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THE FOREVER WEDDING DATE – Tif Marcelo
Spirit of the Shenandoah, Book 3
Harlequin Special Edition #3104
ISBN: 978-1-335-18001-8
August 2025
Contemporary Series Romance

Peak, Virginia – Present Day

Gabriella Espiritu and Chip Lowry have been friends forever. He has stood by as she dips her toes into the dating pool, with usually bad results. She is the wedding planner for her half-brother’s wedding to her best friend. Gaby has been anxiously texting with the newest guy she is dating, but he has now mysteriously ghosted her. Not good when he was supposed to be her plus one to the wedding! Chip is sympathetic and secretly wishes it were he who she was interested in, but Gaby thinks of him only as a friend. When Chip’s best friend, Nathan, who once dated Gaby, asks for his help in winning her back, he reluctantly agrees. Nathan coerces Chip into double-dating with Gaby and Regan, a woman Chip recently met. The dates are awkward for Chip because he wishes it were he beside Gaby. Will he ever get the nerve to tell her that he is in love with her?

Much of THE FOREVER WEDDING DATE revolves around the wedding planning and a side story about a stray dog that is adopted by the Lowry family after it has puppies. Chip is like a sad puppy dog himself as he moons over Gaby. He doesn’t want to break their friendship by telling her how he wants their relationship to go beyond that of friends. Yet, one day they kiss. It’s mutual, and then Gaby runs away. Why? Because it turns out that she liked kissing Chip and is afraid that falling for him would change their friendship. Can these two ever get together?

Gaby’s self-esteem has been hurt over the years by guys who start out as good dating partners, but they invariably turn out to be duds or drop her. She is not the most exciting person to be around. Her life revolves around her family because they are close. However, Chip and she are like two peas in a pod. They understand and support each other. Their family senses Chip and Gaby should be together, but how to convince them? The wedding continues to grow closer, and things start to become tense between them. Chip is jealous of Nathan’s growing relationship with Gaby, while she remains confused over her feelings for Chip. Will this be decided by the end of THE FOREVER WEDDING DATE?

A charming but sweet tale about friends falling in love. Don’t miss THE FOREVER WEDDING DATE.

Patti Fischer

 
   
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