Stand-In Groom (Brides of Bonneterre Series #1)

Falling in love with a client could cost this wedding planner her business;

learning the true identity of the groom could cost her heart.

When professional wedding planner Anne Hawthorne first meets the handsome Englishman George Laurence, she wonders if God has finally answered her prayers for a husband. But when the “best man” for her turns out to be a client—and someone else’s to-have-and-to-hold—Anne quickly realizes that planning his wedding will be no honeymoon. Can she remain professional while falling for the groom?

A personal assistant for a wealthy man who wishes to keep his identity—and his engagement—a secret, George Laurence has come to Louisiana to plan his employer’s wedding and pose as the groom. Not only is this a challenge to the tenets of his Christian faith, but he can’t stand the fact that he’s deceiving Anne, the first woman who ever made his heart really sing. Will George ultimately risk his career to keep the woman he loves?

And what will happen when Anne finds out the groom’s true identity? Can Anne and George find a way to a happy ending, or will this “I do” ruse destroy their chance at love?

Stand-In Groom is as sweet, beautiful, and chaotic, as a perfectly planned wedding. Anne is a bright and wounded heroine you’re going to care about for a long time. George is a hero to capture your heart. Kaye Dacus will take you along for a fun, poignant ride in Stand-In Groom.

~Mary Connealy, author of the Lassoed in Texas series

Absolutely delightful! I enjoyed Stand-In Groom from cover to cover! Ms. Dacus’s clever story and wonderful prose will draw you away to a place deep in the heart of Louisiana, surrounding you with the scents, sounds, and sights of the deep south. A story filled with romance and intrigue, betrayal, and forgiveness, I found myself laughing, crying, and rejoicing right along with the characters.

 ~M. L. Tyndall, author of The Falcon and the Sparrow

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Kaye Dacus of Nashville, Tennessee, is a graduate of Seton Hill University and an active member of American Christian Fiction Writers.