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Two Weddings and a Bust

Annie Chen, an aspiring screenwriter in a middle age crisis, is tired of the same one-to-four-night stands. Furthermore, she wants nothing to do with the womanizer at work who has plenty of his share of female admirers he drops at the denouement of their relationships. Not to mention her compulsive shopping disorder. When she meets Ian McDrew, a law clerk she is instantly attracted to, she finds out he's already practically engaged. Will she be able to forget Ian, and walk down the aisle with an up-and-coming artist in marriage bliss?

_{Excerpt from the
novel:}

_{I'd love
to see Kay sometime, she thought. As soon as she arrived home, she
picked up her cell. Her sister might be interested in talking to
her about what was going on in her life, and she hadn't seen her
since last Christmas. Kay managed to persuade her to stop by for a
birthday lunch at her house.}

_{"Happy
birthday, Annie," said Kay, a bright expression on her face,
opening the front door to her house with a blue stucco exterior.
Kay's long salt and pepper hair fell naturally along her back, and
she wore comfortable shoes that were recycled from plastic.}

_{Annie
began talking even as they walked in, eager as she was to relate to
her older sis by four years. "It was really terrible," she began,
following Kay inside. "This guy, Jim? I thought he was nice at
first but then he turned out to be creepy and not at all anyone I'd
want to date."}

_{Listening, Kay went inside the kitchen and opened the fridge.
"Want some lemonade? The lemons are fresh from our garden, and they
taste really sweet," said Kay.}

_{Taking
the glass, Annie continued, "I don't know. Maybe for a friendship.
At least he's better for me than Bill the Bachelor." Kay poured
herself a glass, sat down at the table and leaned on one elbow,
thinking it over. "I had to break up with Bill, or should I say,
more accurately, dump him, because he was getting insulting, really
putting me down. And he dated a lot of women who work at the two
production companies. I'm just tired of casual
dating."}