A New York Times Bestseller A Literary Guild Selection A Book of the Month Club Selection A Doubleday Book Club SelectionIt takes a very special woman to catch a Chandler man. Yet so far single cop Rick Chandler has managed to fend off the marriage-minded advances of Yorkshire Fall's entire female population. A past mistake has taught him never to put his heart on the line . . . until he answers the SOS of a real-life runaway bride. In spite of her pearly gown and tiara, Kendall Sutton now vows to never wed -- which makes her the ideal pretend lover who can ward off Rick's legion of admirers. When their passionate charade flames into the real thing, Rick is suddenly thinking about two words that spell forever after. But will Kendall ever say "I do?" Can a woman who's had it with weddings tie the knot with the town's most popular playboy?