Part of Meg Langslow, book 38
First published 2025
Meg Langslow thought keeping peace between two warring cousins would be her biggest Christmas challenge. Both brides from the sprawling Hollingsworth family have picked the same day and venues in Caerphilly for their destination weddings. The lifelong enemies and their mothers turn the holiday season into a battlefield. When Meg's own mother grows exhausted from peacemaking duties, Meg takes over the impossible task of managing the chaos. Then she discovers the wedding photographer's corpse. The dead man had been harassing female guests and bridesmaids with unwanted advances. He also snapped compromising photos that could ruin reputations. With suspects ranging from offended wedding party members to possibly the brides themselves, Meg must help police catch the killer. The weddings hang in the balance, unless the murderer happens to be standing at the altar when the officiant asks if anyone objects.
Genres: romance, mystery, contemporary, cozy-mystery
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Caerphilly
Period: Christmas
297 pages · Kindle Edition · Minotaur Books