When mama Chandler summons her three never married sons to her home to let them know that she has a heart condition and would give anything to hold a grandchild before she dies, the three bachelors decide to make the decision in a sportsmanlike fashion - a coin toss. International journalist Roman Chandler loses the coin toss and sets about finding Mrs. Right, impregnating her, then continuing with his globetrotting career Now if he can just find a gal to accept those terms....

Of course Charlotte, the one woman who got away, does not want a marriage under those circumstances, so Roman pulls out all stops and sets about to woo her big time. Filled with implausible situations (wouldn't you insist your parent got a second opinion and cheesy dialogue, clichýs abound in this light and very fluffy tale. It is followed up by "The Playboy" and "The Heartbreaker," featuring the other two Chandler brothers, Rick and Chase.

There is definitely a lot of chemistry and plenty of steam between the two and this is arguably the best of the trilogy, but that is really not saying a whole lot. The entire series is pretty lightweight and appears to have been written in a single weekend.

This book had so much potential but unfortunately it fell flat early on and never recovered. Even some of the 'lingo' sounded ridiculous. I don't know of too many men who call their friends, pal. Dude, maybe.
There was just nothing interesting to keep this thing going. Roman was actually a great character as was Charlotte. It's too bad their story didn't shine.

The Bachelor by Carly Phillips was a great quick read. Roman returns home because his mother is having heart problems. She asks that one of her three-bachelor son find a wife and give her grandchildren soon. Roman looses the coin toss and starts search his hometown for the perfect mother for his children. The chemistry, sub-plots and humor were wonderful. This is first book of the Chandler Brother Trilogy. I off to reach The Playboy (2nd book) The Heartbreaker (3rd book).

I had great anticipation going into this book, what I found, however, was disappointment. While I liked the main `heroine', Charlotte, who felt to me like she had real fears and beliefs. I found that Roman was not as likeable. He seemed flat without any realistic characteristics. Throughout the book, although there were ups, there were also downs. Their whole relationship in the book seemed based more on a physical plain than on love or substance. It never really felt like a real relationship.

As for the other characters, they were all delightful and enjoyable, especially the owners of the diner, the town vagrant, and Beth. Not to mention the Chandler brothers mother and her `beau'. I was hoping Beth would be a main character in either one of the next books in the trilogy or have her own book. It appears that won't happen, but you never know.

While it was enjoyable at times, and I'm sure others will love it, I found it lacking for me.

I just got around to reading this book long after it was talked about by Kelly Ripa. What a disappointment! I expected more after all the hoop-la. The characters are likeable (thus the 2-stars), but there is no plot. The whole thing is shallow. I wish I had not bought the trilogy before reading the first one.