Description:
At a sumptuous family wedding, two former friends rediscover their own love story and the lies that tore them apart in a chaotic and swoony second-chance romance by the author of Yours for the Season.
Toronto attorney Dina Haq is looking forward to her influencer sister's lavish South Asian wedding. She wouldn't dream of overshadowing the event of the season by revealing her carefully guarded secret: Her own marriage has gone bust. She just needs to make sure her odious ex keeps his mouth shut, too. Complications arise once she discovers that the groom's best man is none other than Luqman "Lucky" Latif, a law school crush who ghosted her six years ago.
Forced to abandon his lawyerly ambitions to help his struggling family in Chicago, Lucky rebuilt his life, and a successful contracting business, and has moved on from past hurts...or so he thinks. Then he sees Dina again, the woman who not only rejected him but also had the nerve to marry his best friend instead. He's not sure his heart can survive another encounter.
As the wedding festivities unfold, Dina and Lucky rediscover their connection and begin to unravel the part her manipulative ex-husband played in their almost-love story. The past isn't quite what they thought, but is it too late to imagine a new future together?
(c) 2026 by Uzma Jalaluddin, all rights reserved.
Brief description:
Uzma Jalaluddin is the critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling author of Moonlight Murder, Yours for the Season, Detective Aunty, Three Holidays and a Wedding (cowritten with Marissa Stapley), Much Ado About Nada, Hana Khan Carries On, and Ayesha at Last. Uzma is a former contributor at the Toronto Star, a current high school teacher, and has also written for The Atlantic. She lives outside Toronto, Canada, with her family. For more information, visit www.uzmajalaluddin.com.
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Praise for Uzma Jalaluddin
"I'll read anything Uzma Jalaluddin writes...Warm, witty, and utterly charming." --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author, on Much Ado About Nada
"Uzma Jalaluddin is one of the best writers in romance today." --Sarah MacLean, bestselling author of These Summer Storms
"Uzma Jalaluddin has a remarkable gift for breathing new life into classic romantic plots. A genuine delight." --Kate Hilton, bestselling author of Better Luck Next Time
"Jalaluddin delivers romance treasure: a plausible fake-dating premise and a surfeit of laugh-out-loud moments...An intercultural holiday rom-com that fully nails the promise of its premise." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on Yours for the Season
"With her usual flair for nuanced characterization, Jalaluddin (Moonlight Murder, 2026) deftly mines all the inherent drama a wedding can bring forth to craft a sweetly romantic love story." --Booklist
"The most festive book you'll read this year." --Carley Fortune, on Three Holidays and a Wedding