Sometimes the wedding of the century calls for desperate measures.
And sometimes those desperate measures are to pretend the person you hate most is actually your boyfriend.
After years of working her tail off at her event-planning business, Maggie Mitchell is ready for a vacation. With nothing on her mind but R & R, she’s enjoying the warm weather of Bora Bora when in saunters Brody McFadden, her brother’s best friend and also her sworn enemy. Thanks to years of tension between the two—kicked off by a make-out session at her brother’s wedding that ended horribly—Maggie has sworn to stay away from the man. That is, until she finds out he’s in Bora Bora for his boss’s daughter’s wedding, hoping to use the trip to win a real future at the company.
Maggie promised herself she wouldn’t even think of work on the island, but as word spreads about the “wedding of the century” taking place in the midst of her vacation, she realizes offering her services as a bridesmaid and planner could bring her business to the next level. The only catch? She needs to pose as Brody’s girlfriend to get the job…while letting him stay in her peaceful bungalow.
Tensions rise, irritation flairs, and despite years’ worth of bickering behind closed doors, Maggie can’t quite squash the sparks building between her and her new fake boyfriend, especially when she learns the real reason their first kiss was cut short. But as the wedding day draws closer and everything starts to go wrong, it just might be Brody who sends Maggie’s business crashing down—and her heart along with it.
Maggie is an overworked wedding planner in Bora Bora for some much-deserved relaxation when she realizes a wedding of the century is happening at the very same resort. This presents an opportunity to make herself useful to the billionaire owners of Hopper Hotels. Hotels and weddings go hand in hand, so Maggie needs to make a great impression in the hopes of securing a future partnership. There’s just one problem: she has no idea how to get herself into the family’s private event when suddenly she sees an opportunity and takes it.
Brody’s boss gave him her invitation to the owner’s daughter’s wedding because Brody needs all the help he can get making an important pitch. Attending the wedding gives him a chance to get to know Hopper and make a good impression before giving the presentation that will make or break his career. Everything about the situation is uncomfortable and just when he thinks it can’t possibly get any worse, his best friend’s little sister appears at his side introducing herself as his girlfriend. Maggie hates him so what is she doing?
Maggie pitches the fake relationship as a great idea since it’s mutually beneficial for both of them, but Brody disagrees. He’s stuck with her now though since there’s no easy way to get out of this without embarrassing himself in front of his colleagues. These two are great at pushing one another’s buttons and there’s no love lost between them, so faking it isn’t easy, but Maggie is managing, mostly because her role is easy. The bride is lovely so being an emergency bridesmaid isn’t a hardship, but things aren’t going nearly as well for Brody. Everything seemed to go wrong for him from the minute he arrived on the island, which doesn’t bode well for his plans.
These characters were so real, I liked them immediately. They pulled me in from the first pages and it just kept getting better. Their history is complicated, their partnership is an unwilling one and they both have unresolved feelings for the other. The combination of lust and resentment reverberating between them makes for fantastic banter and a lot of laughs. Truly, this is one of the funniest books I’ve ever read and that just made it so much better. I loved everything about this book and it’s a perfect start to a fun new series. Can’t wait to see what’s next! I’d like to thank the author for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I quite liked this one too. Poor Brody had quite the harrowing experience on that island, but luckily Maggie was there to kiss it better.
It was a fun book and I love that it starts a new series.