The Wedding Planner’s Secret

A cynical wedding planner. A romantic widower. One frantic Valentine’s Day deadline to pull off the perfect ceremony.

Kelsey Armstrong Waters engineers happily-ever-afters for a living, but she refuses to believe in them. Exhausted by endless bridal disasters and inevitable divorces, she is desperate for a vacation. Her escape plan shatters when Will Addison arrives at her office with an impossible request: plan a fifth wedding for his sister in just two weeks.

Kelsey fully intends to refuse the disastrous gig until Will reveals a heartbreaking truth—his mother suffered a stroke, and Kelsey is the only planner the family trusts. Unable to turn her back on Mrs. Addison, she accepts the rushed Valentine's Day contract.

To ensure the massive event succeeds, Will volunteers to be her ribbon-tying assistant at a picturesque Lake Tahoe inn. Working side-by-side, the cynical professional and the hopeful widower constantly clash over their views on marriage. But Will's unwavering belief in true love begins to dismantle Kelsey's guarded heart, proving that sometimes the best-laid plans include falling in love.

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Tropes and vibe list:
• Wedding planner and client's brother
• Opposites attract / Cynic vs. Romantic Widower hero
• Workplace proximity / teamwork
• Tight deadline
• Lake Tahoe setting
• Sorority sisterhood

Heat Level: Wholesome Tone: Emotional, Heartwarming Series: Book 1 of Wedding Bliss Series Type: Standalone, Interconnected Spin-off Ending: HEA POV: Dual POV Content Notes: Grief/loss of a spouse, family illness (stroke)

The Wedding Bliss series features four friends who met during sorority recruitment and have kept their sisterhood strong over the years. The series picks up where The Accidental Princess ends.

This is a revised and updated version of a book previously published as His Band of Gold.