{"product_id":"before-the-vows-rhm-9798195410612","title":"Before The Vows","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA second-chance romance about fear, family, and choosing to stay.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA month before her best friend's wedding, Ellie Hart's world shifts in two pink lines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe's pregnant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe timing couldn't be worse.\u003cbr\u003eHer boyfriend, Lucas \"Luke\" Bennett, panics - convinced he'll become the distant father he grew up with. Afraid of failing before he even begins, he says the words that shatter everything: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I'll be a terrible dad.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey break up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut there's no clean escape. Lucas is the best man. Ellie is the maid of honour. And the wedding of the year is four weeks away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForced into rehearsals, cake tastings, dress fittings, and one painfully intimate first dance, they must stand side by side while carrying a secret only they know. Ellie is determined to keep the baby - even if she has to do it alone. Lucas is drowning in fear of becoming his father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the wedding day arrives, vows about forever force Lucas to confront the truth: running guarantees failure. Staying means growth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn front of everyone they love, he makes a choice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd that choice changes everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs they rebuild, therapy replaces silence, effort replaces fear, and a nursery slowly fills with hope. When their daughter arrives a month early - on the very night Lucas proposes - two brothers become fathers, determined to break the cycle that once defined them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA year later, with toddlers in matching tulle dresses and two families bound by marriage and sisterhood, Ellie and Lucas stand at their own altar - no longer scared exes, but partners who fought for their future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Before the Vows\"\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt, full-circle romance about generational healing, found family, and the kind of love that doesn't run when it's hard - it stays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rhm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798195410612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Rhm","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50846141677823,"sku":"9798195410612","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-the-vows-rhm-9798195410612","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}