A banter-filled sapphic romance with deep emotional resonance about found family, second chances, and finding love in the unexpected _________________________________________________________________________________Alice Pierce's life is unravelling.On the surface, everything seems perfect. She's firmly sober, has her dream job in music and just got asked to be her best friend's bridesmaid! But on the inside, Alice is falling apart. Her career feels directionless, she's grieving her father, and now her mother's dating again. She needs a distraction, and a wedding is the perfect solution.There's just one problem; fellow bridesmaid, Renee Roberts.She's Type-A, her total opposite, and can't stand Alice. How can she possibly ignore her problems when Renee constantly reminds her of who she used to be?But with the wedding fast approaching, and things constantly going wrong, the two are repeatedly forced together. Over the days and nights while wedding planning, Alice finds herself thinking about Renee more than she should... And when Alice desperately needs someone, Renee is there.They have nothing in common, but maybe that's what they need. enemies-to-lovers opposites-attract found family -------------------------------------------------Praise for Becca Grischow:"e;A razor sharp and deeply emotional portrait of learning to love through grief, forgive through guilt, and laugh through pain. For the people who think more bridesmaids should kiss."e; -London Sperry, author of Passion Project "e;For The Bride is a gritty queer firecracker by a rising force in romance. No one writes about love, friendship and figuring out your damage like Becca Grischow. A resilient and sexy must-read for 2026."e; -Ella Dawson, author off But How Are You, Really "e;For The Bride is a love letter to friendship with the tears still soaked into the paper. An instant sapphic romance classic."e; -Annie Mare, author of Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon "e;Adorable and full of friction, but WOW, Grischow makes the tension worthwhile in this funny, sexy spin on enemies-to-lovers. Here comes the bride? More like here comes the book of the summer."e; -Piper CJ, New York Times bestselling author
