Laina Jorden can barely drag herself out of bed before lunch. Her Staten Island bookstore is on the brink of failure, her room’s a disaster, and she’s lost her belief in fate since her childhood sweetheart moved away, leaving her brokenhearted. Any man she meets is quickly kicked to the curb, because no one can compare to Jared.
Then Preston, Laina’s zany roommate, forces her to attend his cousin’s wedding, and she’s suddenly walking down the aisle as an emergency bridesmaid in a dress meant for someone nine months pregnant. Even after drinking too much and setting her dress on fire, Laina manages to catch Mason’s eye. But months later, meeting his family in the Bahamas for his stepbrother’s wedding, she realizes the groom, “JP”, is none other than her old flame, Jared.
Is it too late to untangle the web she’s twisted in? Laina must uncover secrets, face a few of her own, and balance friendship against romance as she fights to regain control of her fate.
“Laina Jorden’s life is due for a change of fortune in debut author Miller’s moving, funny romance about rebuilding old relationships, trusting in fate, and healing grief. When Laina meets the attractive Mason Hartley at a wedding, she isn’t ready for a romance, as she’s still struggling with the death of her brother, Tyler. Tarot card reader Desi Chase and Laina’s best friend, Preston De Luca, persuade Laina to give love and Mason a chance. When Mason brings Laina to his stepbrother’s destination wedding, Laina discovers the groom is her childhood sweetheart Jared Grant, who moved away abruptly under mysterious circumstances. Laina stays for the wedding, hoping to find the answers she needs to make peace with her past and reshape her future. A truly sympathetic main character, sparkling dialogue, and a deeper message about loving oneself first make this contemporary a must-read.”
– Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review
“A funny and moving look at the way friendship, grief and destiny inform love…a comedy that makes you laugh and a drama that makes you cry. Supremely satisfying, the way a great romantic comedy makes you feel.”
– Susan Cartsonis, Producer of What Women Want and The Duff
“Dana Miller’s charming romantic debut has the lightness of a meringue. But do not be deceived. Beneath the frothiness is a story of depth and insight and compassion about first love, fate, and following your heart.”– Nina Solomon, author of Single Wife and The Love Book
“Laina is a struggling heroine to remember. Readers will love this Shakespeare-infused galloping romance.”– Taylor Polites, author of The Rebel Wife
Twisted Fate is an Award-Winning Finalist in the Fiction: Romance category of the 2019 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest.
