With the popularity of wedding shows now, you can hardly turn on the TV without catching a show about one aspect of a wedding or another. There's
Four Weddings,
Bridezillas,
Say Yes to the Dress and
Randy to the Rescue just for starters. And I must admit, I really enjoy some of these reality shows.
I think one reason shows dealing with weddings are so popular is because in one way or another, they all tug at our heartstrings when we hit that happy ending.
But not everyone has a happily ever after. A friend's sister was engaged to a seemingly nice guy many years ago. He proposed, they planned their wedding but then something happened. A few days before the wedding she got cold feet and called off the marriage. She said something just hadn't felt right.
Fast forward three years. The jilted groom contacts her and proceeds to spend the next six months trying—and succeeding—to sweep her off her feet. He again proposes and she accepts. They plan the wedding and this time she is sure all is well. The night before the wedding—right after the rehearsal dinner—he tells her he doesn't want to marry her. In fact, he only proposed and took it to that point to get back at her for crushing him three years earlier.
She is, of course, devastated. But two years later she meets the man of her dreams and they live happily ever after. But this story stuck with me for years. I always thought being jilted at or near the altar would be devastating.
So I thought the jilted bride setup would make for a great way to torture a character. Hence,
The Very Best Man was conceived. Here's a little about the book, which is releasing today from Ellora's Cave.
Always the bride,
never the bridesmaid. After growing up without a father, wannabe bride Wendy
Weston will resort to anything to secure a husband, including chasing down the
man who dumped her. But in order to find him, she must turn to the guy who
makes her knees weak, uber sexy best man, Marco DeLuca.
Marco
has always kept his attraction to his cousin’s woman under wraps. When the
wedding implodes, he wants to be the one to catch the beautiful bride.
