Dr. Samantha Bashar and Dr.Caleb D’Angelo had met early on, one New Year’s Eve. It didn’t turn out well. Now they are working together but they don’t get along. It’s like they can’t stand each other. Sam struggles with letting people get close to her. She has a lot on her plate. She is taking care of her sister and paying for her sister’s college education since their grandmother passed away. Sam is just barely hanging on. She’s fierce and independent. Caleb is a great pediatric surgeon. They are both almost finished with their internship. Now they are both serving in a wedding for one of their friends. Sam is also his sister’s best friend. They will try to get along at least for the weekend. They will be traveling together since her car is in the shop. They live in the same apartment complex. Makes sense. Caleb is struggling to get back with his first love, Lilly. Sam offers to help him since she gossiped about him and ruined his chance with Lilly. She will make sure he has a chance to be with the love of his life. As they spend time together, they see each other differently. Maybe they don’t hate each other. Could it be sexual tension? Sam realizes he’s kind, caring, funny. How could she have been so wrong? Caleb sees her in a different light also. He can see how beautiful, cautious, loving, kind and funny she is. Does he really want to be with Lilly? Can Sam and Caleb become friends? Will their chemistry get in his way? These characters are wonderful. They both deserve true love. Sometimes you want something because you thinks it’s what you really want but that can cloud your judgement. Is this what Caleb wants? Maybe Caleb just needs to let the past go to move forward to his future. Sam and Caleb need to trust their feelings, and their heart. Can they? I was rooting for them. Worth the read. I received this book for my honest review. I give it voluntarily

Another excellent story from Miranda Liasson. I have enjoyed all of her books and this one has quickly become a favorite. It has the perfect blend of friendship, family, heartwarming moments and humor. When reading a story that can make you emotional or smile, I know that it excellent writing.

Dr. Samantha Bashar has a rocky work relationship with Dr. Caleb D’Angelo. When he has her taken off a case, she says it's personal. Caleb is her BFF's brother, and she needs to get along with him due to a wedding coming up that they are both a part of. They rent an apartment in the same house he's just across the hall. Samantha didn't have a great upbring and is try to parent her nineteen-year-old sister thru college. Her car is broken down and she needs to ride with Caleb to the weekend events for the bridal party. Caleb was in love years ago and still carry's a torch for the one that got away. So, the one that got away is also part of the bridal party and Samantha is going to help him get the girl only it's not going well.
Wonderful story of finally seeing what is in front of you.

oh swoon. i loved this book. and i swoon not only for the two of them but also for their wider circle. the friendships and love in this book are totally enviable. they just have it, that community surrounding them be it family or friends (the family you chose)
and then we have these two. knock their heads together main characters. who i equally loved. even when they were being silly idiots. and when they bickered it still wasnt hateful.
i loved how this book showed what we least expect could be right in front of us and exactly what we need. and often the things we are afraid of is at that moment in time just fear itself. because if you allow yourself to see the good its a scary and vulnerable place to be. so why not jsut bicker and think the other person is doing us wrong right? but then what happens when you have to spend more time with them. and you start to really see and really feel things. well then you let love in. and you love back. and go for it.
i loved our two main characters. and yes they didnt always behave impeccably. but in a way that made their growth and relationship better. because sometimes we make mistakes. sometimes bigger than others and harder to forget. but when someone helps you forgive yourself and forgives you then it makes such bonds and it shows you exactly who they and you are. love is tricky until its not. and even then it can feel tricky. but you know when any good outweighs any bad that youve hit the nail. be it family or friends love is love and literally beats it all.
and that is exactly how this book made me feel. all mushy and then contemplative and smushy. yuck,ha!

Enemies to lovers? Yes
Best friend’s brother? Also, yes.
Take Me To The Wedding was such a cute, lighthearted romance. The characters were likable and fun to get to know. This book contained some of my favorite romance tropes so I had to give it a perfect score. There wasn’t anything I didn’t like about it. I highly recommend it

I received an ARC from NetGalley. Opinions are my own.

I like this book! I am such a fan of Grey's Anatomy and this book reminded me of some of the plots and characters of Grey's. The fact that everyone knows everyone, everyone is related, and everyone is together brought the book a lot of the Grey's energy we love.

I love Sam and Caleb and their banters all throughout the book. I also love their journey to falling in love. I also love the tight friendship that they have with their friends in Oak Bluff. But, I must admit that I need some back stories for some of the characters (which I believed was mentioned and set in the 1st Oak Bluff book). I got curious and would want to read that as well (also the next one about Ani).

This is a sweet and easy-read rom-com which will make you swoon especially if you like small towns, doctors, cute animaks, and weddings.

a charming, feel-good romance full of heart, humor, and second chances. Miranda Liasson delivers lovable characters, witty banter, and all the small-town charm readers crave. It’s the perfect cozy escape for anyone who believes in love, family, and happily ever afters.

Take Me to the Wedding
Miranda Liasson
May 09, 2025

Hugs, kisses, touches, all the magic of love are the things that draw two people together. True love is happening. The friends that have joined together to celebrate Ani and Tyler’s wedding in Milwaukee were invited to share different festivities for the duo. Caleb D’Angelo and Samantha Bashar are physicians working in Milaukee’s Children’s Hospital in the large Wisconsin facility. He is the good looking, single pediatric orthopedic resident and she is the anesthesiologist who assists many during surgery.
Take Me to the Wedding will be published on May 09, 2025 by Hawthorne House Press. I was able to read Liasson’s latest novel via NetGalley. Her invitation to me was a delight. It is the second of The Amazing Doctors of Oak Bluff series. Samantha didn’t think she was ready for finding that kind of love. Her job was her number one priority. Upon graduating she hoped to secure a spot in pediatrics anesthesiology. Many of her friends had coupled up and were prepping for their futures. Sam had her own life to secure as well as getting her sister started down the medical path. Caleb is a talented bone doc and loves working with children. His plan is to head back to his home to take a spot in Oak Bluff. He would be around his family and the practice that he was familiar with.
Take Me to the Wedding was a pleasant, entertaining story that shows readers how dedicated the staff of children’s hospitals are. Her delightful stories are always heartwarming. Be certain to select this novel!

The main characters, Samantha Bashar, a pediatric anesthesiologist and Caleb D’Angelo, a pediatric orthopedist, both work in the same hospital and live across the hall from each other. Plus, Samantha (Sam) is also the best friend of Caleb’s sister. Talk about intertwined in each other’s lives! There is only one problem, they don’t like each other. In fact they do not get along at all. A fun book that goes from enemies to ‘just friends’ to lovers. I received this delightful arc from Netgalley, the author and Hawthorn House Books. I enjoyed this fast, entertaining read and this review is my personal opinion.

What a fantastic book!

Caleb and Samantha are colleagues, he is an orthopedic surgeon and she is an anesthesiologist. They constantly get on each other’s nerves. After one particularly rough confrontation, Sam regrettably shared gossip about Caleb. Caleb has been trying to reconnect with Lilly, whom he loved in college and early med school. He thinks she is his one true love. But when Caleb and Sam head to the country for a weekend with others in a wedding party, things turn heated between them. Since Lilly is also in the wedding party, Sam tries to help Caleb reconnect with her. She feels bad about the gossip she shared that somehow got back to Lilly. But does Caleb need or want her help? And what about these sparks that are flying between the two of them?

Extraordinary story that is beautifully written. Loved it!

Thank you to Hawthorne House Books, for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

We are back with another touching story about a group of young doctors who are starting to discover a future outside their professions.
Samantha/Sam Bashar is a pediatric anesthesiologist whose childhood was not the best until she and her much younger sister were taken by their grandmother, a matchmaker.
Sam doesn’t really believe in love and is very competitive . She’s determined to take care of her sister and stay her course.
Meanwhile, Caleb D’Angelo, almost finished with his pediatric orthopedic internship, comes from a boisterous Oak Bluff family who is loud and full of love .
At first they seem as compatible as water and oil but when they are forced into proximity during a drive to a friend’s wedding, each discovers that what seems to be true is not. Especially when Sam apologizes for a rumor that started by her about Caleb and has agreed to help him reconnect with his old love.
As they get to know each other, feelings develop. But can they trust these feelings? Can Caleb show Sam that love is possible even for her?
The plot was engaging and the characters perfect in their imperfections. A reminder that sometimes the “exterior” of ourselves that we show to the world , is really covering our true feelings and fears.
I was entrusted a copy of this book by Netgalley and Hawthorne House. the opinions expressed are solely my own.

"Take Me to the Wedding" is a good sweet romance. It is the first book by Miranda Liasson I read, so I wasn't sure what to expect, but overall, I rather liked the book despite several issues.

Caleb and Sam, two doctors in a Children's Hospital are enemies. It's not really clear why from the beginning, and they don't really sound like enemies, so I felt that the enemies-to-lovers trope was a bit forced. Even when we learn a bit about their back story later on, I still don't get why they'd dislike each other so much. Calling each other "mortal enemies" was definitely over the top. Caleb also starts thinking of Sam as "not a bitch" at some point, which I hated (it's rude, demeaning, and unjustified to "think of her as a bitch"). In the first scene though, Caleb compromises Sam's career by cancelling one of the surgical operations she had to do (which was terribly unprofessional and petty of him, I still don't get why he did it). Very annoyed with him, Sam rants about Caleb's personal life with her colleagues, and the false rumour she mistakenly starts somehow gets to Caleb's ex, who he'd like to get back with. Talk about unrealistic!

Since both Sam and Caleb are invited to the wedding of a common friend, they decide to kinda call a truce and Sam even decides to help Caleb get back with his ex, Lily, since she feels very remorseful about starting the false rumours (still hardly believable, but ok). Sam and Caleb quickly realise that they don't hate each other and start to bond over their shared experience. Their story took place across different settings (the building where they both live, Caleb's parents' house, the farm where the wedding takes place, etc.). It would have been nice if these settings were more developed and had more of a presence, but they were still fine in the sense that they all allowed a division between the different "chapters" of the story.

I liked that Sam's backstory was developed (with her grandma, sister, and family issues), although the secondary characters could have been developed a tad more. Caleb seems like a very nice and caring person all along, which makes his thoughtless action in the hospital very out-of-character. I wish both their characters and psychology would have been explored a little more in depth, they seemed a little flat.

The romance was ok — there was some chemistry between the characters, but not that much. I wish they had more of an emotional connection rather than an insta-love. The couple of chapters after their first kiss were good, it showed how they strengthened their bond through "trauma" and got into a routine together.

There were a few typos, missing bits of action (e.g. a character finds themselves in a different place than a minute ago but the author didn't say they moved), details that don't match (Caleb is in a blue tux one moment and looks great in a grey suit the next...). I'm sure it's due to the fact that I read an advance copy, I hope this will be fixed.

Overall, it was a good read, but with quite a few weaknesses that I couldn't overlook.

I was pleasantly surprised by ‘Take me to the Wedding.’

It’s my first book by Dr. Miranda Liasson, and hopefully it won’t be the last.

I found this enemies-to-lovers romance to be heartwarming, engaging, humorous and deep. I highly recommend it.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the e-ARC of this lovely read.

This was a beautifully written enemies-to-lovers, best friend’s brother, slow-burn romance that truly captured the emotional depth of both main characters. Caleb and Samantha are total opposites—like oil and water—constantly clashing with fiery banter and unresolved tension. As coworkers living across the hall from each other, they're already too close for comfort. But when a weekend wedding forces them into even closer quarters, sparks really begin to fly—and not just the argumentative kind.
What makes this story stand out is how it shows love often arrives when you least expect it. It’s a heartfelt reminder that when you let your guard down and allow yourself to be vulnerable, the right person won’t let you fall—they’ll be right there to catch you. This was a truly wonderful read, and I’m absolutely loving the Doctors of Oak Bluff series!

I love a good Dr. romance as of late and this one was really unique and different which I loved. Usually it’s more centered around the female character looking for love and this time it was the male trying to see if he missed “the one” unknowingly that it may just be right in front of him. Equal parts heartwarming, funny, and touching this was a absolutely beautiful novel and gorgeous story