April 25, 2022
Burton returns with a happily ever after for the youngest Bellini sister in her third Boots and Bouquets romance (after The Engagement Arrangement). When wedding planner Honor Bellini runs into craft brewery owner Owen Stone—the man who left Honor’s sister Erin at the altar after an unexpected cancer diagnosis—during their respective business trips to Las Vegas, the pair end up imbibing an unwise number of tequila shots and drunkenly tying the knot. The next morning, neither can remember whether or not they had drunken sex, so they decide not to annul the marriage until Honor can be sure she isn’t pregnant but resolve to keep it a secret back home in Oklahoma. Though Erin is now happily married to someone else, the reveal would still be supremely awkward, at best. The problem is, Owen and Honor develop real feelings for each other. Unable to stay away from each other, they get caught—and all hell breaks loose. No one nails lovable small-town stories like Burton, and her hot hero and spunky heroine easily charm (as does frisky rescue dog Bettie). Readers won’t be able to resist this mix of sweet and heat. Agent: Kimberly Whalen, Whalen Agency.