Published November 2026 via Amazon Original Stories
In another Christmas wedding short story, Ali is the chief bridesmaid (and chief scapegoat) at her sister's wedding, and it is miserable. Meanwhile, Riley is hiding out at the same hotel, trying to recover from a lousy reception to his latest book...and unaware that Ali is wrote one of the more prominent scathing reviews.
There's a fair amount of interpersonal tension—there's the awkwardness when Ali and Riley realize who the other is, of course (it had to happen!), but Ali is also catching quite a lot of flack from the rest of the wedding party for...existing, I guess. I found the resolution of the various conflicts a little quick; Riley is quick to get over his butt-hurt, and one of the characters who has been particularly awful to Ali has a bit of a personality change at the end. I might have preferred a little more balance there, though I think it's probably just hard to get a ton of complexity into a story of this length.
Overall a quick and fun read, one for those looking for something on the lighter side.
Thanks to the author and publisher for providing a review copy through NetGalley.
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