The Wedding Date

By: Jasmine Guillory

Narrated by: Janina Edwards

A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in this fun and flirty multicultural romance debut by New York Times best-selling author Jasmine Guillory — author of the Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick The Proposal.

The USA Today best seller

#5 LibraryReads Pick

“A swoony rom-com brimming with humor and charm.” [Entertainment Weekly (The Must List)]

“What a charming, warm, sexy gem of a novel.... One of the best books I've read in a while.” (Roxane Gay, New York Times best-selling author of Hunger)

Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn't normally do. But there's something about Drew Nichols that's too hard to resist.

On the eve of his ex's wedding festivities, Drew is minus a plus one. Until a power outage strands him with the perfect candidate for a fake girlfriend....

After Alexa and Drew have more fun than they ever thought possible, Drew has to fly back to Los Angeles and his job as a pediatric surgeon, and Alexa heads home to Berkeley, where she's the mayor's chief of staff. Too bad they can't stop thinking about the other....

They're just two high-powered professionals on a collision course toward the long distance dating disaster of the century — or closing the gap between what they think they need and what they truly want....

One of....

• Entertainment Weekly’s “12 Romances for V-Day”
• Cosmopolitan’s “2018 Anticipated Reads”
• Elle’s “2018 Must Reads”
• Harpers Bazaar’s “New January Must Reads”
• The Fug Girls’ “Best Books of the Year”
• Elle UK’s “Books to Get You Through 2018”
• Nylon’s “January Must Reads”
• Hello Giggles’ “New Release Recs”
• Electric Lit’s “Books by WoC to Read in 2018”
• Bitch Media’s “2018 Must Reads”
• BookBub’s “2018 Romance Must Reads”
• Bookriot’s “Must Read 2018 January Releases”
• RetailMeNot’s “2018 Must Reads”

©2018 Jasmine Guillory (P)2018 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Listeners will enjoy hearing this cute yet cheeky performance by Janina Edwards.... Edwards fully expresses all the sassiness, boldness, and romance of this story. Her interpretations of the characters' antics are paired with heartfelt moments and saucy scenes that are not overly explicit. This performance is sure to reach a wide audience of romance and chick lit fans." (AudioFile)

“Guillory’s debut is as enchanting as her characters - bright, bold, warm, and wonderful. Even better, there’s a proposal to rival any commercial that Madison Avenue can deliver.” (WashingtonPost.com)

"Guillory declared herself as a major force on the romance scene with this thoughtful interracial romance that both plumbs real-world issues like race and gender politics, while still offering up plenty of swoon-worthy moments." (Entertainment Weekly)

“This much-needed dose of escapism charts an unexpected bond between two strangers brought together by a fateful elevator encounter.” (Harper's Bazaar)

Cute idea but...

This book kept popping up everywhere and had such a high following that I was so excited when it released. Now, I had such high hopes, but this book disappointed me for several reasons.

First, the way that this was written, it should have been done as a duet. Since there was no chapters with alternating POV, it was a bit all over the place with the narrator doing her best to do both voices. If ever there was a book that needed to be done as a duet, it was this one.

Now, the biggest complaint that I had about this book was that the story line was cute, and had a lot of merit, but the characters were SOOOO insecure. I get that at the beginning of a relationship you question everything and aren’t as secure about everything, but as you get more comfortable with one another, you start to loosed up and become more confident. However, up until the very end, Alexa and Drew didn’t seem to like themselves very much, the insecurity was so much that I was so frustrated with the author for not allowing Alex or Drew to have any kind of self worth. They were so self-deprecating that it made me wonder why I even finished the book. I wish the book had shown how they grew as people or even as a couple, but their insecurities followed all the way through the end of the book, and it made me sad. Would I recommend this book? No, sadly not.

Love the romance but not the narrator

This narrator is very bad and emphasizes words too much. I really enjoy Guillory’s writing and the romance but the narrator is so distracting. Sad to say just read this one don’t listen.

Refreshing story

I loved the story and the characters were great, enjoyed the humor between the two as the story unfolded.

cheesy but cute

nice story to listen to during a commute. I was not however excited about the narrator. This is not her thing.

Love this book!

Ugh I loved this book, it’s so romantic and I loved drew... I want one lol

I Really Enjoyed this Story!

It was such a relatable story to my live! I really enjoyed it! I can't wait to listen to others from this author. It would make a great Netflix movie. It was so truthful of how Black/Brown are put into situations where they have been used to being the only one. I'm so glad the difficult conversations about those things were not left out. I hope something will be written in reverse of how different the white male is made to feel in a predominantly Black/Brown situation as well maybe for another tale?

I thank the author for her truths most of all in this story!

A Sucker for Romance

I'm a sucker for sweet romances and this was a wonderful opportunity to indulge my addiction. Of course there is always tension between to the characters but in this book it was well worth it.

Tear jerker

I really enjoyed listening to this book, despite the characters being a little annoying, frustrating and predictable. But overall if you want an escape, some smiles and some sexy moments, I recommend this book.

Beautiful Story

Once I started this book I couldn’t stop listening. What a great feel good story.

Wow! You’ve secured a new fan

I absolutely loved this story... though at some points I got mad at Alexa for her weight insecurities. However, everything she was saying has run through the minds of many! Even the most confident ones! Looking forward to the next book! I read The Proposal already so it was cute to hear Alexa and Drew’s story!!