The Wedding Date Disaster

An enemies to lovers Italian holiday rom-com to fall in love with in summer 2025

Gemma thought she had The One until she met her Plus One…'This book has possibly one of the very best anticipatory kisses I have ever read!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Gemma thought she had The One until she met her Plus One…

Gemma Evans goes from being on the brink of everything she’s ever dreamed of, to the brink of a nervous breakdown when she’s passed over for a promotion and forced to watch her work nemesis, Ben McDonald, become the new Chief Editor at Peacock Press.

To add insult to injury, she’s got to attend a family wedding in Italy and her date can’t make it. No way is Gemma showing up alone so she asks a friend to help her secure a ‘date’. But Gemma’s blind date turns out to be her worst nightmare…

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Find your favourite tropes in The Wedding Date Disaster!

• Enemies-to-lovers

• Fake dating

• Destination romance

• Workplace

• Family dramas

• Self-awareness

The must-read holiday romance for fans of Book Lovers, The Spanish Love Deception, The Love Hypothesis and hit movie Anyone But You

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'An absolute delight from start to finish … a must-read for fans of romantic comedies and heartfelt love stories.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This book was absolutely adorable on every level … While this is my first Kate Mathieson read, this certainly will not be my last.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The chemistry between Gemma and Ben is electric from the start, and the fake dating trope is executed to perfection.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'There’s nothing I love more than a fake dating, enemies-to-lovers story, and The Wedding Date Disaster hit every note perfectly.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The Spanish Love Deception crossed with The Hating Game. This book had it all.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The Wedding Date Disaster is a standout in the romantic comedy genre.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Kate Mathieson is an Australian author whose memoir Ways to Come Home was published in September 2017 through Ventura Press/Simon & Schuster. It was a finalist for the Finch Memoir 2017. In a past life, she interviewed 90s celebrities for Dolly magazine. Never Too Late is her second novel. Her debut novel was Just As You Are.

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