We All Want That Man of Honor!

 

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Hello! Thanks so much for having me here at the blog!

 When Marcia King Gamble invited me to write something here, she told me I could write about whatever I felt like sharing or promoting, so I thought I would tell you all a fun story behind the opening scene of my latest book, HER MAN OF HONOR.

 HER MAN OF HONOR is the first book in my new Love Unveiled series for Harlequin Special Edition. This series follows a group of girlfriends who work for Veil, a high fashion bridal magazine in New York City. If you loved the television show The Bold Type or movies like The Devil Wears Prada or How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, then the Love Unveiled books are right up your alley!

 Back to that scene, though…

 At the opening of HER MAN OF HONOR, we see Everly England, Veil’s bridal advice columnist, at a very low moment. She’s just been left at the altar at her very public, splashy, glamourous Manhattan wedding. Now she’s holed up alone in the bathroom of the honeymoon suite at the Plaza Hotel eating Ritz crackers and squirt cheese from a can. She’s also still wearing her wedding gown because she can’t manage to get it off all by herself.

 This scene was actually inspired by a humorous real-life thing that happened to me. Back in 2018, I was nominated for my first RITA Award at the Romance Writers of America conference. I was thrilled to be nominated and splurged on a fancy designer dress with a fabulous tulle skirt to wear to the ceremony. Long story short…I did not win that night. It was still an amazing evening and after the award ceremony, I went out with a big group of my author friends for champagne. It was quite late when I returned to my room and my roommate was fast asleep. I didn’t want to wake her up and I was starving (hours had passed since my editor had treated me to an early dinner before the ceremony). All we had in the room was a box of Ritz crackers and squirt cheese. So I took the cheese and crackers and closed myself up in our bathroom, fully intending to change into my pjs and have a little (big) snack.

 Alas, I could not get my fancy dress off. I was stuck in it. Eventually, I had to go down the hall to a friend’s room and have her get me unzipped. But first, I sat there on the cool marble floor in my designer dress and ate the better part of a can of processed cheese. Mid-can, I almost tweeted about it, because to me, it was a truly funny moment. I thought about taking a selfie, but then I thought it might get misinterpreted online (doesn’t everything?!). I could see the comments: OH MY GOSH, TERI WILSON IS TAKING THAT RITA LOSS REALLY, REALLY HARD. LOOK HOW FAR SHE HAS FALLEN.

 And that, right there, is where I got the idea for my next book series. Isn’t it crazy where the ideas come from sometimes?

 HER MAN OF HONOR is available now wherever books are sold! Aren’t you curious who shows up to rescue Everly off of that bathroom floor? *wink*

 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Her-Honor-Love-Unveiled-Book-ebook/dp/B0B2KCWMN4/ref=sr_1_2?crid=ZZ096VN783F8&keywords=teri+wilson&qid=1684106396&sprefix=teri+wilso%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-2

 B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/her-man-of-honor-teri-wilson/1141568959?ean=9781335724564

 Apple https://books.apple.com/us/book/her-man-of-honor/id6442891120