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Not According to Plan: A Second Chance Workplace Romance
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Expected 26 Mar 26When the wedding of the season brings them together, what could go wrong?
As the rising star in the local wedding planning industry, Brooke Spencer is ready to handle whatever life throws at her. This wedding season, she plans to prove to her boss—who just happens to be her mom—that she’s ready to take over Spencer Soirees, her mom’s wedding planning agency. What Brooke didn’t plan on was Caleb Foley coming home. The last time she saw Caleb, he was walking away after she kissed him at the biggest industry party of the year. Brooke’s been trying to forget about him ever since.
Caleb Foley had a plan, once upon a time, but he screwed that up when he ran off to the West Coast. Now that he’s back home for the season to help with the family business, Foley’s Market & Fine Catering, he’s forced to face the past while hesitantly planning for the future. On his second night in town, Caleb runs right into the one person he hasn’t been able to forget about for the last five years.
When one of New England’s most popular influencers wants to hire both Spencer Soirees and Foley’s for her wedding, there’s one the Foleys have refused to work with wedding planners ever since the epic falling out between the families decades earlier. They put the rivalry aside for this one very important client, and Brooke and Caleb are forced to work together on the biggest wedding of their careers. Can Brooke and Caleb pull off the wedding of the season, mend the past, and find their way back to one another?
As the rising star in the local wedding planning industry, Brooke Spencer is ready to handle whatever life throws at her. This wedding season, she plans to prove to her boss—who just happens to be her mom—that she’s ready to take over Spencer Soirees, her mom’s wedding planning agency. What Brooke didn’t plan on was Caleb Foley coming home. The last time she saw Caleb, he was walking away after she kissed him at the biggest industry party of the year. Brooke’s been trying to forget about him ever since.
Caleb Foley had a plan, once upon a time, but he screwed that up when he ran off to the West Coast. Now that he’s back home for the season to help with the family business, Foley’s Market & Fine Catering, he’s forced to face the past while hesitantly planning for the future. On his second night in town, Caleb runs right into the one person he hasn’t been able to forget about for the last five years.
When one of New England’s most popular influencers wants to hire both Spencer Soirees and Foley’s for her wedding, there’s one the Foleys have refused to work with wedding planners ever since the epic falling out between the families decades earlier. They put the rivalry aside for this one very important client, and Brooke and Caleb are forced to work together on the biggest wedding of their careers. Can Brooke and Caleb pull off the wedding of the season, mend the past, and find their way back to one another?
323 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication March 26, 2026
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February 27, 2026
Meg absolutely knocked it out of the park with this debut novel! If you love a book without a third act breakup, a completely hateable side character, and a dog with an adult human name, you better be picking this one up when it releases on 3/26!
Review of advance copy received from Author
what's a better way to spend this historic blizzard in connecticut than by reading a book set right here?
i absolutely adored this debut novel by meg doody! it was such a cute and fun read. here is why you should pick it up:
- friends to lovers
- second chance
- work place romance
- forced proximity
the wedding planner and the catering chef trope had me hooked. i think brooke and caleb's story was executed beautifully.
i wanted to hug brooke so much throughout this book. she is such a softie who deserves all the love and recognition in the world. i felt so proud of her as she gained confidence in herself and realized what she deserves.
overall, this is a magnificent read and i recommend it to everyone.
thank you meg for the arc <3
i absolutely adored this debut novel by meg doody! it was such a cute and fun read. here is why you should pick it up:
- friends to lovers
- second chance
- work place romance
- forced proximity
the wedding planner and the catering chef trope had me hooked. i think brooke and caleb's story was executed beautifully.
i wanted to hug brooke so much throughout this book. she is such a softie who deserves all the love and recognition in the world. i felt so proud of her as she gained confidence in herself and realized what she deserves.
overall, this is a magnificent read and i recommend it to everyone.
thank you meg for the arc <3
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
MEG DOODY EVERYBODY!!!! a new auto-buy author for me. brooke & caleb blew me away and I couldn’t put this book down!!! meg wrote this with so much care and intention, and it really shows!!!
I’m really hoping maddie & jordan receive their own stories!! as a fellow wedding photographer, claiming jordan as my future fav 🤣🤪
to anyone looking for their next read: PICK THIS UP!!!! not only will you experience character depth & the sweetest love story, but you also will get to enjoy some fun forced proximity!!!!
I’m really hoping maddie & jordan receive their own stories!! as a fellow wedding photographer, claiming jordan as my future fav 🤣🤪
to anyone looking for their next read: PICK THIS UP!!!! not only will you experience character depth & the sweetest love story, but you also will get to enjoy some fun forced proximity!!!!
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