by: Teri Wilson, Sasha Sands, Shirley Jump, Nicole Flockton, Robyn Neeley, and so many more!
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 17, 2022
Publisher: Pretty Bliss Press
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Toss the bouquet and say "I do" to this collection of sweet wedding-themed romcoms from the team who brought you the USA Today Bestseller Christmas Actually! 18 all-new novellas by New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors.
Four Royal Weddings and an (Almost) Funeral
By Teri Wilson
Someone posh, someone new, someone annoying, something...true? A pair of royal correspondents from rival news outlets in London can't seem to stop bumping heads at a succession of royal weddings, but when they band together to find one of the queen’s puppies while the dog is running amok in Westminster Abbey, things get even more royally complicated.
Then, and Now
By Susan Sands
New Orleans Interior designer, Kate Young is thrilled to meet her daughter, Megan’s new boyfriend, Drew. But she’s mortified to learn that Drew’s dad, Clay, is her former college boyfriend, to whom she’s compared every man since. As the kids’ romance become more serious, Kate, a recent widow, is expected to join in the fun on a lake weekend. Drew is there too, and while their children spend time together, it leaves Kate and Drew to rehash the past and learn that their chemistry still smolders.
Second Chance Sweetheart
By Shirley Jump
An old friend comes back into town just in time to kidnap the bride from her wedding to a senator's son. He knows the groom's shady past and is saving her from a big mistake. But the spitfire he was always a little in love with is not so happy to have her plans derailed.
Wedding Rivals
By Nicole Flockton
Nina and Jake competed for everything in high school, whether it was debate champion or who could score the highest on a test. So when they find themselves standing up for their best friends it's game on as to who can create the best wedding experience for their friends. Sparks fly as rivalries are renewed and what they once both denied about each other, cannot be denied any longer.
Her Purrfect Plus One
By Robyn Neeley
When Buttermilk Falls bookshop manager Chelsea Lowndes finds a stray kitten left outside her shop’s door, her curiosity turns to shock when around its neck is a note stating that the owner of the purring feline is the purrfect one for her.
Petals & Playlists
By Lacey Baker
Short-staffed and not in the mood for wedding day excitement, Emory Bellson is forced to DJ a reception or risk bad publicity from one of the most notable brides in Miami. When she's somehow roped into standing in the line of single women and ends up catching the bouquet, she thinks the day couldn't possibly get any worse. Except it does, the moment she notices the groomsman who catches the garter, Hayden Rivers, is also a guy she'd dated and ghosted three years ago.
His Custom-made Bridesmaid
By Caro Carson
Bethany Shepherd is on the verge of opening her own bridal boutique, as soon as she finishes this final job as a seamstress for an over-the-top wedding with fifteen bridesmaids. At the last minute, Bethany is forced to fill in for a missing bridesmaid on top of the fifteen dress fittings she must complete as a seamstress. Worse, the groomsman she’s paired with is her old college flame, the wealthy and arrogant Jovian Taylor, who suddenly seems more than willing to stay by her side, for better or for worse.
Something Borrowed
By Cassidy Carter
When bridesmaid Catherine Katz tries on the bride's ring before her best friend's wedding, she doesn't count on Lennox Miller, her former fiancée, catching her in the act—or not being able to get the ring off. She doesn't want Len's help, but now she needs it. During their race together to try and free her before the ceremony begins, Catherine begins to see that her own old love story might potentially have a new ring to it.
Always You
By Melinda Curtis
Cassie Andrews and Jude Turner were inseparable in high school. But Cassie went away to college to become a doctor and Jude stayed in Beacon Bay to buy and run the family bait shop. Somewhere along the line they decided to go their separate ways. Now Cassie's back for a friend's wedding and sparks are rekindled. But is she home to stay?
Love By Accident
By Marianne Evans
Mix a rescue puppy and unguarded frittata, and wedding reception chaos is sure to ensue. While Emily Carpenter and Raylen Preston deal with frittata-ghedon, sparks fly. But can a magical second-chance wedding celebration lead these two wounded hearts to their own happy ending?
Something Lost Something Found by Makenna Lee
Wedding at Winding Woods by Janice Lynn
A Wedding at the USO by Tif Marcelo
A Wedding to Remember by Annie Rains
Always & Furever by Victoria Schade
Wedding Veils & Puppy Tails by Lizzie Shane
The Groom That Got Away by Sasha Summers
The Perfect Fit by Roe Valentine
A Special Sneak Peek at Wedding Rivals by Nicole Flockton
Nina
Jake Jenkins Junior.
The triple J.
Jake Jenkins Jenius.
Not the right spelling, but it didn’t matter to anyone, not back then. Not back in our senior year of high school.
And least of all, him.
One of the kings of Port Ridge’s high school basketball team.
Valedictorian.
Everyone’s friend.
And today, the last person I’d ever want to see again.
Jake Jenkins Junior—the guy who ruined my senior prom—is, of course, my partner at my best friend, Patty’s, wedding.
A heads-up would’ve been nice, but no way will I say that to Patty. She’s my ride-or-die girl. The one I have a bail fund for, and she has one for me. She’s been living her whole life for her wedding day, and just because Patty fell in love with Jake’s best friend, which pairs me up with The Triple J, no way am I going to do anything to upset her.
“Nina, good to see you.” Jake leans in to hug me.
What the… what?
Since when do we hug? Like never. Not even on graduation day when I had to stand next to him for photos, because I was salutatorian.
“Hey, Jake.” I step away from him, really not wanting to hug him, but I’m too slow and find myself wrapped up in his arms. Strong arms press me against an even stronger chest. I take a deep breath and immediately regret it. The scent he’s wearing smells like decadent dark chocolate brownies. My skin tingles and I wish I was wearing more than a sundress. But we’re in Barbados and the weather is hot. Not exactly ‘sweater-and-jeans’ weather, which would do a far better job of hiding my unwanted physical reaction to his closeness.
Yes, Patty and Malcolm decided on a destination wedding. The hotel is right on the beach and the ceremony will take place as the sun is setting. It’s going to be perfect, and I’ve got the best things lined up for Patty this week.
I’ve been so excited to come to this little Caribbean island and trying hard to block out who my partner is going to be. And until he turned up, I’d succeeded.
Mostly.
The hug is going on for longer than is polite, and as I try to extricate myself, Jake gives me one last squeeze. Then I find myself free.
Normally, I can come up with a sharp, get-out-of-my-space comment, but words seem impossible. My body is still reacting to being in Jake’s arms. Still reacting to the heady scent of his aftershave, or body wash, or whatever he sprayed on himself.
“You’re looking good, Nina. You haven’t changed since I last saw you. When was it… at our ten-year class reunion?”
Of course, he’d bring up that night. So many things happened at the reunion. Patty and Malcolm had reconnected and found that they liked liked each other. Jake had arrived and everyone fawned all over him. At the time I was in a relationship which I thought was heading toward a diamond ring, a big, fluffy tulle dress, and a five-layer, chocolate-caramel wedding cake.
How wrong I’d been.
Jake Jenkins Junior.
The triple J.
Jake Jenkins Jenius.
Not the right spelling, but it didn’t matter to anyone, not back then. Not back in our senior year of high school.
And least of all, him.
One of the kings of Port Ridge’s high school basketball team.
Valedictorian.
Everyone’s friend.
And today, the last person I’d ever want to see again.
Jake Jenkins Junior—the guy who ruined my senior prom—is, of course, my partner at my best friend, Patty’s, wedding.
A heads-up would’ve been nice, but no way will I say that to Patty. She’s my ride-or-die girl. The one I have a bail fund for, and she has one for me. She’s been living her whole life for her wedding day, and just because Patty fell in love with Jake’s best friend, which pairs me up with The Triple J, no way am I going to do anything to upset her.
“Nina, good to see you.” Jake leans in to hug me.
What the… what?
Since when do we hug? Like never. Not even on graduation day when I had to stand next to him for photos, because I was salutatorian.
“Hey, Jake.” I step away from him, really not wanting to hug him, but I’m too slow and find myself wrapped up in his arms. Strong arms press me against an even stronger chest. I take a deep breath and immediately regret it. The scent he’s wearing smells like decadent dark chocolate brownies. My skin tingles and I wish I was wearing more than a sundress. But we’re in Barbados and the weather is hot. Not exactly ‘sweater-and-jeans’ weather, which would do a far better job of hiding my unwanted physical reaction to his closeness.
Yes, Patty and Malcolm decided on a destination wedding. The hotel is right on the beach and the ceremony will take place as the sun is setting. It’s going to be perfect, and I’ve got the best things lined up for Patty this week.
I’ve been so excited to come to this little Caribbean island and trying hard to block out who my partner is going to be. And until he turned up, I’d succeeded.
Mostly.
The hug is going on for longer than is polite, and as I try to extricate myself, Jake gives me one last squeeze. Then I find myself free.
Normally, I can come up with a sharp, get-out-of-my-space comment, but words seem impossible. My body is still reacting to being in Jake’s arms. Still reacting to the heady scent of his aftershave, or body wash, or whatever he sprayed on himself.
“You’re looking good, Nina. You haven’t changed since I last saw you. When was it… at our ten-year class reunion?”
Of course, he’d bring up that night. So many things happened at the reunion. Patty and Malcolm had reconnected and found that they liked liked each other. Jake had arrived and everyone fawned all over him. At the time I was in a relationship which I thought was heading toward a diamond ring, a big, fluffy tulle dress, and a five-layer, chocolate-caramel wedding cake.
How wrong I’d been.
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I love books like this. The stories are just the right size to read them in one sitting.
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