While We Were Dating

Ben Stephens keeps his romantic life casual and spends his energy on his family's dramas and his job at an advertising firm. He pitches a commercial starring Oscar-nominated actress Anna Gardiner, and she is so impressed that she insists he run the whole project.

Anna wants to become a household name, and the campaign is a distraction from that goal. She does not expect Ben to become a household presence in her life too. Their banter on set turns into something warmer.

A family emergency sends Anna on a long drive with Ben, and along the road they trade stories about their pasts. Anna is recovering from severe anxiety and hoping for a career-defining film role in an industry slow to make room for her. Ben has never forgiven the father who left him.

The book is the sixth in the interconnected Wedding Date series and reads fine on its own. When the chance to make their fling real arrives, Ben has to decide whether to stay behind the scenes or step up as her leading man.