You May Kiss the Groomsman: A Meet Me at the Altar Novel

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by Samantha Chase


  Your typical romantic hero.

  Except…he was the bad guy here! No one should be cheering for Daniel because he–Elliott–was supposed to be the hero in this scenario! This was his day! His moment! How could he not…

  “Maybe I should have said something sooner, but…I couldn’t. I thought I was doing the right thing,” Daniel explained, his eyes never leaving Tracy’s. “You are the only person in this world who makes everything right, and I know the timing of this really isn’t ideal…”

  Did everyone think it was appropriate to bring their feelings up today??

  “But I wanted you to know – needed you to know – before you said I do to another man, that…well…I would love the chance to prove to you how perfect we can be together.”

  Next thing Elliott knew, he was stepping aside and watching his fiancé kiss her BFF.

  This cannot be my life!

  As he stood there stunned, he wondered just what exactly he was supposed to do–should he break them apart? Yell? Scream? Just what is the appropriate reaction to having your wedding hijacked in such a dramatic fashion?

  Before he could figure it out, Tracy and Daniel looked at him. “Elliott, I’m sorry, man. I really thought I’d be okay with this,” Daniel said and, dammit, he sounded sincere.

  “Me, too,” Tracy said. “I’m so sorry, but…I always hoped one day Daniel would feel for me what I felt for him. I just thought it wasn’t meant to be.” And then she had the nerve to smile at him.

  A pitying smile.

  “I never wanted to hurt you; you have to believe me. But…this is something I have to do, Elliott. I hope you understand.”

  His mouth was moving–he knew it was–and yet no words came out, and in the blink of an eye, the happy couple was running up the aisle and away from him.

  You could have heard a pin drop in the room.

  A hand on his shoulder reminded him that he was indeed awake–that this wasn’t some sort of crazy dream or a nightmare.

  This was his life.

  “El, man," Tyler began. “I don’t even know what to say.”

  That made two of them.

  Wordlessly, the two of them walked back to the very room they had stood in just moments ago while the throngs of people left–no doubt wondering what they were all supposed to do.

  Collapsing in the first chair he spotted, Elliott pulled his tie loose and let out a long breath. He had no idea if he was angry, sad, or simply confused. The only thing he did know what that he was numb. Letting his head fall back, he closed his eyes and just tried to focus on breathing and embracing the silence. Maybe if he could just have a few minutes to try to make sense out of this disaster, he’d start to feel a little better.

  Or at least like he could breathe.

  Sadly, the silence didn’t last long because it seemed like his entire family had followed him and instead of wrapping him in their arms and telling him how sorry they were, they sort of surrounded him and waited for him to straighten in his seat.

  “Um…”

  “Elliott,” his father said somberly, authoritatively, “it’s time we had the talk.”

  Great. Just what he needed right now.

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  Also by Samantha Chase

  The Magnolia Sound Series:

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  Sunkissed Days

  Remind Me

  A Girl Like You

  In Case You Didn’t Know

  All the Befores

  And Then One Day

  Can’t Help Falling in Love

  Last Beautiful Girl

  The Way the Story Goes

  Since You’ve Been Gone

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  Meet Me at the Altar:

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  The Engagement Embargo

  With this Cake

  You May Kiss the Groomsman

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  The Enchanted Bridal Series:

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  The Wedding Season

  Friday Night Brides

  The Bridal Squad

  Glam Squad & Groomsmen

  Bride & Seek

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  The RoadTripping Series:

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  Drive Me Crazy

  Wrong Turn

  Test Drive

  Head Over Wheels

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  The Montgomery Brothers Series:

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  Wait for Me

  Trust in Me

  Stay with Me

  More of Me

  Return to You

  Meant for You

  I’ll Be There

  Until There Was Us

  Suddenly Mine

  A Dash of Christmas

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  The Shaughnessy Brothers Series:

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  Made for Us

  Love Walks In

  Always My Girl

  This is Our Song

  Sky Full of Stars

  Holiday Spice

  Tangled Up in You

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  Band on the Run Series:

  One More Kiss

  One More Promise

  One More Moment

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  The Christmas Cottage Series:

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  The Christmas Cottage

  Ever After

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  Silver Bell Falls Series:

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  Christmas in Silver Bell Falls

  Christmas On Pointe

  A Very Married Christmas

  A Christmas Rescue

  Christmas Inn Love

  The Christmas Plan

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  Life, Love & Babies Series:

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  The Baby Arrangement

  Baby, Be Mine

  Baby, I’m Yours

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  Preston’s Mill Series:

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  Roommating

  Speed Dating

  Complicating

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  The Protectors Series:

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  Protecting His Best Friend’s Sister

  Protecting the Enemy

  Protecting the Girl Next Door

  Protecting the Movie Star

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  7 Brides for 7 Soldiers

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  Ford

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  7 Brides for 7 Blackthornes

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  Logan

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  Standalone Novels:

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  Jordan’s Return

  Catering to the CEO

  In the Eye of the Storm

  A Touch of Heaven

  Moonlight in Winter Park

  Waiting for Midnight

  Mistletoe Between Friends

  Snowflake Inn

  Wildest Dreams (currently unavailable)

  Going My Way (currently unavailable)

  Going to Be Yours (currently unavailable)

  About Samantha Chase

  Samantha Chase is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller of contemporary romance that’s hotter than sweet, sweeter than hot. She released her debut novel in 2011 and currently has more than seventy titles under her belt – including THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE which was a Hallmark Christmas movie in 2017! She’s a Disney enthusiast who still happily listens to 80’s rock. When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Solitaire on Facebook, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Maylene…oh, and spending time with her husband of 30 years and their two sons in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

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