Böcker av Avery Maxwell

What's a brokenhearted romance novelist to do when an interview accidentally turns her into the villain? I'll tell you one thing-the plan definitely wasn't to turn to the man who taught me that happily ever afters exist only on the page. But when Dante Thompson shows up on my front porch with his gorgeous face, golden retriever energy, and an outrageous offer, am I actually considering saying yes? It's been six years. I'm older. I should be wiser. My charming ex, a Hollywood fixer, claims he's got the perfect answer to both our predicaments: A splashy fake relationship that will give everyone something else to talk about. He's not wrong. Everyone loves a good love story...even if it's just for show. But I don't trust myself to even pretend to let him in again. Especially considering how things ended the first time around. Not to mention the secrets I'm still keeping from him. They're even darker than they were six years ago.

My name is Penny Mulligan and my life is a mess. After a disastrous marriage that left me with three perfect, rowdy boys and an ex-husband whose middle name might as well be Trouble, I've got more than enough testosterone in my life. I'm absolutely not getting involved with anyone. Besides, at the end of the day when I collapse into bed, I'm too exhausted to think sexy thoughts. Except maybe about the one man who makes my life just a little easier...Mr. Wednesday, a.k.a. Dillon Henry.Handsome, charming, thoughtful-the man is fantasy material. And not just because he brings me my favorite coffee every Wednesday when he meets with my boss. I'll be ready to date again...someday...maybe after my boys are in college and I finally have the energy to think about myself. For now, I'm content to stick to my late-night fantasies about a certain coffee-bringing, suit-wearing flirt.At least, that's what I tell myself until Dillon Freaking Henry shows up on my doorstep in my hometown, demanding that I let him out of the friend zone.He's not intimidated by the fact that I'm a package deal or that my calendar is chaos or that my ex is a monumental pain in the...neck. Nope. Dillon is determined to change my mind. Part of me almost hopes he can.

"A wedding is the beginning of the end." -Lochlan BlaineLook, I've seen firsthand what marriage does to a man. I'm not interested. You want to take the leap? Fine. But have the decency to elope. Leave me out of it.And then I see her. The happily-ever-after-loving bridesmaid at the wedding I couldn't get out of.This flower-wielding bombshell is all wrong for me. But one night together is enough to convince me that she could be the answer to my problem. All I need is three weeks with her..."Weddings are magic." -Tilly CamdenI love love. And weddings. That's how I land the best job in the world: professional bridesmaid. Brides hire me to make sure their big day goes off without a hitch...usually while dressed in taffeta.I can't wait until I find the one. The cranky, three-piece-suit-wearing Adonis who smirks at the idea of happily ever after is definitely not him. Lochlan Blaine has "heartbreaker" written all over him.I should know better. But when a panty-melting one-night stand turns into an offer I can't refuse, what's a bridesmaid to do? It's only three weeks. It's just business.I can't possibly get my heart broken. Can I?