The Stand-In

De: Kelly Collins

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

A grumpy billionaire. A sunshine bridesmaid who owes him a favor. And a fake engagement romcom in the Hamptons.

Ivy Sullivan saves weddings for a living. She does not tackle groomsmen into marble statuary. But that’s exactly what happened, and now Brooks Taylor is in the ICU with a concussion, and Ivy told the hospital she’s his fiancée to avoid a felony. If he presses charges, Ever After, Inc. is finished, and her best friends lose everything.

Brooks doesn’t press charges. He offers her a deal instead.

Eight weeks as his fake fiancée in the Hamptons. She owes him a debt. He needs a shield against a family merger he doesn’t want. She’s professional chaos in a bridesmaid dress. He’s old money in a tailored suit. The arrangement is supposed to be clean, controlled, and temporary.

It is none of those things.

Gala dinners turn into real conversations. The performance starts to feel like the truth. And Ivy, who has spent her career orchestrating everyone else’s happy endings, has to decide if she’s brave enough to fight for her own.

✓ Fake Engagement / Fake Relationship
✓ Enemies to Lovers
✓ Opposites Attract
✓ Grumpy / Sunshine
✓ Romantic Comedy
✓ Wealthy Hero / Old Money
✓ He Falls First
✓ Forced Proximity

Heat Level: Steamy
Vibes: Funny, Witty, Emotional
Setting: The Hamptons / River Bend
Ending: HEA
Series: Ever After, Book 3
Perfect for fans of: Emily Henry, Lynn Painter, Helena Hunting, and readers who love The Proposal meets Gilmore Girls

Delightful!

This is a delightful story of a billionaire and a wedding planner who develop a sweet and contentious relationship after she "saves the wedding" of her best friend after the billionaire attempts to stop it. When she tackles and injures him, the fun is just beginning. After he wakes up in the hospital, he threatens to sue her and the company, but an agreement is reached for her to act as his fiancée to help secure a deal and convince the board he deserves his place in the company. I love how this working girl fit right into high society and used her wedding planner skills to become essential!