The Bad Luck Wedding Dress

This classic story by the "USA Today" bestselling author is back to launch a brand-new series--The Bad Luck Brides. Dressmaker Jenny Fortune plans to stop rumors of the "bad luck wedding dress" by wearing it to her own wedding. But first she needs a groom--and widower Trace McBride fits the bill. Reissue.

Claire Donovan is dead-set against marriage... For generations, a secret formula called "Magic" has made the Donovan bakery wares strangely irresistible...until independent daughter Claire jilts the fiancé her family chose for her and everything changes. Now her broken engagement has branded their cakes bad luck and the business will go bankrupt unless she ties the knot... Tye McBride would rather die than say "I do." The most eligible bachelor in town, sexy Tye McBride steers clear of marriage-hungry females. Once betrayed by love, he's vowed never to fall for a woman's lies again. Besides, he has his hands full minding his mischievous nieces—the McBride Menaces. But when his lawyer tells him to either marry or lose guardianship, he sees the beautiful baker as the perfect bride—in name only. Except something about her makes him dizzy with desire. Something about him makes her breathless. Something could complicate their best-laid plans. Something like...magic. It's their bad luck that sometimes, convenience isn't very convenient.

Sarah tries not to recall how her husband Nick wooed, wed, then deserted her in the name of duty a decade ago. Successful and content as a professional wedding designer, Sarah neglected to have her marriage annulled. Isn't it just her bad luck that Nick is now back--and in need of a wife? But Nick's years as a spy for the Crown have taught him many things--including patience.

Something Old Every woman remembers her wedding night—even if she'd rather not. Sarah, Lady Weston, does her best to forget how her husband wood, wed, and deserted her for duty's sake almost a decade ago. She is successful and content with her life in Fort Worth as a professional wedding designer. Yet, despite her usual attention to detail, she neglected one important thing. Sarah never had her marriage annulled. Isn't it just her bad luck that Nick now finds himself in need of a wife? Something New No red-blooded man would ever forget a wedding night like the one Nicholas, Lord Weston, endured. But his years as a secret agent in service to the Crown have taught him the value of patience. Now back in Britain, his sisters' weddings on the horizon, and haunted by a woman he never truly left behind, he is ready to tackle the most dangerous and daunting task of all—seducing his skeptical bride. Something Wonderful New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestselling author Emily March brings her trademark blend of heartwarming humor and to Victorian England in this engaging tale of luck, love, and laughter.

All were shocked at the announcement of the “cursed” Lady Claire Cavensham to Lord Alexander Hallworth, the Marquess of Pembrooke, especially since she is already engaged to another unfortunate Lord. Perhaps she will make it to the altar this time with one of these fine gentlemen! —Midnight Cryer No one is left breathless at the imperious pronouncement of her engagement to Lord Pembrooke more than Claire. She hardly knows the dangerously outrageous man! But after three engagements gone awry and a fourth going up in glorious flames, she isn’t in a position to refuse... Alexander requires the hand of his enemy’s fiancée in marriage in order to complete his plans for revenge. It’s his good fortune that the “cursed” woman is desperate. However, what begins as a sham turns into something scandalously deeper... “Full-bodied romance...with intelligence and heart."—Cathy Maxwell "Captivating characters and a romance that sizzles."—Eloisa James "Will leave you swooning."—Sabrina Jeffries The Bad Luck Bride is the first in a new Regency romance series from Janna MacGregor!