The Worst Best Man

Axel Holt serves as both best man and wedding planner for his brother Miles's upcoming marriage to Frankie Bell. He strives to help create their dream wedding while navigating his growing attraction to the bride's sister and maid of honor, Hannah Bell. Hannah Bell, a successful career woman who avoids relationships, finds herself thrown together with Axel through their shared wedding responsibilities. Their initial friction evolves as they spend time planning events and dealing with family dynamics leading up to the big day. The small coastal town of Minnow's Point provides the backdrop for a story of family loyalty, second chances, and unexpected connections. The approaching wedding forces both Axel and Hannah to confront their past experiences with relationships while managing their present circumstances. The narrative explores themes of trust, vulnerability, and the challenge of opening oneself to love despite past disappointments. Through the lens of wedding planning and family obligations, the story examines how people's defensive walls can both protect and limit them.

Readers call the romance sweet but predictable, with many highlighting the strong chemistry between the main characters and humorous dialogue. The small-town setting and family dynamics resonate with fans of Lucy Score's other works. Likes: - Banter between leads - Side characters, especially the brothers - Balance of comedy and emotional moments - Steamy scenes - Character growth Dislikes: - Plot follows standard romance formulas - Some found the pacing slow in the middle - A few readers felt the conflict was drawn out - Several mentioned the premise felt unrealistic Ratings: Goodreads: 4.23/5 (76,000+ ratings) Amazon: 4.4/5 (42,000+ ratings) BookBub: 4.4/5 (3,800+ ratings) "The chemistry jumps off the page" appears in multiple reviews. Some readers noted they "couldn't put it down," while others mentioned "skimming the middle chapters." Common criticism includes "too many misunderstandings" between characters.

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🌟 Lucy Score wrote this novel while recovering from foot surgery, channeling her own pain and frustration into the character development 📚 The book features a wedding planner protagonist, drawing inspiration from the author's experience planning her own wedding and helping with friends' ceremonies 💝 The novel reached #1 on Amazon's Contemporary Romance bestseller list within its first week of release 🎭 The author intentionally subverted common wedding planner romance tropes by making her protagonist practical and business-focused rather than dreamy and romantic ✨ The book's Brazilian-American representation was thoroughly researched with sensitivity readers to ensure authentic cultural elements and family dynamics