten-year engagement.

Funny, witty, and sizzling, FIRST DATE is a book sure to tickle your funny bone and zap your romance button. If the following three books in THE BRIDESMAID CHRONICLES are all like this one, you'll need to make room for more books on your keeper shelf.

Wasn't sure I would like this book but I did: (2007-02-08) 
When this series first came out I read the summary and wasn't too interested. Last week I bought this book to pass a few hours and I really liked it. Thankfully I bought the first one. I have since ordered the others but haven't gotten them yet. Can't wait to read the 3rs one since Karen Kendall wrote it too. The second didn't get that great reviews but I am going to try to read it. I liked this book enough to check out some other titles by KK.

Okay: (2006-11-04) 
I found it boring. I have read this author before and enjoyed her other books.

The first of the series: (2006-09-05) 
This is the story of the Bridesmaid women who falls in love after one month to a Texas wine maker. This story is of 'brides' sister who flys to Texas to stop the engagement. Everything goes wrong and she finds love along the way with a hot business man who daples in Emu's ranching....

Fun and Entertaining: (2006-01-31) 
I really enjoyed reading this book. It didn't take me long at all to finish it. It was pretty light and very fun! It's a story about a snap engagement that provokes the protective sister to come in and try to stop the wedding. Of course there are misunderstandings and scheming plans and personality conflicts. That only makes the book more fun entertaining to read. The main character did get on my nerves a little bit due to the fact that she is very controlling and extremely nosy and worst of all, self-loathing. Enter sexy hero. He convinces her that she is sexy and desirable and they fall in love and she stops hating herself. Everyone lives happily ever after... at least until the next in the series, First Kiss
-recommended