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Sunny Dixon came to the beachfront villa to play her part—proud mother of the groom and stand-in for the bride’s late mother. All she has to do is smile, keep the peace, and make sure her son doesn’t run before the vows are said.

It all seems easy enough…until she locks eyes with the host.

Dr. Mark Bennett. Wealthy plastic surgeon. Father of the bride. Owner of the villa. And the man whose heart she broke all those years ago.

To make matters worse, Sunny’s ex-husband is still sniffing around, and she’s secretly been letting him. To save face while he flaunts his new fiancee, Sunny brought a fake date whose only job is to look good and make her ex squirm.

It works. A little too well. On the wrong ex.

Because Dr. Mark is barely holding it together, juggling the wedding, his latent grief, a threat to his business, and Sunny’s undeniable pull. If anybody found out what they were sneaking off to do during the festivities, it would be disastrous.

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