Book excerpt: As a professional wedding planner, Stacy Thompson has seen the best, and the worst, in love-everything from the joyous couples to towering wedding cakes toppled by unsteady caterers. Then she meets Max Edwards, and finds herself in the whirl of romance. Her fear of a serious relationship is on a collision course with the overwhelming attractions he stirs in her whenever their gazes meet. But as Max and Stacy get acquanted, they each struggle with personal fears and real communication. When the revelation of a well-hidden secret threatens to shatter the foundation of their developing love, will their growing honesty strengthen their love, or will Stacy's dream wedding disapear in the harsh light of reality?