THE PLUS ONE is the third book in Mazey Eddings's Brush with Love series that started with dental students Dan and Harper and their circle of friends. Indira Papadakis seems to have it all together until she doesn't. Indira's relationship with her live-in boyfriend implodes just weeks before her brother's wedding and, of course, her ex will be present at all the wedding activities since he is related to her brother's fiancee. The kicker is she has to live with her brother, his fiancee, and share a bathroom with her childhood nemesis and brother's best friend, Jude, who is in town for the six weeks until the wedding.
Fake relationship to mess with her ex, check. Enemies to lovers, check. Brother's best friend, check. Forced proximity, check.
As Indira struggles with abandonment issues that stem from childhood, Jude fights his recent demons that arose while repaying medical loans and serving as a surgeon in disaster areas.
The theme throughout THE PLUS ONE is that the most "together" people also have issues or, in other words, even your psychiatrist needs a psychiatrist. Indira and Jude are interesting, complex characters full of emotions, witty dialog, snark, and strong relationships with their friends and families. The story counts down the weeks to the wedding with fun events attended by all the characters from the previous books as Indira and Jude re-evaluate what was simmering below the surface all along. In the end, love doesn't magically solve all problems but it can give you that special person that can be your safe place to open up about all your fears and insecurities to eventually heal.
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