FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY
When the wedding of the season brings them together, what could go wrong?
Not According to Plan
Author: Meg Doody
ISBN: 9798994477700
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: March 2026
Pages: 322
List Price: $17.99
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As the rising star in the local wedding planning industry, Brooke Spencer is ready to handle whatever life throws at her. This wedding season, she plans to prove to her boss—who just happens to be her mom—that she’s ready to take over Spencer Soirees, her mom’s wedding planning agency. What Brooke didn’t plan on was Caleb Foley coming home. The last time she saw Caleb, he was walking away after she kissed him at the biggest industry party of the year. Brooke’s been trying to forget about him ever since.
Caleb Foley had a plan, once upon a time, but he screwed that up when he ran off to the West Coast. Now that he’s back home for the season to help with the family business, Foley’s Market & Fine Catering, he’s forced to face the past while hesitantly planning for the future. On his second night in town, Caleb runs right into the one person he hasn’t been able to forget about for the last five years.
When one of New England’s most popular influencers wants to hire both Spencer Soirees and Foley’s for her wedding, there’s one problem: the Foleys refuse to work with wedding planners ever since the epic falling out between the families decades earlier. They put the rivalry aside for this one very important client, and Brooke and Caleb are forced to work together on the biggest wedding of their careers.
Can Brooke and Caleb pull off the wedding of the season, mend the past, and find their way back to one another?
What readers are saying…
“I can't believe this is Meg Doody's debut. She clearly knows her romcoms, reflecting all the best parts of the genre in one joyously entertaining read.”— Alli G. via Goodreads
“If you love swoony second chances, emotional depth, and romances set in the wedding world, this is definitely one to pick up!” — Rebecca B. via Goodreads
“This delightful romance novel marked a wonderful debut from a new author, and I was completely captivated.” — Marie G via Goodreads
“Straight up delightful. It has been a minute since I read a purely delightful book so this hit just right. Meg Doody nails this debut. She is funny and conversational. The writing is impeccable (yay for embracing the em dash!). NATP is the perfect balance of humor and tenderness and healing.” — laura.getslit via Instagram
About Meg
Meg is an East Coast gal who recently moved to Omaha. She writes spicy contemporary romance set in New England. Her career has taken many turns—wedding planning, magazine publishing, non-profit fundraising, macaron baking, and much more, but writing has always been a part of her story.
When she’s not writing or reading, she’s spending time with her husband, two kids, and their golden retriever, Penny.
Not According to Plan is her first novel.