With a rare blend of humor, erotic tension, and dead-on emotional truth, New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann weaves this delightful romance of a man and woman brought together by chance, bound by choice, and in trouble deeper than they realize. Like a knight in a fairy tale, he appeared from out of nowhere and rescued her at the last moment. Now, sizing up the man who’d saved her purse and driven off her attackers, aspiring Boston entrepreneur Chelsea Spencer considered that this good-looking stranger could fit another role—not to mention a tuxedo—equally well. By the end of the week, Chelsea was scheduled to get married as a condition for earning the inheritance necessary to save her fledgling business. There was only one problem: She was short a groom. Johnny Anziano would have been satisfied with a date, but the woman he’d dashed in to save during a street mugging had proposed much more than that. For two weeks’ “work,” he’d earn $75,000 and a luxurious tropical island vacation. By saying a simple, meaningless “I do,” he could save Chelsea one more time. But this time they were facing something a lot more dangerous than a gang of street thugs—their attraction for each other. From the Paperback edition.

Get ready to attend the quirkiest wedding ever in this delightful romance by Kaye Dacus, a new voice in women's contemporary fiction. When wedding planner Anne Hawthorne first meets George Laurence, she thinks she's found the man of her dreams. But when she discovers he's a client, she knows planning his wedding will be no honeymoon. Can Anne remain professional while falling for the groom? Or will she risk her heart, her values, and her career in the midst of planning the wedding of the century?

Welcome to Danbury Department Stores, where you'll find the hottest fashions at low, low prices, and you might even have your choice of suitors! Be careful, as which one you choose will end up running Danbury! Could it be the blond Derek or the raven-haired Stephen that you'd like to ring up as your husband today? With the fate of the company resting on who gets married first, which one would you like to return for your stand-in groom?

A love story inspired by The Age of Innocence, about a young man and woman thwarted by tradition and the fears of a world suddenly defined by tragedy Just as Nasr, a young man with a vibrant professional and social life in New York, begins to prepare for the arranged marriage he hopes will appease his Indian Muslim family and assure him a union as happy as his parents’, he starts to suspect that his true love has been within his reach his entire life. Nasr has known Jameela since they were children, and for nearly that long she has flouted the traditions her community holds dear. But now the rebellion that always made her seem dangerous suddenly makes him wonder if she might be his perfect match. Feeling increasingly trapped as his wedding date approaches, Nasr contemplates a drastic escape, but in the wake of 9/11, new fears and old prejudices threaten to stand between him and the promise of happiness. Current in its political themes and classic in its treatment of doomed love, The Groom to Have Been is a graceful and emotionally charged debut.

"Where I come from, where modesty is a sin, Flintoff 's book would be called 'The Indispensable Guide to Giving an Unforgettable Speech'."Jay Heinrichs, New York Times bestselling author Most of us dread public speaking. But at some point we find ourselves forced to make a speech. And we worry: Will my jokes fall flat? What if I freeze? Is it okay to read notes? What if people walk out? This book won't magically transform you into a fast-talking corporate hotshot. But it will show you how to think about public speaking in a new way, and with a spot of luck, you will achieve adequacy. Or better! Drawing on ancient principles of rhetoric and his own entertaining successes and failures on the speech-giving circuit, John-Paul Flintoff provides simple but effective techniques to help you to speak with confidence to any crowd, whether it's a work presentation or a best friend's wedding. Humble but motivating, this is a guide to finding your voice, even if it's a bit croaky at first, and a reassuring affirmation that we all have something to say.

Reissue originally published in 1997 A Marriage of Convenience... Chelsea Spencer doesn't want to get married-not now, not ever-but she'll inherit a small fortune once she's legally wed. She needs the money to keep her fledgling computer software company afloat, and she's made a careful plan to tie the knot with a friend. But now the groom's gotten cold feet-and Chelsea needs a stand-in, fast. Cue tall, dark, and happy-go-lucky Johnny Anziano, a gourmet chef who drives a Meals-on-Wheels truck through the less-than-stellar neighborhood where Chelsea rents office space. He'd asked Chelsea out after rescuing her from a gang of purse-snatching kids, and she'd turned him down. He wanted to take her to dinner, but now she proposes-literally-an intriguing alternative. Fake-marry her in front of her wealthy parents and their six hundred wedding guests, then fly to Vegas to get married for real-and take a cut of the inheritance. And then, in a few weeks, they'll get the whole thing annulled. Johnny's done some crazy things in his life, but meeting at the alter for a first date just might take the cake. Still, there's something about Chelsea Spencer that makes him say yes. But when the minister says "You may kiss the bride," and Johnny delivers, Chelsea realizes that she just might be in over her head... Set in 1997, Stand-In Groom is a full length novel of 56K words originally published in 1997, by Bantam Loveswept.

The Bride was Engaged to Someone Else! Assigned by his twin older half-brothers to help their widowed mother plan her nuptials, Nick Franklin is minding his own business at a fancy bridal boutique, when a bride-to-be, trying on a wedding gown, is unexpectedly kidnapped from the shop. Nick isn't about to sit idly by and let that go down without a fight! Bowled over that a stranger would attempt to rescue her, preschool teacher Stacy Moore owes a debt of gratitude to the man who ends up hijacked right along with her. As they work together to escape their captors, she finds herself more charmed by Nick than her fiancée. Alarmed, Stacy struggles to ignore their growing attraction. But fate has a way of turning life on its head and soon Stacy finds herself falling for a stand-in groom...