Publication date: September 29th, 2020
Synopsis:
Saying "I do" has never been this much fun in this charming new romance from New York Times bestselling author Ginny Baird.
Hope Webb can't believe her twin sister, Jackie, is begging her to swap places and play fiancée at Jackie's pre-wedding festivities. Sure, it's only a business-deal sort of marriage, but Hope is a carb-loving teacher who enjoys curling up with a good book. Jackie is a workaholic whose idea of a good time is a brisk five-mile run at the crack of dawn. The two sisters couldn't be more opposite.
Now Hope is stuck in the middle of a warm, tight-knit family she can't help but adore and a groom who turns out to be entirely wonderful... for her.
Hotel magnate Brent Albright knows something is off about his fiancée, but he doesn't care. Gone is the driven woman with similar career goals, and in her place is someone warm and funny who not only charms his family but him as well. She's doing everything she can to avoid him, but that's probably just nerves. Two people about to wed couldn't know each other less.
Now Brent is determined to woo his fiancée, for real this time, because the more he gets to know her, the more his sweet fiancée turns out to be entirely wonderful... for him.
And that's when things start to get really complicated...
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Excerpt
Brent knocked at the carriage house door, wondering if he should come back later, but then the door cracked open the tiniest bit.
He could see just a sliver of her face, including one big brown eye.
"I'm sorry to interrupt," he said hoarsely. "I hope you weren't sleeping."
"No. Just resting my eyes."
"I brought you something to eat. This lamb dish of my dad's is the best."
She slowly pulled back the door, accepting his offering.
Brent saw she'd changed into athletic shorts and an oversized T-shirt that said "Dancing Queen" in bright pink letters with a small pink tiara above the script. It was undeniably offbeat and cute, and he'd never seen it before.
"Thank you."
"I--" Brent awkwardly cleared his throat. "I mean, I know now's not a good time... But later?" His forehead rose with the question. "Maybe we can talk?"
"Yeah, um, sure."
"I hope you feel better in the morning."
"Thanks. Me, too."
"And Jackie?"
"Yeah?"
"I wanted to let you know--I don't blame you for what you said earlier. About the ring... the way I proposed... all of it."
"We made a deal," she said solidly. And still, her lips trembled.
Brent was starting to see it was a rotten one at best. "Yeah, well. Deals can be amended."
"I'm not sure what you're saying."
"I'm glad that you came clean with me. Because, you know, I don't think it's too late to make things work."
She toyed anxiously with the food container, tilting it in her hands. "Too late? No, of course not. We have... until Saturday."
"Then, hopefully, the rest of our lives."
Jackie blinked up at him, and Brent's heart pinged. He could read the doubt in her eyes--the hurt and confusion, too--and he hated himself for making her feel this way. But he was already formulating a plan to make things better.
Even fi he couldn't convince Jackie to fall head over heels in love with him by the weekend, he could at least give her a good start in that direction. He could do this thing. Become the sort of guy Jackie could really care for. And he was determined to pull out all the stops to make that happen.
"Just give me this chance, and I promise you, I won't let you down," he said, growing more confident by the minute. He was great at tackling challenges and could do almost anything when he put his mind to it. "By this time on Saturday, you'll be crazy about me."
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ginny Baird writes sweet contemporary romance with a dash of humor and a whole lot of heart. She's published more than twenty-five novels and novellas, both with traditional presses and independently, and has several exciting projects in the works. When she's not writing, Ginny enjoys cooking, walking, and spending time with her family.
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