Synopsis
Gracie Holland can plan the perfect Happily Ever After-unless it's her own. After a soul-flattening breakup, she has rebuilt her life planning weddings at Larkwood-an ivy-covered estate where she also lives. But when her beloved boss passes away, Gracie suddenly finds herself pitted against a love-allergic divorce lawyer who is determined to sell both her place of work, and her home.
Jude Larkwood cleans up romantic disasters for a living, so he has no intention of keeping Larkwood as a wedding venue, but there's just one problem: his Nana may have left Jude the estate, but she's left the guest cottage to the maddeningly romantic wedding planner, who has somehow turned his mind into her permanent residence.
So, when Gracie proposes that he help her plan her ex's shotgun wedding to prove Larkwood is worth saving, he agrees, but if she fails to convince him by the big day, she'll sell him her cottage. As bickering and cake tastings turn into late-night confessions, Gracie and Jude find themselves breaking every vow not to fall for each other...
Jude Larkwood cleans up romantic disasters for a living, so he has no intention of keeping Larkwood as a wedding venue, but there's just one problem: his Nana may have left Jude the estate, but she's left the guest cottage to the maddeningly romantic wedding planner, who has somehow turned his mind into her permanent residence.
So, when Gracie proposes that he help her plan her ex's shotgun wedding to prove Larkwood is worth saving, he agrees, but if she fails to convince him by the big day, she'll sell him her cottage. As bickering and cake tastings turn into late-night confessions, Gracie and Jude find themselves breaking every vow not to fall for each other...
Details
23 July 2026
9781804189252Imprint: Zaffre
Reviews
Full of hilarious banter and sizzling tension between two characters who are full of love despite their differences, Not That Kind of Proposal is an incredible opposites attract story that weaves laugh-out-loud scenes with quiet, thoughtful moments of reflection on grief and self-discovery in a poignant, beautiful, and tender way. Victoria Lavine is at the top of her game, and I adore everything she writes!
These pages are infused with everything I need and love in a book - comedy, complex human emotions, and a ubiquitous sense of hope. Get ready for Victoria Lavine to be your new favourite romance author.
Full of charm, wit, and heart-squeezing moments, Not that Kind of Proposal is everything you can ask for in a romcom. About following your heart even when it hurts, this book will make you laugh, cry, swoon, and blush past your bedtime-I know I did!
Not That Kind of Proposal is touching, heartwarming, and HOT! Victoria Lavine wrote a sparkling love story that every romance reader will adore.
