Whatever It Takes

Stalker exes. Momzillas. Drunk uncles. Hurricanes. Jealous siblings. Paparazzi. You name it, Kari Westveldt has seen it all. That’s why brides and grooms hire her. Wedding Protectors, Inc. is here to make sure that special day stays special. Whatever it takes. No matter what.

But when Kari’s newest client turns out to be her long-lost high school sweetheart, rising tech star billionaire Caleb Mikelmas, suddenly she’s not sure whether she’s protecting the wedding couple – or her own heart. A case of mistaken identity turns their reunion into one big misunderstanding, and unraveling his feelings about the one who got away means facing old demons. And kissing Kari. He likes kissing Kari far more than that whole demon thing.

Katie Gallagher’s seen worse: power outages, runaway brides, collapsed cakes, tainted caviar, handsy grooms, and the always classic jealous mother-in-law who wears white. No catastrophe can faze her. But always-prepared Katie is steering clear of her own happily ever after. When she falls for silver fox and self-made millionaire Patrick Cooper – the bride’s father – she breaks a rule so taboo, it doesn’t technically exist.

Nessa Martini, the newest and youngest member of Wedding Protectors, is doing her best to fix everything. Starting with her own chaotic life. A one-night stand with a hot bodybuilding social media influencer who turns out to be a minister is not her idea of personal growth. When she ghosts on Mr. Perfect and he turns out to be the TikTok sensation “God’s Gift” – and also the minister at the wedding she’s assigned to – all of Nessa’s careful plans go out the window.

And when Nessa’s 50-something mom Ranney finds herself being courted by the very English best man in a minor royal’s wedding she’s managing – a man seventeen years her junior, smoking hot, and an award-winning architect – she can’t help but laugh. The flirting is all in her imagination. Of course it is. Except there’s no mistaking that proposal.

The Whatever It Takes series by Julia Kent is a four-book romantic comedy series centered on Wedding Protectors, Inc. – a company that guarantees the perfect wedding day, no matter what. Each book follows a different member of the team as she discovers that protecting other people’s happily ever afters is much easier than finding her own.

Featuring second-chance romance, May-December love, enemies-to-lovers chemistry, and the delicious irony of wedding professionals who can’t seem to get their own love lives together, the series delivers Julia Kent’s signature humor alongside charming heroes and heroines who range from tech billionaires to silver fox art dealers to bodybuilding ministers with TikTok followings. If you love romantic comedies with witty banter, wedding chaos, and women who are brilliant at their jobs but gloriously messy when it comes to love, this series is your next must-read.