Nicola Marsh

"Harper Ryland has been on a self-imposed man ban for the last twelve months, after a particularly horrible breakup. Instead, she's focusing on the one thing she can control: her career as an up-and-coming food stylist. Harper's latest gig is her best friend's wedding, and she receives glowing praise throughout the night. When the best man, Manny Gomes, belittles her hard work, she wants to stab him with skewers from the buffet table, but she can think of something much better: to lead him on the entire wedding and then humiliate him in sweet revenge. When the handsome Anglo-Indian doctor shows up in New Zealand a week later, while Harper's on her first international job, it's the last thing she needs"--

The Man Ban

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Elena

3/5 stars 

This story had so much cute and funny banter I loved the characters they were so protective of each other but sometimes they were stubborn and I was annoyed with them. This story was sometimes pretty predictable but it was fine because it was still an entertaining story. The title wasn't really in this book like yes it was mentioned a few times but it did not stop Harper being with Manny. Izzy was kind of annoying and should mind her own buisness because they were happy with each other and that is all the matters.

Linda Quintanilla

I was really excited to read The Man Ban by Nicola Marsh. I have read her previous book so I knew it was going to be a good romance read. But boy was I disappointed. I definitely did put too many expectations for The Man Ban. It did not live up to par. There was not enough interaction between Harper and Manny to form instant connection. Harper is working more for herself than focusing on dating. She wants her career to move higher than before. And it does hurt that she is getting too involved with her family drama. Let them focus on their issue. You can't always be the glue to your divorce parents. Focus on you. While Harper focuses more on her career, it does not leave her time to form connections with Manny. I was really excited to learn that Manny was going to get his own story but it felt lacking. He seems very interesting in the previous book that I thought he was going to get an epic love story. But instead he was struck with a confusing Harper. I really did not get Harper's personality. She was not showing much until the end. And that was too late to learn about a character's personality. I truly wished that was not the case but it was.

When you swear off men for the foreseeable future, that means no dating. Hookups don't count, right? Harper Ryland has been on a self-imposed man ban for the last twelve months, after a particularly horrible breakup. Instead, she's focusing on the one thing she can control: her career as an up-and-coming food stylist. Harper's latest gig is her best friend's wedding, and she receives glowing praise throughout the night. When the Best Man, Manny Gomes, belittles her hard work, she wants to stab him with skewers from the buffet table, but she can think of something much better: to lead him on the entire wedding and then humiliate him in sweet revenge. When the handsome Anglo-Indian doctor shows up in New Zealand a week later, while Harper's on her first international job, it's the last thing she needs. Everything about him rubs her the wrong way, but when suave Manny steps in to help after an unfortunate disaster, his chivalry gets under her skin a little, and Harper discovers lifting her ban while overseas is exactly what the doctor ordered. Manny isn't looking for anything but fun either--especially not marriage, like his grandmother Izzy keeps pushing on him. But there's something about Harper that makes him want more, even though she keeps her distance, and they're about to discover how far he's willing to go to be with her. . . .

The Man Ban

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