The Husband Situation

Naima Simone

Feb 2024 · Sold by Harlequin

About this eBook

When you marry your sister’s ex in Vegas, you’re in for a messy trip home…

When marketing exec Brooklyn Hayes wakes up in Vegas after a corporate team-building trip, she’s expecting the hangover. The ring on her finger, not so much. And nothing could have prepared her for the sight of her best friend—her sister’s ex—right there beside her. She has no idea how this happened, but the one thing she knows for sure is that no one from their nosy, close-knit hometown of Rose Bend can find out!

Graphic designer Patrick King is used to keeping secrets—starting with his crush on his ex’s sister. Since he doesn’t remember much about how they ended up married or the night they apparently spent together, it shouldn’t be hard for him to keep their elopement a secret too.

But the more time they spend together trying to figure out what to do, all while keeping their secret from the whole town, the more uncertain they become about ending their marriage. While their impromptu nuptials might’ve been a mistake, the growing love between them doesn’t feel like a mix-up. They’ll need a miracle to make it through without slipping up…or falling.

Ratings and reviews

Oh my gosh! This was so incredibly cute. Angsty, but cute. It’s part secret relationship and part best friends to lovers, with dollop of family drama and lots of “waking up married in Vegas” goodness. Brooklyn and Patrick were just adorable together. It was so easy to see how much they both cared for one another even with all their family complications. I loved seeing this pair figure out how important what they had was and fought to keep it in the end. I received a complimentary copy

I loved this quick blast of feels, emotions and swoon. Brooklyn and Patrick's romance was a fun and sweet heartstring tugger that melted my heart and put a huge smile on my face.

This may be a novella, but it didn’t skimp on the emotional punch it delivered! These two literally wake up in Vegas married, and it is so much more complicated than it seems. He has been in love with her for years and never acted on it. She sees him as a staple in her life and doesn’t want to be attracted to him. They keep saying and doing the wrong thing, inadvertently hurting the other. Chances are taken and lost, before they are both are ready to take that leap of faith and stick the landing

About the author

USA TODAY bestselling author Naima Simone writes romance with heart, humor and heat. Her books have been featured in The Washington Post and Entertainment Weekly, and described as balancing “crackling, electric love scenes with exquisitely rendered characters caught in emotional turmoil.” She is wife to Superman, and mom to the most awesome kids ever. They live in perfect, domestically challenged bliss in the southern US.