The Wedding Ringer
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4.2 • 43 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
A woman who wants nothing to do with love or friendship finds both in the unlikeliest ways in this hilarious and heartwarming debut by Kerry Rea.
Once upon a time, Willa Callister was a successful blogger with a good credit score, actual hobbies, and legs that she shaved more than once a month. But after finding her fiancé in bed with her best friend, she now spends her days performing at children's birthday parties in a ball gown that makes her look like a walking bottle of Pepto Bismol. Willa dreams of starting fresh, where no one knows who she used to be, but first she needs to save up enough money to make it happen.
Maisie Mitchell needs something too: another bridesmaid for her wedding. After a chance encounter at a coffee shop, Maisie offers to pay Willa to be in her bridal party. Willa wants nothing to do with weddings—or Maisie—but the money will give her the freedom to start the new life she so badly desires.
Willa's bridesmaid duties thrust her into Maisie's high-energy world and into the path of hotshot doctor Liam Rafferty. But as Willa and Maisie form a real friendship, and Liam's annoyingly irresistible smile makes her reconsider her mantra that all men are trash, Willa's exit strategy becomes way more complicated. And when a secret from Maisie's past threatens to derail the wedding, Willa must consider whether friendship—and romance—are worth sticking around for.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Rea marries humor and pathos in her compulsively readable debut. Reporter Willa Callister's world implodes after she catches her fiancé in bed with her best friend. She's fired from her job when she stops showing up for work; moves in with her sister, her sister's wife, and their three daughters; and finds humiliating work appearing as Princess Sparkleheart at the birthday parties of Columbus, Ohio's most spoiled children. Forcing herself out of the house for coffee one day, she meets Maisie Mitchell, a sweetly awkward woman who wants her fiancé, Finn, to believe she has friends rather than just acquaintances—and offers to pay Willa $5,000 to be a bridesmaid. Willa needs the money so she accepts the gig—and soon their friendship is anything but pretend. Along the way, she meets Finn's best friend, pediatrician Liam Rafferty, and falls in love. But when Liam and Finn find out that Willa's a ringer—and a dark secret from Maisie's past comes to light—both relationships are thrown into jeopardy. Anyone who's ever had a bad breakup will recognize themselves in Willa, and the charming Liam makes for a swoony hero. This heartfelt, beautifully characterized, and skillfully told story will make readers eager to see more from Rea.
Customer Reviews
4 Stars!!
4 Stars! I liked this book. Its the debut book from a new author & she did an awesome job! I loved the characters and couldn’t help but relate to Willa, the main female character. I often feel lonely and friendless too. I wish I could meet a Maisie and become BFF’s with a group like Willa does. I wouldn’t say this book is a full on romance, more of a book about a woman going through some sheet with a touch of romance in the mix. I’d say this book was a mix of heartwarming chick-lit, semi-young adult, rom-com, HEA, all in one. I’d still recommend this book to lovers of romance though - sometimes I need a break from the 100% romance with all the ‘sexy times’, even though I do enjoy me some ‘sexy times’! I enjoyed the story and want to read more about the other characters lives. This is a new author I definitely plan to read more from!
*I received this book at no charge & I voluntarily left this review.*
Really, really good.
I’ve read over 60 romantic comedies this year and this definitely in my top ten. I laughed out multiple times and cried a bit too. The story line was great and I never got bored or disinterested. I truly loved the characters and everything about it! Read it!
a really solid book
honestly I wasn’t expecting to like it as much as I did. A really sweet story that didn’t feel corny or unrealistic. I actually really loved the emphasis on female friendship and the main character finding herself. It never came off as phony, and ends in a really pleasant way. Worth reading :)