The Best Men

A single dad from New York has a bottle of single-malt, a protective streak where his younger sister is concerned, and a bad idea. He drunk-texts ten messages arguing that her hasty marriage is a mistake. He then discovers he sent them to his sister, her groom, and the groom's wingman, whom he called super hot in the text.

Now he has to plan the wedding with that wingman, Asher, a cocky, charming former athlete. The two share a too-small guesthouse in Miami for three days. Asher likes to push his buttons, and he pushes back, so the days turn into a contest over who can infuriate the other more.

Then Asher proposes a no-strings fling. It ends when the narrator flies home to his life as a single father in New York and Asher returns to his star-studded one. The narrator agrees. But the nights bring a wish for the days as well, and a future together looks impossible, especially once he learns the real reason why.

This is a standalone contemporary romance and a first collaboration between Lauren Blakely and Sarina Bowen. It pairs enemies to lovers with opposites attract, and it is open-door, with a comic first-person voice. Expect banter, fast cars, a secret to-do list, first times and two best men in tuxedos.