Thirty-four year old Cannon Rake, a wedding photographer for the cyber company Wedding Peeks, is not getting along well with his boss Lori Banter. When she learns through the grapevine that he’s socializing with her nemesis Patrick from Always a Groomsman, Lori decides to terminate Cannon's employment.<br><br>What isn’t there to like about Patrick Brogan? He’s handsome, Spartan-like, and runs his own wedding consultant company, which just happens to compete with Lori’s cyber startup. After Cannon dates the stud, he learns the truth behind Lori’s hatred for Patrick.<br><br>When tempers become heated and kisses sinful, Cannon starts to fall for Patrick and his little brother Jesse, who suffers from autism. But will Cannon forever be a groomsman wanting to be the groom? Or is there a Mr. Right out there for him in a world full of so many Mr. Wrongs? And is that Mr. Right Patrick Brogan?

Always a Groomsman

Following my coffee and biscotti, I paid a cabbie to drive me from the coffee shop to the Tuckerton Orchard, which was fifteen minutes outside of the village, hidden among mountains and oak-infested forests. Dirt roads off Highway 17 led to the orchard, a bumpy and rather unpleasant ride for my bottom. Upon arriving at the orchard, my pained ass was forgotten because of the miraculous sights at hand, which I thought too spectacular not to enjoy.


Tuckerton Orchard was nothing shy of vast, populated with a variety of fruit trees, three barns where equipment was stored, two production buildings, four storage buildings for the produce, and a main Colonial-style house that looked as if it could hold a family of twelve.


Around the house were three flower gardens, a hedge maze for children, and a fountain. Beyond the fountain, left of the three-story white abode, sat a fire pit with an arrangement of chairs, swings to enjoy, and what looked to be a picnic area.


Chapter 12