book cover of Beads, Bridesmaids, and the Bourbon Street Blowback
 

Beads, Bridesmaids, and the Bourbon Street Blowback

(2026)
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Handcuffed, heated, and tangled in Mardi Gras madness.

I never expected my best friend's bachelor-bachelorette party to turn into this. But when
Greer—the fiery, no-nonsense best friend, Maid of Honor—decides to make my life hell, I knew I was in for trouble. She’s everything I can't stand: stubborn, sharp-tongued, and always thinking she knows better.

I’m here for a good time, but when the chaos of Mardi Gras sweeps us both onto a parade float and somehow... handcuffs us together, my plan to avoid her goes straight out the window. It’s a disaster, and she’s not happy about it. Still, there’s something about the way she looks at me, like she wants to kill me and kiss me all at once.

She’s rooted in her small town, convinced her future is set in stone. I’m ready to leave mine behind, searching for something bigger. But with every touch, every heated glance, the line between hate and... whatever this is, blurs more and more.

Maybe it’s the magic of Mardi Gras, or maybe it’s just her. Either way, I’m starting to think we might be more than just a parade-day disaster.



Genre: Romance



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