The Invitation
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- Author：Vi Keeland
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Summary
The first time I met Hudson Rothschild was at a wedding。 I’d received an unexpected invitation to one of the swankiest venues in the city。
Hudson was a groomsman and quite possibly the most gorgeous man I’d ever laid eyes on。 He asked me to dance， and our chemistry was off the charts。
I knew it wasn’t a good idea to get involved with him， considering the wedding I was at。 But our connection was intense， and I was having a great time。
Though the fun came to a screeching halt when Hudson figured out I wasn’t who I’d said I was。 You see， that unexpected invitation I received？ Well， it hadn’t actually been addressed to me—it was sent to my ex-roommate who’d bounced a check for two months’ rent and moved out in the middle of the night。 I figured she owed me an expensive night out， but I guess， technically， I was crashing the wedding。
Once caught， I couldn’t get out of there fast enough。 As I bolted for the door， I might’ve plucked a few bottles of expensive champagne off the tables I passed， all while the gorgeous， angry groomsman was hot on my tail。
Outside， I jumped into a taxi。 My heart ricocheted against my ribs as we drove down the block—but at least I’d escaped unscathed。
Or so I thought。
Until I realized I’d left my cell phone behind at the table。
Take one guess who found it？
This is the crazy story of how Hudson Rothschild and I met。 But trust me， it’s only the tip of the iceberg。
A new， sexy standalone from #1 New York Times Bestseller， Vi Keeland。
Hudson was a groomsman and quite possibly the most gorgeous man I’d ever laid eyes on。 He asked me to dance， and our chemistry was off the charts。
I knew it wasn’t a good idea to get involved with him， considering the wedding I was at。 But our connection was intense， and I was having a great time。
Though the fun came to a screeching halt when Hudson figured out I wasn’t who I’d said I was。 You see， that unexpected invitation I received？ Well， it hadn’t actually been addressed to me—it was sent to my ex-roommate who’d bounced a check for two months’ rent and moved out in the middle of the night。 I figured she owed me an expensive night out， but I guess， technically， I was crashing the wedding。
Once caught， I couldn’t get out of there fast enough。 As I bolted for the door， I might’ve plucked a few bottles of expensive champagne off the tables I passed， all while the gorgeous， angry groomsman was hot on my tail。
Outside， I jumped into a taxi。 My heart ricocheted against my ribs as we drove down the block—but at least I’d escaped unscathed。
Or so I thought。
Until I realized I’d left my cell phone behind at the table。
Take one guess who found it？
This is the crazy story of how Hudson Rothschild and I met。 But trust me， it’s only the tip of the iceberg。
A new， sexy standalone from #1 New York Times Bestseller， Vi Keeland。
Reviews
A
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you for not making Stella magically forgive her sister。 I'm not sure anyone could just forgive a sibling so easily， if at all。 What kind of parents did Stella have that even thought that was ok。 Smh Thank you for not making Stella magically forgive her sister。 I'm not sure anyone could just forgive a sibling so easily， if at all。 What kind of parents did Stella have that even thought that was ok。 Smh 。。。more
Miss Sanchez
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3。75 ⭐️ not as steamy as I thought it would be， but an overall adorable love story。
Emily
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It took me a while to get into this because I didn't really connect with any of the characters or the plot， but around the 50% mark， I got hooked with all of that mutual pinning goodness。 It took me a while to get into this because I didn't really connect with any of the characters or the plot， but around the 50% mark， I got hooked with all of that mutual pinning goodness。 。。。more
DaniiWho
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Knappe 4 Sterne。Ich mochte die Protas und fand die Beziehung ganz süss， auch wenn alles doch schnell ging。Das Ende war mir aber zu überstürzt。Da fehlte mir noch einiges zu Stellas früherer Beziehung， das wurde nur kurz so nebenbei erwähnt und mir was das ganz eindeutig zu wenig。
Shining-Love
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This book gave me all the feelings！！ I loved both the H&h from the first to the last page。 Emotional， funny， hilarious， touching， heartfelt， sweet， sexy， surprising and so much more。 One of my favorite of Vi Keeland， who has yet to disappointed me。
Sanidhya Reads
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4。5 stars
Neen
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3。25 I did like a lot of this story。 I wasn’t crazy about the resolution of the big issue towards the end。 I won’t say more because I don’t want to spoil anything。 The resolution with Stella’s family at the end felt rushed， too。 Actually， everything related to her family was bizarre。 That should have had more development as a whole。 I got a kick out of her interest in diaries and the way Hudson used one at the end。 I thought their meet cute was good， and her profession was interesting。
Annelise Melo
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4，5。 Overall is a good romance， with good characters， but the ending was too much rushed。
Kim Lowery
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Keeland is like the palate cleanser of romance。 Always dependable， well written， funny characters who are well rounded and make sense。 It won’t change the world but it was a good read。 Both voices very well done。 There is cheating but not the principles。 Where it lacked was the back and forth between her past and their present。 That got to be tiresome。 The other characters were in the picture just enough to keep the plot going。
Fiona Fearchar
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My first attempt to read this story failed and I surprised myself by managing a restart and completing with my second attempt， some minor skimming involved。 Much of the story I enjoyed but there were too many meh areas。 I will still be following Ms。 Keeland and I may implement parts of the story's 'Happiness Plan'， especially the compliment quota。 （There is real info on how giving someone a real compliment raises the 'feel good' parts of our brain。 Seems like a win-win）。 My first attempt to read this story failed and I surprised myself by managing a restart and completing with my second attempt， some minor skimming involved。 Much of the story I enjoyed but there were too many meh areas。 I will still be following Ms。 Keeland and I may implement parts of the story's 'Happiness Plan'， especially the compliment quota。 （There is real info on how giving someone a real compliment raises the 'feel good' parts of our brain。 Seems like a win-win）。 。。。more
Stinna
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I have alwz liked the writings of vi keelandShe makes me want to keep readingThe story was great， you don’t get anything from prologue and you are left wondering about what’s exactly u are going to getIt started with great entrance of crashing a wedding and then continues forward makes you want to choose her profession， its my first ever read about this and then comes about reading strangers journal， eo another new thing I learned Let me be honest i did search dairies after it， just left me curi I have alwz liked the writings of vi keelandShe makes me want to keep readingThe story was great， you don’t get anything from prologue and you are left wondering about what’s exactly u are going to getIt started with great entrance of crashing a wedding and then continues forward makes you want to choose her profession， its my first ever read about this and then comes about reading strangers journal， eo another new thing I learned Let me be honest i did search dairies after it， just left me curious as to really people buy ans sale dairies， fascinating！！！！It was perfect read with great writing， the angst， the cute romance the courting throughout and sweet gestures left u wanting for moreHudosn totally was a dream man， stella was gorgeous the perfect combination of beauty and brains， charlie was great and really loved her fatherRevelation till the end was totally unexpected， they had few bumps to road of happiness and universe sure was planning conspiring to make them together so they sure vet their happy ever afterThe epilogue was also the cutest and really loved it 😍😍😍 。。。more
Ana
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Me he reído muchísimo， no me lo esperaba。 La protagonista me ha encantado。 Su historia de amor con Hudson es original y la autora es muy detallista cosa que me gusta。
☆☆Hannah☆☆
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Overall I liked this book。 Stella sees an invitation to a wedding and she decides to go crash it。 Here she meets Hudson。 They hit it off but they have some issues to deal with。 Thankfully in the end it al works out。 I just wished that one thing had been handled differently。
Sille Jensen
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This book was really cute and now I wanna read peoples diaries and maybe write one on my own
LKM
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It's a sweet love story。Less steamy than I expected when I initially started reading， but all together a good read。 It's a sweet love story。Less steamy than I expected when I initially started reading， but all together a good read。 。。。more
Lisa
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Lovely book and few twists to keep it interesting
Yania Suarez
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I don't know what this author has that makes me get involved in all her stories！ love stella and hudson ， I loved their supporting characters and loved how they made the big decisions together in the end。 Definitely a story that I will always remember with a big smile I don't know what this author has that makes me get involved in all her stories！ love stella and hudson ， I loved their supporting characters and loved how they made the big decisions together in the end。 Definitely a story that I will always remember with a big smile 。。。more
Katharine Gar
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READ ITThis book has a little of everything。 Humor where you actually laugh out loud。 Love so adorable you’ll cry a little bit。 But most of all a feeling of hope that makes your heart all happy。
Jenny
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I loved this story。 Very touching and， honestly， the first book I’ve read in a while that got my heart all a flutter again。 It takes really good writing and a unique story to do that nowadays。 This one fit the bill。
sammie
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Loved the characters and the storyI couldn't put this book down i loved the story and the characters and the ended made me love it even more so wish they was another book or something would of loved to of heard more about the wedding if they had kids and so on Loved the characters and the storyI couldn't put this book down i loved the story and the characters and the ended made me love it even more so wish they was another book or something would of loved to of heard more about the wedding if they had kids and so on 。。。more
Joana M
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3。75 stars （The ending felt kind of rushed。。）
Larisa
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4，5/5 stars“I loved it。 It was the best love story I’ve ever read。 But my favorite part was the ending。”Hudson shook his head。 “That wasn’t an ending， sweetheart。 It was only our beginning。 Because a true love story like ours never ends。”Romanzo bellissimo davvero， mi ha emozionato molto la storia di Stella e Hudson。Ho amato la loro crescita， il loro avvicinamento， il loro amore。 Hudson è l’uomo dei sogni， non ho trovato un difetto in lui davvero。
Lisa
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This is classic Vi Keeland magic！！！ Hudson and Stella are perfection。 Definitely couple goal material。 There’s not one thing I would change about this book。 5 beautiful stars for this one。
Re PD
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Lo ameee ¡quiero un Hudson para llevar！ Es la primera vez que leo algo de esta autora y definitivamente quiero leer más， me gusto muchísimo como se desarrollo la historia y los giros que tiene。 10/10
Asmaa Essam
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I had high hopes for this book because of the blurb。 It started pretty good but the storyline became predictable after that。 But I loved the main characters especially the heroine。
Mey
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4。5 I do not read current romantic because it seems predictable， boring and with horrible characters but I loved this book， I laughed a lot with several scenes， although the plot seemed predictable I loved it。This author is undoubtedly one of the best to write contemporary romance
Anna
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vi keeland books are a total hit or miss for me。 this one was a miss。 the beginning was so slow and generic。 i didn’t feel that instant connection or desire they had for each other。 this entire storyline was very basic。 there wasn’t any thing different from her other books。 i’m very disappointed in this book if i am being honest。 i also didn’t like how their was no diversity， of course the heroine is blonde and looks like an angel。 there was also no personality or nothing that stood out of the m vi keeland books are a total hit or miss for me。 this one was a miss。 the beginning was so slow and generic。 i didn’t feel that instant connection or desire they had for each other。 this entire storyline was very basic。 there wasn’t any thing different from her other books。 i’m very disappointed in this book if i am being honest。 i also didn’t like how their was no diversity， of course the heroine is blonde and looks like an angel。 there was also no personality or nothing that stood out of the main characters。 hudson was just so indecisive and it didn’t even seem like he liked stella at all。 。。。more
Shaz
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Overall I really did enjoy this book。 I thought the story was amazing even if I did guess the twist very early on。 The only issues I have are related to the sex scenes。 For me I feel like if you’re going to write a book that contains R rated scenes then you should either go all the way or not include them at all。 I really enjoyed the slow burn and tension build as they struggled to form a relationship for half the book and then ended up feeling disappointed when they finally gave in to their des Overall I really did enjoy this book。 I thought the story was amazing even if I did guess the twist very early on。 The only issues I have are related to the sex scenes。 For me I feel like if you’re going to write a book that contains R rated scenes then you should either go all the way or not include them at all。 I really enjoyed the slow burn and tension build as they struggled to form a relationship for half the book and then ended up feeling disappointed when they finally gave in to their desires。 After such a long build up and giving us a taste of their intimacy for the first time only to end up cutting to the next morning before the good part？ Talk about blue balls。 I would have much preferred to have skipped it altogether than that。 Just seems awfully strange to have all that tension and build up， to then read in detail about him going down on her to then skip to the next morning where she explains how tired she is from all the sex。。。。 。。。more
M。 Mar
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Tenía altas expectativas con la sinopsis pero fue muy aburrido， a la mitad del libro algo me sorprendió y pensé que hiba mejorar en donde debería haber drama no lo hubo hay algunos personajes que ni siquiera se conocen solo son nombrados。 😕
★☆sodalemongingerpop96☆★
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Not as romance-centric as I expected it to be。 Also， hudson was a bit of a prick and Stella was not my favourite heroine。
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