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After being left at the altar by her soap star fiancŽ, LA high school teacher Zadie Roberts wants nothing more to do with love. With the help of her best buddy Grey and several bottles of wine, she just might survive the trauma of the wedding that wasn+t. But when Grey gets engaged to Zadie+s prim and proper cousin Helen, Zadie is dragged back into wedding festivity hell. The coup de gr‰ce is Helen+s bachelorette party, thrown by her clique of prissy friends. But when the Pinot Grigiot goes down and the sweater sets come off, things get out of control. Helen gets herself into a situation that just might sink the happy couple for good. Zadie faces a major dilemma: should she tell Grey about Helen+s night of indiscretion, or forever hold her peace? A remarkable debut filled with terrific characters and sharp insights, The Bachelorette Party is a step above the rest.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #675698 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-07
• Released on: 2006-02-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

From Publishers Weekly
It should come as no surprise that the coauthor of the movie Legally Blonde has penned an equally hilarious, female-bondingâ€"inspired romp. Zadie Roberts is an attractive high school teacher who finds herself fantasizing about the young Abercrombie model in her English class as the rest of her friends pair off in grown-up relationships and get hitched. Not that she's against monogamy - her soap opera star fiancee; recently abandoned her at the altar, leaving her a little bit bitter and a lot horny. When she learns her best friend, Grey, is getting engaged to her perfect, prudish cousin Helen, Zadie thinks the world as she knows it might truly have ended. To make matters worse, Zadie must attend Helen's bachelorette party, complete with tea, yoga and the type of "dull women who have two-hour conversations about the contents of their children's diapers." But then the party takes a naughty turn, and chaste and virtuous Helen sets out to prove that she isn't the "uptight" girl everyone thinks she is. When all is said and done, Zadie must decide if her loyalties lie with her cousin or her best friend. Will she save Grey from a future of unhappiness or simply ruin their friendship forever? Laugh-out-loud funny with a nasty edge, this is chick lit for mean girls. (Feb)
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From Booklist
Zadie Roberts was literally left standing at the altar by her now famous soap-star fiance. Even though it was more than six months ago, the last thing she wanted was to be associated with anything bridal. So, when her best friend, Grey, announces that he is engaged to Zadie's conservative and beautiful cousin, Helen, Zadie's life hits a new low--he wants Zadie to get Helen to loosen up a little at the bachelorette party. Not even sure if the prim and proper Helen knows how to have fun, Zadie reluctantly promises to show her a good time. But when the posh, sedate party goes off track and Helen throws her good-girl image out the window for a night of drinking, debauchery, and maybe even one last fling, Zadie is sure this wasn't what Grey had in mind and is torn as to what to tell him about Helen's behavior. Don't look for more than an easy read, mindless fun, and proof that women can be just as raunchy as men. Carolyn Kubisz
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Raunchy and fun!!
THE BACHELORETTE PARTY by Karen Mccullah Lutz
February 18, 2005

THE BACHELORETTE PARTY by Karen McCullah Lutz was one of the funniest books I have read in some time. Zadie Roberts is high school teacher at a very exclusive school, who was dumped by her famous actor fiancé at the altar. Her best friend, Grey, is engaged to her cousin Helen, who she cannot stand, and the only man she is interested in is one of her students, Trevor, who also happens to be a model.

The novel focuses on the days right before the wedding, and for the most part, the day of the Bachelorette party. Zadie is invited to be one of the bridesmaids, to her horror, and she has to spend an entire day with Helen and her boring friends. A day is planned with teas, shopping, yoga, and other "girly" events. Per Grey's request, however, Zadie is supposed to help "loosen" up Helen, who is normally uptight, and by the end of the day, Helen is so loose that Zadie thinks she's witnessed her cousin getting it on with another man. Does Zadie tell Grey, or does she keep her mouth shut?

My review doesn't go into detail, but the antics of the women are just hilarious! Zadie is one over-sexed woman, constantly thinking and lusting after Trevor, although she KNOWS he's far too young for her at eighteen years. On the other hand...

This book is not for the very prudish. However, if you are looking for some really lighthearted fun with a lot of sexual innuendo, this book is for you.

A hysterical & raunchy ride with the wedding party from hell
"The Bachelorette Party" is one of the most hysterical novels to come along in awhile. Starting out slow, it builds momentum once the actual bachelorette festivities get into high gear. And once the cocktails start flowing, you won't be able to put the book down!

Zadie is fresh from getting left at the altar by her soap star on the rise fiance, she has sworn off men. Well, except for Trevor, the nubile 19 year old model that is in her sixth period class, whom she fantasizes about.

Best friend Grey is a successful entertainment lawyer. They do just about everything together; she even introduced him to his fiance - her cousin, Helen. Helen is perfect, and professes at 28 to still be a virgin. Much to Zadie's consternation, she is suddenly stuck in wedding party hell for the cousin she despises, and already mourning the loss of her best friend. Grey is even trying to hook Zadie up with his best friend Mike.

Helen and Zadie have never been friends. Helen is judgmental and condescending, and apparently pretty conceited. Of course, underneath all that is a lot of insecurity, particularly and underlying jealousy of the friendship that Zadie and Grey share.

Grey asks her to make sure Helen has a good time at her bachelorette party. Not an easy task for Zadie, since the agenda is chock full of the most boring crap in the world. And then come the cocktails. Helen proves the old adage that a little alcohol can go a long way. She gets plastered, and really lets loose. From a rooftop bar and some seedy nightclubs, to a gay strip club and porn store, Helen manages to shock even Zadie with her behavior.

With the help of Helen's former college roommate, Zadie learns a lot about Helen. When she finds Helen in some compromising situations, she is torn as to whether to tell Grey that the woman he is marrying is not the innocent she is portraying herself to be, all the while kicking herself for giving into her own temptations.

Will she tell Grey or will Helen fess up to her misdeeds? Will Grey dump Helen? Will the wedding from hell go on as scheduled? Will Zadie succumb to her passion for young Trevor? You have to wait until the end to find out.

Excellent but very rauchy
This is a surprise entry into the chick lit genre. While it relies on the tried and true wedding situation of most chick lit, this storyline is written with many twists and turns.

Our main character, who has given up hope on love, is "stuck". She is part of her very perfect cousin's (Helen) wedding. She even has to go to the bachelorette party. This story focuses mainly on immediately before, during and right after the party.

Full of surprises, especially from Helen herself, the storyline brings you full circle and the characters have all discovered some shocking secrets about themselves.

This book is a winner. But be warned - it is extremely explicit and may offend some.

Good buy.