The Matchmaker Bride

Meredith Galanes is a Boston matchmaker who also appears on television, and her professional reputation is suddenly in jeopardy. While she is trying to close a syndication deal, a morning talk show interview turns to her own romantic life, which is in shambles. Rather than admit it, she claims to be deeply involved with a special man, a boatbuilder in Maine. The offhand remark snowballs into talk of an engagement, and reporters start hunting for the man she named.

That man is Derrick Albright, a easygoing guy who is not thrilled about being chased by the press over an engagement he never agreed to, least of all to a woman he has met once and disliked. Meredith arrives at his cabin in Blue Hill with an apology, a pot roast, and an unusual request. If he plays her fiance until her TV deal is secured, she will help him win back his ex. The arrangement sounds simple, but first the two of them have to get through each other.

The Matchmaker Bride is part of the Blue Hill Brides series, which also includes The Duplicate Bride. Ginny Baird is the author, and the book is published by Entangled Publishing.