Wildflowers & Whiskey

The Shadow Brides

Released: November 1, 2025
Series Number: Book 1.5
Tropes: Novella, Second chance, Unrequited love, Age gap, Workplace romance, Best friend’s cousin, Alphahole, Grumpy x sunshine, Forced proximity, She falls first/he falls harder, Marriage of convenience / drunken Vegas wedding

WELCOME TO SEXY AS SIN: LAS VEGAS, where ambition and passion always burn bright!

The first thing you need to know about Beckett Harrington? Trouble in a three thousand dollar suit.

The next? He’s my new boss.

I run The Dutch Wall—Onyx Hotel’s most exclusive bar. My bar. My rules. I’ve kept it perfect without a Harrington anywhere near it.

Then he walked back into Vegas, and suddenly I was twenty-one again—blurting out how much I loved him, and breaking when he turned me down.

I swore I’d never make that mistake twice.

One night, too much tequila, and a wedding chapel later… the man who rejected me isn’t just my boss. He’s my husband.

I want out. He doesn’t.

Now I work for him, wear his ring, and pretend none of it matters. But every time he’s close, the line between hating him and wanting him disappears.

But Beckett Harrington has always been a bad idea and unfortunately…I’ve never been good at saying no to those.

WILDFLOWERS & WHISKEY is a contemporary romance novella featuring second chance, unrequited love, and a drunken Vegas wedding that turns into something more. Blending an age gap, workplace romance, forced proximity, and grumpy x sunshine energy, it’s perfect for readers who love best friend’s cousin tension and “she falls first, he falls harder” romance.

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“I was sober, Frankie. I remember everything.” I pause. “You pulled me out into the Strip, laughing like the world was yours. I followed. I’ll always follow.”

  • This is Frankie and Beckett’s story. Beckett is her boss and after a drunken night in Las Vegas, they wake up married. She wants out of this union, but he doesn’t. I really enjoyed this fun “fake marriage to love” story. I really wanted her to give into her real feelings and give Beckett a chance.
    V.R.
  • This is the first in a new series, and this is Frankie and Beckett’s story.
    Frankie runs The Dutch Wall, the Onyx hotel’s most exclusive bar, when Beckett walks in. One night, too much tequila, and Beckett is not only Frankie’s new boss, but her husband.
    This is a well written easy to read, action packed story, with family, friendship, emotions, tension, angst, drama, conflict, romance, determination, undeniable chemistry, and love, which leads to an entertaining, twisted, and unpredictable, addictive page turner.
    I look forward to reading more from this talented author whose work I highly recommend.
    Wendy Livingstone
  • Frankie is a queen! She’s nursing a broken heart and is such a strong character (like all of Sara’s FMCs) and I adore her! She not only knew what she needed but what she wanted and when Beckett showed he was not only what she wanted but what she needed the walls came down. Beckett yearning for Frankie for six years is everything. The ring 💍👀. Beckett truly is the man everyone needs.

    I’m so ready to fight Carl and Lexie! 👊🏻 Hands will be thrown!
    Xena Rodriguez