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CHAPTER ONE

ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID

Jules Lane lifted her chin and smiled broadly

Her steps grew quicker as she ers At last she was in Rorin and resisted the urge to pinch herself just to make sure this wasn’t a dream

On the other hand, this wasn’t exactly a vacation She was here for an i This wouldn’t be Jules’s first time down the aisle She’d been a bridesmaid more times than she could count on one hand

However, this ti the erly anticipated She liked to take charge—to provide order to chaos She wasn’t a closet ro She didn’t fantasize about her “big day” But she did have a thing for pretty dresses and cake—cake was definitely her weakness

Actually now that she thought about it, Lizzie, her foster sister, hadn’t been into romance, eitherat least not until she’d flown here threeCupid sure seemed to have hit the mark with Lizzie and Dante

For most of Jules’s life, Lizzie had been the keeper of her secrets, her protector and her only family Jules loved her with all her heart But that security ca at an early age that they only had each other to lean on

Noas tie—if only Jules could find a way to tell Lizzie her news

Jules sighed as she h the Leonardo da Vinci terht time She just had to have patience

The strap of her carry-on dug into her shoulder, and she struggled to adjust it The black-and-white cloth bag eighted doith a wedding planner, a big bag of sour candies and plenty of bridal es and sticky notes She had everything necessary to plan the perfect wedding—except for one very iredient: caffeine But no worries—Lizzie had been raving about the delicious coffee Rome had to offer