A swoony accidental marriage best friend’s sister story
This is the first book in the Playboys of Sin Valley series. Jace Bellino is a professional football player. Sera Rodriguez is Jace’s best friend’s sister and he has been helping her arrange her wedding to another football player. The day of the wedding Jace realizes he has to stop the wedding but just as he’s about to do so, the groom texts that he’s not coming. Following the jilted bride on the courthouse scene, the bride’s friends, including Jace, take her out to drink away the heartbreak, there follows copious amounts of alcohol, a brothers request to take care of Sera, and a drunken wedding. Jace and Sera both have trust issues and fears - broken families and being jilted will do that. On their path to their HEA, like any accidental marriage trope, Jace and Sera have to figure out how to navigate from the surprise wedding to the true marriage and partnership. The book does a phenomenal job of taking us on the journey of Jace and Sera as they struggle to transition from their fears and insecurities to learn to jump together without a parachute. While Jace and Sera follow the inevitable path to being together, it is painful but also beautiful to watch their growth and missteps. The story has plenty of steamy scenes, sweet moments, angst, stupid choices, simmering and overwhelming feelings, all wrapped up in swoony heart squeezing love. I’ll definitely keep reading this series.