Confessions of a Party Crasher

by Holly Jacobs

One corporate pink slip and Morgan Miller is back in Pittsburgh bunking next to her mother. But when Morgan agrees to attend a posh wedding reception for fabulous "Penny and Sam," she's appalled to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373837070
• ISBN13: 9780373837076
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Harlequin Signature Spotlight
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

madcap romance

Morgan Miller came home to Pittsburgh from San Diego to attend the funeral of her surrogate "Uncle" August Banyon, but instead of gloom everyone toasts Auggie as the big fan of Gilligan's Island, who named his house filled pet zoo after the cast, would have wanted them to. To her chagrin, Morgan's mom Annabelle seems to flirt with every single male at the Auggie gala reminding the California resident why she needs a country between her and her mom. Mom takes Morgan to the society wedding of Penny and Sam only to have the daughter further ashamed to realize they crashed the party. At the nuptials, Morgan meets photographer Connor Danning; both are instantly attracted to one another. However, she was recently dumped and fears a rebound romance while he looks forward to no commitments because he was there for his injured brother who just recovered and moved out. As Connor and Morgan become acquainted, they fall in love in spite of mom, the Skipper, Gilligan and a few other obvious matchmakers, but she lives across the continent. The sweet lead couple plays straight man and woman for a zany eccentric support cast starting with Annabelle, from the grave Auggie, and his Gilligan horde. The story line is fun as Morgan is constantly ashamed by her relative's not so subtle antics while Connor takes it in stride with a smile (it's not his DNA). Fans will enjoy the madcap romance between the photographer and the wedding crasher. Harriet Klausner

What's a girl to do?

Courtesy of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques What's a girl to do when her life falls apart, she comes back home, and discovers she's been roped in to a party crashing lifestyle by none other than her very own mother? Live it up of course! Morgan Miller had the life she'd always longed for in California until the day she is downsized right out of her career. She comes home to Pittsburgh to reevaluate her life while looking for a new job. Her mother, Annabelle, is thrilled to have her home and takes Morgan out on the town to a high society wedding to knock Morgan right out of her blues. Only to have it just happen to come out that they *gasp* aren't exactly on the guest list. Too bad Morgan meets the most amazing guy, Conner Danning, under false pretenses. Morgan decides to help her mother consider options for the company Annabelle inherited, Oakland Chair and Dish Rental (OCDR), from her recently deceased dearest friend. This gives Morgan the perfect opportunity to keep up her charade with Conner, wedding photographer extraordinaire, asking for his help in looking at possibilities for the company. Unfortunately, it also brings her into close contact with a business entrepreneur wanting to buy OCDR. Mark Jameson is Morgan's usual "ideal" man but surprisingly, he just leaves her cold. Then there is Morgan's more off-again than on ex-boyfriend from California, who wants her back. She is swimming in men but only wants the one she can't have, Conner. Now Morgan must decide what's most important to her. She begins to realize what she wants and what she needs may not be the same thing. Morgan is at a crossroads and at a loss as to what to do with her life. When the time comes to make her final decision, she realizes she's wasted so much time looking for the wrong thing. Who hasn't, at some point in their life, had to really think about what is most important to them? This dilemma makes Morgan even more realistic, causing readers to be able to relate to her. Conner has given up everything he dreamed of to take care of his brother after a horrendous accident. He doesn`t regret the sacrifice, but he longs to get back to the business of realizing his dreams. Meeting Morgan at one of the weddings he was photographing causes him to open his eyes again to the world around him and think about what matters most. Annabelle is a key character in Confessions of a Party Crasher, since her life so strongly affects everyone else. She is lonely after being widowed for so long, and suddenly losing her oldest friend. She decides she doesn't want to be alone anymore and though her attempts to remedy the situation are not exactly the most recommended, they provide many laugh out loud moments. It is also so very evident that Morgan is her shining glory and she wants her daughter to be truly happy. While following Annabelle's story, I couldn't help but think about my own mother and how much of her own life has been dedicated our family, to give us the fullest and best we could