Blog Tour ‘Treasured Thursday’ by Catherine Bybee

The seventh and final tale in the dazzling, heartwarming,
and pulse-racing Weekday Brides
series.

Gabriella Masini: She’s a woman haunted by her past, with
the scars to prove it. She believes that fairy tales are for other people. An
elite matchmaker at Alliance, she’s great at crunching numbers, but something
doesn’t add up with her latest prospective client: a billionaire bad boy with
his own secrets. When Gabi refuses to be his temporary wife, Hunter forces her
hand with an offer she can’t refuse. But marriage to a man like that could
never last…or could it?

Hunter Blackwell: Only his bank account is bigger than
his ruthless ability to obtain anything he wants. These days, he has a secret
reason to settle down, at least for a while—and he thinks the sensual and sassy
Gabi will fit the bill perfectly. But when their marriage of convenience
becomes downright dangerous, Hunter must decide how far to take his vow to
honor and protect Gabi forever.

This book is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BAM and Book Depository. 

“..an exquisitely
written and complex story brimming with pride, passion, and pulse-pounding
danger… Readers will gladly make time to savor this winning finale to a
wonderful series.”

– Publishers
Weekly, Starred Review

“Bybee concludes
her popular Weekday Brides series in a gratifying way with a passionate,
troubled couple who may find a happy future if they can just survive and then
learn to trust each other. A compelling and entertaining mix of sexy, complicated
romance and menacing suspense.”

– Kirkus Reviews

“The Weekday
Brides never disappoint and this final installment is by far Bybee’s best work
to date..”

– RT Book Reviews,
4 ½ Stars, Top Pick!

When I received the email with the question if I wanted
to be a part of the Blog Tour of ‘Treasured Thursday’, I was immediately
interested. Although this book is the seventh one in the series, I was assured
that I could also read this book as a standalone. So I jumped in as fast as I could.

In ‘Treasured Thursday’ we meet Gabriella Masini,
a woman who’s life hasn’t been going as planned. Gabriella has lost a lot in
life and now she just wants to do her job the best she can. Although Gabriella doesn’t
believe in fairy tales anymore, she works at Alliance, an elite matchmaking
office. Gabriella is great in her job, but one client changes everything.

Hunter Blackwell is a rich guy who is used to getting his
way. Now he has a strange proposition for Gabriella, one she can’t refuse and
that will change both their lives forever.

From the beginning I definitely enjoyed this book. It’s
written in a way you can read it without feeling like you have to concentrate
very hard. The characters are fun to get to know and you can almost feel the
tension and attraction between the two of them. I just love books in which the
characters come from disliking each other, to slowly getting more and more
interested in one another. It really has a fairy tale kind of feeling to it. And
this book fits the bill perfectly.

This book is a perfect book to read on a holiday if you
ask me. I could easily picture myself lying in the sun with this book and a
cold drink in my hand.

The character I liked the most was definitely Hunter. I
just loved how I first thought of him like an arrogant ass who didn’t care
about anything other than himself, but throughout the book I really began to
love him.

Since I haven’t read any other books in The Weekday
Brides series, I did feel like I didn’t understand everything about the
characters like I would when I had read the other books. It wasn’t something
that bothered me so much that I didn’t like this book, but I would prefer to
have read the other books first.

This is definitely a nice read and I can’t wait to read
the other books in the series. 

“I think we should talk about what’s going on here.”

She swallowed. “We’re cooking.”

“Gabi, look at me.”

She shook her head, taking the coward’s way out. If she
noticed the lock of hair falling into his eyes a second time, she might have to
push it back in place.

“Gabriella?” The smooth texture of his voice was like
chocolate on her tongue.

His sticky hand tucked under her chin and forced her to
meet his gaze.

He stepped closer, his frame molding to hers and pressing
her back against the counter.

She couldn’t breathe.

His thumb traced her bottom lip. “This is a bad idea,” he
mumbled her thoughts.

She nodded. “Very poor choice.” Her hands gripped the
side of the counter to keep from touching him.

Hunter sucked in a deep breath. “You smell like flowers.”

“I’ll change my shampoo.”

He started to dip his head and she kept talking.
“Something musky, so you won’t notice me.”

“I don’t think that’s going to work.”

He was close enough to catch the scent of mint on his
breath. “I don’t even like you.” One of her legs lifted and rubbed against one
of his.

“I don’t trust you.” His hand moved from her lip the side
of her neck.

“You blackmailed me.”

“You tricked me into cooking with your mother.”

She smiled. “The two hardly compare.”

Instead of dropping his lips to hers, he detoured to the
side of her neck and kept talking, his breath brushing her skin. “Have you met
your mother?”

“That’s sill—”

His lips found her neck.

She moaned and closed her eyes. Such a delicously bad idea.

New York Times & USA Today bestselling author
Catherine Bybee was raised in Washington State, but after graduating high
school, she moved to Southern California in hopes of becoming a movie star.
After growing bored with waiting tables, she returned to school and became a
registered nurse, spending most of her career in urban emergency rooms. She now
writes full-time and has penned the Weekday Brides Series and the Not Quite
Series. Bybee lives with her two teenage sons in Southern California.  

For more information about Catherine Bybee and her books
please visit her website, her blog, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.
Or email her at catherinebybee@yahoo.com.

a Rafflecopter giveaway I received this book in exchange for my honest review.