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Name: I Do, I Do
Author: Pamela Bauer

Ellen Richards is determined to impress her ex‑husband at his daughter's wedding in Minneapolis, promising herself a lighter weight and a handsome companion. She hires a professional escort, Seth Hollway, who is also a part‑time cartoonist and a widowed father of three teenagers. During the wedding, Ellen’s staged arrangement blurs into something more real as the pretend romance begins to feel genuine to both of them. What starts as a tactical plan for a social appearance transforms into an unexpected, heartfelt relationship between two people who were initially only participants in a pre‑planned role.

First publish date: 1994

Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction

Authors: Pamela Bauer

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