Assisting With A Wedding Should Be Easy . . . Until It Isn’t
ABOUT THE BOOK
Just weeks away from ditching DC for greener pastures, Solange Pereira is roped into helping her wedding planner cousin on a random couple’s big day. It’s an easy gig… until Solange stumbles upon a situation that convinces her the pair isn’t meant to be. What’s a true-blue romantic to do? Crash the wedding, of course. And ensure the unsuspecting groom doesn’t make the biggest mistake of his life.
Dean Chapman had his future all mapped out. He was about to check off “start a family” and on track to “make partner” when his modern day marriage of convenience went up in smoke. Then he learns he might not land an assignment that could be his ticket to a promotion unless he has a significant other and, in a moment of panic, Dean claims to be in love with the woman who crashed his wedding. Oops.
Now Dean has a whole new item on his to-do list: beg Solange to be his pretend girlfriend. Solange feels a tiny bit bad about ruining Dean’s wedding, so she agrees to play along. Yet as they fake-date their way around town, what started as a performance for Dean’s colleagues turns into a connection that neither he nor Solange can deny. Their entire romance is a sham… there’s no way these polar opposites could fall in love for real, right?
- Rating: ☆☆☆.5
- Genre: RomCom
- Pages: 397
- Publisher: Avon
- Release Date: April 05, 2022
- Excerpt
In Sosa’s follow-up to The Worst Best Man, the protagonists are fiercely independent which makes it even more entertaining when they’re forced to fake their relationship. The humor is there, and the plot is fun. Plus, fake relationships and dating usually make me chuckle, and this didn’t disappoint.
When Solange, who is hired to help at a wedding, overhears something the bride says right before the ceremony, she thinks it’s only right to speak up during the service and prevent the groom from a horrible mistake.
From there it goes into a page-turning situation that kept me smiling and wanting more. I was surprised and happy that this romance was more of a slow burn, get-to-know-you, love story.
My Concerns
While this had some fun places and kept my interest, I wish these types of books didn’t feel the need to be so sexually descriptive and suggestive. That was my biggest concern. However, I do know this is what many read romances for. But I’d like a rom-com to be filled with the fun and humor and let things be left to the imagination and happen behind closed doors.
Final Thoughts
If you’re on the hunt for a lighthearted and enjoyable beach read with some steamy scenes, this is a must-read for spring.
My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ability to read this early release (I’m late posting since it’s available now), and post my thoughts.
About the Author
USA Today bestselling author Mia Sosa writes funny, flirty, and moderately steamy contemporary romances that celebrate our multicultural world. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Yale Law School, Mia practiced First Amendment and media law in the nation’s capital for ten years before trading her suits for sweatpants. Born and raised in East Harlem, New York, she now lives in Maryland with her college sweetheart, their two book-obsessed daughters, and one dog that rules them all.
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