Lynn PainterRomantic Comedy · Contemporary Romance
Happily Never After
Synopsis
Sophie Steinbeck learns her fiancé has cheated and hires Max Parks, a professional wedding objector, to stop the ceremony. When a stranger exposes the groom in front of the guests, Sophie and Max discover they make a good team of love cynics and start helping other people get out of doomed relationships.
Their next job complicates things. The groom is marrying the woman who once broke Max's heart, and Sophie finds herself jealous while Max faces his past. Lynn Painter's contemporary rom-com (Berkley, March 2024) is a standalone built on banter, revenge and two people who swear they are done with love.
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10
Genres
Characters
Sophie SteinbeckProtagonist
A bride who calls off her wedding after her fiancé's infidelity and teams up with Max.
Max ParksProtagonist
A professional wedding objector who disrupts ceremonies for pay.
Stuart (Happily Never After)Antagonist
Sophie's unfaithful fiancé.
Frequently asked questions
Does this book belong to a series?
This is a standalone novel and does not require reading any other books to understand the plot or characters.
Is this book based on a true story?
The narrative is a work of fiction and is not based on real events or people.
