The Wedding Engagement, Zoe Allison
The Wedding Engagement, Zoe Allison
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The Wedding Engagement

Author: Zoe Allison

Narrator: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw

Unabridged: 12 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/08/2024


Synopsis

Planning a wedding is so romantic . . . except when it’s not yours, and you’re planning it with the guy you’re secretly crushing on.
 
Scottish schoolteacher Liv Holland has a secret. She’s been carrying a torch for Arran Adebayo, her brother’s best friend, for years. A blind date gone wrong cements in Liv’s mind that Arran has no romantic interest in her whatsoever. But then, with her brother set to marry her own best friend, she and Arran are enlisted to help plan the festivities…

After being left at the altar by his ex, single father Arran is having trouble managing his growing feelings towards the woman who is both his best friend’s sister and his son’s teacher: Liv. Then his mind is blown when fate thrusts them together for an unexpected blind date, but he messes up his chance to tell her how he feels.
 
As the big day approaches and Liv and Arran’s connection intensifies, their chemistry chafes against their checkered romantic histories. Risking everything for love could mean losing each other forever . . . or being the next ones to find their happy ever after.

About The Author

Zoe Allison is a graduate of the RNA’s New Writers’ Scheme. Alongside her day jobs as a doctor and a writer, she started a TikTok account in 2021 where she regularly shares comedic sketches based on writing, and the romance genre in particular.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ashley on October 05, 2024

Not bro ADMITTING to using weaponized incompetence, and we’re still supposed to root for him????......more

Goodreads review by zoë on April 23, 2024

This is my review and rating based on how far I’ve read into the book so far. It is a DNF, but I plan on coming back to it in the future. I absolutely loved that this book was set in Scotland, one of my favorite places in the world. The book gets off to a slow start and I’ve said before that I’m not......more

Goodreads review by Chris on September 14, 2024

I really love a good best-friend-to-lovers trope. After all, secretly many of us may have experienced that in our own love life. This one is super entertaining but very true to form of the genre. Not a whole lot of surprises here, but wonderfully entertaining. I am not usually fond of romances with k......more

Goodreads review by b.andherbooks on April 30, 2024

about 100 pages too long, and just never really captured my interest. this was fine. fairly standard friends to lovers romance with a plot moppet kid, mostly vibes, and the setting was more interesting than the romance itself. there was some steam. I was glad the ex-fiancee of the hero wasn't really......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on October 05, 2024

A steamy, friends to lovers single dad, dual POV, Scottish romance that I absolutely loved!!! Set in the same world as The ex-mas holidays, two best friends band together to help their friends organize and plan their wedding. Full of emotional depth and lots of spice, I couldn't get enough of this b......more


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Praise for Zoe Allison

"Absolutely loved it. Humour, heart and heat--the perfect friends to lovers romance."—Sandy Barker, author of I Knew You Were Trouble

“The Ex-Mas Holidays has all the Christmas trimmings: snowy ski slopes, sparkling lights, and family drama, not to mention all the hot cocoa you can drink!”—Amy E. Reichert, author of Once Upon a December

"The Ex-Mas Holidays is a burst of sunshine for the season. Zoe Allison captures the magic of second chance romance with characters whose chemistry is undeniable and whose growth is endearing. Do yourself a favor and snuggle up with this book as the weather turns chilly."—Denise Williams, author of Do You Take This Man

"The Ex-Mas Holidays
is the perfect winter read—warm and cosy and packed with feels and festive fun. I’m completely in love with Glenavie, and with its residents! I can’t wait to read more from Zoe in the future."—Katherine Dyson, author of Lily Bennett's Bucket List

"Zoe Allison has written a truly gorgeous Christmasy nearly lovers-to-enemies-to-friends-to-lovers story that will remind you just what happiness is."—Lucy Keeling, author of Just Friends in Vegas

"Fans of this genre, and Christmas novels, will love this one."—RedCarpetCrash