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Lucky Leap Day by Ann Marie Walker

Lucky Leap Day

A Hilarious Whirlwind Romantic Comedy (Hashtag Holidays)

by Ann Marie Walker

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  • Jan 2022, 320 pages
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Up-and-coming screenwriter Cara Kennedy has the biggest meeting of her career in two days―but for now, she's on vacation. Her short trip to Ireland is all planned out:

-See the sites around Dublin
-Don't think about her jerk of an ex she was supposed to spend this trip with
-Relax with some Irish whiskey
-Propose to a sexy Irish musician on Leap Day
-Wake up married

Wait, those last two things weren't on her list…

A whirlwind trip to Ireland is supposed to end with a suitcase full of wool sweaters and souvenir pint glasses―not a husband you only just met!

After one-too-many whiskeys, fledgling screenwriter Cara Kennedy takes a page out of someone else's script when she gets caught up in the Irish tradition of women proposing on Leap Day. She wakes the next morning with a hot guy in her bed and a tin foil ring on her finger. Her flight is in four hours, and she has the most important meeting of her career in exactly two days―nothing she can do except take her new husband (and his adorable dog) back to LA with her and try to untangle the mess she's made of her life…

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"with references to classic rom-coms lending a nostalgic feel throughout, there's plenty for romance readers to adore." ―Publishers Weekly

"If you love a big-screen rom-com, then this book is for you" ―USA Today

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Ann Marie Walker

Ann Marie Walker is the author of eight novels, ranging from romantic suspense to romantic comedy. She's a fan of fancy cocktails, anything chocolate, and '80s rom-coms. Her superpower is connecting any situation to an episode of Friends, and she thinks all coffee cups should be the size of a bowl. You can find her at AnnMarieWalker.com, where she would be happy to talk to you about alpha males, lemon drop martinis, or Chewbacca, the Morkie who is kind enough to let her sit on his couch. Ann Marie attended the University of Notre Dame and currently lives in Chicago.

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