Meant To Be Yours by Susan Mallery

In Happily Inc, love means never having to say “I do”… Wedding coordinator Renee Grothen isn’t meant for marriage. Those who can, do. Those who can’t, plan. But she never could have planned on gorgeous, talented thriller writer Jasper Dembenski proposing—a fling, that is. Fun without a future. And the attraction between them is too strong for Renee to resist. Now she can have her no-wedding cake…and eat it, too. After years in the military, Jasper is convinced he’s too damaged for relationships. So a flirtation—and more—with fiery, determined Renee is way too good to pass up…until his flame becomes his muse. Renee is an expert at averting every crisis. But is she finally ready to leap into the one thing that can never be controlled: love?

Rene and Jasper live in a wedding destination town, Happily, Inc. Rene is a successful wedding planner that works at Wedding in A Box. Jasper is retired veteran is a successful writer. They both want nothing to do with relationships and agree to a "friends with benefits" no strings attached arrangement. Both have their reasons that are significant to the story. When Jasper decides that his character will begin a new relationship, he finds that he can't write women and asks Rene for help. He takes it a step further and that could be the end of their arrangement.  Always a pleasure to revisit this town and its characters.

SUSAN MALLERY is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of novels about the relationships that define women's lives—family, friendship, romance. Library Journal says, “Mallery is the master of blending emotionally believable characters in realistic situations," and readers seem to agree—40 million copies of her books have sold worldwide. Her warm, humorous stories make the world a happier place to live. Susan grew up in California and now lives in Seattle with her husband. She's passionate about animal welfare, especially that of the two ragdoll cats and adorable poodle who think of her as mom.




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