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The first in a sexy, fun wedding-themed rom-com duology from Tessa Bailey, #1\u00a0<\/span>New York Times<\/span>\u00a0bestselling author of\u00a0<\/span>It Happened One Summer<\/span>\u2014now in a beautiful new package!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

After a six-year absence, Addison Potts is back in Charleston to stir things up. And what better place to make her villainous return than her estranged cousin\u2019s wedding? Only, the nuptials hit a snag when the bride doesn\u2019t show, leaving Addison to play getaway driver for Elijah, the jilted groom. A groom whose heartbreaking smile and deep, southern drawl she should not be noticing\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Elijah Montgomery Du Pont is the future mayor of Charleston. From his military career to city hall, every detail of his life has been meticulously planned. Until now. His only respite from life\u2019s sudden upheaval is Addison, his new, improbable best friend. She makes him happy. Grounds him. And public disapproval be damned, he\u2019s not willing to give her up. But with an election on the line and public pressure rising, Addison\u2014and the cruel hand of fate\u2014might not give him a choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The second in a sexy, fun wedding-themed rom-com duology from Tessa Bailey, #1\u00a0<\/span>New York Times<\/span>\u00a0bestselling author of\u00a0<\/span>It Happened One Summer<\/span>\u2014now with a beautiful new package!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s Naomi Clemons\u2019s big day. Her dream wedding. And she\u2019s outta here. A chance meeting of gazes through the church window pane\u2014a single moment shared with someone familiar who radiates intrigue\u2014is the final push Naomi needs to realize\u2026 she\u2019s boring. A blonde, cookie cutter, well-mannered trophy wife-to-be. How can she expect to lead a fulfilling married life when she\u2019s never lived?<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Forces diver Jason Bristow needs a beauty pageant coach. Not for himself\u2014although the tattooed bruiser could definitely use some charm\u2014but for his little sister who he has returned to St. Augustine, Florida to raise. When a beautiful southern debutante lands on his doorstep, she awakens a hunger that won\u2019t be ignored. If only she wasn\u2019t planning on winning back the ex-fianc\u00e9 she left at the altar\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the potential for ruin, heat continues to build between Naomi and Jason beneath the sultry Florida sunshine, consuming them both. But they\u2019re on borrowed time\u2026 and it\u2019s about to run out.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The last place ex-Special forces soldier, Kyle Musgrave, expected to find himself was in a joust at a renaissance fair. There\u2019s a prize for winning, however\u2014her name is Cameron and she\u2019s just as horrified by her medieval circumstances as Kyle. She needs his help badly to escape her would-be suitors. For Kyle, that means donning uncomfortable armor, galloping to victory on a stubborn steed and claiming a reward he never expected. If she\u2019ll have him.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The team\u2019s resident linebacker, Jerimiah, has gotten used to making people uncomfortable. He\u2019s huge, intimidating and doesn\u2019t have a lot to say. Until he meets Birdie. Now he can\u2019t seem to stop talking, if only so she\u2019ll say more. And stay a little bit longer. To be fair, she doesn\u2019t really have a choice, since they just got locked in the basement together at a frat party\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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