Wedding Wishers Series by Vanessa Gray Bartal

Dexter Nieman was not the type of person to marry a stranger on a whim. Steady, predictable, and maybe even boring, he liked his settled life, loved being in his rut. And he certainly didn't intend to marry his neighbor, an eccentric recluse who worked odd hours and inexplicably owned a cauldron. But his job involved putting out fires for four insane brothers... moreDexter Nieman was not the type of person to marry a stranger on a whim. Steady, predictable, and maybe even boring, he liked his settled life, loved being in his rut. And he certainly didn't intend to marry his neighbor, an eccentric recluse who worked odd hours and inexplicably owned a cauldron. But his job involved putting out fires for four insane brothers. And when one of those fires spiraled out of control, involving Dexter and his quirky neighbor, a pretend marriage seemed the only solution.Lainey Andrews quit her job to follow her dream of making candy, straight into total ruin. She was about to fail spectacularly, but nothing new she failed at everything. In desperation she accepted an odd proposal from her straight-laced neighbor--pretend to be married and he would solve her financial woes. The rational part of Lainey's brain knew she shouldn't do it, but when had she ever listened to that?Both of them went into the arrangement with their eyes open. After all, it was only business. It wasn't like two people so opposite in every way could fall in love.Certainly they wouldn't wind up being exactly what the other didn't realize they'd been missing, and they absolutely wouldn't find the love and friendship with each other they'd tried and failed to find with everyone else. Because things like that didn't happen, not to Lainey and Dexter, not to anyone. Something so unexpected, so wrong in every way couldn't fill their missing pieces, couldn't make them fit when nothing else did. Right?Funny, warm, lighthearted, wholesome and uplifting, The WINO Next Door is this summer's perfect beach read! less

When Aiden Lawrence opened the curtain of his emergency room to reveal the woman with her hands glued together, he had no idea the ways his life was about to change forever. June Kellogg was beautiful, sweet, and vivacious, and also a walking catastrophe. He treated her so many times as a doctor that they became friends, but that was all they could ever be because Aiden was about to be married, or so he thought. When his life went awry in the worst possible way, he thought it was over... moreWhen Aiden Lawrence opened the curtain of his emergency room to reveal the woman with her hands glued together, he had no idea the ways his life was about to change forever. June Kellogg was beautiful, sweet, and vivacious, and also a walking catastrophe. He treated her so many times as a doctor that they became friends, but that was all they could ever be because Aiden was about to be married, or so he thought. When his life went awry in the worst possible way, he thought it was over. Until he was saved by June, the woman who had almost died a dozen times in the most bizarre fashion.No one expected June Kellogg to become anyone's salvation, let alone June herself. It was the least she could do for the man who saved her life, both literally and figuratively. Now stuck together, Aiden and June will have to find a way to weather heartache and loss before whatever curse affects June destroys them both. Maybe, if they're lucky, they might also fall in love...as long as they both survive June's unending stream of disastrous luck. less

In two families where there are two favorite children,Iris Waters and Owen McKee are not it, and their overbearing mothers have made certain they know. And now those same scheming mothers have decided to offload their problem children on each other, killing two black sheep with one very heavy marriage stone. Iris and Owen, beaten down by their calculating mothers and life in general, decide to go for it, because what else do they have to lose? To their surprise, they have everything to gain... moreIn two families where there are two favorite children,Iris Waters and Owen McKee are not it, and their overbearing mothers have made certain they know. And now those same scheming mothers have decided to offload their problem children on each other, killing two black sheep with one very heavy marriage stone. Iris and Owen, beaten down by their calculating mothers and life in general, decide to go for it, because what else do they have to lose? To their surprise, they have everything to gain. Because sometimes the person who ends up loving you the most is the person who finally sees you exactly as you are.A warm, funny, poignant and wholesome romance about finding your place, even when it's on the outside looking in. less