Physician Layla Bailey has spent over a year telling herself she’s moved on from a painful but amicable divorce from her college sweetheart. Staying friends with her ex seemed like the mature thing to do, but when Layla is invited to her former sister-in-law’s destination wedding in Paris—where Layla once spent her own romantic honeymoon—she knows her commitment to maturity might be her worst enemy…especially since her ex isn’t attending alone.
The only thing that could make the week more difficult is getting through it without the distraction of the wedding…. But when what Layla thought was a harmless conversation about the choices of her younger self leads to the bride getting cold feet, Layla finds herself facing down the groom’s mysterious, taciturn best man, Griffin, who will do anything to make sure this wedding happens.
Since she broke it, Griff demands she help him fix it. Going along with his plan to alleviate the engaged couple’s doubts seems like Layla’s best chance at maintaining a good relationship with a family she once called her own. But as she learns more about the past heartbreak that’s driving Griff to help his friend, she gets closer and closer to confronting the true depth of her own pain…while finding herself more and more willing to risk it all again for Griff.
Release Date: Apr 7, 2026
Heat Level: Hot
Publisher: Penguin Group
Imprint: Berkley
Price: $10.99
Dr. Layla Bailey promised her former sister-in-law, Emily, that they would always be friends. So, when she receives the invite to Emily’s wedding in Paris, Layla doesn’t want to disappoint. However, she is not too thrilled to be there alongside her ex-husband. Layla has a point to prove. She is not a bitter ex-wife. She loves this family, and she can survive one week.
The week starts off rocky when a slightly tipsy conversation with Emily leads to Emily having second thoughts about getting married. The groom’s best man, Griffin, discovers that Layla opened her big mouth, stirring up doubt, and he sets off to make things right with the couple. Of course, he drags Layla along since this is her fault.
I wanted a practical and realistic romance, and this fit the bill. Layla is a lot stronger than me because I don’t know how I could handle being around the ex-family for an entire week. Since her divorce, she hasn’t really found her footing and struggles with how her life should look like without love. She has always taken care of people. She has dedicated her life to it, and for once, it would be nice if someone could help her.
Griff is rough around the edges and keeps his guard up with most people. As he and Layla work on a plan to fix the wedding problem, he slowly allows himself to relax just a bit. The nights out in Paris and the conversations leave him in a more vulnerable place than he has been in a while.
The Third MC in the book is Paris. It is wonderfully written in the background, following Griffin and Layla through their slow journey of discovering what true love is. I enjoyed the way the author magically incorporated the scenery without getting too descriptive. I can’t wait to travel there one day.
Overall, if you like books about healing, second chances, and family, The Paris Match is for you.
~ Samantha
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