A Match Made in Monaco
By Shana Gray
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When the cynic...
Fredi doesn’t believe in love. She might be a successful bridal gown designer but that’s just business. Sure, she’s watched her three best girlfriends fall head over heels with the men of their dreams but she’s certain that’s not in the cards for her. That doesn’t mean that she’s not interested in some fun with a handsome movie star––one who just happens to be her assigned date for her best friend’s wedding in Monaco.
Meets the movie star...
Zayn’s used to women falling at his feet so he’s utterly captivated by Fredi’s quick wit and her refusal to be impressed by him. Their chemistry is off the charts and their connection is something unexpected.
Sparks are about to fly...
With only a few days before Fredi disappears back to her life, Zayn is determined to convince her that she can trust him with the one thing she swore to never give anyone–her heart.
Each book in the Girls Weekend Away series is STANDALONE:
* What Happens in Vegas
* Meet Me In San Francisco
* The Nashville Bet
* A Match Made in Monaco
Shana Gray
Shana Gray writes contemporary romance and women's fiction that just might make you laugh. With more than 35 books behind her, some translated into multiple languages, she's always eyeing her next story line. She lives in a small town in Ontario, Canada, is mom to two grown sons, and in love with her brand new grandbabies and human to her rescued Golden Retriever, Hiro. When she's not writing, she can be found daydreaming about life, and making travel plans to far off lands.
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A Match Made in Monaco - Shana Gray
Table of Contents
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Acknowledgments
About the Author
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2019 by Shana Gray. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce, distribute, or transmit in any form or by any means. For information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the Publisher.
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Edited by Liz Pelletier
Cover design by Fiona Jayde
Cover photography by artvea, lindakomori, and Mirifada/iStock
ISBN 978-1-64063-832-7
Manufactured in the United States of America
First Edition April 2019
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To all my girlfriends! Those from years gone by and those presently in my life, Rhian, Cindy, Cathy(s), Stephanie, Audrey, Kathy, Kate, Andrea (my travel sister), Marie, Kerstin, Shari, Ellen, Lisa, and so many more. Plus, all my writing friends, far too many to list in this finite space. All my hugs and kisses to you.
Chapter One
Our Marriage in Monaco
Bonni & Quinn
Request the honor of your presence
at their wedding
Saturday, 16 February 2019
at sunset
Terrace
Château Sur Mer
Reception to follow
Chapter Two
Celia: What the hey! How come Fredi gets to walk down the aisle with ZAYN PHOENIX? He’s at the top of my hall pass list.
Bonni: Your fangirling is exactly why Fredi gets him.
Ava: He was sooooo good in Heartbeats and Moonbeams. Every time he’s on the screen, I swoon.
Fredi: You want him, Ava, you take him. You know I can’t stand all that cheesy stuff. What am I supposed to talk to him about? Wow, what a nice smolder you have?
Bonni: Ava’s the maid of honor. She’s walking with Landon. Fredi goes with Zayn and Celia; you’re with Quinn’s cousin. See you all in Monaco!
…
Zayn: Fredi, chérie, Bonni gave me your number so we can get to know each other before the wedding. I am looking forward to it.
Fredi: Chérie? Do you think this is some romcom where you’re going to try and sweep me off my feet? Because, nope.
Zayn: Wow. Prickly. Not the typical reaction I get.
Fredi: I’m not your typical. You’re not going to take this as some antiquated masculine challenge to win me over, are you?
Zayn: Hold on, Bonni gave me instructions. Ah, yes, I am to tell you that I find Chris Hemsworth to be the superior Chris.
Zayn: Well, that is a lie. Hemsworth is a decent sort, but Evans and I snuck away from a set once to ride motorbikes, and yadda yadda, he can handle himself.
Fredi: Did you just yadda yadda me in a text? And wait, you know Chris Evans?
…
Fredi: I hate you. You knew he knew Chris Evans, didn’t you?
Bonni: Great guy. Did you know he actually can ride a motorbike?
Fredi: Why are we friends?
Bonni: Because you love me, which is why you are making me a gorgeous wedding gown.
Fredi: I regret many things.
…
Zayn: Need your opinion. Trying to pick between two scripts. Should I be the handsome single dad who falls for his precocious son’s teacher or the broodingly appealing bad boy who gets swept off his feet by the wholesome girl next door?
Fredi: *gag*
Fredi: Why don’t you ever play anything realistic? Like the divorced dad who dumps his kids on his ex so he can do his best to catch a STD?
Zayn: Marketing would have a tough time pushing that one.
Fredi: Too bad marketing didn’t think reality.
Zayn: Don’t you believe in love?
Fredi: If I could give you a snort through text, you’d have it.
Zayn: LOL. Well, perhaps I will rise to your challenge.
Fredi: What challenge?
Zayn: To win you over.
Fredi: I didn’t challenge.
Zayn: Hmm, not so sure about that.
Fredi: Don’t even.
Zayn: Where does this scorn for romance come from? You design wedding dresses.
Fredi: Can’t trust the male species, they let you down.
Zayn: Gutted! Don’t paint me with that general brush, ma chérie.
Fredi: Gotta go. Byeee.
Zayn: I will get to the bottom of it.
…
Zayn: Can you believe the wedding is next week? How time has flown.
Fredi: I’m just glad I finished Bonni’s dress in time. She flew here for fittings and she looked so beautiful even I teared up.
Zayn: What? You displayed human emotions despite your best efforts to be a robot? Talk about an unrealistic plotline. And, as they say, picture or it didn’t happen.
Fredi: Hardeeharhar. So funny. Not.
Zayn: Looking forward to meeting you in person, after these months of texting. I imagine your prickliness and feistiness is something to behold in real life. Skype and Facetime can’t possibly do you justice.
Fredi: I admit you’ve grown on me.
Zayn: Like a fungus? You say the sweetest things.
Fredi: Whatever.
Zayn: No, no. I must warn you, I am positively smitten. No one else gives me the amount of crap that you do. I’m going to do my best to woo you.
Fredi: LOL. Good luck with that.
Zayn: I’ll need it.
Zayn: See you in Monaco.
Fredi: Why do I feel like I’ve missed something?
Chapter Three
After a flight that seemed like it would never end, Fredi waited on the beautiful back terrace at the château. Her friends had offered her a jet, but she wanted to get to the venue a few days earlier so she could liaise with the wedding planner. She had to admit it was lovely. She could just picture the wedding here. The flowers Bonni had chosen would complement the white, almost pink, flagstone, which echoed the color of the crushed stone on the driveway and the generous parking area in the front.
While the château was not particularly ancient, it had to be hundreds of years old. She hadn’t explored yet and hoped she would have the time to snoop around. When she had entered the lobby, there was the faintest whiff of inspiration. Wandering the property was sure to give her ideas for her next collection. She liked her private time, but she also was able to thrive off the energy of others. The next few days would be like a zoo. Tomorrow, she was meeting with the wedding planner, which made the rest of today hers.
Bonni hadn’t been a Bridezilla, but she was very determined about what she wanted and didn’t want at her wedding. Mainly, her goal was for the guests to enjoy themselves. The bridal party and family were staying at the château and the rest of the guests were at hotels in Monaco and Monte Carlo. It must have taken some super-organizational powers to get everything straight and Fredi was glad she hadn’t had to pitch in with that. She