The Wedding Crasher: A Novel

Mia Sosa

Apr 2022 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

Named one of the most anticipated books of 2022 by EW, Oprah Daily, Marie Claire, Goodreads and Bookpage!

The USA Today bestselling author of The Worst Best Man is back with a hilarious rom-com about two strangers who get trapped in a lie and have to fake date their way out of it...

Just weeks away from ditching DC for greener pastures, Solange Pereira is roped into helping her wedding planner cousin on a random couple’s big day. It’s an easy gig... until Solange stumbles upon a situation that convinces her the pair isn’t meant to be. What’s a true-blue romantic to do? Crash the wedding, of course. And ensure the unsuspecting groom doesn’t make the biggest mistake of his life.

Dean Chapman had his future all mapped out. He was about to check off “start a family” and on track to “make partner” when his modern day marriage of convenience went up in smoke. Then he learns he might not land an assignment that could be his ticket to a promotion unless he has a significant other and, in a moment of panic, Dean claims to be in love with the woman who crashed his wedding. Oops.

Now Dean has a whole new item on his to-do list: beg Solange to be his pretend girlfriend. Solange feels a tiny bit bad about ruining Dean’s wedding, so she agrees to play along. Yet as they fake-date their way around town, what started as a performance for Dean’s colleagues turns into a connection that neither he nor Solange can deny. Their entire romance is a sham... there’s no way these polar opposites could fall in love for real, right? 

"Mia Sosa... is genuinely a master of the modern romance novel." — Cosmopolitan

Ratings and reviews

When his marriage of convenience falls through, Dean asks Solange to be his fake date for a series of meetings with a potential new colleague. The law firm is eager to lure the new recruit and her business contacts into their fold. Dean needs this win if he wants to make partner. Solange, feeling guilty for her role in his wedding fiasco, agrees. As they get to know each other, an irresistible attraction grows between them. But the two are completely incompatible—and besides, Solange is taking an out-of-state job in a few months. This fling can't lead anywhere…can it? This is a funny, over-the-top rom com with well-developed characters and an entertaining yet emotional plot. I was immersed in the story from the beginning, and the fun never stops. Family plays an important role, and I loved the descriptions of Brazilian food. I'm looking forward to more from this author! Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

Solange Perreira is leaving Washington, DC at the end of the summer when her fellowship ends at the temporary job where she is teaching at Victory Academy. She really enjoys the students and has lots of ideas that could really help the kids out. When Solange is informed that someone is retiring and she could stay permanently, she is at a crossroad because in her mind she was already leaving. Solange gets roped into helping her cousins out at a big wedding where Lina is the wedding coordinator and Natalia is the cosmetologist doing the bridal party's make up. When Solange overhears the bride-to-be talking to a man, telling him that she loves him and wants him to stop the wedding, Solange feels that she needs to let the groom know this revelation and stops the wedding. The groom, Dean Chapman, was going through with this marriage as an arrangement, not because of love but ultimately they agree to call off the wedding. Solange feels horrible and tells Dean if he is ever in a bind to give her all call and she will help. Dean is drawn to Solange in an interesting way and when his track to make partner at the law firm is in jeopardy because he is not in a relationship anymore, he decides to ask Solange to be his "pretend" girlfriend. They will have to continue this ruse while also trying to woo a big time lawyer to join their firm. The more time straitlaced Dean and happy-go-lucky Solange spend together, the more real their feelings actually become. The biggest problem is that Solange wants the whole princess fairy tale and Dean doesn't really believe in love.....but maybe these two may have just found their perfect happy ending. I loved this steamy, fake relationship, opposites attract story. Dean had a checklist of things he wanted to accomplish in his life by a certain age and real love doesn't play into any of it. Solange just wanted to be truly loved by someone. Somehow these two found something real and their chemistry was fun and sizzling. This was a real enjoyable read.

About the author

USA Today bestselling author Mia Sosa writes funny, flirty, and moderately steamy contemporary romances that celebrate our multicultural world. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Yale Law School, Mia practiced First Amendment and media law in the nation’s capital for ten years before trading her suits for sweatpants. Born and raised in East Harlem, New York, she now lives in Maryland with her college sweetheart, their two book-obsessed daughters, and one dog that rules them all.