Planning on Forever
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She's idolized his work for years. When an opportunity arises for her to finally unveil the identity of the mysterious J.H., no one is more surprised than her to discover he's the piece of her past she's been desperate to forget.
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Vanessa Brady has spent the past three years focusing on raising her son, now she's eager to try for the career she's put on hold. Her brothers' sudden - and shocking - marriage is her meal ticket and she's desperate to cash in. Convincing Nick and Annabelle to let her plan their 'do-over' wedding was easy, actually planning it was harder. Vanessa isn't worried. She's got her secret weapon in the form of the award winning and mysterious photographer J.H., who she hires to capture the entire process; except when Vanessa finally sees the secretive man for herself, she's shocked to discover it's her childhood friend Jonah. They've changed, both of them but, what hasn't is Jonah's strange animosity. He's harder on her than he ever was and it only makes her work harder to find the old Jonah.
Planning a wedding is hard work. Planning a high society wedding for the first time with a sourly photographer who you may be crushing on, is a challenge. Planning a wedding and having to deal with the return of your ex and father of your child - a nightmare.
*This is the second book in the Marrying You Series. It can be read as a standalone but reads better when followed after Book 1 (Love Theory).*
Please note that this is a rewrite of Book 2 in the series. The original story of Vanessa and Jonah is still on my profile under the title of The Marriage Contest. However, that book in no way correlates with the new direction the series is taking.
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