I’ve been putting this moment off because while Cabot may be quite prolific, Heather only has five books and after The Bride Wore Size 12 her adventures are closed for good – and I’m not ready. It is truly difficult to come to the final book in Meg Cabot’s upbeat cozy mystery series dedicated to Heather Wells, a sardonic and lovable heroine who’s not afraid to tough it out on her own.

Of course, with this being the last book – are any of the beloved characters truly safe from the final obstacle to wedded bliss? Cue some very unwanted guests, life-long hurts, and quirky family members and you have the recipe for a fast paced series finale. When an RA, last seen at one of Shiraz’s blow-out parties winds up dead, Heather’s maternal instincts to take care of her students may just ruin her wedding – and her life. With the partying, rule defying prince (“call me Shiraz”) alongside an obscene amount of intrusive security and fan girls galore, Heather is swamped by angry parents, dorm change requests, and a college newspaper that seems to know way too much.

Fretting over everything from nosy family who send invitations without asking to a potential medical problem, Heather has her hands full and is less than thrilled when a newly revamped Death Dorm becomes the home of a new VIR (Very Important Resident), Prince Rashid Ashraf bin Zayed Faisal whose multi-billionaire despot of a father has made a rather hefty, and controversial, donation to the college. For now, however, with the start of a new semester, Heather is hoping for some quiet time in which to plan her nuptials to her long-time crush and previously secret fiancé, dishy PI Cooper Cartwright. Assistant director for Death Dorm and ex-teen pop idol Heather Wells has been through four near death experiences, investigating crimes in the ever unfortunate dorm and bringing homicidal perps to justice.

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