Stella needed a pick me up and a way to stick it to her former roommate, so crashing a wedding she wasn’t invited to seemed like a little harmless fun. When she catches the eye of one of the groomsmen, she wonders if it’s gone too far, and when he figures out she isn’t who she says she is, she has to flee quickly, leaving her cell phone behind. Wouldn’t you know, that handsome groomsman, who also happens to be the brother of the bride, is the one who picks up her phone and she will have to face the music to get it back.

Hudson Rothschild is serious and focused on business. Throwing his sister her dream wedding, he never imagined the woman he found himself enchanted with would be deceiving him - but as soon as she shares her name he knows she is lying. He may not be able to forget about her, but he isn’t so trustful now that he knows she is willing to lie. But he wants to keep his sister happy, so through a series of events, finds himself working with Stella on her company launch, forcing him to acknowledge and spend time with Stella, getting to know her further and twisting his mind up even further.

Stella was just such a fun character. Her outlook is optimistic and she is willing to go to great lengths to see her dreams become reality, or at least exhaust every avenue possible before finding a new path. Hudson was a little more prickly, but his soft side is evident as soon as we see him with his daughter. I loved these two together as they navigated their off the charts chemistry, working together, and sorting through the baggage they are each carrying.

Parts of the book were a little predictable, but the entire plot was wrapped up with so much fun that it never bothered me that I had guessed the twist. The side characters added a great deal of entertainment to the story - Stella’s neighbor/best friend, Hudson’s sister, and his daughter - all played important and memorable parts in this story. From front to back, this book had me plugged in and cheering for Stella and Hudson to make the business work and to find their way through the tangles to a happily ever after together.