Confetti Hearts by Lily Morton

Synopsis

Lachlan is a wedding planner stuck in the strange position of having a husband who’s already moved out — the two of them married in a spur-of-the-moment Vegas ceremony, and now have to untangle what that meant as their present-day marriage falls apart in real time. The book unfolds their History, Rupture, and Distance almost entirely through memory, asking whether a marriage that started as a joke can become something worth fighting to keep.

Why We Loved It

Is there anything juicier than a wedding planner in an unhappy marriage?

Oh wait, there is: If his husband never was one of those perpetual bachelors and they ended up in a “waking up married in Vegas” situation.

So this one straddles the line as a Second Chance/Marriage in Trouble hybrid … but since it begins in the present after Joe has already moved out of Lachlan’s house, and then we get to explore their History, Rupture, and Distance all through memory flashbacks, we feel comfortable shelving it in this roundup.

Where We've Discussed This

On the list: Second Chance Romance Novels

Applicable framework: The Second Chance Blueprint