About the Book
A wedding officiant who doesn’t believe in love and an event planner who’s been burned agree to say “I do” to being enemies with benefits.
Divorce attorney RJ would never describe herself as romantic. But when she ends up officiating an unplanned wedding for a newly engaged couple in a park, her life is turned upside down. The video of the ceremony goes viral, and she finds herself in the unlikely position of being a sought-after local wedding officiant. Spending her free time overseeing “I dos” isn’t her most strategic career move, but she enjoys it, except for the type A dude-bro wedding planner she’s forced to work with.
Former pro-football event manager Lear is a people person, but after his longtime girlfriend betrayed him, he isn’t looking for love. He knows how to execute events and likes being in control, so working with an opinionated and inflexible officiant who can’t stand him is not high on his list. He’s never had trouble winning people over, but RJ seems immune to his charms.
Surrounded by love at every turn, their physical attraction pulls them together despite their best efforts to stay an arm’s length apart. Lear refuses to get hurt again. RJ refuses to let herself be vulnerable to anyone. But when it comes to happily ever after, their clients might not be the only ones saying “I do.”
My Review
RJ and Lear aren’t in the romance department – except when it comes to their jobs. By day RJ is a divorce attorney, but on weekends she officiates weddings. Lear is a former football event manager and is now stepping in as a wedding planner. Both have been burned by love in the past and have no interest in going down that road – until a wedding throws them together. Working together is less than ideal for the two, but deciding to pursue a “situationship” only makes things more complicated. When feelings start to get involved, everything starts to come crashing down.
I’ve been reading more enemies to lovers to stories in the past few months, and while straight romance is not always my favorite category, I enjoyed this one more than I thought I might. While of course the plotline can get predictable, I was still interested in both characters and how they were handling their emotions. The push and pull got a little much, especially with Lear turning down RJ at a pivotal moment, and I didn’t exactly get how RJ’s attorney career was threatened by her moonlighting as a wedding officiant, but for the most part this kept my attention. There are some steamy scenes inside and while not a favorite of the year for me, still one I enjoyed.
3.5 stars
