Copyright © 2019 Jasmine Guillory Cover design and illustration © by Vikki Chu Author Photograph © Andrea Scher The right of Jasmine Guillory to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in this Ebook edition in 2019 by HEADLINE ETERNAL An imprint of HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP Published by arrangement with Berkley, An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC Apart from any use permitted under UK copyright law, this publication may only be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, with prior permission in writing of the publishers or, in the case of reprographic production, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Cataloguing in Publication Data is available from the British Library eISBN 978 1 4722 6499 2 HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP An Hachette UK Company Carmelite House 50 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DZ www.headlineeternal.com www.headline.co.uk www.hachette.co.uk Contents Title Page Copyright Page About the Author Praise for Jasmine Guillory By Jasmine Guillory About the Book Dedication Acknowledgments Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Readers Guide More from Jasmine Guillory Find out more about Headline Eternal About the Author Jasmine Guillory is a graduate of Wellesley College and Stanford Law School. She is a Bay Area native who lives in Oakland, California. She has towering stacks of books in her living room, a cake recipe for every occasion, and upwards of fifty lipsticks. Visit Jasmine online at jasmineguillory.com and twitter.com/thebestjasmine. Praise for The Wedding Date, Jasmine’s acclaimed debut novel: ‘What a charming, warm, sexy gem of a novel. I couldn’t put The Wedding Date down. I love a good romance and this delivered from the first page to the last… One of the best books I’ve read in a while’ Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author ‘[An] effervescent, witty, and sexy novel, which serves as a reminder that romantic fiction doesn’t need to be a guilty pleasure – it can just be a straight-up pleasure… sometimes it’s liberating to read a book not just for a happy ending, but for the joy it contains on every single page’ Nylon ‘The Wedding Date brims with personality. It’s funny, deeply honest, and above all, truly swoony – the kind of all- consuming romance where you hold your breath with delight as two wonderful people start to find each other, like the best possible version of real life. We can’t wait to read more from Jasmine Guillory’ Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, bestselling authors of The Royal We ‘[An] incredibly delicious meet-cute… Guillory keeps this contemporary romance fresh with well-drawn multicultural characters navigating the perils of long-distance relationships’ Booklist ‘Will charm rom-com fans’ Kirkus Reviews By Jasmine Guillory The Wedding Date The Proposal The Wedding Party About the Book Maddie and Theo have two things in common: 1. Alexa is their best friend 2. They hate each other After an ‘oops, we made a mistake’ night together, neither one can stop thinking about the other. With Alexa’s wedding rapidly approaching, Maddie and Theo both share bridal party responsibilities that require more interaction with each other than they’re comfortable with. Underneath the sharp barbs they toss at each other is a simmering attraction that won’t fade. It builds until they find themselves sneaking off together to release some tension when Alexa isn’t looking. But as with any engagement with a nemesis, there are unspoken rules that must be abided by. First and foremost, don’t fall in love… To my sister, Sasha Guillory, who always listens to my dreams.