My Ex-Best Friend's Wedding

By: Wendy Wax

Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang, Ellen Archer, Brittany Pressley

A wedding dress passed down through generations unravels the tangled threads of three women's lives in a novel of friendship, family, and forgiveness from the USA Today bestselling author of Ten Beach Road.

Prized and stored away for safekeeping, the timeless ivory wedding dress, with its scooped neck and cleverly fitted bodice, sits gently folded in its box, whispering of Happily Ever Afters. To Kendra, Brianna, and Lauren it’s a reminder of what could have been, the promise of a fairy tale, and a friendship torn apart. But as Kendra knows firsthand: it wasn’t the dress’s fault.

Once closer than sisters, Lauren and Bree have grown up and grown apart, allowing broken promises and unfulfilled dreams to destroy their friendship. A successful author, Lauren returns home to the Outer Banks, fiancé in tow, to claim the dress she never thought she’d wear. While Bree, a bookstore owner, grapples with the realities of life after you marry the handsome prince. As the former best friends wrestle with their uncertain futures, they are both certain of one thing: some betrayals can never be forgiven.

Now on the eve of her daughter Lauren’s wedding, Kendra struggles with a secret she’s kept for far too long. And vows to make sure the dress will finally bring Lauren and Bree back together—knowing they'll need each other to survive the coming storm.

Critic reviews

One of the Most Anticipated Books of Summer according to PureWow, Oprah Magazine, Deep South Magazine, and BookBub.

“My Ex-Best Friend's Wedding is Wendy Wax's best book to date. Filled with her trademark witty dialogue and crisp writing, readers will be immersed in a deeply emotional tale of what family really means, and of friendship lost and found. With a gorgeously descriptive setting in Outer Banks, North Carolina, and carefully crafted characters to laugh and cry with, this should be the first book you put in your beach bag this summer.”
—Karen White, New York Times bestselling author of Dreams Of Falling

“My Ex-Best Friend’s Wedding plumbs the depths of true friendship, the beauty, the pain, and the vulnerability it demands. Wax has crafted a beautifully wrought story that will touch your heart and make you value those in your own life. A must read!”
—Susan Crandall, author of The Myth of Perpetual Summer

More Praise for Wendy Wax and her novels

Best Beach Ever was one of PureWow's "Best Beach Reads of Summer 2018" and a May 2018 Okra Pick!

"If you're a sucker for plucky women who rise to the occasion, this is for you."
—USA Today


"Reading Wendy Wax is like discovering a witty, wise, and wonderful new friend."
—Claire Cook, New York Times bestselling author

"Fans of Jane Green and Mary Alice Monroe will adore Wax's lively characters, witty dialogue, and heartfelt prose."
—Booklist

“Wax’s Florida titles [the Ten Beach Road novels] are terrific for lovers of women’s fiction and family drama, especially if you enjoy a touch of suspense and romance.”
—Library Journal

"[Wax] writes with breezy wit and keen insight."
—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

It was hard to push through at times

it started interesting and very fast became boring....It was whiny and very hard to listen to at times. Every female character is basically same person. One which is victimizing herself while overanalyzing everything. I am surprised that it ended OK, not everyone dying alone, full of regrets and in tears!!!

Loved it!

Loved everything about this book. Loved every character and every narrator. Can’t wait to read more of her books!

Great read!

It was a great book that I wanted to read all in one sitting, which I wasn't able to do but wanted to. I was engulfed in the story and even got chills at certain parts. It's definitely a must read.

The great story of love & friendship

Great story, I hope there is series, would love to know where Lauren, Bri & Kendall

Good Listen

This was a good story of human flaw, relationships and forgiveness. I loved the relationships between the women. I do wish there was a little more to the resolutions and some of the other issues were addressed. I also feel like Bree got the short end of the stick and I really wish we had a little more between her and Clay and Lily. It would have been nice to have an epilogue in each POV. Some of it was pretty drawn out then the end felt a bit rushed after all that but I did enjoy it and the narration was done really well.