Whitney Lyles – författare

Say "I do" to these four romantic stories about matrimonially-challenged women that demonstrate how one of the best days of your life can go so wrong—and still be sexy, hilarious, and deliciously right… To go down the aisle or not to go down the aisle. Is that even a question? Well, it depends on whether you’re the bride or just a bridesmaid—for the fifth straight time. Or whether an old flame is determined to wreck the wedding weekend. It’s enough to make a girl say “I don’t.” There may be plenty of fish in the sea—but hooking the one you want isn’t always so easy…

If only life were one big party. Sara would be looking forward to her sixteenth birthday, but thanks to her mom''s party planning business, she''s way too wrapped up in someone else''s: spoiled socialite Dakota London''s. Sara would much rather spend her summer hanging out with Ian, an up-and-coming guitar player and her new crush. But Sara is so busy catering to Dakota''s every wacky whim, she''s got no time to spend with him. And then, the icing on the cake: Dakota wants Ian to be her date for the big bash, and she wants Sara to play matchmaker! Sara''s not sure she''s game for this task, especially because she thinks she''s falling for Ian. Will this birthday end up more bitter than sweet?

In Love Off-Limits, Natalie has the perfect boyfriend, or so everyone thinks. But Natalie knows she wants more. When she discovers that more equals Matt, her boyfriend’s best friend, Natalie finds herself in quite the dilemma.

What do you do after you walk down the aisle in four weddings in a few months-none of them your own? What''s left after you''ve donned the must-have-not dresses of the season, forked over your cash, and fake-smiled your way through countless photos? After you''ve dealt with the smashed guest, the smooshed cake, the dashed hopes, and the missed bouquets? That''s what Cate Padgett is starting to wonder, as she embarks on stint after stint on the sidelines, watching friends swap bar-hopping for baby-naming...while her own love life goes nowhere fast. But is Cate unwilling to settle down-or just unwilling to settle? And can anyone really judge her if they haven''t walked in her dyed-to-match shoes? Wild, witty, and full of weddings to cry over, Always the Bridesmaid is an endearingly romantic comedy about standing out in the crowd even when everyone''s wearing the same celery-green dress...and daring to make every day The Happiest Day of Your Life.

Cate Padgett was the bridesmaid, four times over, in Always the Bridesmaid. Now she’s finally the blushing bride—for better, for worse…

Cate couldn’t wait for her own wedding so she could do it right, after all she’d learned from the mistakes her friends made before her. And Ethan was the perfect husband-to-be. If only something, anything, else was perfect…

First her engagement ring disappears. Then Ethan’s ex-girlfriend shows up—and keeps showing up. Cate’s mother has a stranglehold on the planning, Cate’s on the verge of turning into bridezilla, and Ethan’s meddling cousin is making Cate regret inviting her to join the wedding party. She wants to marry her one true love. But her special day is making her want to run the other way…

All Elise wants is a normal roommate. She thought starting her life over in San Diego would mean writing at the beach and rendezvousing with sun-kissed surfer gods. But once she arrives, her California dreaming'' turns into a nightmare. Her apartment is miles from the ocean, her roommie Justine''s boyfriend has moved in (and he isn''t kicking in a penny-just smoking up a storm). And Elise is starting to get used to the helicopters that fly overhead, warning everyone to lock their doors. But she knows there must be better places to live, and better people to room with. Like Max. Actually, she''d like to share a whole lot more with him than a bathroom.

 

In the latest from the author of Always the Bridesmaid, Cate and Ethan are happily married at last-but it looks like the honeymoon is over. Cate Padgett is no longer a permanent bridesmaid. Having found a love of her own with Ethan, she''s enjoying newlywed bliss. Life is so much calmer now that the wedding mayhem has subsided. Just one problem: as the last of their friends to marry, Cate and Ethan are now the only ones who don''t have a kid, aren''t expecting a kid, and aren''t even trying. There''s not even a bump on the horizon. They were just cozying up to being a twosome, and now there''s pressure to make it three. Those carefree bridesmaid days are starting to look good.