How to Ruin a Wedding

A Novel

By: Elba Luz, Mindy Kaling - introduction

Narrated by: Mandy Figueroa

“How to Ruin a Weddingis the kind of book that makes you laugh so hard you snort in public, and then you have to pretend you were coughing. Lucy is my new favorite human, and I would absolutely hire her to ruin any wedding.” —Mindy Kaling

When a professional wedding crasher storms the wrong party, an irresistibly charming man enlists her services for a job that’s about to give her outlook on love a run for its money.

Lucy Delgado knows all about things that don’t work out. Between two failed marriages and losing her job, “meant to be” doesn’t seem to mean much anymore. And watching her sister’s marriage deteriorate isn’t convincing Lucy otherwise.

Desperate for money and disillusioned by love, she turns her nothing-left-to-lose attitude into action as a professional wedding saboteur. Lucy knows how to play any part—old lover, nosy relative, wise stranger—to save brides and grooms from making the same mistakes she did.

Until she crashes the wrong ceremony.

For Anders Kennedy, Lucy’s timing couldn’t be better. She’s exactly what he needs to derail his own sister’s upcoming nuptials by posing as Anders’s new girlfriend so she can slip into the family circle and sabotage from within. And Anders has the kind of money Lucy can’t afford to turn down.

As they fake-date their way through family celebrations, high jinks, and secrets, Lucy and Anders are forced to confront their cynicism about marriage. Their schemes were meant for the greater good, but what if love really does conquer all?

© 2026 by Elba Luz. ℗ 2026 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Undeniably funny. Sexy. A fresh new take on fake dating. How to Ruin a Wedding delivers everything I want in a rom-com. With messy characters that feel as real as you and me, sizzling chemistry, and the perfect amount of forced proximity, Elba Luz gripped me from the very first line and had me speeding through the pages well into the night. I love this book, and you don’t want to miss it!”

—Riss M. Neilson, USA Today bestselling author

“Irresistible from the very first page, How to Ruin a Wedding charms its way through revenge, secrets, complex families, redemption, and the love waiting for us on the other side of heartbreak. An effortlessly funny and steamy novel that will leave readers feral for whatever Elba Luz writes next!”

—Julian Winters, USA Today bestselling author of Last First Kiss

“Charming, funny, and devastatingly romantic, this is an instant classic that you need on your shelf. Beloved tropes are made fresh by the sizzling chemistry between Anders and Lucy, the two iconic characters that anchor this sexy and satisfying love story. I can’t wait to see what Elba Luz writes next!”

—Kamilah Cole, USA Today and national indie bestselling author of An Arcane Inheritance