A Proposal to Die For

Molly Harper

Apr 2025 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

A fast-paced, witty, and delightful new mystery about a marriage proposal planner whose biggest job yet is threatened by a dead body (or two).

Jessamine Bricker loves a plan. Contingency plans and pros-and-cons lists are her love language, and because of that, her proposal planning business is thriving. But with rent costs rising at her office building, Jess jumps at the chance to plan a proposal between her snobby high school classmate, Diana, and her very wealthy boyfriend, Trenton Tillard…the Fourth.


Roped into joining Diana’s ”pre-bridal” retreat at the exclusive Golden Ash resort, Jess hopes to fade into the background, get some work done, and maybe find some time to unwind. Their first day is anything but relaxing: Diana is furious about the mountain spa’s lack of cell phone reception, the couple next door argues constantly, and Jess swears she just saw a drug deal go down. To top it all off, she’s warned to stay out of the woods by the gruff and sexy chef, Dean Osbourne. Is this a retreat or a horror movie?


As Jess tries to do her job while placating the bride-to-be and her increasingly over-the-top demands, she spends more and more time with the resort owners, finding herself much more in tune with the laid-back Osbourne family than her social climbing “boss.” Between a meditation garden-related drowning and Jess’s discovery of a body in a sauna, it's clear that deadly secrets abound at the Golden Ash. Now it’s up to Jess to unravel the mysteries here in the mountains—before all her plans are cancelled…permanently.

Ratings and reviews

3.5stars-A PROPOSAL TO DIE FOR by Molly Harper, is a contemporary, adult, cozy murder-mystery focusing on former wedding planner turned proposal planner Jessamine Bricker.A PROPOSAL TO DIE FOR is a story of secrets and lies, money and power, madness and murder, family and relationships. The slow building premise is intriguing and entertaining but the proverbial meat of the story doesn’t happen until about half way through; the romance is subtle; the characters are charismatic and energetic.

A Proposal to Die For by Molly Harper has a better ending than beginning. I began reading A Proposal to Die For and I felt like I had been plopped down into the middle of the book. I wish the author had taken the time to develop the main character. Jess could have benefited from a stronger personality. She lets people walk all over her. We are introduced to one character after another at the spa and it is impossible to keep track of them. It had a sluggish pace. Not my cup of tea!!

About the author

Molly Harper is the author of more than forty paranormal romance, contemporary romance, women’s fiction, and young adult titles. A lifelong romance reader, she graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts from Seton Hill University, focusing on writing popular fiction. She lived in Kentucky for most of her life before recently moving to Michigan with her family…and she’s still figuring out how to choose outerwear and play complicated winter card games.