June is here, and so is wedding season along with flower crowns, champagne toasts, and just the right amount of drama. Whether you’re prepping for your own big day, tagging along as a bridesmaid, or just love the idea of romance wrapped in vows and velvet cake, there’s nothing better than a good wedding-themed novel. From fake dates and second chances to runaway brides and secrets that surface mid-rehearsal dinner, the books listed below capture all the magic (and mayhem) of love stories set around weddings. These novels and anthologies are perfect for your summer reading list with no RSVP required. And the two wedding-themed romance anthologies included in this list include novellas from my Kingsmill Courtships Series. ☺️
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Contemporary Romance
Wedding Season by Michelle Major
The last person she wants to see in Magnolia, North Carolina, could be exactly whom she’s been waiting for…
Mariella Jacob was one of the world’s premier bridal designers, but one viral PR disaster later, she’s trying to get her torpedoed career back on track in small-town Magnolia, North Carolina. With a secondhand store and a new business venture helping her friends turn the Wildflower Inn into a wedding venue, Mariella is finally putting at least one mistake behind her. Until that mistake—in the glowering, handsome form of Alex Ralsten—moves to Magnolia too.
Mariella ruined Alex’s wedding by announcing that his starlet bride-to-be was sleeping with Mariella’s fiancé. While he’s furious when they’re forced to work together, there’s no denying Mariella is hardworking, talented…and gorgeous. In fact, though Alex keeps reminding himself that they’re enemies, something deeper is growing…daring them to admit that a rocky past might lead to something unexpectedly wonderful.
Romantic Comedy
Thank You For Breaking My Heart by Diana Muñoz Stewart
AMAZON BLURB: {This book is currently on preorder and will release on July 15, 2025}
No one knows for sure what happens on Isla del Corazón Roto, Heartbreak Island. No cell. No internet. No distractions. After being jilted at the aisle, Lucinda “Lucky” Moreno heads to the no-frills retreat to heal her broken heart, only to find herself battling not only her past and the elements, but the most annoying man she’s ever met.
Six-months after being dumped by her fiancé, Lucinda “Lucky” Moreno heads to an intense heartbreak recovery workshop. She’d thought giving up all modern conveniences and being away from home would be the hard parts, but that was before meeting the most arrogant, bullheaded man on the entire island. Maybe, on the planet.
Ezequiel “Zeke” Hart’s funding of a renowned workshop on healing heartbreak isn’t entirely altruistic. He’s secretly hoping to discern what makes people fall in love, and if–as he’s long suspected–he might be too damaged for romance. He refuses to let the infuriatingly spontaneous Lucky Moreno derail his quest for the truth.
Can a tightly-coiled control freak and an injured free spirit find the courage to love each other despite a lifetime’s worth of obstacles, their own deep-seated fears, and the cunning of a scheming ex?
women’s Fiction
The One that Got Away by Bethany Chase
Sarina Mahler thinks she has her life all nailed down: a growing architecture practice in Austin, Texas, and an any-day-now proposal from her loving boyfriend, Noah. She’s well on her way to having the family she’s hoped for since her mother’s death ten years ago. But with Noah on a temporary assignment abroad and retired Olympic swimmer—and former flame—Eamon Roy back in town asking her to renovate his new fixer-upper, Sarina’s life takes an unexpected turn.
Eamon proves to be Sarina’s dream client, someone who instinctively trusts every one of her choices—and Sarina is reminded of all the reasons she was first drawn to him back in the day. Suddenly her carefully planned future with Noah seems a little less than perfect. And when tragedy strikes, Sarina is left reeling. With her world completely upended, she is forced to question what she truly wants in life—and in love.
Romantic Comedy
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
Olive Torres is used to being the unlucky twin: from inexplicable mishaps to a recent layoff, her life seems to be almost comically jinxed. By contrast, her sister Ami is an eternal champion…she even managed to finance her entire wedding by winning a slew of contests. Unfortunately for Olive, the only thing worse than constant bad luck is having to spend the wedding day with the best man (and her nemesis), Ethan Thomas.
Olive braces herself for wedding hell, determined to put on a brave face, but when the entire wedding party gets food poisoning, the only people who aren’t affected are Olive and Ethan. Suddenly there’s a free honeymoon up for grabs, and Olive will be damned if Ethan gets to enjoy paradise solo.
Agreeing to a temporary truce, the pair head for Maui. After all, ten days of bliss is worth having to assume the role of loving newlyweds, right? But the weird thing is…Olive doesn’t mind playing pretend. In fact, the more she pretends to be the luckiest woman alive, the more it feels like she might be.
contemporary romance Novella
Save the Date for a Cowboy by Jennie Marts
What happens when a reluctant cowboy agrees to get set up at a wedding, but then he and his dog fall for the wrong bridesmaid?
Surly cowboy, Ford Lassiter, named after the truck his dad was driving when he’d left him and his mother, has only known abandonment and doesn’t trust relationships—until he shares an intimate weekend at a wedding with a woman he meets when his golden retriever jumps into her lap.
Tall and curvy, Elizabeth “Bitsy’ Cole, is anything but bitsy. She has spent her adult life wishing she had the courage to change–to be more adventurous and get out of the current rut of her boring monotonous life. She’s not sure what makes her take her cousin, Elizabeth’s name tag instead of her own at a family wedding, but that is only the first of many bold choices she will take as she spends one wild weekend with the hottest cowboy she’s ever known.
SAVE THE DATE FOR A COWBOY is the prequel novella to the Lassiter Ranch series in which three abandoned cowboys, born in heartbreak and bonded by brotherhood, are brought together by the fierce love of the grandparents who took them in and the ranch that’s the only home they’ve ever known…
Contemporary Romance ANthology
Finding Forever Wedding Romance Anthology
You are cordially invited…
All rise for a sizzling collection of wedding romances that explore what happens when love takes center stage. In Finding Forever, these couples are thrown into whirlwind romances at weddings that range from glamorous affairs to last-minute disasters. Whether it’s a grumpy groomsman falling for a sunshine bride’s maid, or a second chance romance reigniting amidst wedding bells, each story is packed with passion, humor, and heart.
From forced proximity situations that lead to slow-burning chemistry, to mistaken identities that turn into the sweetest surprises, Finding Forever brings the perfect mix of tension, tenderness, and heat. As each couple navigates their happily-ever-afters, readers will be swept away by the charm and chaos that only weddings can inspire.
This anthology includes stories by: Stephanie Morris – USA Today bestselling author, Sharon Wray – USA Today bestselling author, KyAnn Waters, Kris Jayne, Darah Lace, Laura M. Baird, J. Keely Thrall, Cora Lyle, Michelle Rose, Tamsin Cross Brielle West, and Taliyah Rose,
Shameless Promo Plug: My novella in this anthology is called Luke’s Last Hot Summer and it is part of my Kingsmill Courtships Series.
Contemporary Romance ANthology
Save the Date Wedding Romance Anthology by Romance Cafe Publishing
The cake is ordered, the dresses are tailored, and the guests are ready—love is in the air, and it’s time to Save the Date! From grand celebrations to intimate elopements, Save the Date is filled with heart-warming and swoon-worthy tales of love found, lost, and rediscovered on the road to happily ever after.
Perfect for readers who believe in the magic of love and the romance of weddings, this anthology is your invitation to fall in love, one story at a time.
This anthology includes stories by: Kathleen Ryder, Laura M. Baird Susan Horsnell , Sharon Michalove, Gabbi Grey, VK Holt, Clarice Jayne, Sharon Wray, Freyja Frost, Harper Michaels, Carrie DiRisio, Deaia Sanders, Michelle Moncrieff, Kristine Charles. Alexa Santi, and JCC Downing.
Shameless Promo Plug: My novella in this anthology is called A Room with a Groom and it is part of my Kingsmill Courtships Series.
Romantic COmedy
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn’t normally do. But there’s something about Drew Nichols that’s too hard to resist. On the eve of his ex’s wedding festivities, Drew is minus a plus one. Until a power outage strands him with the perfect candidate for a fake girlfriend….
After Alexa and Drew have more fun than they ever thought possible, Drew has to fly back to Los Angeles and his job as a pediatric surgeon, and Alexa heads home to Berkeley, where she’s the mayor’s chief of staff. Too bad they can’t stop thinking about the other….
They’re just two high-powered professionals on a collision course toward the long distance dating disaster of the century–or closing the gap between what they think they need and what they truly want….
Young Adult Romance
Save the Date by Morgan Matson
Charlie Grant’s older sister is getting married this weekend at their family home, and Charlie can’t wait—for the first time in years, all four of her older siblings will be under one roof. Charlie is desperate for one last perfect weekend, before the house is sold and everything changes. The house will be filled with jokes and games and laughs again. Making decisions about things like what college to attend and reuniting with longstanding crush Jesse Foster—all that can wait. She wants to focus on making the weekend perfect.
The only problem? The weekend is shaping up to be an absolute disaster. There’s the unexpected dog with a penchant for howling, house alarm that won’t stop going off, and a papergirl with a grudge. There are the relatives who aren’t speaking, the (awful) girl her favorite brother brought home unannounced, and a missing tuxedo.
Not to mention the neighbor who seems to be bent on sabotage and a storm that is bent on drenching everything. The justice of the peace is missing. The band will only play covers. The guests are all crazy. And the wedding planner’s nephew is unexpectedly, distractingly…cute.
Over the course of three ridiculously chaotic days, Charlie will learn more than she ever expected about the family she thought she knew by heart. And she’ll realize that sometimes, trying to keep everything like it was in the past means missing out on the future.
Women’s Fiction
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
Six years after the fight that ended their friendship, Daphne Berg is shocked when Drue Cavanaugh walks back into her life, looking as lovely and successful as ever, with a massive favor to ask. Daphne hasn’t spoken one word to Drue in all this time—she doesn’t even hate-follow her ex-best friend on social media—so when Drue asks if she will be her maid-of-honor at the society wedding of the summer, Daphne is rightfully speechless.
Drue was always the one who had everything—except the ability to hold onto friends. Meanwhile, Daphne’s no longer the same self-effacing sidekick she was back in high school. She’s built a life that she loves, including a growing career as a plus-size Instagram influencer. Letting glamorous, seductive Drue back into her life is risky, but it comes with an invitation to spend a weekend in a waterfront Cape Cod mansion. When Drue begs and pleads and dangles the prospect of cute single guys, Daphne finds herself powerless as ever to resist her friend’s siren song.
Women’s Fiction
The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka
They were cowriting literary darlings until they hit a plot hole that turned their lives upside down.
Three years ago, Katrina Freeling and Nathan Van Huysen were the brightest literary stars on the horizon, their cowritten book topping bestseller lists. But on the heels of their greatest success, they ended their partnership on bad terms, for reasons neither would divulge to the public. They haven’t spoken since, and never planned to, except they have one final book due on contract.
Facing crossroads in their personal and professional lives, they’re forced to reunite. The last thing they ever thought they’d do again is hole up in the tiny Florida town where they wrote their previous book, trying to finish a new manuscript quickly and painlessly. Working through the reasons they’ve hated each other for the past three years isn’t easy, especially not while writing a romantic novel.
While passion and prose push them closer together in the Florida heat, Katrina and Nathan will learn that relationships, like writing, sometimes take a few rough drafts before they get it right.
