by Vi Keeland
First published 2021
The narrator crashes an upscale wedding using an invitation meant for her former roommate who skipped town owing rent. At the reception, she meets Hudson Rothschild, a devastatingly attractive groomsman who asks her to dance. Their attraction ignites immediately, but the evening takes a sharp turn when Hudson discovers she lied about her identity. Caught red-handed as a wedding crasher, she makes a hasty exit while grabbing several bottles of premium champagne from the tables. Hudson chases after her as she flees to a waiting taxi, heart pounding as they speed away. She thinks she's made a clean getaway until she realizes her phone remains behind at her table. Hudson finds it, setting up their next encounter. This mortifying first meeting between the narrator and Hudson Rothschild launches a complicated relationship built on deception, attraction, and circumstances neither expected.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, adult, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: fast-paced, flirtatious, playful, romantic-tension, witty
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating, forced-proximity, meet-cute
Setting: wedding venue
Period: 21st-century, contemporary
396 pages · Kindle Edition