The Trip We Shouldn't Take: A Broken Wedding Destination Romance, (Paperback)

<p>The wedding was supposed to happen tomorrow.</p><p>Instead, Maren Whitaker is left with wilted flowers, unfinished calls, a packed suitcase, and a note from the man who should have become her husband.</p><p>As a Charleston event designer, Maren knows how to turn chaos into beauty. She can soothe anxious brides, rearrange ruined timelines, and make love look effortless for everyone else. But when Bennett walks away before their wedding, leaving her to face the guests, vendors, family questions, and public shame alone, even Maren's practiced composure begins to crack.</p><p>Then Jude Calder arrives with coffee, patience, and no demand to be needed.</p><p>Jude has been Maren's oldest friend for most of her life. He knows the difference between her real smile and the one she wears to survive. He knows when to speak, when to stay quiet, and when to stand close without asking for anything in return.</p><p>When Maren's nonrefundable honeymoon trip to the island village of São Lume becomes impossible to cancel, Jude offers to go with her as a friend. Only as a friend.</p><p>But Casa do Farol is not the escape Maren expected. The sea, the rain, the borrowed room, the old secrets, and the letter she never sent all begin to reveal a truth neither of them can keep buried forever.</p><p>The trip was meant for a bride.</p><p>It may become the place where Maren finally learns what love looks like when it stays.</p>

• The Trip We Shouldn't Take: A Broken Wedding Destination Romance, (Paperback)
• Author: Flora Scarlet
• ISBN: 9798235614215
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-05-14
• Page Count: 348