I Take This Man - by Valerie Frankel (Paperback)

About the Book

After being jilted by her fiancae on her wedding day, Penny Bracket mostly wants to know why ... and maybe get just a little revenge.

Book Synopsis

From author Valerie Frankel comes a hilarious story of suspense, revenge and revelation, involving a bride, a groom, her mother, and his father.

Here comes the bride...there goes the groom...!

Penny Bracket waited two years to marry dream man Bram Shiraz. Then on the morning of the Big Day, while she's trying on her veil, Penny receives the worst two-line letter of her life: "Penny, I can't go through with it. Sorry, Bram."

Penny's hurt and upset. But Esther, Penny's divorced mom, wants Bram's head on a platter. So Mom ambushes the cold-footed coward before he hot-foots it out of town, bonks him on the head with a champagne bottle, and spirits him away to a hidden room in her gargantuan mansion in Short Hares, New Jersey. Esther doesn't want much. All Bram has to do is write personal, heartfelt apologies to each of the two hundred disappointed wedding guests . . . and eat every mouthful of the very expensive gourmet wedding feast that has gone to waste. Then he'll be free to leave.

Penny doesn't want Bram tortured. She just wants answers to "why"--and maybe a little revenge....

From the Back Cover

Here comes the bride . . . there goes the groom.

Penny Bracket waited two years to marry dream man Bram Shiraz. Then on the morning of the Big Day, while she's trying on her veil, Penny receives the worst two-line letter of her life: "Penny, I can't go through with it. Sorry, Bram."

Penny's hurt and upset. But Esther, Penny's divorced mom, wants Bram's head on a platter. So Mom ambushes the cold-footed coward before he hot-foots it out of town, bonks him on the head with a champagne bottle, and spirits him away to a hidden room in her gargantuan mansion in Short Hares, New Jersey. Esther doesn't want much. All Bram has to do is write personal, heartfelt apologies to each of the two hundred disappointed wedding guests . . . and eat every mouthful of the very expensive gourmet wedding feast that has gone to waste. Then he'll be free to leave.

Penny doesn't want Bram tortured. She just wants answers to "why" . . . and maybe a little revenge. Will she discover her runaway groom is locked away in the attic? Will Bram's widowed father--handsome tough-guy Keith Shiraz--be able to locate his missing son . . . and maybe seduce Esther Bracket in the bargain? Will Bram be able to maintain his athletic figure after consuming two hundred entrées and thousands of baby quiches? Read on!

Review Quotes

Praise for Hex and the Single Girl: "Had me laughing to the last magical page. - Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries series and Size 12 Is Not Fat
"Sexy, yes. Smart, yes. Funny, yes." - Laura Lippman
"Frankel's wit and playfulness make the tale scroll right along." - Publishers Weekly
"Glib and funny, Frankel's always wickedly entertaining." - People
Praise for The Girlfriend Curse: "Another humorous, crowd-pleasing romp." - Booklist
Praise for The Not-So-Perfect Man: "A charming cast of characters and a delightful plot...a winner." - Booklist
"Amusing farce, with pearls of urban wisdom and some great zingers." - Kirkus Reviews
"Valerie Frankel knows how to create a wicked, sexy story." - Ottawa Citizen
Praise for The Accidental Virgin: "Stacey Temple's adventures are often laugh-out-loud funny, making it impossible not to root for Frankel's plucky, determined heroine." - Booklist