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Happily Never After
Lynn Painter
282 pagesromantic comedy
(82k)Steamy
Two anti-love cynics team up as professional wedding crashers — and accidentally fall for each other.
Character Archetypes
Microtropes
Representation
M/F
Content Warnings
cheating/infidelity
Description
Two love sceptics agree to work together as professional wedding disruptors. But fate has more romantic plans in mind for them . . .When Sophie finds out right before getting married that she’s been cheated on (again!) it’s time for drastic action. Instead of calling the wedding off, she hires a gorgeous stranger – Max – to interrupt the ceremony and confront her fiancé. It’s hardly the wedding she’d planned. But Sophie enjoys taking revenge. So, when Max asks if she’ll work with him to help others expose their cheating partners, Sophie agrees. When they’re hired by a man who’s marrying the girl that once broke Max’s heart, Sophie expects Max to revel in the job. But instead, he seems to be wrestling with his feelings for his ex. And worse than that, Sophie is jealous . . .Tropes/ Friends to lovers2. Slow burn romance3. Spicy books4. Love triangle
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